# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1851 09 15_S16
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to overrun Germany, in order to "evangelize" this land, heathen in their eyes, merely to outstrip them? — If some among you, dear readers, think so, it is indeed no wonder; for then we should unhappily not be the first, yea, not so rare an example of how out of Lutherans who formerly stood in right knowledge, enthusiasts and sectarians have come to be. But we can assure you, to God's praise, that God hath not yet given us over to so perverse a mind, but hath preserved us in living knowledge and most inward love of the pure and unadulterated doctrine of our dear Evangelical Lutheran Church, yea, hath strengthened and furthered us more and more therein. But whoso knoweth and holdeth fast this pure evangelical doctrine, it will indeed not occur to him to regard his dear German fatherland as a heathen land, to which missionaries would have to be sent from our poor America, in order to transform it also into so Christian a land as this one here. No, thanks be to the Lord, we are not yet so blinded as not to know that the Lord hath His church also in Germany, as everywhere where His holy Word is still essentially present and doth not yet wholly keep silence.

Yea, we confess it before all the world, that we recognize precisely in the church of our old fatherland our dear mother church, and in that of our new home only her young daughter. We confess that precisely we, whom men here call Old Lutherans despite our protestations, are a plant which was not only transplanted hither from Germany, but also watered from thence, so that in spite of all the heat of the sun it hath not withered, but hath spread its green and blossoming branches farther and farther over this land. Should we tell you, dear readers, what the real occasion of our journey to Germany is, it is this. Hitherto our church here had stood in the loveliest and most intimate communion of spirit, faith, and confession with our German mother church. But for some time it hath come to light that between the church here and that beyond the sea a dissension in important points of doctrine hath arisen, which threateneth to dissolve the blessed bond which hath hitherto united both churches. Since now God saith in His Word: "Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace" (Eph. 4, 3), our Synod hath resolved to elect two delegates from its midst and to send them to Germany, who in its name are to confer orally with the church there concerning the points that have become disputed between us, and, so far as God giveth them grace, to work toward this, that the disturbed unity be restored, and that connections also be formed with such orthodox preachers and congregations as have hitherto remained outwardly distant and strange to us, although near in spirit. We, the undersigned, have been appointed as these delegates. We were indeed to have begun our journey immediately after the holding of our synodical assembly this year, but a grievous sickness, which God's gracious hand laid upon the undersigned, caused him to be able to follow his companion, who had already hastened before him to the East, only on the 15th of this month. Thus far the Lord hath graciously protected and shielded us. Tomorrow we purpose to depart for Liverpool on the English steamship Africa, after we have been richly strengthened and refreshed in body and soul in the house of our dear brother Brohm and in the midst of his dear congregation.

Let this be enough for this time. If the Lord bring us happily to the brethren beyond the sea, we shall from time to time give faithful tidings of what the Lord shall do for us. Finally, we commend ourselves to the fervent intercession of all the brethren here, as indeed we also shall not fail to remember them without ceasing before the Lord.

C. F. W. Walther,
at the same time in the name of his dear companion
F. Wyneken.

Notice.

As last year's chairman of the Pastoral Conference for the District of St. Louis, I make to the honored members thereof the dutiful announcement that it will hold its autumn assembly this year in Collinsville, Madison Co., Ill., from the 10th to the 13th of October.

The orders received from several quarters by the undersigned for the "Melodienbüchlein nach Layritz" announced in No. 24 of the last volume could not up to now be filled, because the printing of the same has only just been finished.

F. W. Barthel.

Received

a.) for the Synodical Mission Treasury:
from Mr. August Sterzel in New York $3.00.
" a small congregation near Collinsville, Ill., through Pastor Strasen 2.00.
" Mr. Albrecht Ilgen 1.00.
through Pastor Selle, sent in from Chicago:
Collection at Mr. Rinker's wedding 1.85.
" " " Fr. Klinke's wedding 1.08.
from Pastor Reichhardt in Noble Co., Ia., sent in: 1.00.
" members of the congregation in St. Louis 8.95.

b.) in contributions toward the traveling expenses of the Delegates to Germany:
from Pastor Sauer in Jackson Co., Ia., and several members of his congregation 8.00.
" Pastor Fricke in Indianapolis and several members of his congregation 12.50.
" Pastor Biltz, sent in 1.00.
" the Lutheran congregation in Chicago, sent in through Pastor Selle 10.00.
" the congregation of Pastor Nützel in Wittenberg, O., 5.00.

F. W. Barthel, Treasurer.

Paid

for Volume 6: Messrs. Fr. Almeyer, Pastor Fr. Besel, Christ. Müller, Joh. Werling.
for Volume 7: Messrs. Pastor Besel, Gollmar, Peter Hobstetter, Kaufmann jun., David Schlegel, Ferdinand Siegle, Joh. Werling, Cantor Wolf.
the 2nd half of Volume 7: Messrs. Joh. Martin Krauß, Ludwig Meyer.
the 1st half of Volume 8: Messrs. Johannes Köpf, J. Martin Krauß, Kreutel, Ludwig Meyer.
for Volume 8: Messrs. Mich. Benz, Heinrich Borrenpohl, Heinrich Beckmann, Friedrich Brand, Lisette Berning, Dankmeyer sen., Joh. Mich. Deuter, Lorenz Fick, Joh. Göglein II., Jacob Göglein, Christoph Hamm, Peter Hobstetter, Albrecht Ilgen, Georg Kauz, Joh. Bernh. Krudop, Wendel Kauz, Johann Wilh. Lindlage, Franz Lankenau, Hemr. Müller, Georg Ohlinger, Hans Oelschläger, Georg Ra[illegible], Pastor Strasen, Wendel Scharf, Pastor Sievers (6 copies), Conrad Trier.

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. Nos. 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 Evangelical Lutheran Church, New York edition, bound in pressed 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 calfskin $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 pressed leather binding, each [illegible].
The dozen $8, 100 copies $62. 50, for cash payment.
The same in smaller format with the same appendices and the same binding, each 50.
The dozen $5.25, 100 copies $40.00, for cash payment.
A B C-Buch, New York edition, each 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 at the commission of the Synod of Missouri etc. by Pastor Fr. Wyneken, each 15.
by the dozen $1. 50.
Der Hirtenbrief des Herrn P. Grabau zu Buffalo v. J. 1840, together with the writings exchanged between him and several Lutheran pastors of Missouri 15.
Brief Dr. Martin Luthers von Einsetzung der Kirchendiener an den Rath zu Prag in Böhmen, of the year 1523, translated from the Latin by Paulus Speratus [illegible].
Timotheus. A gift for confirmed youth. Adapted from Hiller, bound [illegible].

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North corner of Third and Chestnut Streets.