# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1923_S3
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PROCEEDINGS
. . of the a
Thirty-Second Regular Meeting

‘ of. the
Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States,
Assembled at
Fort Wayne, Ind., June 20 to 29, 1928.

LN. J.

The delegates of the Thirty-second Convention: of the Evan-
gelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States as-
sembled at Fort Wayne, Ind., on June 20. The opening services were
conducted in St. Paul’s Church at 10 a.m. The Third Vice-President,
Rev. G. Bernthal, delivered the convention sermon from Eph. 4, 6.

Sessions.

Fifteen business sessions were held in the chapel of Concordia
College, from Wednesday afternoon, June 20, to Friday noon, June 29.
Hours for sessions were: 9 to 12 in the morning and 1.30 to 4 in the
afternoon. Most afternoon sessions of ‘the second week lasted to
4.30 p.m. Each session was opened with a brief devotional exercise
by the chaplain, Rev. P. Fickstaedt, of Laporte, Ind. The devotional
exercise on the morning of June 26 was given the form of a memorial
service for the brethren who had departed this life during the -past
three years.

The First Session.

The first session began at 2 p.u. with a short devotional exercise
by Rev. Wm. Moll. For 4 list of members the delegates were referred
to the booklet gotten out by Concordia Publishing House and pre-
sented to each delegate. Registration for the delegates had been
in progress since the morning, and the secretary reported that up to
the time of opening 239 voting pastors, 230 lay delegates, 26, advisory
pastors, 68 teachers, and 138 officials and especially accredited‘ mem-
bers of Synod had registered, while 38 voting pastors, 47 lay dele-
gates, 10 advisory pastors, and -13 teachers had not yet registered. .
President Pfotenhaver hereupon declared the Synod opened. and read
"his address and report. ; ‘ °

The President’s Address,
(German Report, p.. 4.) ~ .
In a democracy one usually finds political parties representing
different tendencies and antagonizing each other. Such parties often-
benefit the state. They foster civic virtue and interest in the public

welfare; they check, in a measure, waste and bribery and keep ras-
cality within bounds.: . -.