# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1857_S377
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[p. 377]

Parish reports [Parochial-Berichte] from January 1, 1856 to the same date in 1857.

[Table. Column headings as printed, two-tiered:
Pastors — Congregations (belonging to the Synod; not belonging to the Synod) —
Number of souls — Voting members — Schools — School children (local; from elsewhere; total) —
Baptized — Confirmed — Communicants — Couples married — Buried — Remarks.
The data rows below use these short labels in the same order:
Cong.Syn / Cong.notSyn / Souls / Voting / Sch. / SchCh.local / SchCh.other / SchCh.Tot /
Baptized / Confirmed / Commun. / Married / Buried.]

Pastors                Cong.Syn Cong.notSyn Souls Voting Sch. SchCh.local SchCh.other SchCh.Tot Baptized Confirmed Commun. Married Buried  Remarks
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I. Western District [Westl. District]:
P. J. Baumgart              1         —     134     27    1         —          —       18       9       —       218        4      3
J. G. Birkmann               1         —     162     26    1         —          —       43       8       —       205        2      4
J. F. Bünger                 —         —       —    130    2        64        158      222     115      45      1379       30     11
A. Francke                   1         —     880    105    4       110         65      175      91      26      1086       24     19   Communicants since July 28, 1856.
Dr. G. M. Gotsch              1         —      86     18    1        17         16       33      11       —        58        5      4
C. F. Gruber                  1         2     202     43    1        30          5       35      12       5       372        4      5
E. Harms                      1         —      77     18    1        10         30       40      31       7       121       12      4
Wilh. Holls                   3         —     245     46    3        58         30       88      22       8       315        5     12
A. Hoppe                      1         —      86     20    1        14          6       20       7       2       127        —      1   As of New Year 1857.
J. P. Th. Jungck               1         —     104     18    1        22         10       32      11       —       111        —      2
N. Lange                      1         —     291     55    1        49         54      103      41      15       350       11     12
Th. H. Löber                  1         —     204     31    1        48          —       48       8       8       390        2      5
Th. C. Metz                   1         —      54     16    1         6         50       56      62       9       220       20      4   From September 1, 1856 to 1857.
E. Riedel                     2         —     243     56    1        33          —       33      20       5       193        —      4
E. Riemenschneider            1         —      75     30    1        20         18       38      13       8       208        2      4   From Michaelmas 1856 to 1857.
C. Sallmann                   1         —     133     38    1        31          —       31      40       5       350        6      7
G. A. Schieferdecker          1         —     541     87    1        96         10      106      25      14      1026       14     21
G. Schaller                   —         —       —    170    5       113        244      357     134      56      2420       28     18
F. W. Scholz                  1         —     312     65    1        46         11       57      20       9       365        6     11
A. Th. Selle                  2         —     260     50    2        50          5       55      20       7       356        5      3
C. J. A. Strasen               1         —     205     44    1        46         10       56      30       4       532        5     11
H. Wunder                     1         —     250     62    1         —          —       92     183      20       550       66     12

II. Middle District [Mittl. District]:
A. W. Bergt                   2         1       —     40    2        50          —       50      17       —       170        4      5
J. L. Daib                    2         —     426     70    2        76          —       76      36       —       252        5      5
W. Engelbert                  1         1       —      —    2         —          —        —      12       —       103        1      1