# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1872_S42
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3. Pastor G. Schumm. Having been, by God's grace, sufficiently restored from the protracted illness that had caused him to lay down his office, he has re-entered the ministry of our District by taking over the pastorate in Wilshire, Van Wert Co., O., and was inducted [*introducirt*, inducted into office] on Sexagesima Sunday by Pastor Fritze, assisted by Pastor P. Rupprecht.

C. Transferred within the District are:

1. Pastor A. Kraft, until now at Napoleon, O., has been called to the neighboring congregations in Fulton County and near Ridgeville, and was installed there on September 24 by Pastor Detzer.

2. Pastor P. Karrer, until now in Napoleon, O., followed the call to Maple Station, Allen Co., Ind., and was inducted into his new office on the 24th Sunday after Trinity by Pastor Stock.

3. Pastor L. Dulitz, in Huntington, Ind., has accepted the call [*Vocation*] to Napoleon, Henry Co., O.

D. Visited
were, by our Vice-President, Pastor Stubnatzy, the congregations in Defiance, on the Ridge, in Logansport, in Avilla, Noble Co., Ind., and the congregation of Pastor Bode, as well as the school of Mr. Haffner, teacher.

The task given me by the Synod, to attend the examination in Holland, Dubois Co., Ind., I had to hand over to Pastor Hochstetter on account of illness. Thanks be to the Lord, the difficulty at hand was happily overcome.

In Independence and in Akron, O., the undersigned has made official visits.

H. C. Schwan,
currently President [*d. Z. Präses*].

Annual report of the Eastern District.
September 1871 to April 1872.

I. Departed from the Eastern District:
A. By death:
Pastor Johann Georg Kiesel, who had been received into our Synod only a year before, fell asleep blessedly in the Lord on October 1, 1871, at 11:30 in the evening. The neighboring pastors from Baltimore took part in the funeral procession, and Pastor Frincke delivered the funeral sermon on Hebrews 13:7.