# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1876_S3
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In the Name of the Triune God. [J. N. J. = Jesu Nomine, "in Jesus' name"]

Opening and Organization of the Synodical Conference.

The Reverend Evangelical Lutheran *Synodalconferenz* [Synodical Conference] of North America assembled, in accordance with a resolution of the last annual convention and after notice given in the church periodicals concerned, on Wednesday, 19 July A. D. 1876, in the German Evangelical Lutheran Trinity congregation of Pastor O. Spehr at St. Paul, Minn. At the opening service held on the forenoon of that day, Pastor J. J. Hoffmann preached on the last words of Revelation 2:10.

In all, ten regular sessions were held up to Tuesday, 25 July, in the forenoon from half past seven to half past eleven o'clock and in the afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock. Each session was opened by the chaplain, Pastor G. Link, with a liturgical service and the reading of a suitable portion from the Altenburg Bible Work. The sessions were closed with the Lord's Prayer.

List of all delegates and advisory members of this year's convention.

I. Delegates
of the synods belonging to the Synodical Conference, for this year's sessions of the Conference:

1. From the Reverend Concordia Synod of Virginia:
President [*Präſes*] H. Wetzel and Mr. H. H. Coffman†.

2. From the Reverend Synod of Illinois and other States:
Pastor S. Liese and Mr. H. Stückel.

3. From the Reverend Synod of Minnesota and other States:
The Pastors W. Streißguth, A. Kuhn and Messrs. C. W. Thomas, A. Schmiser.

Those marked with a † were absent.