# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1878_S40
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— 40 —

1. C. F. W. Walther, professor and Doctor of Theology;
2. H. C. Schwan, president [*Präſes*] of the General Synod;
3. J. P. Beyer, president of the Eastern District Synod;
4. H. Wunder, president of the Illinois District Synod;
5. C. Strasen, president of the Northwestern District Synod;
6. O. Fürbringer, president of the Northern District Synod;
7. F. J. Biltz, president of the Western District Synod.
   (Their alternates: the respective vice-presidents.)

Pastors:

8. H. Hanser; alternate: W. Ch. Lübkert.
9. R. Lange; " A. Wagner.
10. Ch. H. Löber; " F. Schumann.
11. J. H. P. Partenfelder; " K. L. Moll.
12. H. Sauer; " H. Niemann.
13. G. Link; " J. F. Bünger.

Deputies:

14. J. Birkner; alternate: A. Spott.
15. C. Spilmann; " R. Niebaum.
16. F. Bartling; " H. Niemann.
17. H. Brockschmidt; " J. Fasse.
18. C. Eissfeldt; " F. Wille.
19. J. H. Brandhorst; " C. Janzow.
20. C. Flach; " G. Wiesinger.
21. G. Blickle; " C. Jüngel.
22. G. Thieme; " H. Rodenbeck.
23. J. H. Melcher; " C. Backhaus.
24. E. Roschke; " C. Römer.
25. M. Weinhold; " J. Umbach.

Since the reverend General Synod of Ohio and other states has appointed a committee to enter into negotiation, with a committee to be appointed by our own synod, over a plan of agreement concerning the merger of the Missouri and Ohio synods:

Resolved, to comply with the request of the reverend Synod of Ohio regarding a mixed committee to initiate the merger of the two synods.

Since a subcommittee elected by the reverend Synod of Ohio had already drafted a plan of agreement, submitted it to its synod, and that synod had approved it (see the Report of the Synodical Conference for the year 1877, p. 41) — according to which the two general synods, that of Ohio and that of Missouri, are for the present to continue to exist until the formation of state synods...