# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1884_S95
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1884. 93

1. Report on the Synodal Report of the Venerable Minnesota Synod of the Year 1883.

The undersigned committee has, as commissioned, read and examined the report of the Venerable Minnesota Synod of the year 1883*). — The doctrinal subject presented in the report treats the doctrine of the means of grace. Only two of the five theses could be discussed. These doctrinal proceedings are in accord with the Word of God. Nothing else offensive has been found in the report either.

Respectfully,
The Committee:

C. Strasen.
Ch. H. Löber.

2. Report on the Synodal Reports of the Canada District of the Venerable Missouri Synod of the Years 1882 and 1883.

The undersigned committee, which was commissioned with the examination of the synodal reports of the Canada District of the Venerable Missouri Synod of the years 1882 and 1883, reports the following to a Venerable Synodical Conference [*Synodalconferenz*]:

The first-named report deals "with the right use of the means of grace in the work of conversion." Appended is a paper on the question: "What is to be thought of societies which have life insurance wholly or in part as their purpose?" — According to the second report the synod treated the theme: "I believe in an everlasting life. Amen."

Your committee finds in these proceedings nothing that would be contrary to sound doctrine, but may on the contrary testify that they are glorious testimonies to the pure doctrine.

P. Brand.
K. Walz.

3. Report on the Synodal Reports of the Illinois District of the Venerable Missouri Synod of the Years 1882 and 1883.

As one of those to whom the examination of the synodal reports of the Illinois District of the Missouri Synod for 1882 and 1883 was entrusted by the Synodical Conference held in 1882, I have to report that I have looked through the two reports named and found therein doctrin-

*) The report of this year is not yet in print. D. C.