# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1887_S48
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48 Proceedings of the 20th General or

The present state of the Capital Account consists of:

Outstanding accounts (collectible) ............................ $ 50651.65
Stock of books, etc., per inventory .......................... 163971.98
Cash on hand ......................................................... 447.30
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                                                                $215070.93
Less claim against the business .............................. 1247.16

                                        Present fund ......... $213823.77

                                                        M. C. Barthel, Agent.

Examined and found correct:

                                        H. Mießler,   } Auditors.
                                        C. H. Sieving, }

Statistics.

From May 1, 1884 to April 1, 1887 there were sold, among other things:

a. Hymnals:
    Nonpareil [small-type] edition .............................. 67094
    Small edition ......................................................... 25869
    Large edition ......................................................... 10178

b. Schoolbooks (the most common):
    Bible Stories .......................................................... 33634
    Catechisms ............................................................ 45898
    Primers ................................................................. 62495
    Readers, English and German ............................. 103749
    Dr. Dümling's [Arithmetic] Exercise Books ............ 47515

c. Devotional books:
    Dr. Walther's Gospel Postil [sermon collection] ..... 1945
              "     Epistle Postil ................................... 595
    Gebetsſchatz [Treasury of Prayer], large 8° ............ 3076
    Concordia [Book of Concord] volumes ................... 694
    Luther's Works, individual volumes ....................... 1282

Of our periodicals there are printed:

    Lutheraner ............................................................ 19000
    Lehre und Wehre .................................................... 1800
    Magazin ................................................................ 1600
    Schulblatt ............................................................. 770

Remarks.

The present account covers a period of 35 months, whereas the one
rendered at the Delegate Synod in 1884 covered a period of 38 months.
The total turnover per the previous account, for the year 1884, was ...... $403365.60
per the present account ...................................................................... 366396.98
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                                                                                        $ 36968.62