# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1852 06 22_S176
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apparently forgotten what he had promised; I saw myself, he said, that he had become very zealous. He therefore sent the lad once more to the pulpit and repeated the former request. The Father made a face as if he were about to grow angry, turned himself round, took one of the books lying at the side and said: "That no one may think that I fear for my cause, I will send the book to him who desires it, and that he may see at once where it stands, I will mark the place." He also took a red-chalk pencil out of his pocket, made a nick (stroke) at the side of a leaf and handed it to the lad, that he should bring it to me. When I now took the book and read the marked place, the book was — in the first place Latin, and the passage (the place) treated of something quite different from what the Father had read out; yea, when I now looked at the title-page, the book was — a volume of the writings of the ancient church father Chrysostom! I therefore held up to Mr. Weislinger at once the knavery of the Jesuit, held the book also up on high and said aloud, "that this was no tome of Luther's, but of the writings of Chrysostom; one should learn from it how one dealt with Luther!" The Father, however, had meanwhile up there put himself into a new great zeal, that one should believe he did not hear for zeal what went on below. So there was naturally not much to be done for me in such a place; I had to content myself with Weislinger's promising me satisfaction, who, however, at the same time begged me that I would not inconvenience the Father, since he would come down weary from the sermon; he would himself show me the right tome (volume of the Lutheran writings). But when I soon after reminded him of his promise, he excused himself with other business."

"The Christian reader sees from this" — so Fresenius concludes his narrative, — "how falsely and lightly Luther's writings are treated. The story cannot be denied. If Mr. Weislinger will not deliberately deny it, he will confess to every one who asks him that it is as I have written. Though the kind reader will doubt it all the less when he reads on in this treatise and finds that our adversaries are not at all ashamed to put such palpable falsifications of Scripture into public print; whence one may conclude that in their sermons for such sake they have still much less scruple."

Therefore be warned also, you, dear reader of the "Lutheraner," against the Jesuits and their helpers. You cannot trust them, and though they cry and write a thousand times: "Behold, read, so it stands literally written in Luther's own writings!" These gentlemen know neither shame nor shyness; and when they have been put to shame a thousand times with their lies about Luther, they cower down for some short time, but soon come forth again, and, as if they had never troubled a water, begin the old knavery over again from the start.

Complete Bible.

We hereby call the attention of readers, preachers and laymen to an edition of the Bible in Luther's German translation, which has been provided by Messrs. Eggers and Wilde in Cincinnati, and Fr. W. Christern and King and Baird in Philadelphia. This edition is to be preferred not only to the ordinary ones issued by the English-American Bible Society, but also to every other American edition. It contains the Apocrypha; so far as we were able to compare the edition, also good summaries in accordance with the faith, also as regards the prophetic portions; a good and complete selection of parallel passages; a complete list of the customary pericopes; paper, finally, and print are excellent; the binding (black pressed leather) strong and durable; format large octavo.

The retail price is $1,75. for a copy. The price per dozen $15,00. Larger orders receive still more favorable terms, which may be learned upon written inquiry of the publishing gentlemen. There are also copies in gilt edges with case at $2,25.; per dozen for $18,00 in stock. For the West the firm of J. Eggers and Wilde in Cincinnati has the main depot.

We think the dear brethren in the ministry should be concerned to recommend the one announced, instead of the ordinary American editions, which are partly incomplete, partly have incorrect summaries and parallel passages, yea, even here and there depart from the Lutheran text more materially than all others. How fine it would be if in every congregation a little Bible society were formed, bought a fair supply, and so made it possible that every one in the congregation might at any time obtain a good edition of the Bible cheaply!

Church News.

It is a great joy to me to be able to communicate to you the following church news:

The German Evangelical Lutheran Mount Pleasant congregation, near Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana, which since my being here could be served only very scantily by me as a filial, has now regularly called the candidate of the holy ministry, Mr. Friedrich Schumann, as its pastor and shepherd of souls, and he was thereupon, by commission of the first Vice-President of our Synod, the Rev. Dr. W. Sihler at Fort Wayne, on Wednesday after the holy feast of Pentecost, that is, on the 2nd of June, by me, with the assistance of Pastor Schürmann, before the assembled congregation solemnly ordained and installed in his office, with obligation to all the Symbols of our dear Ev. Luth. Church.

May the faithful God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ abundantly bless the newly called, as well as the congregation entrusted to him, and keep them in His grace unto the end. Amen.

With high regard, yours, Carl Fricke.

Indianapolis, the 3rd of June 1852.

Columbus, Ia., 8 June 1852.

Honored Mr. President!

I make to you herewith the most respectful announcement that the candidate of the holy ministry, Mr. Jacob Rauschert, former pupil of the preachers' seminary at Fort Wayne, after he had received a regular call from my hitherto filial congregation on the Clifty near Columbus, Ia., on Tuesday after the feast of Trinity, that is, on the 8th of June of this year, by commission of the Vice-President, Dr. W. Sihler, by me, with the assistance of Pastor Sauer, before the assembled congregation was solemnly ordained and installed in his office.

May the faithful God and Savior of his Church strengthen this dear brother in his holy office, that he, armed with the sword of the Spirit, may freely face all the coarse and crafty raging of Satan; and bless him greatly, that the word of the 84th Psalm may also be true in him: "The teachers are adorned with much blessing. They obtain one victory after another, so that one must say, the true God is in Zion."

Your most obedient, Rudolph Klinckenberg.

The address of the dear brother is:

Rev. Jacob Rauschert, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Ia.

Receipt.

For the building of the Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church at Milwaukie, Wisc., consecrated on Trinity Sunday 1851, the following kind contributions have been received in the course of a year from Lutheran congregations and individual persons:

From the congregation in Chicago $9,00.
" Mr. Rusch there 50.
" the congregation of Pastor Schieferdecker in Altenburg 4,00.
Through Pastor Lehmann in Hannover, namely:
from D. B. Bertling 70.
" A. Paar 25.
" Fr. Körber 25.
" A. Roth 30.
From the Zion congregation of Pastor Streckfuß 3,00.
" the congregation of Pastor Stulnazi 5,00.
" the congregation at Fort Wayne 26,00.
" the congregation of Pastor Baumgart on Elkhorn Prairie 10,20.
" the congregation of Pastor Claus in Neumelle 5,00.
" the congregation at St. Charles 7,00.
" the congregation in Neuendettelau 5,00.
Total $76,20.

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