# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1877_S3
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J. N. J. [In the Name of Jesus]

Opening and Organization of the Synodical Conference.

The venerable Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference [*Synodalconferenz*] of North America assembled, in accordance with a resolution of the last annual meeting and after notice given in the church periodicals concerned, on Wednesday, 18 July A. D. 1877, in the German Evangelical Lutheran Immanuel Congregation of Pastor W. S. Stubnatzy at Fort Wayne, Ind. At the opening service held on the morning of that day, Pastor H. C. Schwan preached on the first half of Psalm 20:6.

In all, ten regular sessions were held up to Tuesday, 24 July, in the morning from 8:30 to 11:30 and in the afternoon from 2:30 to 5:30. Each session was opened by the chaplain, Pastor H. G. Sauer, with a liturgical service and the reading of a suitable section 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 venerable Synod of Illinois and Other States:
Pastor J. T. Bötticher and Mr. H. Monke.

2. From the venerable Synod of Minnesota and Other States:
President [*Präſes*] A. Kuhn and Mr. C. W. Thomas.

3. From the venerable Synod of Missouri, Ohio and Other States:

a. From the Western District: Professor C. F. W. Walther, Professor M. Günther, the pastors J. F. Bünger and E. A. Brauer, and Messrs. J. Umbach and F. W. Krummel, together with a member of the congregation at Glasgow.†)
b. From the Illinois District: Professor T. J. Große, Pastor H. Wunder, and Messrs. H. C. Zuttermeister, K. Koch and H. Thies.

†) Those marked with a † were absent.