# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1849_S78
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4. Mr. Ludwig Habel, called by the congregation in Pomeroy and
Chester Township, Meigs County, O., on September 24 of last year, at
Fort Wayne, by the vice-president with the assistance of pastors Wolter
and Claus.

5. Mr. Claus Stürken, called by the congregation at Logansport,
Cass County, Ind., on October 22 of last year, in the midst of his
congregation, by the vice-president.

6. Mr. J. Lorenz Flessa, called by the congregation near Union,
Mo., on November 12 of last year, in the midst of his congregation, by
Pastor Fick.

7. Mr. Carl Heinrich Gottlieb Schliepsiek, called by the
congregation at Neu-Bielefeld, St. Louis Co., Mo., on November 26 of
last year, in the midst of his congregation, by the president with the
assistance of Pastor Müller.

8. Mr. Andreas Fritze, called as assistant preacher [Hülfsprediger]
by the congregation in Allen and Adams County, Ind., on December 10
of last year, in the midst of his congregation, by the vice-president with
the assistance of pastors Husmann and Jäbker.

9. Mr. J. Bernreuther, called by the congregation in and around
Mishawaka, St. Joseph Co., Ind., on January 7 of this year, in the midst
of his congregation, by Pastor Schuster.

10. Mr. Friedrich Nützel, called by the St. Thomas congregation in
Harrison and Tully Township, Van Wert Co., O., on February 4 of this
year, in the midst of his congregation, by the vice-president with the
assistance of Pastor Streckfuss.

11. Mr. Daniel Stecher, called by the St. John's congregation in
Columbia and Washington Township, Witley Co., Ind., on February 18
of this year, in the midst of his congregation, by the vice-president with
the assistance of Pastor Wolter.

12. Mr. Dr. Stibolt, called by the congregation at Warsaw, Ill., and
at Keokuk, Iowa, on March 28 of this year at St. Louis, Mo., by the
president with the assistance of Pastor Bünger.

13. Mr. C. H. Siegmund Buttermann, called by the congregation at
Chester, Randolph Co., Ill., on May 13 of this year, in the midst of his
congregation, by Pastor Löber with the assistance of Pastor Gruber.

II. As regards the entering upon office, and respectively the
installation, of already-ordained pastors through the synod's mediation,
the following is to be reported:

1. On October 31 of last year Pastor Sievers was publicly installed
by Pastor Crämer, with the cooperation of Pastor Gräbner, at his
congregation in Frankenlust, Saginaw Co., Mich.

2. On January 1 of this year Pastor Vincenz Klein took up his
office at the St. John's congregation in Cook County, Ill.

3. On April 15 of this year Pastor Gottlieb Schaller was likewise
publicly installed by Pastor Brohm, with the cooperation of pastors
Wyneken and Hoyer, at his congregation in Philadelphia, Pa.

III. Withdrawn from the synod is the former pastor of the
congregations in Pomeroy and Chester Township, Meigs Co., O., Mr. E.
Romanowsky. Pursuant to a resolution the synod adopted during last
year's sessions, the commission elected to investigate, on the spot, the
complaints raised against Pastor Romanowsky by his congregations —
consisting of pastors Sihler, Ernst, and Walther — carried out its
assigned task immediately after the close of those sessions. Mr.
Romanowsky, however, himself interrupted the course of the
investigation by, soon after its beginning, before the assembled