# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1899_S131
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Ninth Delegate Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, 1899. 131

with the request that it faithfully and vigorously take our dear
fellow believers there under its care.

Resolved, that for the purpose of maintaining a pastor for that
little congregation in Berlin, our Synod obligates itself to
contribute the sum of $400.00 annually toward his salary or stipend.

Resolved, that the Synod heartily asks the dear congregations to
continue sending collections and other gifts of love to the Free
Church in Saxony, to which the city mission at Berlin has been
assigned, since our fellow believers there are still very much in
need of our help.

The Evangelical Lutheran Free Church in Denmark.

"Pastor Willkomm, president of the Saxon Free Church, sends out an
urgent cry for help on behalf of the Danish Free Church to the
brethren in America. According to the report of President Willkomm,
it is to be feared that without our support the mission work there
will, as far as human eyes can see, be lost. — Pastor Michael in
Hamburg likewise advocates support for our fellow believers in
Denmark." (Excerpt from the committee's report on the matter of the
Danish Free Church.)

Resolved, that the Synod appoints Professors Fürbringer and Bente in
St. Louis to a committee, which is to gather exact information on the
plight of our fellow believers in Denmark and, as circumstances
warrant, inform our congregations of it through the "Lutheraner," so
that, should urgent help be needed, it may be given to them, and so
that a pastor may also be sent to them, should they be in need of
one.

Formation of a New (14th) District.

"All the congregations and pastors belonging to the California and
Oregon District Synod in the states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho
ask the Reverend General Synod to grant them permission to organize
as a district synod of their own, to be called approximately the
'Oregon and Washington District Synod.' This step we intend is
approved both by our Reverend District President, Pastor Bühler, and
by our Mission Committee." (Excerpt from the petition of the said
congregations.)

Resolved, that the Synod grant the congregations in Oregon,
Washington, and Idaho their request to be allowed to form a district
of their own, and that the California and Oregon District be charged
with carrying this matter out.