# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S41
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of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1926. 41

Deaconess Matter.

The following petition had reached the Synodical Conference (*Synodalkonferenz*) from the Deaconess Society:

"Dear Brethren!

"The purpose of the Deaconess Society is, as is known, this: to train Christian
young women for the service of the church in the field of mission
and Christian charity. Since 1919 the Society
has been making arrangements to attain its purpose. There now exist four
deaconess schools, in which 36 women students are preparing for the deaconess
vocation. A number of deaconesses are also already in
the service of the church. Two are in the service of the Indian Mission, which
the Reverend Wisconsin Synod carries on among the Apaches in Arizona, two
in the service of city missions, one is active in the Italian mission,
and some are employed by congregations as deaconesses. Since
these deaconesses now carry on their activity in the service of the synods that form
the Lutheran Synodical Conference, the Deaconess Society asks a Reverend Synodical
Conference for advice how it can be arranged to obtain approvals from the synods that are members of the Synodical
Conference for the training of deaconesses.

"With all respect
"The Deaconess Society within
the Synodical Conference.
"Ph. Wambsganß, President.
"W. Klausing, Secretary."

The committee appointed by the President reported as follows:

Your committee, appointed by the Reverend President of the Synodical Conference,
makes, in the matter of the petition of the Deaconess Society within the
Synodical Conference, the recommendation that the said Society turn in its
affair to the individual districts of the various synods belonging to the Synodical
Conference. We make this recommendation
because we think that the delegates present have no authority
to act in this matter. On the other hand we are of the opinion that
through the many districts in the Synodical Conference the deaconess cause,
its necessity and importance, can be made better known;
and so the desired help for the deaconess cause might also come.

Signed with due respect

Your committee:
J. Gauß, chairman.
G. E. Bergemann.
Karl Niermann, secretary.

This report was adopted.

Modus Procedendi in Intersynodical Disputes.

In view of a resolution of the Missouri Synod at its convention
held at St. Louis in June of this year, to the effect
that it, the Missouri Synod, adapting itself to a similar ordinance of the Wisconsin Synod, has authorized its district presidents to act as the first instance
in intersynodical disputes in their district,
and expressing the wish that the Synodical Conference also create a
modus procedendi [procedure] in intersynodical disputes, the following committee was
appointed by the President on resolution of the Synodical Conference: