# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1911_S40
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40 Proceedings of the 28th General or

act in matters that may arise during the triennium and for which no other
provision has been made, the General Synod likewise elect a two-man
committee to act, as circumstances require, with the said committee of the
English District.

"With highest esteem,

"Your committee:

"J. W. Miller, Chairman.
"F. H. Eggers, Secretary."

All these recommendations were adopted as resolutions, except 8 and 9,
which were referred to Committee 1 for further consideration.

On point 5 (above):

Resolved (May 18, afternoon), that P. H. B. Hemmeter also serve as a
member of the committee that is to go to Conover, N. C., to settle various
matters concerning the institution there now taken over by the General
Synod.

Committee 1, to which points 8 and 9 of the above committee report had
been referred for consideration, submitted a report on the afternoon of May
19 that led to the following resolutions:

1. Resolved, that an eighth position be filled in St. Louis, whether as an
eighth professor or as editor of the periodicals, and that the faculty, in
conjunction with the board of control, make the decision, but that the
election of this person in either case be made by the electoral college.

2. Resolved, that once a determination has been made concerning the
future of the college in Conover, a committee now to be appointed shall
name suitable editors for the Lutheran Witness and the Lutheran Guide.

3. Resolved, that the General President, the first General Vice-President,
the President of the English District, and Pastor J. Fritz shall constitute the
committee concerned.

4. Resolved, that students coming from within the English District shall
attend whichever institution best meets their particular needs, such as
Bronxville [printed "Bronxville"], Winfield, and Conover.

On the morning of May 20 it was resolved that President Pfotenhauer and
Prof. W. Dau, together with President Eckhardt and Vice-President Romoser
(already designated for this by the English District), should form a
committee to settle, within the triennium, all unresolved or newly arising
questions.