# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S754
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

754 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

Resolution 31
THANKING THE PRESS 3

Wuereas, The following local papers: the Houston Chronicle
its reporters, photographers, and especially Louis Alexander; the
Houston Press, and especially Thomas Mahr; the Houston Post
its reporters, photographers, and especially Jack Harwell; and

Wuereas, The following out-of-State papers and press asgo.
ciations: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which broke a 75-year Precedent -
to send its eminent religion editor, John Stewart, to a denom-
inational convention; the Milwaukee Journal, especially its te.
ligion reporter, William Bechtel; the Minneapolis Star and espe.
cially its religion reporter, William Thorkelson; the United Press
and especially Jack McGlosson; the Associated Press and especially
Max Skelton; the International News Service and especially Ray
Gordon, reported faithfully the public events connected with the
Convention; therefore be it

Resolved, That the convention extend its thanks to the press
of the United States and Canada, to reporters who made wide and
accurate news coverage of the Convention possible.

Resolution 12

DEPARTED WORKERS OF THE PAST TRIENNIUM
Wuereas, Our Lord God in His infinite wisdom has during the
past triennium called to their eternal reward the souls of the

following pastors, professors, teachers, and laymen who have
faithfully served our Synod:

Professors . Former Professors
Prof. Rudolph A. Eifert Prof. Herman B. Fehner
Dr. Martin Graebner Dr. John H. C. Fritz
Dr. Theodore Graebner Prof. Henry C. Gaertner
Dr. Herman O. Keinath Dr. Otto F. Hattstaedt
Prof. Albert J. C. Moeller Dr. Edward W. Koehler
Dr. Richard C. Neitzel Prof. Henry J. Lobeck
Dr. Leroy C. Rincker Prof. George H. Luecke

Dr. Louis J. Sieck
Prof. Emil C. Weis

Former District Presidents
The Rev. Constantin M. Beyer, Texas
The Rev. F. W. Leyhe, South Dakota
Dr. J. C. Schuelke, Central Illinois

Others

Mr. A. F. Bernhard, Committee on Church Architecture

The Rev. John C. W. Bertram, Electoral Colleges, Springfield, Il,
River Forest, Ill, and St. Pa , Minn.

The Rev. Kurt Daib, Synod’s Board of Appeals

Dr. William Dallmann, editor and author and former Vice-President