# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S5
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PRESIDENT’S TRIENNIAL REPORT 5

Board of Trustees, Mr. Ralph E. Petering accepted appointment
to this Board. Dr. W. H. Schlueter was appointed as an advisory
member.

The Rev. Henry Blanke declined election to the Board for
Missions in North and South America. The Rev. Walter E. Dorre
accepted the appointment to fill the vacancy. Messrs. Carl Deite-
meyer and Alvin Wulf felt constrained to resign from the Board,
and Messrs. Frederick Schriefer and Robert Mugge became their
successors. God called the Rev. Arthur Haake home in November,
1958. The Rev. Walter E. Dorre accepted the position of Resident
Counselor to the Board for South America. Mr. Frederick Schrie-
fer felt constrained to resign because of ill health. These three
vacancies were not filled because of the proximity of the convention..

When the Rev. Louis Schuth felt constrained to resign from
the Board of World Relief, the Rev. H. A. Etzold replaced him.
When the Rev. Carl L. Kemp died, the Rev. A. Karl Boehmke
succeeded him.

A vacancy occurred on our Committee on Finnish Relations
when God called the Rev. R. Herrmann home. The Rev. E. W.
Feldscher became his successor.

Dr. Theodore Hanser resigned from the Board of Control of
the St. Louis seminary. Mr. Eugene Fincke was appointed to fill
the vacancy.

The Rev. Arthur Wegener and Messrs. Eugene Miessler and
Fred Koltermann of the Board of Control of Seward were called
home, and the Rev. H. F. Krohn and Messrs. L. C. Heine and Dan
Koltermann succeeded them.

The death of Mr. Edwin Zielske of the St. Paul, Minn., Board
of Control caused a vacancy which was filled by Mr. Carl Stelling.

When Mr. H. R. Wentzel moved from the area of Concordia,
Mo., Mr. Harold Dunklau was appointed to take his place on the
Board of Control. President George Wittmer appointed the Rev.
T. A. Weinhold to represent him at meetings of the Board.

The Rev. Henry Lieske filled the vacancy on the Portland
Board of Control when the Rev. Edward May moved from the area.

During the past triennium God is His wise and gracious provi-
dence called to their eternal rest the following men, who were
rendering or had rendered faithful service to Synod:

Former Vice-President of Synod

Dr. Henry A. Grueber, who prior to his Vice-Presidency also
served as District President for a number of years.

District President
The Rev. Walter A. Raedeke, Southern Illinois District