# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1848_S41
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...published in the "Lutheraner"; the minutes of the conferences of the
Fort Wayne and Monroe districts have been sent to me and are before the
Synod for review.

VII. The correspondence of the Synod with the Lutheran church abroad,
resolved upon by our Constitution — in particular with the witnesses to
the truth in Germany and Denmark — has been initiated by the elected
correspondent, Pastor Löber, and has in part already received a friendly
reply.

VIII. The chronicler we appointed has also already made a beginning on
a chronicle of the American Lutheran church; it is therefore before the
Synod for certification.

IX. Regarding the state of our treasury, I refer you to the precisely
itemized statements of our treasurer.

X. Finally, I have to report that, besides a considerable number of
written petitions for admission to the Synod's association, the following
letters addressed to the Synod have been received:

1. A letter from Pastor Löhe, in which he, in his own name and that of
Pastor Wucherer of Nördlingen, formally transfers the ministerial seminary
at Fort Wayne to the Synod.

2. A letter from Pastor Geyer of Watertown, in which he responds to
what was published about him in the last synodical report.

3. A letter from Mr. Faude, the deputy from Buffalo who appeared at
last year's synodical convention, and his former constituents, in which the
writers comment on the reply they received.

C. F. W. Walther, current Präses.

Reception of Members.

Several pastors who last year joined the Synod only as advisory members
joined this year together with their congregations, and thus as voting
members. Others, who had not been able to join last year, arranged to do
so this year. The same was true of the younger brethren from the
seminaries at Altenburg and Fort Wayne, who last year, called by various
congregations, had taken up the holy preaching office. In addition, some
other fellow ministers who had come over from Germany in the course of the
past year or the year before joined our ranks.

Who, if he is truly in earnest about the holy cause of the church in
general and the flourishing of our Synod in particular, would not rejoice
over such a significant increase in our synodical body this year? Yet it is
not merely the outward growth, but rather the inner strengthening and
fortifying of the body through the joining of so many dear fellow ministers
of thorough education and mature experience, that fills us with heartfelt
joy and sincere thanks to God. In this way, too, the Synod is winning ever
more the confidence of congregations in the most various parts of the
Union. For whereas last year only 12 voting pastors with 16 individual
congregations belonged to the Synod, we now count 25 voting pastors with
40 individual congregations that have joined them.

In all, the Synod now numbers 50 preachers and 5 schoolteachers who
have formally joined it, as...