# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S8
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

2 Foreword

trict Presidents or their representatives: Dr. John Schinnerer of the
Michigan District on Thursday morning; the Rev. F. A. Schwertfeger
of the South Wisconsin District on Thursday afternoon; Dr. Arthur
Brunn of the Atlantic District on Friday morning; the Rev. W. C.
Eifert of the Alberta and British Columbia District on Friday after-
noon; the Rev. Paul Koenig of the Western District on Saturday
morning; the Rev. F. M. L. Nitz of the Oregon and Washington Dis-
trict on Monday morning; the Rev. G. Huebner of the Argentine
District on Monday afternoon; the Rev. W. H. Meyer of the Kansas
District on Tuesday morning; the Rev. W. E. Homann of the Northern
Nebraska District, Tuesday afternoon; the Rev. Paul Fretthold of
the Eastern District, Wednesday morning; the Rev. Theo. Hoemann
of the Iowa District West on Wednesday afternoon; the Rev. J.C.
Schuelke of the Central Illinois District on Thursday morning; the
Rev. F. W. Obermeier of the Colorado District, in a service dedicated
to the memory of Synod’s faithful servants who were called to their
eternal rest during the past triennium, Thursday afternoon; the
Rev. C. Hesse of the Iowa District East on Friday morning. At the
close of the Thursday afternoon session the installation service of
Synod’s President and Vice-Presidents took place. The address,
based on Heb. 5:4, was delivered by Dr. L. Fuerbringer, president of
the St. Louis Seminary; Dr. H. B. Hemmeter, president of the
Springfield Seminary, read the rite of installation. The convention
closed with an impressive service shortly before noon on Friday,
June 27.

Two doctrinal essays were delivered during the convention,
each in three one-half-hour instalments. The first was by Prof.
Theo. Hoyer of the St. Louis Seminary on “Through Justification
unto Sanctification,” the second on “Privileges and Obligations of
the Members of Synod” by Prof. Theo. Laetsch, D.D., also of the
St. Louis Seminary.

Prof. Paul F. Bente served as assistant secretary, efficiently per-
forming the arduous task of writing the daily minutes.