Springfield, Friday, August 19, 1977.

Recognition
Service for
3 Lutheran
Pastors

Three Springfield Lutheran
Pastors will be recognized at
the 11 a.m. Service of the 
Trinity Lutheran Church. 220 S.
2nd St.  

On that day, Dr. Clarence
Spiegel will celebrate the 56th
Anniversary of his ordination;
Dr. Fred Kramer, the 50th;
and Rev. Martin Rothe, the
45th.  

Rev. Loren Kramer, son of
Dr. and Mrs. Kramer, will
deliver the sermon. Rev. Arthur
Kuehnert, president of
the central Illinois district of
the Lutheran Church-Missouri-
Synod, will make a presentation 
at the service.

Dr. Kramer and Dr. Spiegel graduated from 
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO, 
Rev. Rothe was graduated from the Springfield
Seminary.

Dr. Spiegel retired from his 38th year 
of teaching at Concordia Theological 
Seminary in Springfield at the end of 
the 1974-1975 academic year.

Dr. Kramer also taught at
The Seminary until its move to
Indiana.

Rev. Rothe has served parishes in Louisville, 
Staunton, Waterloo. Charleston and
Mount Pulaski, Ill. and
Crown Point, Ind.