# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1851 04 01_S128
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"I seek a man."

Laertius relateth of the heathen philosopher Diogenes that he once went about in broad daylight, a lantern in his hand, in the market-place at Corinth, and gave to those who called him to account for it this answer: "I seek a man." At another time he is said to have cried out aloud: "Hither, ye men!" and when upon this a great multitude of citizens had gathered, and he was asked what he then desired, he drove the assembled crowd from him with a staff and said: "Away! I called men to come, and not dunghills:"

Now, when so many no longer believe in God, immortality and an eternal retribution, yea, when atheism and the mocking of religion have infected all classes, one might well wish to light the lantern of Diogenes again, for are they still to be accounted men who deny the consciousness written by nature in the heart of all men: "There is a God, a righteous Judge in heaven"? No, they have sunk even beneath the beasts, for "the ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib" (Is. 1, 3. cf. Jer. 8, 7.) — they are — dunghills.

"None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him."
Psalm 49, 8.

In the Roman Church, as is well known, the man who would be saved is referred not alone to the all-sufficient merit of the one Mediator, but just as much to the alleged merits of the so-called saints, in which he is to become a partaker through the papal indulgence, and to the sacrifices which the priests are to offer to God for all in the masses. How comfortless this doctrine, which so grievously dishonoreth Christ's merit, is, needeth no proof; yet it is certainly not without profit to call to mind again and again the cases where its comfortlessness hath been plainly revealed before all the world, as a warning to the deceived. An example of this is the celebrated expounder of the papal law, Johannes Teutonicus, formerly provost of the cathedral at Halberstadt. Already in his lifetime (he lived in the 13th century) he perceived that the papal indulgence was perhaps not quite so sure a thing, and therefore opposed it when the Pope proclaimed such an indulgence; but when it came to dying with him, he made yet the following confession: "We have had in our life those who for us went to choir, who for us tilled the field, who for us sang mass and prayed the horas canonicas: whom shall we now take, who for us shall go down to hell and we be redeemed?"

As the Wine, so the Latin.

A student of philology (the science of language) once visited, during the vacation, his former gymnasium rector, who happened to have company. The rector began to speak Latin with him, and when he saw that his former pupil had made good progress, he had a bottle of wine brought in. The student drank (it was genuine (that is, sour) Naumburger) and said: bonus vinum! (in German, about: Gutes Wein!) The old rector smiled, he thought the student had made this blunder by mistake, and spoke on. They became so absorbed that soon a second bottle had to be fetched, and because the rector felt ever greater joy at the progress of his old pupil, he had a better sort brought. When the student had tasted this, he said: bonum vinum! (In German: Guter Wein!) The rector asked him now why he had spoken differently before? To this the student answered: quale vinum, tale latinum (that is, as the wine, so the Latin). — Let all those take note of this to whom it often, as we hear, does not at all please that the "Lutheraner" at times speaketh, in the opinion of certain people, somewhat too German: As the wine, so the Latin; as the deed, so the title.

The little work recommended in No. 13 of this paper as a gift for the confirmed youth:

"Timotheus"

hath — printed on 155 pages of excellently good paper in duodecimo — just left the press, and bound copies will be had in the next few days at the Expedition of the "Lutheraner." The price of one is provisionally set at — 30 Cents; in gilt edges 50 Cents.

Received
for the Synodical Mission Fund:

From the congregations of Pastor Hattstädt in and about Monroe, Mich. $5. 79.
" his school children 1. 21.
Through Pastor Best at Palmyra, Mo., namely:
From an anonymous giver 1. 00.
" " " " 35.
" an anonymous woman 45.
" J. H. Liborius 25.
" M. Hetz 10.
" Adam Weiß 25.
" H. Strark 10.
" H. Hartwig 10.
" Frau Weiß and Frau Muder 25.
" Johann Schammel 25.
" G. Drescher 25.
" Pf. Frankenbach 15.
" F. J. Meyer 10.
" Fr. Martha Muder 20.
" Johann Schwarz 20.
From various members of the congregation of Pastor Brohm in New York 7. 42.
" Herr Michael Kreutel 50.
" " P. S. 1. 00.
" the congregation at Frankenlust, Mich. 3. 00.
" H. Sch. 2. 00.
" Fr. Sch. 24.

Correction.

The sums sent in last year by Pastor Hattstädt to the Synodical Fund, respectively $4. 70. and $1. 30., were erroneously acknowledged in No. 26. Jahrg. 6. as mission moneys.

F. W. Barthel, Treasurer.

Paid

for the 7th volume, the gentlemen Christian Auch, Gottfried Beck, P. Buhre, P. Brohm (26 copies), Daniel Dobler, P. Grabau, Carl Heckmann, Körner, Michael Kreutel (50 Cts.), P. Quast (50 Cents).

Changed Address.
Prof. A. Biewend, Concordia Collegium
St. Louis, Mo.

Books and Pamphlets
to be had at the Expedition of the Lutheraner
at the prices appended.

Dr. Martin Luthers kl. Catechismus, unaltered reprint 10.
The dozen $1. Hundred copies $7.
Die Verfassung der deutschen evang. luth. Synode von Missouri, Ohio u. a. St., with an introduction and explanatory remarks 5.
The dozen 50; 25 copies $1.
Erster Synodalbericht der deutschen evang. luth. Synode von Missouri, Ohio u. a. St. of the year 1847 10.
Zweiter, Dritter und Vierter Synodalbericht of the same Synod, each 10.
Dritter Jahrgang des Lutheraners of 1846—47. No. 8—26. 50.
(The 1st and 2nd volumes are out of print.)
Vierter und fünfter Jahrgang des Lutheraners $1.
Christliches Concordienbuch, that is, Symbolical Books of the Evang. Luth. Church, New York edition, bound in embossed leather $1. 25.
Gespräche zwischen zwei Lutheranern über den Methodismus, (in pamphlet form) 1 copy 5.
Dr. Martin Luthers Tractat von der wahren Kirche, 2 copies 5.
Dr. Luthers Hauspostille, or Sermons on the Gospels for the Sundays and Festivals of the whole year, New York edition, bound in calf $2.
Kirchen-Gesangbuch für evang. luth. Gemeinden, to which the Sunday and festival pericopes are appended, published by the local Evang. Luth. Congregation U. A. C., in embossed leather binding, the copy 75.
The dozen $8, 100 copies $62. 50 for cash payment.
ABC-Buch, New York edition, the copy 10.
(The dozen $1.)
Johann Hübners Biblische Historien aus dem Alten und Neuen Testamente. Unaltered reprint, New York edition, singly 25.
by the dozen $2. 60.
Dr. Martin Luthers Auslegung des 90. Psalms, stitched and trimmed 15.
by the dozen $1. 50.
Spruchbuch zum kl. Catechismus Lutheri. Compiled by order of the Synod of Missouri etc., by Pastor Fr. Wynecken, the copy 15.
by the dozen $1. 50.
Der Hirtenbrief des Herrn P. Graubau zu Buffalo v. J. 1840, together with the writings exchanged between him and several Lutheran pastors of Missouri 15.

Printed by Moritz Niedner,
North-east corner of Third and Chestnut Street.