# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S227
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

214 Proceedings of Thirty-Sixth Regular Convention,

Synod’s Bureau on Lodge Information, to which Pastor Engelbrecht: 4
had been appointed in 1929 and on which he has served upon recom-

mendation of a synodical committee which had served from 1926 to 4

1929 in order to make a study of Synod’s lodge practise. Consisting
of the undersigned, the Bureau has functioned uninterruptedly since
that date, its purpose being to furnish our Missouri Synod with in-
formation regarding the various secret orders, particularly with ref-

disposal of our pastors. Most of the material at St. Louis has been
placed for safe-keeping in the Concordia Seminary library. The
librarian, Prof, R. Heintze, is cooperating with the committee, super-
vising the preparation of a new index with complete cross-references,
All this classifying, ‘cataloguing, and making of extracts as well as
correspondence with hundreds of our ministers has entailed only
a moderate monthly allowance for secretarial] assistanc, filing, and
Postage. Office equipment has been furnished free of charge. The
future functioning of the Bureau, if Synod should desire it, depends
solely upon the provision of necessary clerical help. The cost per
annum is now less than $500.

The files of the Bureau now contain definite information on
125 lodges, and we have on file correspondence with and regarding
78 others.

are continuing on the secret-lodge system: —

American National Union

Daughters of America.

Degree of Honor

Fraternal Aid Union

Homesteaders’ Life Association

Independent Order of Foresters

Junior Order . United American
echanics

Knights of Pythias

Modern Samaritans

National Grange

Patriotic Order Sons of America
Pretorians

Royal Arcanum

Royal Highlanders

Royal League

Royal Neighbors of America
Standard Life Association
Women’s Benefit Association

and several] others, some of these classed ag “patriotic,”

The following have refused to

answer the q

uestions of the Bureau,

and we must continue to consider them lodges: —

American Insurance Union
Daughters of Rebecca.

Nation Union Assurance Society

Neighbors of Woodcraft

Protected Home Circle
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Supreme Tribe of Ben -Hur