I found this expression in the baptism of my great-grand-mother here in Brazil (Lutheran Church).
Vor und Zuname der Tautzeugen-Ulrich Ulrichsen in Vertretung Ernst Böse
Could a Tautzeugen be in Germany and be substituted in the ceremony by another person? I say that because some of the persons (Tautzeugen)seem never have been in Brazil.
Thank you