# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1878_S74
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B. Departed:

a. by call to the venerable Ohio Synod:
Pastor W. L. Fischer, from Gordonsville, Mo.

b. by transfer to the Illinois District:
1. Pastor H. F. C. Ch. Grupe, from Pierce City, Lawrence Co., Mo.
2. Pastor Th. Mertens, until then a traveling preacher in Iowa.

c. by resignation:
Pastor W. Kanning was compelled, on account of a chronic throat
ailment, to lay down his office.

d. by a blessed death:

1. Pastor G. Horn, who until about a year before had served several
congregations in Benton County, Iowa, with complete faithfulness, but
had then laid down his office on account of a severe illness, died on
May 3, 1878, in blessed faith in his Savior, at St. Louis, at the age of
31 years and 10 months. He leaves behind a grieving widow and 3 minor
children.

2. Pastor M. Sondhaus, who had been compelled to lay down his office
and had of late fallen into mental derangement, died suddenly in April
of this year of a heart attack at about 58 years of age, and leaves
behind a widow with 6 children.

C. Changes of office within the district:

1. Pastor Jac. Hoffmann, from Spring Valley, Kansas, called to a
filial congregation of Pastor Rupprecht's in Madison County, Nebr., and
installed there by him on the 22nd Sunday after Trinity, 1877.

2. Pastor Th. Bräuer, called from Clark's Fork, Cooper Co., Mo., to
Maxfield, Bremer Co., Iowa, and installed there by Pastor W. Kanning on
the 3rd Sunday of Advent, 1877.

3. Pastor A. Grafelmann, from West Dayton, Iowa, called to a
congregation near Fort Dodge that had until then belonged to Pastor
Crämer's town congregation, and installed by the latter on the 4th
Sunday after Epiphany, 1878.

D. Changes of office among the teachers.

1. Teacher Aug. Charle, following Teacher Krenning's resignation,
accepted the call of the congregation at Lake Creek, Benton Co., Mo.

2. Teacher H. D. Schröder, from Algiers, La., moved into the Illinois
District.

E. Visitations and investigations were held

in the congregation at Clark's Fork, Cooper Co., Mo., by Pastor
Wille; further, by me...