# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1912_S5
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1912. 5

W. F. Hagen, J. M. Gugel, O. Kaiser, C. F. Drewes, C. B. Preuß, L. Hölter, F. H. Brunn, F. Wilkening, E. H. Schmidt, L. A. Wißmüller, L. Nüchterlein, F. Rutkowsky, W. F. Mundt, P. Schulz, J. H. Doswell, C. J. Beyerlein, H. Jüngel, J. C. Schmidt, H. Bartels Sr., E. Mayer, J. G. Nüchterlein, L. List, E. Walther; the professors: Dr. G. Stöckhardt, Dr. F. Pieper, G. Mezger, L. Fürbringer, F. Berg, Dr. C. Abbetmeyer; the teachers H. R. U. Richert, C. F. Braun, L. Dänzer, J. M. Schiefer, F. Regener, J. A. List, K. F. Lemke; Treasurer H. Döderlein.
From the Wisconsin Synod: Pastors C. Gausewitz, C. F. Lederer, G. M. Thurow.

As representatives of the Honorable Ev. Luth. Norwegian Synod, its president, Prof. Dr. H. G. Stub, and Prof. Dr. Joh. Ylvisaker appeared. They brought the greetings of their synod and asked for the opportunity to lay before the Conference the matter of the union of the Norwegian synods.

Greeting Letter from President Bading.

With deep regret the Synodical Conference [*Synodalkonferenz*] noted that the man who by God's grace had for thirty years conducted all its proceedings as chairman was absent from this year's convention. The aged President Bading was prevented from attending by a bodily infirmity. Yet he had not let it be taken from him to send his heartfelt greetings, in a letter to Vice-President L. Hölter, to the Synodical Conference that had become so dear to him.
With deeply felt thanks the Conference received the greeting letter of its former president and charged Dr. F. Pieper with answering it in its name.

Greeting Letter from President Bading.

. . . If I now add a few more lines, I do so with the request that these lines be communicated to the convention.
It was in the year 1872 when the formation of the Synodical Conference came to its blessed conclusion, and the late Dr. Walther preached in my church the first opening sermon of the Synodical Conference. "O blessed, happy day!" Walther exclaimed in his sermon at that time; "of it our children and children's children will one day still tell one another with joy." This saying found at that time a joyful echo in the hearts of all of us who had labored together in the founding of the Synodical Conference. To these fellow-workers belonged also the writer of these lines, and he can well say that he belonged to them gladly. Yes, more: when we were assembled in Chicago in the year 1882, the convention elected me as its president and honored me with this office to this day. It is now thirty years since