# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1853_S246
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Finally, we owe God heartfelt thanks that, through the diligence of
our dear brothers W. Keyl and H. Fick, our Church is being given two
works from which the richest fruits may be hoped, both for the
advancement of sound knowledge and for the awakening of living zeal in
confessing and obeying the truth. Pastor Keyl has, in fact, already begun
to produce a collection, arranged in the order of the Catechism, of
everything to be found in Luther's writings on every subject touching the
Catechism. Pastor Fick, on the other hand, is occupied with publishing a
book of martyrs, which will describe in particular the blood-witnesses
[martyrs] of the Lutheran Church. We wish our dear brothers God's
blessing, strength, and perseverance for the completion of the work they
have undertaken.


The names of the pastors, teachers, and congregations newly admitted
during the present session are as follows:

1. Mr. Ph. Fleischmann, pastor at Rochester, New York, as a voting
member.

2. Mr. Joh. Strieter, pastor of the St. John's congregation at
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio (advisory).

3. The St. John's congregation at Amelith, Mich.

4. Mr. P. H. Dicke, pastor of the aforementioned congregation
(voting).

5. The Evangelical Lutheran Trinity congregation, served by Pastor
Bürger, in the Town of West Seneca near Buffalo, Erie County, N. Y.

6. Mr. H. Lemke, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Holy Spirit
congregation in Monroe County, Mich. (voting).

7. The congregation in Fairfield Township, De Kalb County, Ind.

8. Its pastor, Mr. Philipp Wambsganss (as a voting member).

9. The congregations of Pastor Weyel, namely: the Holy Trinity
congregation in Scott Township, the St. Stephen's congregation in
Warrentown, and the St. Paul's congregation in Germany Township,
Vanderburgh County, Ind., through which their pastor, Mr. Weyel,
became a voting member.

10. Mr. W. Kolb, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran St. John's
congregation in Allen and Adams County, Ind. (voting).

11. Mr. G. Volk, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran St. John's
congregation at New Orleans, La. (advisory).

12. The German Evangelical Lutheran Trinity congregation at
Cumberland, Md.

13. The German Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul's congregation in
Marion Township, Allen County, Ind.

14. Mr. C. Sallmann, pastor of the congregation at Elk Grove
(voting).

15. Mr. O. Ernst, teacher at the parish school at St. Louis, Mo.
(advisory).

16. W. Richter, teacher at the parish school on Cold Water Road
near Fort Wayne (advisory).

17. The Evangelical Lutheran congregation in White Creek,
Bartholomew County, Ind. (Pastor Klinkenberg's).

18. The two congregations of Pastor Günther at Cedarburg and
Grafton, Washington County, Wis.