# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1854_S299
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The Synodical Body in the Year 1854.

How it took shape after the adoption of the new synodical constitution
[Synodal-Verfaſſung] and after the completed division into four
district synods.

A. The General Synod.

A. General Officers:
F. Wyneken, president; F. W. Husmann, secretary;
Th. J. Brohm, vice-president; F. W. Barthel, treasurer.

B. Standing Committees:

1. The examination commissions [Prüfungscommiſſionen]: a. for the
western district: the president of this district, Pastor G. A.
Schieferdecker, together with the director of the seminary at St.
Louis, Professor C. F. W. Walther; b. for the middle district: the
president of this district, Dr. W. Sihler, likewise director of the
seminary at Fort Wayne.

2. The oversight boards [Aufſichtsbehörden]: a. for the institution at
St. Louis: the president of the western district, Pastor Schieferdecker,
together with Pastor H. Fick and A. B. Tschirpe; b. for the institution
at Fort Wayne: the president of the middle district, Dr. W. Sihler,
together with Pastor H. C. Schwan and Chr. Piepenbrink.

3. The electoral college [Wahlcollegium]: the above oversight boards,
respectively, together with the following persons: Professor C. F. W.
Walther, and Pastors A. Hoyer, K. A. W. Röbbelen, Th. J. Brohm, O.
Fürbringer, and F. Sievers.

4. The Mission Commission: Pastor F. Sievers, chairman; Pastor O.
Clöter, secretary; F. W. Barthel, treasurer.

5. Correspondent with foreign countries: Professor C. F. W. Walther.

6. Chronicler: Pastor O. Fürbringer.

7. Committee for issuing our periodicals: Pastor J. F. Bünger and F. W.
Barthel.

8. Building committee: Pastors E. J. W. Wege, F. Lochner, E. A. Brauer,
and M. Stephan.

C. Teaching Staff at the Synod's Two Educational Institutions:

a. at Concordia College in St. Louis: C. F. W. Walther, professor of
theology and president of the whole institution; A. Biewend, professor
of philosophy; J. Gönner, rector of the Gymnasium;

b. at the seminary in Fort Wayne: Dr. W. Sihler, professor of theology
and director of the institution; A. Cramer [Crämer], second professor
of theology; F. W. Föhlinger, assistant instructor [Hülfslehrer] in the
pro-seminary.

B. The Individual District Synods.

1. The Western District Synod, Missouri, Illinois.

Its officers: G. A. Schieferdecker, president; J. F. Bünger,
vice-president; C. A. Th. Selle, secretary; E. Roschke, treasurer.