# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S346
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846 , Appeal Matters
the St. Stephanus appeal recommended that this appeal be upheld,
whereupon Synod turned the entire matter over to the new Board
of Appeals. The Board held a hearing on this matter in Detroit:
following -this hearing, the Board, through a subcommittee, made
earnest efforts to effect a conciliation by meeting with the voters
of St. Paul’s and urging them to return to St.Stephanus. The
members of the latter, on the other hand, declared that they would
cheerfully forgive them and gladly grant them releases to sister
congregations, While a number of families of St. Paul’s returned :
and were received back by St, Stephanus, St, Paul’s Congregation 2
as such refused to follow the Suggestion of the Board that it dis
Solve, and -the Board rendered a decision upholding the appeal of © §

Same conclusion as the Board of Appeals,

Synod also in 1941 referred to the Board of Appeals the appeal
of Dr. O, H. Pannkoke from a decision of the English District up-
holding the sentence of self-excommunication Pronounced upon
Dr. Pannkoke by Trinity Congregation, Oak Park, Ill. Two hear-

disposing of the case. The skeleton convention of the English
District in 1943 decided. to appeal from the Board’s decision to

and called upon: him for apologies to. “Hometown Church,” to .
President “I. M. Busy,” and to Synod. Dr. Pannkoke has submitted -
the following apology. i

the Smith Case Reporter,