# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1851_S163
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19 had excused their failure to send a deputy, and the reasons they gave
were all recognized by the Synod as valid. The letters of excuse were not
read aloud but, to save time, handed to a committee. Since several
pastors had only excused themselves orally, this was accepted for now,
but the Synod ruled that in future only written excuses would be
accepted, unless someone's circumstances made it impossible to excuse
himself in writing.

The total number of members now belonging to the Synod comes to 92,
including the professors and congregational schoolteachers; the number
of pastors in particular is 77. Compared with last year this shows a
gain of 9 members, namely 7 pastors and 2 schoolteachers. Against this,
however, the Synod must mourn the loss of a faithful worker in its
mission field, the missionary Maier of the Shiboyangk station; further
detail on this is given below in the mission report.

A few applications for admission had to be set aside for the time being,
namely:

a. That of Mr. Johannes Seitz, because he is not presently serving in
office, and it would therefore be unconstitutional to admit him. He
remains free, however, to present himself to the Synod as a candidate
for the teaching office [Schulamtscandidat] on presentation of valid
credentials.

b. That of Mr. Wilh. Richter, a teacher in a daughter congregation of
Pastor Brauer, because he has not yet passed the required examination.

c. That of Pastor Schmidt in Cleveland, because according to later
information he has laid down his pastorate and accepted a professorship
at a non-Lutheran institution in Cleveland; a fuller explanation from
Mr. Schmidt himself must therefore first be awaited, as well as whether
it is still his intention to join the Synod.

d. That of Pastor Perlewitz, because he had broken off prematurely the
preparation needed for the holy preaching office [Predigtamt], although
he had been offered the means and opportunity to complete it properly.
Since the Synod cannot allow, without risking inevitable harm and
scandal, that preparation for the holy preaching office be rushed, it
was willing to grant Pastor Perlewitz's request for admission and
ordination only on condition that he accept the proposals made to him
for his further training and later submit to an examination pro
ministerio [for the ministry].

e. That of Pastor Krause, because his poor health this time prevented
him from coming to the Synod, though it considered a prior oral
conference desirable.

f. That of Pastor Fr. Eppling of Cincinnati; the reasons this
application was set aside are given further below under the heading
"Indianapolis Synod."

Admitted, by contrast, were the Reverend Pastors Klinkenberg, Quast,
Riedel, Weyel, Dulitz, Steinbach, Nordmann, and the two schoolteachers
Erck and Käppel.

Standing Committees of the Synod.

1. The Examination Committee, consisting of the directors of the two
seminaries, Professor Walther and Dr. Sihler, together with the
president [Präſes] of the Synod, Pastor Wyneken.