# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1847 11 16_S48
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The Beautiful Lily, God's Word.

"Zion lives in blessed realms,
Zion dwells in proud repose;
Why will you long delay?
Come, my child, and hasten here."

An angel bore me up
Onto her battlements,
And handed me from within
A bouquet of white lilies.

"Carry it in your heart,
So it will become devout and pure:
It will soon be healed
Of its sorrows."

Now the heavy hour comes,
When my heart grows sick:
How gently into the wound
The white lily sinks!

Now I am still, now quiet;
I complain no more:
God, your will be done!
The lily comforts me greatly.

My angel, when I die,
Lay the lily about me;
When I inherit heaven,
I shall wind palms around it.
H. Fick.

Excerpt from the proceedings of the first session of the German Ev.-Luth. Synod of Indianapolis.

In accordance with a synodical resolution, the members of the German Ev.-Luth. Synod of Indianapolis assembled on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday 1847 in Zion's Church in Franklin Co., Ind.

The synod was opened with singing and prayer by the president.

Present were the pastors: J. F. Isensee, J. G. Kunz, W. Wier, J. F. Meisner, Christ. Busse.

Elected as officers were: J. F. Isensee, President; J. G. Kunz, Secretary; and W. Wier, Treasurer.

The documents addressed to the synod were handed over to various committees to report on, whereupon the synod adjourned with prayer by the secretary.

Appearing before it were Mr. O. C. A. Hunger, Dr., Ph. A. Brand, and A. H. Luken.

Regarding the Reverend Hunger, the ministerium resolved that we grant his request and confer upon him ecclesiastical ordination as soon as he shall have obtained an honorable release from the Western District Synod of Ohio.

The first committee was ready to report as follows:

Committee No. 1 has the honor to report that the document submitted to it for review, designated No. 1, is a letter from the Ev. Luth. congregation at Manchester, in which the congregation expresses its satisfaction with Mr. Busse and requests the synod to license him.

No. 2 is a letter of similar content from the Evangelical congregation in Ripley Co., Ind., signed by 25 members of the congregation. Much as your committee rejoices that the said congregation inclines its heart to the truth as our precious Ev.-Lutheran church teaches us, it nevertheless regrets that it still hesitates to confess openly, by adopting the name "Lutheran," what it does seem to believe. And your committee would most earnestly recommend this matter — concerning the organization and service of mixed congregations by Ev.-Luth. preachers — to the attention of this body, and especially for consideration in the drafting of a constitution.

No. 3 is the proceedings of the Synod of Illinois, which held its first session in Zion's Church in Hillsboro, Ill. Your committee gathers from these that that body, against better knowledge, denies that the old "Synod of the West" dissolved in June of last year at Luther's Chapel, Harrison Co., Ind., and that three different synods emerged from it. Since, however, this lies plainly before our eyes in the proceedings, your committee proposes that this synod concern itself no further with the matter.
J. G. Kunz.
Ch. Busse.

Committee No. 5 reported:

Committee No. 5 has the honor to report that the document handed over to it contains the cause of this body's withdrawal from the Synod of the West, as well as the new organization and the proceedings of the first session of this synod at Indianapolis, Ind. Your committee calls the attention of the reverend synod to the following two points:

I. With regard to the constitution drafted and adopted up to this year's session of the synod, your committee proposes that this constitution be sharply examined and, as far as possible, perfected.

II. With regard to the mission cause, your committee proposes that the synod again this year take up the cause of the German brethren in the faith who have no preacher. Respectfully,
J. F. Meisner,
Dr. Oscar,
C. A. Hunger.

Resolved, that this report be accepted and a committee be appointed to draw up a draft constitution and present it to the synod, since the one provisionally adopted is not at present available. Appointed to this committee were J. F. Meisner, W. Wier, and Dr. Hunger.

The synod then proceeded to answer the question: Does this synod grant... [remainder of this transitional sentence is garbled beyond recovery in the source]

Pastor J. F. Isensee: congregations: 2, children baptized: 20, confirmed: 9, communicants: 172, buried: 6.
Pastor J. G. Kunz: congregations: 2, children baptized: 37, confirmed: [illegible], communicants: 300, buried: [illegible].
Pastor W. Wier: congregations: 4, children baptized: 55, confirmed: 18, communicants: 250, buried: 12.
Pastor J. F. Meisner: — — — — —
J. G. Kunz, Secretary.

Whether to grant a candidate's license or not? This matter was examined from many sides, long discussed, and at last decided in this way: that we grant no candidate's license, but, if necessary, a catechist's license.

Resolved, that the synod, in view of important reasons, grant a candidate's license for this year.

Resolved, that the brethren visit the vacant congregations near them as often as possible.

Resolved, that we make it our concern to promote the circulation of the "Lutheraner."

Resolved, that the secretary see to an excerpt of the proceedings being printed in the "Lutheraner," and that $5.00 be sent to the editor, for which he shall, at the secretary's direction, send copies of the "Lutheraner."

Resolved, that we hold our next session in St. John's Church, Caesar Creek Township, Dearborn Co., Ind., on the first Thursday in September 1848.

The ministerium resolved that Mr. Christian Busse be granted a candidate's license for one year; further, that Mr. A. Brand receive a license as soon as he has an honorable release from the Synod of the West; and, with regard to Mr. Candidate Luke, resolved that the president and secretary be authorized to write to the said Mr. Luke, to examine him, and, if they find him qualified, to grant him a license until the next session of the synod.

Prayer by the president.

During the time of our session, preaching was done every evening by the various brethren. On the Lord's Day the Holy Supper was celebrated, and the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ was administered to a large number of communicants.

May the divine blessing rest upon all that was done, that his name be glorified and his kingdom spread abroad. Amen.

Collections raised for the synodical treasury:
In J. Isensee's congregations: $2.70
In Kunz's congregations: $3.12 [final digit uncertain]
In Wier's congregations: $8.31
In Kunz's congregations: $1.00

Certification. Paid.

3rd year: Messrs. P. Bürger and Brothers Bergt.
4th year: Messrs. P. Becker, Brothers Bergt, Jul. Bilz, P. Döpken, Georg Eckert, Ludw. Hölter, Johanning, P. Schmidt, P. Scholz, and Heinr. Wolter.
4th year through No. 16: Messrs. Peter Ladig, Joh. Nessel, and Nicol. Zelt.
First half of the 4th year: Mr. Joh. Gottlob Müller.

The German Lutheran St. John's Congregation (Unaltered Augsburg Confession) at Neudettelsau has received for its church building: from Pastor Hinks, $1.00; from Pastor Schneider and his congregations, $11.46; from the Lutheran congregation at Evansville, Ind., $2.56; from Pastor Lochner, $2.00; from Pastor Hattstädt's congregations, $5.00; from Pastor Crämer's congregation, $13.00; from Pastor T., $1.25; from Pastor Sihler and his congregation at Fort Wayne, $10.00; from Pastor Schürmann and his congregation, $3.00; from Pastor R., $1.00; from Pastor Schuster's congregation, $1.05; through Pastor Löber, $4.00; from Pastor Fürbringer's congregation, $3.95; from Pastor Romanowsky's congregations, $10.00; from Pastor Husmann's congregations, $2.00; from Pastor Jäcker's congregation, $3.00; from the congregation at St. Louis, $29.40. To all the loving givers our heartfelt thanks, with the prayer that the Lord may reward them in rich measure! In the name of the congregation:

Neudettelsau, November 1, 1847.
The church council:
G. Rausch, G. Scheiderer,
Ph. Rupprecht, M. Göß,
B. Bischoff, K. Scheiderer.

Received.

$2.00 from Mr. Ferd. Langner for the mission fund, $1.00 likewise from Mr. G. Rausch, $1.00 from Mr. Pastor Löber for the mission in Frankenmuth, 50 cents likewise from Mr. Georg Klügel, 25 cents from Mr. [name illegible] for the mission in Frankenmuth, $1.25 for the seminary at Altenburg, Perry Co., $1.50 for the seminary at Fort Wayne, Ind., from the Lutheran congregation of Pastor Scholz in Minden, near Nashville, Washington Co., Ill.

Printed by Arthur Olshausen, publisher of the Anzeiger des Westens.