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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1926, Page 151

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z Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1926. 161

1. That we have a German-English service at the opening of
synod; ‘ .

2. That a summary of the President’s report be given also in
the English language;
3 _ 8. That all motions and committee reports be presented to Synod
= in both languages. ‘

The recommendations of the committee were adopted.

Name of Synod Unchanged.
(German Report, p. 240.)

a An unprinted memorial of Zion Church, New Orleans, La., peti-
tioned Synod to strike from its official name the word “Ohio” in the
interest 1) of avoiding confusion with the Ohio Synod, 2) of greater
brevity, and 3) because it represented nothing characteristic.

On recommendation of Committee 13 this petition was declined
since the present name has become thoroughly current and is em-
ployed in all official documents and reports of Synod.

Amalgamation of English District.
(German Report, p. 241.)

The question of amalgamating the congregations of the English
District with those Districts in whose midst they are located was
presented to Synod in 1923, and at that time referred to the English
District, which presented the following report.

Report of the English District.

_ The English District, as requested by the Fort Wayne convention,
- discussed the question of amalgamation of our District with the geo-
.. graphie Districts.of our Synod. Our District, at its last convention,
:; adopted the following report: —

“At the convention of our District held at Cincinnati, O., in 1924,
the President informed the District that he was in receipt of a com-
munication from the Synod relating to amalgamation.

“In response thereto the President, upon resolution of the con-
vention, appointed your Committee to give said question such earnest
and serious study as the subject required and to report its finding and
recommendation to the convention of 1925.

“We beg leave to report that this has been done and hereby report
_ our finding and recommendation: We recommend that this conven-
fF tion respectfully communicate the following to the Ven. Synod of
f Missouri, Ohio, and Other States: —