# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S406
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406 ‘ Miscellaneous Matters

.6. Wuereas, The Lord in His goodness and. mercy has called:
unto Himself the following laymen, who rendered special servi
unto the Church, as reported in the Lutheran Witness: Paul Ove

City, Iowa, died 1942; Oscar Beumer, St. Louis, died 1942; Martin:
C. Bartels, St. Louis, died 1942; Gustav Kaufmann, New York, died -
1944; W. Wischmeyer, St. Louis, died 1944, Board of Directors
Concordia. Publishing House; Henry L. Schulz, St. Louis, died 1944,"
Board of Directors, Concordia Publishing House; Henry Vetter, :.
Hinsdale, Mlinois, Board of Missions; therefore be it :

Resolved, That Synod honor their memory by acknowledging.‘
with gratitude toward God the good things which He through these
men has done for His Church.

Presidents, whom the Lord has summoned out of this vale of tears
to Himself-in heaven: Dr. J. A. Rimbach, former President. of
Oregon-Washington District, died 1941; Rev. S. W. Herman Daib,
former President of North Wisconsin District, died 1941; Rev. J. P,
Klausler, President of North Dakota-Montana District at the time
of his death, died 1941; Rev. Aug. F, Breihahn, former President of
South Dakota District, died 1941; Rey. J. C. Meyer, former Presi-
dent of Minnesota District, died 1942; Rev. J. G. Kleinhans, former :
President of Southern Illinois District, died 1942; Rev. Wm.

Cholcher, former President of South Nebraska District, died 1943:
Rev. J. F. Harms, former President of North Nebraska District,
died 1948; Rev. J.D, Matthius, former President of Central District,
died 1944; Rev.G. Birkmann, D, D., former President’ of Texas

Rev. S. Michael, Statistician, died 1943; Rev. E.G. Nachtsheim,

member of Board of Support and Railroad Secretary, died 1943;
Rev. A. W. Bartling, Chicago, Board of Control, River Forest, died
1944; Rev. Henry Haseroth, Oakland, Board of Control, Oakland,
died 1944; Mr, Oo. Ottomar Kolb, former member of Board of Sup
‘port and Pensions, died 1944; and Mr. Henry Jost, Board for South