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THE LUTHERAN PIONEER

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Christian Church a Building that will Never Fall.”
Rey. E. Riedel made an address on “The Reasons
for Building a Theological Seminary.” The houses
on our property at this place are well under repair.
Hedges have again been planted, also a number of
vines along the wall. The house under construc-
tion at Kuling will be finished soon. Repairs on
the other houses at Kuling are under way. Walls
and paths are under construction.

Military conditions are very favorable at all
stations. Watch-towers have been built on the out-
skirts of the city of Hankow against communistic
attacks. The Reds were reported as being near
the city of Wuchang. However, there is no imme-
diate cause for alarm.

In general, the health of the missionaries has
been good. Rey. M. Zschiegner reports: ‘Mrs.
Zschiegner had to undergo an operation on April 2,
which was successful, thanks to God, and since the
15th she is at home convalescing.”

THE Pusiiciry CoMMITTEE,
per W. WERLING.

Convention of Synodical Conference.

The Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference
of North America convened August 10—15 in the
midst of Immanuel Congregation at Mankato, Min-
nesota, the Rev. A. Ackermann, pastor. In the
opening service Pastor Karl Kretzschmar of Fort
Smith, Arkansas, a former worker in our Colored

td at Mankato, Minnesota, August 10—15, 1932.

Dr. L. Fuerbringer,

the Reelected President of the Lutheran
Synodical Conference.

Missions at New Orleans, preached the sermon.
Dr. L. Fuerbringer was unanimously reelected Presi-
dent of the Synodical Conference, and the Rev. B.
Schlueter was reelected to the Vice-Presidency.
Dr. Geo. Schick was chosen Secretary. The doc-
trinal discussions, to which two and a half hours
daily were devoted, were led by Prof. G. Meyer; the
subject of the discussions was “The Kingly Office
of Christ.” The rest of the time was largely de-
voted to Colored Missions, an enterprise conducted