# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1965_S219 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 5. CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS AND MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS 219 Mrs. Wm. D. Farnsworth Glendora, Calif. Mr. & Mrs. Ewald Matzat North Judson, Ind. Mrs. A. L. Tietje Malinta, Ohio Audrey L. Overholt Brookfield, 11. John Carter Lemont, II. Rev. Glenn A. Koch Burley, Idaho Elna Hansen Burley, Idaho Edwin C. Mueller Lakewood, Ohio Walter Brown Bronx, N.Y. Wanda Burr Oxford, Mich. Arthur M. Johnske Brookfield, Ill. Valerie Osceslowski Chula Vista, Calif, Oscar Herfurth Richmond, Va. H. C. Voege Scottville, Mich. Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Thaete Paul, Idaho Mr. & Mrs. G. Goodwin Grosse Pointe, Mich. Emil Spitzer San Jose, Calif. Fred Goetjen Carstairs, Canada Mr. & Mrs. E. Wessel, Jr. Truman, Minn. Rev. Oscar A. Rockhoff (em.) Two Rivers, Wis. Mrs. Jean Simpson Glendora, Calif. James R. Hills Van Nuys, Calif. Oscar Helm Columbus, Ohio John M. Haffner Berwyn, Iil. David W. Haffner Berwyn, Ill. Alice M. Perlick Downers Grove, IIl. Oscar W. Stensland Burbank, Calif. M. C. Junge Denver, Colo. Dorothy Hilljer Chicago, Il. Mrs. John Kreutzkamp Detroit, Mich. Lorenz Haberkamp Westmont, Il. Clayton J. Kennett Brookfield, I. Christie Haberkamp Westmont, II. O. M. Krause Westmont, Iil. Rev. E. F. Kavasch Westmont, Ill. William H. Mey Clarendon Hills, Tl. Beatrice MacDougall Westmont, Ill. Robert MacDougall Westmont, II. Mrs. Alma Knapp Melrose Park, Ii. Doris A. Knapp Melrose Park, Ill. Carl Roemer Chicago, Ill. Minnie Sears Downers Grove, Ill. H. A. Paradis Downers Grove, II. Mr. & Mrs. Fred O. Tjaden Burley, Idaho D. L. Schoenbeck Clarendon Hills, I. Mrs. E. W. Platzer Baytown, Tex. Melvin Mueller Chester, Ill. Warren F. Gelkey Westmont, II. Anita Mueller Chester, III. Patricia C. Gilkey Westmont, Ill. Ruth Buehring Salina, Kans. Emma C. Smith Chester, Va. Elinor M. Zorn Cleveland Heights, Ohio C. M. Zorn, Jr. Cleveland Heights, Ohio Elton Zoch Harrold, Tex. Rev. Otto O. Zeeb Dover, N. J. Julian E. Williams Tulsa, Okla. Lina E. Welsch Pt. Hope, Mich. Rev. Aug. C. Waechter (em.) Waconia, Minn. Georgine J. Voelzke Swanton, Ohio Harry Voelzke Swanton, Ohio Marvin Toepper Brookfield, Il. Robert G. Taylor Brookfield, Tl. Walter H. Steinke Manhattan Beach, Calif. Mrs. Delores Staats Ormsby, Minn. S. G. Skaaland Sandstone, Minn. Mrs. Elmer Schmeling Fort Wayne, Ind. Rev. L. J. Rausch Napoleon, Ohio Walter F. Perkola Anaheim, Calif. Willard B. Ott Riverside, III. Anna May Ott Riverside, Ill. Herbert Monthie Hudson, N.Y. Chester G. Nelson Chicago Heights, Il. F, R. Neergaard Knoxville, Tenn. Rev. G. H. Naumann Manhattan Beach, Calif. Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Meier Lincoln, Kans. Elmer J. Lembske Berwyn, Ill. Harry J. Lange Warrensburg, Mo. Rev. Peter C. Krey (em.) Norfolk, Nebr. W. F. Kaiser Indianapolis, Ind. George Honemann Hamler, Ohio Albert Honemann Hamler, Ohio Mr. & Mrs. James R. Hills North Hollywood, Calif. Mr. & Mrs. Eugene C. Hill Paul, Idaho Mr. & Mrs. John Haffner Berwyn, Ill. Carl Excheder Weston, Ohio Fred Honemann Hamler, Ohio Mr. & Mrs. R. G. McNamara Fort Wayne, Ind. Mrs. R. Miller Birch River, Man., Can. Geo. F. Lussky, Ph. D. Fayetteville, Ark. Mrs. Alice Stahl Chicago, II. Rev. Albert C. Rolf Chula Vista, Calif. Ernst Manthei Petoskey, Mich. Leo Golke Mt. Clemens, Mich. Mrs. D. Dunkel Boyne City, Mich. Donald Dunkel Boyne City, Mich. Louis R. Kabelman Petoskey, Mich. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Hagen Bremen, Ind. Louis Heizler Westmont, II. Elizabeth Heizler Westmont, Ill. [5-33 Un] Ralph Heizler Westmont, Ill. Mr. & Mrs. John C. Kastner North Judson, Ind. Emma Matzat North Judson, Ind. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Seegers Bremen, Ind. Bertha Wernsing Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. & Mrs. Harold Matzat North Judson, Ind. John W. Huseman Clarinda, Iowa Warren E. Johnson San Gabriel, Calif. Emily Hahndorf Downers Grove, III. Leander J. Krodel Downers Grove, Ill. Dorothy Plack Los Angeles, Calif. Herbert L. Schulz Houston, Tex. Mr. & Mrs. Armin G. Bolts Ava, Mo. Reinhold A. Gohn Mayville, Wis. Oscar Koester Red Bud, Ill. Rev. Walter Otten Rev. Paul Lehenbauer Rev. Carl Hoffmeyer Dr. Warren Hamula Rev. Roy B. Faulstick Fred Bendewald To Petition the Detroit Convention to Request the Praesidium to Seek, According to Proper Procedure, the Removal of Dr. Alfred Fuerbringer from Presidency of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis Wuereas, Holy Scriptures teach that Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible, that the known eighth- century prophet Isaiah wrote the entire Book of Isaiah, and that the Books of Genesis and Jonah are com- pletely historical; and Wuereas, Professors and pastors who permit denials of the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, the unity of Isaiah, and the historicity of Genesis are guilty of false doctrine; and Wuereas, President Alfred Fuerbringer, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, maintains that professors who deny the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, the unity of Isaiah, and the historicity of Genesis and of Jonah may not be guilty of false doctrine; and Wuereas, Professors at Concordia Seminary deny the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, the unity of Isaiah, and the historicity of Genesis and of Jonah; and Wuereas, President Alfred Fuerbringer refuses to admit his error in participating in a service with Christ- denying modernists (at Eden Theological Seminary, Oct. 11, 1962); and Whereas, President Alfred Fuerbringer has been named chairman of a “continuation committee” of 13