# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1849_S72
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Name:                                                                  Post office:
A. G. G. Francke, pastor in Lafayette County, Mo.                     Freedom, Lafayette
                                                                          County, Mo.
J. Ph. Best, pastor in Palmyra, Marion County, Mo.                    Palmyra, Marion
                                                                          County, Mo.

Note. — 1. The above absent members sent their excuses, with the
exception of the last three. — 2. The foregoing list shows that at this
year's synodical convention 23 voting pastors, 12 congregational deputies,
and 14 advisory members were present; that, by contrast, 13 voting
pastors and 18 advisory pastors and teachers were absent; and that the
synod therefore now has 68 standing members, namely 61 pastors and 7
schoolteachers.

Standing Committees of the Synod.

1. Examining committee: C. F. W. Walther, as president; Dr. W. Sihler; G. H. Löber.
2. Correspondent with foreign countries: G. H. Löber.
3. Chronicler: O. Fürbringer.
4. Mission committee: C. J. H. Fick, chairman; A. Crämer, secretary; F. W. Barthel,
   treasurer.
5. Committee for the publication of the "Lutheraner": J. F. Bünger; F. W. Barthel.
6. Board of oversight [Aufsichtsbehörde]: the examining committee; as alternate
   E. G. W. Keyl; fourth member: for the Fort Wayne district, Ch. Piepenbrink; for
   the St. Louis district, A. B. Tschirpe.
7. Election college [Wahlcollegium]: the board of oversight and the following:
   A. Crämer, F. Wyneken, C. L. A. Wolter, G. A. Schieferdecker, C. J. H. Fick.
8. Committee for church-building matters:
   a. to supply drawings for the interior finishing of churches: pastors Wege
      and Lochner;
   b. for the exterior architecture of churches: pastor Brauer;
   c. to give advice on church furnishings to be acquired: pastor Brohm.
   d. on church music: cantor Bünger.


The Synodical Convention in the Year 1849.

The German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other
States held this, its third annual convention — pursuant to the resolution
adopted at the close of last year's sessions — at Fort Wayne, Ind., from
Wednesday, June 6, to Saturday, June 16, inclusive, in the church of the
German Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul's congregation there.

In the absence of the president, Pastor C. F. W. Walther, who — together
with some brothers accompanying him — did not arrive until the beginning
of the fifth session because of difficulties on the journey, the vice-president
and pastor loci [local pastor], Dr. W. Sihler, presided over the first sessions.
The number of synod members, most of whom had already gathered at
the outset and some of whom arrived later, including the newly received
pastors and teachers, came to 49, as the roll drawn up on the first pages
shows in detail. — Numerous as this convention was, the synod nevertheless
had to lament that so many of its members — most for lack of travel
money, some for other reasons — were missing from this gathering. The
synod did not fail to recognize the great difficulties that pastors and
congregations without means in particular have to overcome when they
attend the annual synodical conventions and