# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1887_S87
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Fifth Delegate Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, 1887. 87

4. The present fund balance of about $750.00 to $800.00, which sum
has flowed as the net proceeds of the land into the General Treasurer's
fund up to now, shall be transferred to the fund for poor, sick, and
infirm-with-age pastors and teachers.

Pastors of Ill Repute [Beſcholtene Paſtoren]

Concerning this, a petition had been submitted to the synod, to the
effect that the synod should watch over this, "that persons who have
made themselves unworthy of the holy preaching office, and who have
already been removed from it," not be entrusted with it again.

The synod declared that, if it should become known that such a
thing had occurred, one should first confront those who had made
themselves guilty. Should such a confrontation not be heeded, or the
matter not be set right, one should proceed, as in other matters, to the
next court of appeal.

Casual Cases [Caſualfälle]

These concerned the treatment of certain persons within and outside
the congregation, burials, etc.

Resolved, that the questioner be referred to his fellow clergy, or
respectively to the pastoral conferences of his district.

"Knights of Labor"

In the petition of a congregation to the synod, its judgment on the
society of the "Arbeitsritter" (Knights of Labor) had been requested.

Resolved, that the following declaration be made on the part of the
synod: the synod no longer has time to go into this, however important,
matter. (This was the last session of the synod at which this matter
came up for discussion.) It warns, nevertheless, all members of our
congregations against joining the order of the Knights of Labor.

Synodical Calendar

The synod was informed that the General President had charged
Pastor Fr. Lindemann with the preparation of our Synodical Calendar.

Resolved, that this be approved.