# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1929_S164
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164 Proceedings of Thirty-Fourth Regular Convention

ever the Treasurer had investments to make; a committee consist; .
of Messrs. Ewald Schuettner, Chas. Burde, and Richard Borres, 3g
has continued to serve as Fiduciary Committee, at least one of pol
always being present whenever the Treasurer had occasion to van
Synod’s safety-deposit box. Mr.S.T.G. Smith, who died on Aprils
1929, continued up to his death to serve Synod, particularly Synod,
treasury, as legal adviser. His services were tendered free of char, ‘
In conclusion, reference is made to the attest of both audits that

by the Synodical Committee, Mr. W. F. Lottmann, chairman, and that
by the professional accountants Jeff K. Stone.
Respectfully submitted,

E. Seven, Treasurer,

Recommendations of Committee 17 Regarding the
Treasurer’s Report.

We recommend, a) that Synod accept the report of our Synodical
Treasurer, Mr. E. Seuel, pages 174 to 192 of the Reports and Memo-
rials, including the report of the Legacy Officer, together with the
attest of the Board of Auditors annually printed in our synodical
papers Lutheraner and Lutheran Witness; b) that Synod extend
a vote of thanks to our Treasurer, Mr. E. Seuel, for his loyal and
efficient services; also to the gentlemen who so ably assisted him-
Mr. Theodore W. Eckhart, the Financial Secretary, Messrs. A. G.
Brauer, Robert H. Leonhardt, and Walter Schlueter, who served as
Board of Control when the Treasurer had investments to make; to
Messrs. Ewald Schuettner, Charles Burde, and Richard Borrenpohl,
who acted as Fiduciary Committee; to Messrs. Wm. Lottmann, 0.E.
Fischer, and Wm. H. Roschke, Board of Auditors, and finally to the
“Pay Synod’s Debt” Committee for the efforts being made to raise
$750,000 to pay off Synod’s debts. Mr.S.T.G. Smith, who died on
April 5, 1929, served Synod and Synod’s Treasurer up to his death as
legal adviser free of charge, which herewith is gratefully recorded.

As requested by the Treasurer in his report, page 192, regarding
an item of $5,147.31 listed in Paragraph “Y” under “deferred
charges” as an asset of Synod, but which is in fact a payment made
by the Treasurer’s office for the work of school defense, for which no
appropriation has been made or collected, we recommend that this
item be stricken from Synod’s assets and charged off to the synodical
treasury and so be made to disappear from the Treasurer’s books.

All these recommendations were adopted by Synod.

Auditors’ Report.

Pursuant to the rules of Synod we respectfully submit the fol-
lowing report covering our activities since our election in June, 1926.
2. Mr. Wm. Schroeder, who was elected a member of our Board,
did not accept the office. Dr. Pfotenhauer appointed Mr. Wm. Lott-