# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1349
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CONVENTION MINUTES 887

who cause divisions and offenses by teaching anything contrary
to the Word of God, and condemning every kind of unionism,
as warning against all errorists, Christian or non-Christian, as
requiring denial of church fellowship to all who persistently adhere
to false doctrine; and to accept verse 18 as emphasizing the warning
of verse 17. The resolution was moved and seconded. Motions to
postpone action and to table the resolutions were rejected. No
action was taken. (Resolution 7.)

Election results:

Board for Parish Education: Prof. Paul M. Bretscher, Pastors
Edward Krause and C. T. Spitz; Teachers Ewald C. Gutz, Paul
W. Lange, John C. Pfitzer; Messrs. Rex Becker, Fred L. Kuhlmann,
Robert Steinmeyer.

Board for European Affairs: Pastors Aug. F. Bobzin, Louis T.
Buchheimer, Walter C. Daib; Messrs. Albert Beyer, Fred Schur-
mann.

Student Service Commission: Pastor Walter Birkner, Prof. E.
M. Plass, Mr. H. J. Meier. ,

On request of the Committee on Nominations, Synod reopened
the list of candidates for the Board of Directors of Concordia
Publishing House and added the name of Rev. Kenneth Hoffmann.
The following visitors were presented to Synod: Rev. Arnold W.
Schneider, missionary in Brazil, Rev. Alfred Kramer, missionary
in Argentina, Mr. Robert Ebert, president of our congregation in
Honolulu.

At the close of the sessions Rev. Arnold Krentz, executive
secretary of the Lutheran Deaconess Association, addressed the
convention, summing up the opportunities for varied services in
Deaconess work. Rev. Kenneth Hoffmann, chaplain of the Lutheran
Hospital in Vicksburg, Miss., briefly set forth the manner in
which this hospital was serving as a missionary agency for our
Church in the South.

The meeting was adjourned by singing the hymn “Abide,
O Dearest Jesus” and by receiving the Apostolic Benediction.

Results of previous elections:

Board of Appeals: Pastors Martin A. Mayer, Kurt Daib, H. J. A.
Bouman; Profs. Paul Koehneke, Erwin Schnedler, Albert J.
Moeller. Alternates: Pastors Fred E. Schumann, Edward Hauer,
W. J. Stelling, Wm. C. Schrader, A. H. Schleef, Wm. F. Klindworth.
Laymen: Messrs. Oscar T. Doerr, Carl Thrun, M. F. Lobitz, Leonard
Dierker, W. H. Kroeger. Alternates: Messrs. - Albert Eickmann,
Frank Moeller, Harry Barr, Paul Theimer, Walter Meese.

Board for Foreign Missions: Slate 1: Pastors Robert G. Lange,