# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S795
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CONVENTION MINUTES 795

24:31); individuals, civic groups, the city of Houston; and the
E,vention preachers (241:34).
No action was taken on the following memorials: 117 (249:54),
49 (249:55), 148 (251:61), 136 (252:62), 25 (253: 66), 6 (253: 67),
1d on the report of Committee 6 that Memorial 511 is covered .
yy the recommendations of Committee 13 relative to Memorial 626
(120: viii).
fF Declined were the following memorials: 50 (222:27), 507
F (118: iii), 508, 509, 510. (119: v; 120: vi, vii), 818, and 819 (covered
fin Resolution 9, “Today’s Business,” 32; 144:10), 820 (144: 11),
P1ib (219:18), 1013 (221:23), 1014 (221:24).
— The recommendation that the Committee on Parish Education
E meet prior to the opening session of Synod was rejected (217: 21).
_ In the course of the session the following committees were
f excused with thanks: Nos. 1, 13, 11, 6, 5, 4.
The report of the Committee on Excuses was adopted.
The solemn rite of installing the President and Vice-Presidents
for the coming triennium was performed by Dr. M. F. Kretzmann.
Before officially closing the convention Dr. J. W. Behnken
thanked the floor committees, all who had helped to make the
convention a success, and the delegates for their faithful attend-
ance. The next convention will be held in St. Paul, Minn.
The convention was closed by singing “Abide, O Dearest
Jesus,” and with prayer and the Apostolic Benediction.

Paut F. Bente, Assistant Secretary

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