# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1932_S139 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) = a] THE LUTHERAN PIONEER 137 Christian Church a Building that will Never Fall.” Rey. E. Riedel made an address on “The Reasons for Building a Theological Seminary.” The houses on our property at this place are well under repair. Hedges have again been planted, also a number of vines along the wall. The house under construc- tion at Kuling will be finished soon. Repairs on the other houses at Kuling are under way. Walls and paths are under construction. Military conditions are very favorable at all stations. Watch-towers have been built on the out- skirts of the city of Hankow against communistic attacks. The Reds were reported as being near the city of Wuchang. However, there is no imme- diate cause for alarm. In general, the health of the missionaries has been good. Rey. M. Zschiegner reports: ‘Mrs. Zschiegner had to undergo an operation on April 2, which was successful, thanks to God, and since the 15th she is at home convalescing.” THE Pusiiciry CoMMITTEE, per W. WERLING. Convention of Synodical Conference. The Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America convened August 10—15 in the midst of Immanuel Congregation at Mankato, Min- nesota, the Rev. A. Ackermann, pastor. In the opening service Pastor Karl Kretzschmar of Fort Smith, Arkansas, a former worker in our Colored td at Mankato, Minnesota, August 10—15, 1932. Dr. L. Fuerbringer, the Reelected President of the Lutheran Synodical Conference. Missions at New Orleans, preached the sermon. Dr. L. Fuerbringer was unanimously reelected Presi- dent of the Synodical Conference, and the Rev. B. Schlueter was reelected to the Vice-Presidency. Dr. Geo. Schick was chosen Secretary. The doc- trinal discussions, to which two and a half hours daily were devoted, were led by Prof. G. Meyer; the subject of the discussions was “The Kingly Office of Christ.” The rest of the time was largely de- voted to Colored Missions, an enterprise conducted