# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1879_S5
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2. From the Reverend Synod of Ohio and Other States:
The Professors E. Schmidt, T. Mees, C. A. Frank; the Pastors F. W. Althoff, S. Bächler, F. C. Becker, A. Birch, E. A. Böhme, W. A. Brown, H. Henkel, R. Herbst, W. L. Lemcke, L. Meyer, J. O. Miller, W. Niebuhr, O. Priwer, J. A. Schulze, C. G. Reichert, H. J. Schuh, P. Schmogrow, C. Schulze, P. Swinehart, M. Walther, W. A. Weis-
mann and Candidate G. R. Herbst.

3. From the Southern English Conference of Missouri:
Pastor L. M. Wagner.

Thus there were present in all 86 members, namely 45 delegates and 41 advisory members.

The following attended the sessions as guests:

The Messrs. Bachelors of Arts M. L. Baum, E. Pfeifer, F. Patzer, Joh. Schleyer and a number of members of our congregations in Columbus.

The Election of Officers
for the next two years had the following result:

Prof. W. F. Lehmann...........President [*Präses*]
Prof. L. Larsen...............Vice-President
Prof. C. A. Frank.............Secretary
Past. T. J. Große.............Assistant Secretary*)
Mr. H. A. Christiansen........Treasurer
Mr. S. M. Becker..............Vice-Treasurer

Doctrinal Proceedings.

The subject of the doctrinal discussion was the theses on church fellowship written by Dr. W. Sihler, thirteen of which had already been discussed earlier. In three morning sessions the next three were dealt with and adopted in the following form.

Thesis 14.

It contradicts the Confession in the most decided manner when, in a body calling itself Lutheran, the doctrinal discipline commanded in God's Word is not exercised and, in its place, the favoured theory of "open questions" is indulged.

*) Served in five sessions.