# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1887_S88
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88 Proceedings of the 20th General or

Preachers' and Teachers' Widows' and Orphans' Fund

Although this fund is the concern of a society of its own within the
synod, the synod nevertheless complied with the request of that
society's treasurer that it examine his account books, and submitted
them to a committee of revision appointed by it. — The fund and the
books were found to be in order.

Appeals

1. Appeal of Mr. W. Lindemann of the Minnesota-Dakota District:
Resolved, that the decision of the last Delegate Synod regarding the
appellant (see the report of the year 1884, p. 95) be upheld, and his
renewed complaint accordingly rejected.

2. Appeal of Pastor Döscher: Resolved, that the case of Pastor
Döscher, as one already settled by the last Delegate Synod, not be taken
up again.

3. Appeal of a certain Mr. Schulz: Resolved, that Pastors Moll and
Hügli in Detroit, Mich., investigate and settle the matter of the
aforesaid, on the basis of the documents submitted.

4. Appeal of Mr. Johannes Knapp of the Wisconsin District: Resolved,
that Mr. Knapp, who renounced his congregation and, "in an unrepentant
manner," joined another congregation not belonging to our synodical
body, but who was dismissed again by that congregation upon its
recognizing the wrong it had thereby committed (in having accepted Mr.
Knapp so unquestioningly), be referred once more to his former
congregation, belonging to our synod, with the ruling that he now take
further steps to reconcile himself with this his congregation.

Condolence

Resolved, that the synod express its heartfelt condolence concerning
one of its delegates, namely Pastor W. J. Gans, of the State of
Nebraska. Pastor Gans, having close relatives in Fort Wayne, had come
here with his family. Now, within eight days, two of his children were
taken from him by death.