# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S12 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 12 Southern Illinois District A. Voting Pastors . Dworak, Gary, Mount Olive, IL . Giraud, Fred, Godfrey, IL Kollmann, Alvin V., Collinsville, IL - Rakow, Edgar, Belleville, IL . Wagner, Arnold, Nashville, IL . Biar, Henry, Sparta, 1L . Rogahn, Kenneth W., Anna, IL B. Voting Laymen . Janssen, Orlan, Nokomis, IL . Stoutenborough, Bill, Godfrey, IL Schumacher, Elmer, Edwardsville, IL Carr, Thomas D., Waterloo, IL . Weeke, Lawrence, Addieville, IL . Becker, Carl H., Red Bud, IL . Taake, Clarence A., Ulin, IL C. Advisory Pastor Horst, Alvin, Carbondale, IL D. Advisory Teachers Onken, Edison F., Carlyle, IL Reins, Louis W., Collinsville, IL Nn omonwe SID OVE OO pa Texas District A. Voting Pastors . Schuster, William, Plainview, TX . Ascher, George, Wilson, TX . Melde, Robert, Brownwood, TX . Thiele, Gerald, Vernon, TX OOD OFFICERS OF THE SYNOD President Preus, Rev. J. A. O., Ph. D., D. D., St. Louis, Mo. First Vice-President Wiederaenders, Rev. R. P., D.D., St. Louis, 0. Second Vice-President Nickel, Rev. Theo. F., D. D., Chicago, Ill. Third Vice-President Weber, Rev. Edwin C., D.D., Fraser, Mich. Fourth Vice-President Merkens, Rev. Guido A., San Antonio, Tex. Fifth Vice-President Krieger, Rev. W. Harry, D. D., Jackson, Mich. Secretary Mueller, Rev. Herbert A., LL. D., St. Louis, 0. Treasurer Carpenter, Mr. Milton, LL. D., St. Louis, Mo. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers Preus, J. A. O., Chairman Mueller, Herbert, Secretary Carpenter, Milton, Treasurer Clergy Members Mueller, Alvin W., Decatur, Il. Nitz, Gerhardt E., St. Louis, Mo. Stahlke, E., Minneapolis, Minn. Lay Members Barr, Harry G., Fort Smith, Ark. Dunklau, Rupert, Valley, Nebr. Hinck, Walter C., Minneapolis, Minn. Hirsch, Robert W., Yankton, S. Dak. Melde, Gus, Dallas, Tex. Muhlenbruch, Carl, Wilmette, Hl. Zehnder, William, Frankenmuth, Mich. Teacher Member Steinberg, Walter F., Chicago, Ill. Advisory Members Wiederaenders, Roland P., St. Louis, Mo. Nickel, Theodore F., Chicago, I. Weber, Edwin C., Fraser, Mich. Merkens, Guido A., San Antonio, Tex. Krieger, W. Harry, Jackson, Mich. Staff Rauscher, R. C., Controller, St. Louis, Mo. Schuelke, John, Administrative Officer, St. Louis, Mo. REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVES 5. Neeb, Roger, Hurst, TX 6. Kilian, V., Temple, TX 7. Behrmann, Norman, Irving, TX 8. Haner, James, Carrollton, TX 9. Meissner, Al, Anderson, TX 10. Graf, Herb, Spring, TX 11. O’Shoney, Glenn, Houston, TX 12. Eifert, W. T., Houston, TX 13. Symmank, Leo, Houston, TX 14. Jones, Robert, Rosenberg, TX 15. Ellwanger, John, Austin, TX 16. Haupt, James, San Antonio, TX 17. Naumann, Otto, Laredo, TX 18. Boden, Frederick, Corpus Christi, TX B. Voting Laymen . Malzahn, Ray, Canyon, TX . Hammond, T. A., Odessa, TX . Rhode, Lorette, Mrs., Copperas Cove, T. 1 2 3 4. Harmon, Robert, Abilene, TX 5. Bentrup, Dale, Aledo, TX 6. Kokel, Victor, Jarrell, TX 7. Kohr, Brad G., Dallas, TX 8. Schmidtke, Bill, Dallas, TX 9. Borgfeld, Walter, Lufkin, TX 10. Hawkins, H. L., Port Arthur, TX 11. Clark, Fred, Baytown, TX 12. Schoen, R. W., Houston, TX 13. Adams, Melvyn, Houston, TX 14. Bigon, Arnold, Angelton, TX 15. Lopez, Julian, Austin, TX 16. Barsun, Herman, San Antonio, TX 17. Dube, Eric, McAllen, TX 18. Theis, David, Bishop, TX B. Synodical Representatives (Advisory ) DISTRICT PRESIDENTS Alberta and British Columbia District Rode, George, Edmonton, Alta., Can. Argentina District Horn, Jorge P., Buenos Aires, Argentina Atlantic District Ressmeyer, Rudolph P. F., New York, N. Y. Brazil District Reimnitz, Elmer, Canoas, RGS, Brazil California and Nevada District Jacobs, Paul E., Belmont, Calif. Central Hlinois District Haak, Rudolph A., Springfield, Ill. Colorado District Meyer, Waldemar E., Aurora, Colo. Eastern District Frincke, Herman R., Buffalo, N. Y. English District Baumgaertner, John H., Milwaukee, Wis. Florida-Georgia District Bernthal, August, Winter Haven, Fla. Indiana District Zimmermann, E. H., Fort Wayne, Ind. Iowa District East Zimmermann, John C., Eldora, Iowa Iowa District West Nieting, Ellis, Fort Dodge, Iowa Kansas District Bruns, Arlen J., Topeka, Kans. Manitoba and Saskatchewan District Fry, Philip, Regina, Sask., Can. Michigan District Schlecht, Richard L., Ann Arbor, Mich. Mid-South District Griesse, Wilbert E., Fort Smith, Ark. Minnesota North District Mennicke, August T., Brainerd, Minn. Minnesota South District Lieske, Martin W., Minneapolis, Minn. Missouri District Scherer, Herman C., St. Louis, Mo. C. Advisory Pastors Fox, Keith, Houston, TX Hill, Fred, Houston, TX Preisinger, Arthur, Lubbock, TX D. Advisory Teachers Bahr, Donald, Houston, TX Perez, Claude, McCallen, TX Schoessow, C. T., Houston, TX Stuemke, Norman, Austin, TX Wyoming District A. Voting Pastors . Kwirant, Frederick K., Big Springs, NE . Holtzen, Paul, Bridgeport, NE . Anderson, Beauferd, Lusk, WY Eckelman, Robert D., Sheridan, WY . Temme, Ralph, Emblem, WY . Bornemann, William H., Cheyenne, WY B. Voting Laymen . Spear, Gary, Chappell, NE . Lase, Herb, Morrill, NE . Struempler, Arthur W., Chadron, NE . Dauel, Pete, Sundance, WY . Schmidt, Edmund, Riverton, WY . Bersche, Vic, Rock Springs, WY AU pte he D. Advisory Teacher Moermond, Earl, Sidney, NE Montana District Wollenburg, George F., Billings, Mont. Nebraska District Niedner, Frederick, Seward, Nebr. New England District Riedel, Robert J., Bristol, Conn. New Jersey District Zeile, Walter L., Basking Ridge, N. J. North Dakota District Reimnitz, Alwin, Bismarck, N. Dak. North Wisconsin District Goetz, Lloyd H., Wausau, Wis. Northern Illinois District Happel, Edmund H., Chicago, II}. Northwest District Jaech, Emil G., Portland, Oreg. Ohio District Ziegler, Arthur H., Cleveland, Ohio Oklahoma District Brockhoff, Harold, Tulsa, Okla. Ontario District Stanfel, Albin, Kitchener, Ont., Can. SELC District Marcis, Albert, Parma, Ohio South Dakota District Crosmer, Arthur J., Sioux Falls, S. Dak. South Wisconsin District Barth, Karl L., Milwaukee, Wis. Southeastern District Mueller, Charles S., Washington, D.C. Southern District Ellermann, John E., New Orleans, La. Southern California District Kuntz, Arnold G., Los Angeles, Calif. Southern Illinois District Neunaber, Herman, Belleville, Il. Texas District Heckmann, Carl A., Austin, Tex. Wyoming District Niermann, Henry W., Cheyenne, Wyo.