# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S257
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Ey. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1926. 943

Place of the Next Convention.
- (German Report; p. 336.)
Report of Committee 22.

Your Committee recommends concerning Overture 61 that Synod
accept the invitation of the Chicago Pastoral Conference and as-
semble three years hence in Chicago.

The recommendation was adopted.

Resolutions of Thanks,

In addition to the resolutions of thanks recorded under various
reports, Synod, in its last session, tendered votes of thanks —
1. To the congregations of St. Louis and vicinity for the enter-
tainment of Synod (by rising);
2. To Holy Cross and Redeemer Congregations for the use of
their church property (by rising) ;
3. To all good Lutherans for their generous hospitality (by
rising) ;
4. To all who participated in preparing and managing the dedi-
catory exercises of Concordia Seminary (by rising) ;
5. To the Hon. Louis Alt, Postmaster of St. Louis, and his as-
sistant, Mr. Wm. Lottmann, for the installation of the Lutheran
Convention U.S. Post Office in Holy Cross School Hall; ;
6. To-the local’ press and the Associated Press for disseminating
~ news of the convention;
7. To Mr. Roy ‘P. Atwood, mayor of Clayton, Mo., and Sheriff
E Albert Wilmas and his deputies of St. Louis County for their faithful
~ and efficient work at the dedication of the new Seminary.

Greetings.
(German Report, p. 336.)

Synod instructed its Secretary to convey its greetings and con-
gratulations to the following celebrants of rare anniversaries: Pastor
= Wm. H. Lothmann, of Akron, O., on the sixtieth anniversary of his
-' ordination; President F. Brunn, of Oak Glen, Ill, and Pastors J. 0.
_ Strasen, of Milwaukee, C. Hafner, of Haven, Kans., and G. Birk-
mann, of Giddings, Tex., on the fiftieth anniversaries of their ordina-
tion to the ministry,
: Synod greeted, by rising, the Rev. Prof. F. Bente, D. D., and ex-
~ pressed. its joy over the fact that he had sufficiently recovered his
F health to attend sessions.
Synod wished First Vice-President F. Brand, Director of Foreign
Missions, Godspeed on his journey to China.

SOLI DEO GLORIA!