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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1959, Page 7

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PRESIDENT’S TRIENNIAL REPORT 7

Mr. A. J. Meyer, Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing
House

The Rev. Rud. R. C. Meyer, former member of Board of Di-
rectors of Concordia Publishing House

Mr. Eugene Miessler, member of Board of Control, Seward

Prof. Louis Rabe, former member of Board of Control, Bronx-
ville

The Rev. Theo. Roschke, former member of Synod’s Church
Extension Board

The Rev. Gerhard Schmidt, former member of Board of Con-
trol, St. Paul, Minn.

Dr. John F. Wenchel, synodical representative

Mr. Edwin E. Zielske, member of Board of Control, St. Paul,
Minn.

Dr. Hans Zorn, former representative of Synod’s Board for
Missions in Foreign Countries

With gratitude to God your President can report that the
committees of the Synodical Conference working under the gra-
cious guidance of the Holy Spirit made progress in their efforts
to improve the relations which, as I reported at the 1956 St. Paul
convention, had become strained. We pray that God may con-
tinue to bestow His blessings on the important work of this com-
mittee.

During the past triennium your President, or one of the Vice-
Presidents, attended 31 meetings of Electoral Colleges for the
election of professors at our seminaries and colleges. The number
of such meetings is growing as enrollments of students increase,
necessitating larger faculties.

Your President, or one of the Vice-Presidents, attended the
meetings of Synod’s Board of Trustees. We have reason to be
thankful to God that He is blessing the work of these trustees.
They manage the Pension Fund, the Lutheran Laymen’s League
Endowment Fund, and other funds very carefully and conscien-
tiously.

During the past triennium Synod’s Board of Directors met
regularly. At one meeting each year a joint session was arranged
with the Board of Trustees of Valparaiso University, twice at
Valparaiso and once in St.Louis. In the book of Reports and
Memorials the Board presents a brief account of its activities. It
may not be amiss to remark that members of the Board spend
many, many hours in meetings during a triennium. Each member
devotes many additional hours and days to the work of Synod.

Your President accepted the invitation of the Finnish National
Church to preach on the occasion of its 60th anniversary on