# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1850_S152
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the Seminary's bills of sale be changed accordingly and made out to the
members of the board of oversight.

3. Whether he may retain as waste paper and destroy the original
rough draft of the minutes of our synodical proceedings, of which he had
made exact, legible copies designated "Minutes B," as well as other
worthless sheets found among the synodical records?

The Synod agrees, but the destruction of the worthless papers under
item 3 is to take place in the presence of the members of the Fort Wayne
Pastoral Conference.

Election of the New Officers.

Since the term of office of the previous officers had expired, the
election of the new officers finally proceeded (after Professor Walther had
handed over his right to vote to Pastor Wyneken). The following were
elected by majority vote:

a. Pastor Wyneken as President.

b. as first Vice-President (for the West) Pastor Dr. Sihler, and
as second (for the East) Pastor Brohm.

c. as Secretary, Pastor L. W. Habel.

d. as Treasurer, Mr. F. W. Barthel.

The Synod's standing committees are:

1. The Examination Commission; its standing members elected
were the respective directors of the two seminaries and the
respective president.

2. Correspondent with foreign countries was elected (by
synodical resolution) Professor Walther.

3. Chronicler (likewise) Pastor O. Fürbringer.

4. Elected to the Mission Commission (by vote) were Pastor
Sievers as chairman; Pastor Lochner as secretary; Mr. F. W.
Barthel as treasurer.

5. To the committee for publishing the "Lutheraner"
(by resolution): Pastor Bünger and Mr. Barthel.

6. To the board of oversight (by vote): a. for St. Louis:
Pastor Schieferdecker and Mr. Tschirpe; b. for Fort Wayne:
Pastor Keyl and Mr. Piepenbrink.

7. To the electoral college (likewise): Pastors Hoyer, Röbbelen,
Sievers, Brohm, Fürbringer, and in addition the board of
oversight.

8. The committee for church-building matters shall remain as in the
previous year, namely:
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 information on church furnishings to be acquired:
Pastor Brohm.
d. on church music: Cantor Bünger.