# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1879_S47
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"St. Paul, Minn., 23 June 1879.
To the Honorable Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference [*Synodalconferenz*], assembled in Columbus, Ohio, in July 1879.

Since the Honorable Conference has set itself the task of working toward the use of the same books in its churches and schools; the undersigned therefore requests, for urgent reasons, that it declare at its session this year which catechism is most to be recommended to the congregations. A judgment on Caspari's Catechism would also be very desirable.

Respectfully, etc.
M. Tirmenstein,
Pastor of the Ev. Luth. Trinity Congregation [Dreifaltigkeits-Gemeinde]."

The committee entrusted with the answering of this question reported as follows:

"Since the question is somewhat indistinctly put, in that it does not clearly appear whether a judgment is desired regarding the Lutheran catechisms in general or only in regard to the catechisms that are used within the Synodical Conference, it would seem almost advisable to inquire more closely about this first. But should the Honorable Synodical Conference nevertheless wish to give an answer, since there is no time for further inquiries, the undersigned committee proposes to recommend to all synods and congregations connected with it, in particular, the so-called Dietrich Catechism.

With all respect, etc.
Columbus, O., 19 July 1879.
The Committee: M. Loy.
Hugo Hanser.
John Umbach.
Jno. Riebling."

This report was adopted and the answer given in it was made its own by the Synodical Conference.

IX. Concerning the Jubilee Celebration in Memory of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession and the Publication of the Book of Concord

it was resolved that the Synodical Conference call upon all congregations of the synods belonging to it to observe 25 June 1880 — the 350th anniversary of the presentation of the Augsburg Confession — as a church festival and day of thanksgiving with public divine service, in order to praise God, the almighty Protector of the Church, from the heart for the benefits that have arisen from the composition and presentation of this general basic confession of our Lutheran Church, and to exhort the Lutheran Christian people to faithful adherence to this jewel.