# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1853_S244
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2. Ph. Fleischmann, called by the German Evangelical Lutheran
congregation at Rochester, N. Y., installed by Pastor Ernst on the
Sunday after New Year's.

3. A. G. G. Francke, in Lafayette County, Mo. At the congregation's
request I commissioned Pastor Wege and Pastor Johannes to install him
there.

IV. Changes of Office.

The following are the transfers that became necessary to a lesser
degree:

1. Pastor C. A. Schürmann, formerly pastor at the Lutheran
congregation in Hancock County, Ind., with his congregation's consent
followed a call from the Lutheran St. John's congregation in Warren
Township, Marion County, Ind., and was installed in his office by Pastor
Fricke on the twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity.

2. Pastor A. Weyel, who had previously served the Lutheran
congregation at Frankfort, Ill., with his congregation's consent followed a
call from the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Scott County and the
Evangelical Lutheran congregation at Germany, Vanderburgh County,
Ind., in which congregations he was installed by the vice president,
Dr. Sihler, on the twenty-third Sunday after Trinity.

3. Pastor Kunz, with his congregation's consent, followed a call to a
congregation near Indianapolis.

4. Pastor Besel, with the consent of his former congregation, followed
a call from the Lutheran congregation in Staunton, Ill., taking the place
of the deceased brother Reissner.

Finally, it should also be noted here that Pastor Ernst at Eden has
also accepted a call from a second German Evangelical Lutheran
congregation in Eden, and was installed in that office by Pastor
Diehlmann, by commission of the vice president, Dr. Sihler, on Oculi
Sunday of this year.

V. Visitations.

As for visitations, 19 congregations were visited in the past synodical
year. The president, owing to illness, was able to visit only the
brothers Schieferdecker in Altenburg, Löber in Frohna, and Claus in
Neu-Melle. Our dear vice president, Dr. Sihler, proved himself all the
more active. He himself visited the pastors Fricke in Indianapolis,
Klinkenberg near Columbus, Indiana, Sauer in Jackson County, Rauscher
near Columbus, Indiana, Wichmann in Cincinnati, Seidel in Neu-
Dettelsau, Nützel near Columbus, Ohio, Kalb in Lancaster, Richmann
near Lancaster, and Stürken in Logansport; and, at his commission,
Professor Cramer visited the pastors Schaller in Detroit, Röbbelen in
Frankenmuth, Gräbner in Frankentrost, Deindörfer in Frankenhilf,
Clöter in Saginaw City, Mich., and Sievers in Frankenlust. The
extensive reports that these dear brothers submitted report, on the
whole, only good news; with the exception of about two congregations
(which, however, do not belong to the synodical body), the transforming
power of God's Word shows itself in the rest; God's blessing rests
visibly on the brothers' work; the congregations flourish under the
faithful care of their pastors' self-denying love, diligently devoted to the
Lord, and the fruit of the preached Word, as of an evangelical pastoral
care, shows itself in the increase

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