# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1857_S325
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7. The Reverend Pastor Aug. Lehmann, formerly at the Lutheran
congregation at Neu-Wells, Cape Girardeau Co., Mo., accepted a call from
the Lutheran congregation near Manchester, St. Louis County, Mo., and was
installed there on the fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, 1856, on my
behalf, by the Reverend Pastor Schaller.

8. Mr. F. A. Ahner, until now a student of Concordia College, was
duly called by the newly formed Lutheran congregation at Rock Island,
Ill., and was, on my behalf, solemnly ordained and installed, in the
midst of his congregation, by Pastor W. Müller, on the fifteenth Sunday
after Trinity, 1856.

9. The Reverend Pastor F. Beſel, formerly at the Lutheran
congregation in Madison County, Ill., was called by the Ebenezer
congregation at Port Hudson and by the Bethlehem congregation on Boeuf
Creek, Franklin County, Mo., and was installed there, on behalf of the
Vice-Präſes, by the Reverend Pastor Ottmann, on the twenty-third Sunday
after Trinity, 1856.

10. The Reverend Pastor C. R. Riedel, formerly at the Lutheran
congregation at Long Grove, Kendall Co., Ill., was called as assistant
preacher and schoolteacher to the St. John's congregation at Minden,
Washington Co., Ill., and was installed there on the twenty-second Sunday
after Trinity, 1856, by the Reverend Pastor W. Scholz, assisted by the
Reverend Pastor Riemenschneider.

11. The Reverend Pastor H. Grätzel, formerly assistant preacher at
Logansport, Ind., followed a call from the Lutheran congregation in
Bremen County, Iowa, and took up his office there on the twenty-seventh
Sunday after Trinity of last year.

12. Mr. Friedrich Ruff, until now a student of the seminary at Fort
Wayne, was called as assistant preacher by the congregation of the
Reverend Pastor Böling in Pekin, Ill., and was, on my behalf, ordained and
installed by the same on the first day of Christmas.

13. Mr. Ed. Kähler, until now a student of the seminary at Fort
Wayne, was called as pastor by the Lutheran congregation near Dwight,
Livingston County, Ill., and was installed there, on behalf of the
Vice-Präſes, by the Reverend Pastor Wunder, on March 26 of this year.

14. The Reverend Pastor C. W. R. Frederking, until now at the
Lutheran congregation in Bureau County, Ill., was called by the
Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Central Township, St. Louis County,
Mo., and was installed there, on behalf of the Vice-Präſes, by the
Reverend Pastor A. Lehmann, on Sunday Rogate of this year.

15. The Reverend Pastor J. F. Böling, formerly at the Evangelical
Lutheran congregation at Pekin, Ill., followed, with his congregation's
consent, a call from the Lutheran congregation at Peoria, Ill., and was
installed there in his new office, on the fifth Sunday after Trinity of
this year, by the Reverend Pastor Ruff.

16. The Reverend Pastor F. Ruff, until now assistant preacher in the
former congregations of the Reverend Pastor Böling at Pekin and the
surrounding area, was called by one of these, the congregation at
Groveland, Tazewell County, Ill., as its regular pastor, and was
installed by the Reverend Pastor Böling on the seventh Sunday after
Trinity of this year.

17. The Reverend Pastor A. G. Francke, until now at the Evangelical
Lutheran congregation in Lafayette County, Mo., followed a call from the
Evangelical Lutheran congregation at Addison, Du Page County, Ill., and
was installed there in his new office, on the twelfth Sunday after
Trinity of this year, by the Reverend Pastor Selle, assisted by Pastors
Müller and Stubnatzy.