# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1920_S3
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PROCEEDINGS
of the

Sixteenth Delegate Synod

or

he Thirty-First National Convention
. assembled at

Detroit, Mich., June 16 to 25, 1920.

I. N. J.

wangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other ;
ymbled for its thirty-first National Convention, being the
elegate Synod, at Detroit, Mich., on Wednesday, June ‘16. -
services were held in St. Andrew's Church, the Rev. E.
pastor, at 10 4.&. The sermon was preached by the Rev...
lent F. Brand from Eph. 5,16: “Redeeming the time be-
ays are evil.” A short English address wag also delivered
. Martin S: Sommer. It was an impreggive service. The
peal of its sermons, the mighty choral song of the, throngs
rs, including’ Luther’s “Ein’ Feste Burg,” and the splendid ;
f the 54th Psalm by the Detroit Teachers’ Chorus, all’
towards making it a service long to be remembered.

The First ‘Session,

rat session began promptly at 2 p. M. with Scripture-reading
by the Rev. R. Smukal. The tedious and time-consuming -
f registration of former.years was dispensed with. For the
bers the delegates. were referred to the booklet gotten out

ia Publishing House. Registration of members. in atten-:
been ‘in progress since early in the morning, and the
fy reported that up to 1.30 p.m. 211 voting pastors, 215 voting
#26 presidents, 23 professors, 42 advisory pastors, 64 teachers,
elegates.pf general and district boards had registered. Con-
pre absent or yet ‘unregistered: 32 pastors and 28
upon President Pfotefhauer declared’ the Synod .
d read his Synodical Address ‘and President’s Report.

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