# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1860_S75
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regarding the "Lutheraner," the wish was expressed that it might
carry somewhat more news about the state of the church in Germany,
since this would considerably awaken and increase, in our
congregations, interest in the church's welfare and troubles in
general.

Pastor Bühl asked the synod, in a letter, to make the publication of
an English-language periodical alongside its German ones a subject
of its deliberations. In discussing this letter, the great difficulty
of such an undertaking was recognized, since not only money but also
a capable editor would be needed for it. Such a paper within the
Missouri Synod would meet strong opposition, since American Lutherans
are not fond of being instructed by Germans; it would therefore have
to be edited so excellently that it would win its own way. Pastor
Brandt of the Norwegian Synod expressed his pleasure at the plan to
publish an English periodical, and the wish that the plan might come
to fruition, since the Norwegians are more inclined to read English
periodicals than German ones, and a large number of them would
therefore surely subscribe to the paper, especially since they would
thereby receive more news than before about the Missouri Synod, for
which they had come to have great affection. For lack of time the
synod could not pursue the matter further, but it testified that it
would be glad if the periodical could be begun as a private venture,
and recommended that Pastors Schmidt and P. Eirich, who were present,
confer about it with Pastor Bühl, with the Norwegian brethren, and
with Lutherans of the Tennessee Synod.

Increase of the Salaries for the Teachers at Our Educational Institutions

The congregation at St. Louis had, through its delegate C. Römer,
submitted a letter proposing an increase of the salaries for the
teachers at our institutions. A committee to which this letter was
referred for report brought in the following proposals:

1. Salary increase for the teachers at the Fort Wayne institution:
For Mr. Professor Fleiſchmann . . . . . . . . . from $350 — $500
for a newly called second professor of the
   teachers' seminary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
For Mr. Professor Crämer . . . . . . . . . . . . from 450 — 600
   in case of a transfer to St. Louis . . . . . . . 700
For Mr. Dr. Sihler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . from 200 — 400
For Mr. Teacher Kunz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

2. Salary increase for the teachers at the institution at St. Louis:
For Mr. Rector Gönner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . from $300 — $450
For Mr. Professor Lange . . . . . . . . . . . . . from 400 — 600
For Mr. Conrector Schick . . . . . . . . . . . . from 450 — 600
For Mr. Director Sarer . . . . . . . . . . . . . from 400 — 700
For Mr. Professor Walther . . . . . . . . . . . . from 500 — 1000
For Mr. Collaborator Kleppiſch . . . . . . . . . . . 300