# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1896_S4
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4 Proceedings of the sixteenth convention

II. From the Joint Synod [*Allgemeine Synode*] of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Other States.

1. Minnesota Synod: Pastors Präses [president] C. Gausewitz and Prof. J. Schaller; Messrs. A. Gundlach and F. Eichhorn.

2. Wisconsin Synod: Pastors Präses J. Bading, Präses v. Rohr, K. Machmüller and C. Dowidat; Messrs. Prof. A. F. Ernst, Teacher Sperling and E. Küchle.

3. Michigan Synod: Not represented, because a split had taken place in it and only the minority was represented, by two delegates. (See the proceedings on this matter elsewhere in the report.)

III. From the English Lutheran Synod of Missouri and Other States.
Pastor C. F. W. Meyer.

The following brethren were registered as guests, some at once, some in the course of the sessions: Prof. L. Larsen (as representative and delegate of the orthodox Norwegian Synod); Pastors C. F. W. Sapper and F. J. Lankenau together with Director A. Burgdorf (as representatives of the *Negermission* [the Negro Mission, the mission among African Americans]); Prof. L. Fürbringer; Pastors W. Achenbach, L. Frese, E. Heinicke, O. Zimmermann, G. Barth, C. F. G. Koch, G. Gotsch, H. Bauer, G. Mohr, and the candidates Reininga and Frese. A number of congregation members from Evansville also attended the sessions as guests.

After the delegates had established their credentials, the election of officers was held; the result is as follows:
     President: Pastor J. Bading of Milwaukee, Wis.
     Vice-president: Pastor P. Brand, Pittsburg, Pa.
     Secretary: Prof. J. Schaller, New Ulm, Minn.
     Treasurer: Mr. J. Christiansen, Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Präses C. C. Schmidt served as chaplain at the sessions.

Besides the opening service, the following services were held: on Friday evening Candidate Reininga preached; on Sunday Präses P. Brand gave the confessional address; the main sermon was preached by Pastor C. C. Schmidt; in the afternoon Pastor C. F. W. Meyer preached a mission sermon in English. On Tuesday evening Pastor G. Spiegel preached.