# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1902_S133
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Tenth Delegate Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, 1902. 133

3. I give and bequeath to the German Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States, and to its assigns, the
sum of — — Dollars ($ — —), to be disbursed for the benefit of
(here state the particular purpose), or for some other purpose to be
determined by said Synod.

4. I give and bequeath to the German Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States, and its assigns, the sum
of — — Dollars ($ — —), to be invested, and the proceeds of such
investment to be disbursed for the benefit of (here the particular
purpose is stated), or for some other purpose or purposes determined
by said Synod.

5. I give, bequeath, and devise to the German Evangelical
Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and other States, and its assigns,
forever, the following property, to-wit: (here follows the description
of the property), such property to be disposed of by said Synod, or in
any manner utilized, for (here follows the statement of the particular
purpose), or for some other use determined by the said Synod.

Of these forms, Nos. 1, 3, and 4 are for cash bequests; Nos. 2 and 5
are for bequests of real property (real estate).

Electoral College.

By resolution of the Synod, the Electoral College, should the need
arise to fill it out, is to replenish itself in the following manner: of
the six candidates who were nominated for the election but left over
once it was held, the person who received the next-highest number of
votes when the election was carried out is to take a seat. — The
election result was as follows: L. Hölter, 244 votes; Fr. Sievers,
231 votes; H. Sprengeler, 228 votes; P. Beyer, 201 votes; C. Groß,
191 votes; Fr. Brust, 182 votes. — G. J. Wegener, 112 votes;
G. Spiegel, 105 votes; A. Senne, 102 votes; P. Seuel, 91 votes;
E. Zürrer, 68 votes; C. H. Lüker, 64 votes.

According to the election result, then, the first six named above,
together with the board overseeing the institution in question as a
seventh member (the board has only a single collective vote), for the
time being constitute the Electoral College.

Admissions to the Synod.

1. In the Minnesota and Dakota District:
The pastors: A. W. Loßner; H. E. Vomhof; J. Sillak; F. Helmstetter;
J. Ebert; D. Strauch; E. Treu; A. Sieving; C. H. Lüker; C. W. Glawe;
H. Schütz; G. Hübener; J. Salvner.