# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1905_S178 # AI translation — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 178 Proceedings of the 26th General or 12. Railroad Agents: a. In general: Pastor F. C. Leeb (Chicago, Ill.); b. For the Far West: Pastor J. S. F. Her (Denver, Colo.). 13. Book Review Commissions: a. For books of a wholly religious character: The faculty of the Concordia Seminary at St. Louis. b. For German language and reading books: Director E. A. W. Krauß; Prof. A. Crull; Prof. O. Hattstädt. c. For English books: Prof. G. W. Müller; Prof. M. Walker; Dr. C. Abbetmeyer. d. For secular subjects [Realien]: Prof. L. Dorn; Prof. F. Rechlin; Director Th. Bünger. II. Synodical officers not subject to a regularly recurring election every three years. 1. Examination Commissions: a. For the Seminary at St. Louis (and likewise for outside applicants with academic/theoretical training): The President of the Western District (Pastor J. J. Bernthal) and the President of the institution (D. F. Pieper). b. For the Seminary at Springfield (and likewise for outside applicants with practical training): The President of the Illinois District (Pastor H. Engelbrecht Sr.) and the President of the institution (Prof. R. Pieper). c. For the Seminary at Addison (and likewise for outside-trained candidates for the teaching office): The President of the Illinois District (Pastor H. Engelbrecht Sr.) and the entire teaching staff of the Seminary. 2. Teaching Staff at the Synod's Institutions: a. At the theoretical Seminary at St. Louis: D. F. Pieper, President; D. G. Stöckhardt; L. Fürbringer; F. Bente; G. Mezger; W. H. T. Dau. b. At the practical Seminary at Springfield: R. Pieper, President; J. Herzer; Fr. Streckfuß; L. Wessel; Theo. Schlüter. c. At the Teachers' Seminary at Addison: E. A. W. Krauß, Director; Fr. König; Th. Brohm; E. Homann; J. L. Backhaus; F. Lindemann; F. Rechlin; A. Käppel. d. At the Teachers' Seminary at Seward: G. Weller, Director; F. Strieter; G. Ritzmann. e. At the Gymnasium at Fort Wayne: M. Lücke, Director; Jos. Schmidt; F. Zucker; A. Crull; W. H. Kruse; W. Moll; L. W. Dorn. — (G. Schick, professor extraordinarius.)