It was donated to the Institute by Miss Clara Loeber in 1943. While the Stephan cup and saucer set is one of CHI's most unusual items, it is not presently on display in the museum because it needs restoration and is extremely fragile. Concordia Historical Institute Museum is best known for the artifacts in its exhibits that are significant to the history of Lutheranism in America. These items come from the large collection that the museum staff is entrusted to conserve and display. But the story of our church would be incomplete if artifacts were not accompanied by documents.
Documents serve as written testimony to the accuracy of the history being presented.
Fortunately, the museum has ready access to the largest archive collection on Lutheranism in America in CHI's archives. The document was printed in St. Louis. Preliminary meetings were held beginning in 1845 to discuss the forming of a synod. The first such meeting held in September of that year took place in Cleveland, Ohio. At that meeting it was agreed that there was the need to form a new synod.