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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1926, Page 152

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' 452 Proceedings of Thirty-Third Regular Convention,

“Pursuant to your honorable body’s request that our English Dis-
trict give the matter of amalgamation earnest consideration, we beg
leave to report that this has been done. At our convention in Cin-
cinnati, in 1924, our District resolved that a committee be appointed
to study the question of amalgamation earnestly and diligently and
report its recommendation to our convention to be held in 1925. This
committee was duly appointed and placed the following resolution
before our convention at Buffalo, N. Y., which was subsequently
passed by unanimous vote: ‘After mature and serious study of the
question of a dissolution of our. District and’ amalgamation of our
congregations with other Districts of our General Body we beg leave
respectfully to reply that we cannot find in the premises a warrant
for a proposal on our part for amalgamation.’ ”

' Respectfully submitted by your Committee:
H.W. Barters, Chairman.
- Bernarp H. HEMMETER.
G. Scuuzsstzr, Secretary.

The question of amalgamation was brought before Synod again
by the following , a
Memorial of California and Nevada District.
The convention of the California and Nevada District, held at
Lodi, Cal., July 8 to 14, 1925, received a petition from the District
Pastoral Conference to the effect “that we recommend to the General
Body to take proper steps to have the English District of Synod dis-
solve and to request the congregations now belonging to the English
District and located in the territory of the other Districts of Synod
to unite with those Districts in the territory ‘of which they are §
located.” 4
“Resolved that our secretary’ send the following resolution to
the convention of the General Body held at St. Louis, Mo., June’S:
to 18, 1926: — . . ba
“Wyureas, The majority of the congregations of the synodical
Districts is now predominantly English ; toe
‘“Wrereas, Because of this fact the‘ present arrangement ‘of
a separate English District of Synod, scattered over all parts of our
country and doing its work in the territory of all the other District:
of Synod, is no longer necessary ; oi
“Wuerras, Greater efficiency and harmony can be attained ‘iii
the work of Synod and the saving of no small-amount of money can
be effected; therefore be it : ‘i
“Resolved, That the California and Nevada District, by unatil
_imous vote, hereby respectfully petition the Evangelical Lutherdi