# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_25. Oktober 1927 ff._S385
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Der 2„TutheranesSS

385

The Organization of the Concordia
Historical Institute.
By PRop. W. G. PoLACR.

„When the Committee of St. Louisans which had charge
of the arrangements for the Synodical Convention of 1926
held its closing sessions, its members agreéed to form the
nucleus of a society for the fostering of intéerest in the history
of the Missouri Synod.“ With these words Professor Graeb-
ner, in a brief paragraph in the LTHERAN WITNESS, de-
scribed the manner in which the Concordia Historical Insti-
tute had its inception. Preliminary meetings of these members
were held at Concordia Publishing House from time to time,
and others who were interested in the project joined them.
The work of drafting an adequate constitution for the organi-
zation occupied most of the time at these meetings. Finally,

Professor C. F. W. Walther.

The Earliest Known Portrait of Dr. Walther (about 1850).

From a daguerrotype in the museum of the Concordia Historical Institute.
after much discussion and revision, the constitution and by-
laws were compleéted, and the organization of the Insti tute
could be established. The organization meeting was held at
Concordia Publishing House March 31, 1927.

The Constitution and By-Laws as then adopteéd are
described as to contents on another page.

The following are the charter members: —

Louis H. Waltke Emil Radke W. G. Polack
A. A. Grossmann Theo. Schroeder L. Fuerbringer
Theo. Graebner Louis Sieck A. G. Brauer
Theo. W. Eekhart Fred Stockho R. W. Heintze

John A. Leschen Chas. Wehking, Ir.

The election of officers resulted as follows: President,
Mr. Louis H. Waltke; Vice-President, Prof. L. Fuer-
bringer, D. D.; Secretary, Prof. W. G. Polack; Preasurer,
Mr. Chas. Wehking, Jr.; Financial Secretary, Mr. Theo.
W. Eckhart. — Board of Directors: The president, vice-
president, secretary, treasurer, and Prof. Theo. Graebner,
Mr. Fred Stockho, Mr. A. G. Brauer. — Auditing Commitéee:
Mr. A. A. Grossmann, Mr. E. Radke, Mr. Theo. Schroeder.

Since the organization of the Institute the Board of
Directors has been carrying on the work. Prof. R. W. Heintze
was elected Curator. A suite of rooms in the Administration
Building has been assigned to the Institute for museum pur-
poses by the Board of Control of the Seminary.

Dr. L. Fuerbringer, the president of the old historical
society, formally transferred the properties of that organiza-
tion to the Institute and also arranged that a valuable coin
collection and other objects of historical interest now held by
Concordia Seminary are to be loaned to the Institute with
the consent of the Faculty and Board of Control.

The Institute was incorporated under the laws of the
State of Missouri April, 1927.

The following persons have joined the Institute as life,
sustaining, and active members up to this time: —

LIFE MEMBERSHIP.

1. Mr. Louis H. Waltke, St. Louis, Mo.; 2. Mr. A. G. Brauer,
St. Louis, Mo.; 3. Mr. Theo. H. Lamprecht, New Vork City; 4. Mr.
Louis Alvin Waltke, St. Louis, Mo.; 5. Mr. Fred Stockho, St. Louis,
Mo.; 6. Mr. Louis Stockho, St. Louis, Mo.; 7. Mr. John A. Leschen,
St. Louis, Mo.; 8. Mr. F. G. Haueisen, St. Louis, Mo.; 9. Mr. Edw.

A. Ellerman, St. Louis, Mo.; 10. Mr. Conrad Kellermann, St. Louis,

Mo.; 11. Mr. Chris. Beckemeier, St. Louis, Mo.; 12. Mr. John W.
Boehne, Evansville, Ind.; 13. Mr. Henry W. Horst, Rock Island, IIl.;
14. Mr. A. H. Reller, St. Louis, Mo.; 15. Mrs. Anna Bosse, Evans-
ville, Ind.; 16. Mr. Richard H. Waltke, St. Louis, Mo.; 17. Mr. Her-
bert W. Waltke, St. Louis, Mo.; 18. Mr. C. F. Brandt, Cleveland, O.;
19. Mr. T. C. Haffenreffer, Boston, Mass.; 20. Mr. Chas. Wehking, Ir.,
St. Louis, Mo.; 21. Mr. J. W. Pohlmann, Buffalo, N. V.

SUSTAINING—⁰ MEMBERSHIP.

1. Rev. Alfred Doerffler, St. Louis, Mo.; 2. Mr. F. M. Petersheim,
Evansville, Ind.; 3. Mr. William L. Stuckert, Baltimore, Md.; 4. Mr.
Fred A. Diekmann, Evansville, Ind.; 5. Mr. E. F. Diekmann, Evans-
ville, Ind.; 6. Mr. John W. Boehne, IJr., Evansville, Ind.; 7. Miss
Elizabeth E. Boehne, Evansville, Ind.; 8. Mr. H. C. Kionka, New
Vork, N. V.; 9. Mr. A. H. Ahlbrand, Seymour, Ind.

ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP.

1. Prof. W. G. Polack, St. Louis, Mo.; 2. Prof. L. Fuerbringer,
D. D., St. Louis, Mo.; 3. Mr. Paul T. Buszin, Chicago, IIl.; 4. Rev.
E. F. Tonn, Arenzville, III.; 5. Rev. Wm. H. Luke, St. Louis, Mo.;
6. Mr. Theo. W. Eckhart, St. Louis, Mo.; 7. Rev. G. W. Wolter, Ar-
lington, Nebr.; 8. Rev. P. F. Germann, Decatur, III.; 9. Rev. Walter
Cook, Clay Center, Kans.; 10. Rev. Christopher Merkel, Marwood,
Pa.; 11. Rev. F. H. Brunn, Bay City, Mich.; 12. Rev. P. Eickstaedt,
Laporte, Ind.; 13. Rev. Louis J. Schwartz, Kansas City, Mo.; 14. Rev.
Wm. Hagen, Detroit, Mich.; 15. Mr. Walter Wismar, St. Louis, Mo.;
16. Prof. Henry Lobeck, Concordia, Mo.; 17. Prof. Geo. W. Mueller,
Milwaukee, Wis.; 18. Rev. E. A. Mayer, Frankenmuth, Mich.; 19. Rev.
A. W. Meyer, D. D., Long Island City, N. V.; 20. Rev. G. Prager, North
Milwaukee, Wis.; 21. Mr. Edward M. Jutzi, Saginaw, Mich.; 22. Rev.
F. Rupprecht, St. Louis, Mo.; 23. Prof. Henry A. Koenig, Seward,
Nebr.; 24. Miss Dorothea Blesse, St. Louis, Mo.; 25. Rev. Alfred
Dashner, Ottawa, Can.; 26. Rev. Alf. Fuehler, Hoyleton, III.; 27. Rev.
Theo. S. Keyl, Newark, N. J.; 28. Mr. W. F. Weiherman, St. Louis,
Mo.; 29. Rev. W. F. Wilk, St. Louis, Mo.; 30. Prof. Theo. Graebner,
St. Louis, Mo. (five years); 31. Rev. Walter Wilkens, Grand Island,
Nebr.; 32. Rev. H. E. Brauer, Marengo, IIl.; 33. Mr. C. F. Scheips,
Evansville, Ind.; 34. Rev. Dan. Poellot, Palatine, III.; 35. Prof. John
H. C. Fritz, St. Louis, Mo.; 36. Rev. Erich M. Keller, Milwaukee,
Wis.; 37. Rev. Titus Lang, Quincy, IIl.; 38. Mr. Henry G. H. Kiehl,
Shobonier, III.; 39. Mr. Louis Fischer, Evansville, Ind.; 40. Mr. P.
B. Fellwock, Evansville, Ind.; 41. Mrs. Johanna Fellwock, Evansville,
Ind.; 42. Mr. Peter J. Krentz, Buffalo, N. V.; 43. Mrs. Johanna
Krentz, Buffa lo, N. V.; 44. Rev. Egon G. Wildgrube, Sexsmith, Alta.,
Can.; 45. Mr. Geo. J. Zurstadt, Evansville, Ind.; 46. Rev. J. F.
Boerger, Racine, Wis.; 47. Prof. M. Lochner, Oak Park, III.; 48. Rev.
R. F. Cordes, Poplar, Mont.; 49. Rev. R. G. Lange, Lafe, Ark.; 50. Rev.
Paul M. Freiburger, Tolley, N. Dak.; 51. Prof. Paul F. Koehneke,
Milwaukeéee, Wis.; 52. Mr. Edward Herrmann, Detroit, Mich.; 53. Mr.
R. F. Tresselt, Evansville, Ind.; 54. Rev. Henry B. Hemmeter, D. D.,
Rochester, N. X.; 55. Rev. O. A. Sauer, Richmond, Va.; 56. Rev.
Adam Fahling, Detroit, Mich.; 57. Rev. E. F. Loessel, Longmont,
Colo.; 58. Rev. Henry T. Rauh, Billings, Mont.; 59. Rev. Walter D.
Bauer, Desboro, Ont., Can.; 60. Rev. Otto Hanser, Brooklyn, N. V.;
61. Rev. H. W. Bartels, Cleveland Heights, O.; 62. Rev. Arnold Muel-
ler, Dillsboro, Ind.; 63. Rev. Walter Schroeder, Cole Camp, Mo.

October 20, 1927.