# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_M rz 1862_S89
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The German Congregations of Australia.    89

1. The "Evangelical Lutheran Church of Victoria" is recognized by us as Lutheran.

2. Admission to baptismal sponsorship in our congregations is included in this.

3. Likewise altar fellowship.

4. Since, like them, we have at heart the spread of the kingdom of God, and since we would especially like to serve our German fellow-countrymen in Australia, we make the cause, so actively pursued in Victoria, of the distribution of Bibles and edifying writings, our own as well, in that we collect voluntary contributions for the Bible colporteur there, while in turn claiming a proportionate measure of his activity also in our own colony.

We wish for a mutual sending of delegates between the synods.

We express the hope, looking up to the Lord, that this mutual rapprochement will bring blessing to both parties and afford many a joyful prospect for the future.

III. Moravian congregation; Bethel near Capunda, Pastor Schondorf. This congregation has a Christian day school, in which the pastor himself gives the instruction.

IV. Pastor Fiedler in Hahndorf serves the Lutheran congregations at Hahndorf, Lobethal, Blumberg, Bugle-Ranges, and Adelaide.

V. C. Maschmedt in Klemzig serves as pastor in Klemzig and Adelaide.

VI. Pastor Auricht serves the Kavel congregation in Langmeil.

VII. Pastor Kappler serves in Mount Gambier and Adelaide.

In Mount Gambier there has existed since 1861, under the direction of Mr. Straube, a well-attended day school.

NB. The above synods and congregations hold to the confessions of the Lutheran Church.

VIII. Dr. Mücke in Tanunda is a preacher to Protestant congregations in Tanunda and Lyndoch-Valley.

B. Victoria.

I. Synod of Victoria: Melbourne, Westgarthtown, Waldau, and Berwick, Pastor Göthe since 1852; Germantown, vacant; Ballarat, Smythesdale, and Creswick, Pastor Niquet since 1856; Castlemaine, Maldon, and Yandoit, Pastor Hausmann since 1861; Bendigo, assistant pastor von Thun since 1860. — The congregations of Melbourne, Westgarthtown, Waldau, Berwick, Germantown, and Bendigo have, besides their Christian day schools, also Sunday schools, through which the children are accustomed early to a proper observance of Sunday. — The synod meets annually. President: Pastor Göthe.

NB. Concerning the relation of the Synod of Victoria to the Synodical Union of Lights'-Pass, see above.