# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S3
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The forty-first convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod-
ical Conference of North America met at Concordia College, Fort
Wayne, Ind., August 8 to 11, 1950. In the opening service, with
Communion, on Tuesday morning at St. Paul’s Church, the Rev.
Andrew Daniel, D.D., Second Vice-President of the Conference,
preached the sermon on 2 Pet.1:2-7. In the special mission service
on Wednesday evening at Bethlehem Church, Missionary William
H. Schweppe of Nigeria, Africa, delivered the address. The con-
vention essay by the Rev. Theo. Laetsch, D. D., dealt with the topic
“The Holiness of God.” The five business sessions began with brief
devotions in which the Rev. Henry Grueber, D.D., acted as chap-
lain. In each a different pastor based his meditation on a part of
the Lord’s Prayer. The closing service of the convention was en-
tirely in charge of Dr. Grueber. In the absence of the secretary,
the Rev. W. C. Birkner served as temporary secretary and the Rev.
Geo. A. W. Vogel as his assistant.

The Committee on Credentials (Revs. Herbert G. Bredemeier,
Edgar H. Albers, and Herman Heine) reported the following dele-
gates in attendance:

From the Missouri Synod:

Atlantic District: Pastors George J. Meyer, Herman J. Rippe,
Clemonce Sabourin, Adolph L. Steinke, Arthur M. Weber, Carl M.
Zorn; Messrs. A. Bollenbach, Fred Decker, Edwin C. Grube, Albert
H. Pittelkow, Walter Schur, Ernest R. Schwengber.

Central District: Pastors H. Berner, H. Krueckeberg, J. H.
Meyer, C. Stephan, O. Stolzenburg; Messrs. Carl M. Horst, Harvard
Nolting, G. M. Schmidt, W. T. Wollerman.

Central Illinois District: Pastors Lorman Petersen, Mark
Steege; Messrs. Clarence Gehle, Clarence Heithold.

Eastern District: Pastors Ernst F. Brand, Bertwin Frey, Eric
C. Malte; Messrs. Henry Beitz, E. A. Doege, Edward W. Fischer,
C. J. Kalteis.

English District: Pastors H. C. Duwe, B. H. Hemmeter, H. G.
Kleiner, H. Lindemann, J. F. Yount; Messrs. Fred Eichler, Homer
Hamm, Wm. E. Junge, Wm. H. Kroeger.

Iowa District East: Pastors W. D. Oetting, Geo. Perlich; Messrs.
H. Bertram, John Timm, Orris Voigtmann.

Iowa District West: Pastors John T. Domsch, Theo. Hoemann,
H. D. Stahmer, Geo. A. W. Vogel; Messrs. Alfred Bieber, Theodore
Ernst, John D. Kerber, A. F. Kollmorgen, H. D. Meyer.

Kansas District: Pastors R. M. Lammers, W. W. Stoeppelwerth;
Messrs. Henry Bernhardt, E. Wohler.

Michigan District: Pastors L. Heinecke, Lorenz Weber, Andrew.
Zeile; Messrs. P. Friedrich, John Kirsch, William List.

Minnesota District: Pastors Alvin G. Fehner, Albert Gierke,
Martin Graebner, E. J. A. Marxhausen, L. Wohlfeil; Messrs. R. C.
Eckhardt, Chester Graupman, Raymond Maag.

Montana District: Pastors John Feiertag, Paul M. Freiburger.