# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1852_S209
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3. Rev. Pastor Selle, with the consent of his former congregation, entered
his new office at the Zion Congregation in Crete, Will County, Ill., on the
11th Sunday after Trinity.

4. Rev. Pastor Eppling, formerly assistant preacher to Rev. Pastor Wichmann
at Cincinnati, accepted a call from the Evangelical Lutheran St. John's
Congregation near Troy, Spencer County, Ind., where he was publicly
installed on the 21st Sunday after Trinity by Rev. Pastor Saupert.

5. Rev. Pastor Erh. Riedel received a call from the Lutheran Ebenezer
Congregation in Franklin County, Mo., and was installed there by Rev.
Pastor Johannes on the Wednesday after Septuagesima.

6. Rev. Pastor Kühn was inducted into his new office on the Sunday Oculi
as assistant preacher to Rev. Dr. Sihler at Fort Wayne, by Sihler himself,
with the assistance of Professor Crämer.

7. Rev. Pastor Nordmann, with the permission of his former congregations,
accepted the call of the Lutheran congregation of Washington City and has
served it since Palm Sunday, on which day he was installed there by Rev.
Pastor Keyl.

8. Rev. Pastor Kalb, with the permission of his former congregations,
accepted a call from the Lutheran congregation in Lancaster, Ohio, and was
installed there on Ascension Day by Rev. Pastor Richmann.

9. After Rev. Pastor Meisner laid down his office with the congregation at
Cole Camp, Rev. Pastor Johannes succeeded him in that office and was
installed into it on the Sunday Exaudi by Rev. Pastor Wege.

10. Rev. Pastor Heid, with the agreement of his former congregation,
accepted a call from the Evangelical Lutheran congregation at Greenville,
Darke Co., Ohio, which he has served since Pentecost.

11. With the agreement of his former congregation at Niles, Cook County,
Ill., Rev. Pastor G. Küchle accepted a call from the Evangelical Lutheran
congregation at Skunk's Grove, Cook County, Ill., and was installed into
his office there on the 2nd Sunday after Trinity 1852 by Rev. Pastor
Selle, with the assistance of Rev. Pastor Stubnatzy.

V. Nine church visitations were held in the past year. For this purpose
the Vice-President visited the Reverend Pastors Jäbker, Hattstädt,
Trautmann, Fritze, Stecher, and Reichhardt, and the President visited the
Reverend Pastors Keyl, Hoyer, Birkmann, and Schliepsiek. Although,
according to the report submitted by the Vice-President, the congregations
visited do not stand at the same level of knowledge, experience, faith,
and Christian life, no lack of faithfulness and diligence in furthering
them was observed in any of the brothers who serve them; rather, with
thanks to God, the heartfelt care for their congregations must be
acknowledged in all of them. The congregations I myself visited likewise
left me with the impression that they were provided by the Lord with
faithful shepherds who care with earnestness and zeal for the salvation
of the souls entrusted to them. Later reports from our dear brother
Hoyer, however, give cause to fear that, despite all his self-sacrifice,
there is little hope for a field of labor suited to his abilities.

Because of news that reached them too late, I was not able to hold a
proper visitation with the Reverend Pastors Holls and Rennicke —

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