# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1853 02 01_S80
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gladly, however, I confess to you my inability to expound the Gospels as you have done; but I believe just as sincerely that 1 John 2, 22. 23. and 2 John 1 and 7 find their proper application in you, and every Christian should therefore treat you exactly according to the warning of the last-named 2nd Epistle of John, verses 10-11.

If this declaration again offends you — well for you, if thereby you are led to repentance!

Johannes Bundenthal, Mason.
Dayton, the 28th of Decbr. 1852.

Thanks and Request.

The Ev. Luth. Trinity Congregation at Centreville, St. Clair Co., Ill., hereby acknowledges the receipt of $20,00 toward the covering of its church debt from the Ev. Luth. congregation of Rev. Pastor Birkmann in Monroe Co., Ill.

We recognize with hearty thanksgiving the love of this dear sister congregation, with which it has come to the aid of our need.

May God repay it to the dear brethren in time and in eternity.

W. Holls, Pastor.

In publishing the foregoing we feel at the same time constrained to say a word about our extremely needy circumstances.

Under the direction of Rev. Pastor Schieferdecker the congregation built, 3 years ago, a fine, spacious church. Encouraged thereto by the number and signatures of many who wished to contribute toward it, it believed itself at that time able to defray the costs of such a building; but then, through the unfaithfulness of the majority (who separated again, on account of the confession of our Lutheran Church, when the building was already planned), the entire burden of debt of 866 dollars fell upon a small part of only 15 members. Of this sum these few, to be sure with the help of other congregations also, have paid off somewhat over 200 dollars; so that our church debt still amounts to over 600 dollars, which stands out at 10 per cent yearly interest. Although the congregation has now increased to 18, this sum is nevertheless still a great debt in comparison with the few members, mostly without means, a burden which becomes still more oppressive to us through the enormous rate of interest, since we alone have to pay over 60 dollars a year in interest. We know well that just now the love of Christian congregations is being claimed from all sides. But should there then be found among our Christian friends and brethren no one whom the LORD has blessed more in temporal things, and who would be ready, again for the LORD's sake, to lend us a capital, if only a small one, without, or at least with less*) interest, against safe and good security, since it is precisely the high interest that does not let us get to the paying off of the capital? If only from several friends a small sum could be lent to us, so that in this way a capital might first flow to us from several hands, we should thereby, in that we would have to pay no interest, or only little, be enabled to pay off a considerable amount of it yearly. We should thus be helped out of our distress most easily and best.

*) As easily explicable as it is that the brethren in their need promise to be willing to pay at least low interest, so inexplicable would it be if a Christian should demand or even only accept such interest. The Editor.

Should it really be too hard a demand for a Christian to whom the LORD has given in temporal things, to lend his money in such a way, where it would perhaps bear less temporal, but surely so much the more eternal interest? Surely it stands best there, and bears the richest interest, where we can thereby serve the LORD and His Church. Prov. 19, 17: "He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again."

We append our address:
Rev. Wilh. Holls,
Millstadt, F. O.,
St. Clair Co., Ill.

Church Notice.

Whereas Mr. Herrmann Lemcke, candidate of the holy ministry, from Berlin, formerly studying in Columbus, Ohio, and since June of last year at the seminary in Fort Wayne, had received a regular call from the Holy Ghost Congregation on the Sandycreek, Township Raisinville, Co. Monroe, Michigan, and had passed the prescribed examination: he was ordained by me, the undersigned, on the 1st Sunday after Epiphany, with the assistance of Rev. Pastor Trautmann, by commission of the Rev. Vice-President, in the midst of his congregation. May the labors of this dear brother be richly blessed to the honor of God and the salvation of souls! Amen.

His address is:
Rev. Herrmann Lemcke,
Monroe, Mich.
care of Rev. W. Hattstaedt,

W. Hattstädt.

Receipt and Thanks.

The German Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Congregation in Warren Township, Marion Co., Ia., announces with the heartiest gratitude that it has received a collection from the Evangelical Lutheran congregation at Indianapolis, 45 dollars, toward the building of its church and parsonage. May the LORD Jesus richly bless the kind givers with temporal and eternal goods.

E. A. Schürmann, Pastor.

For my support I have received from Mr. Pastor Klinkenberg $6,80, from Mr. Bernbolt 0.95, from Mr. Zur. Dewest 1.00, from Mr. Dorfmeier 0.75, from Mr. Rottmann (sen.) 0.50, from Mr. Welmer (jun.) 1,00.

May the gracious God richly repay the kind givers these their benefactions with temporal, but above all with eternal goods.

Otto Hanser, pupil of the Concordia-Collegium.
St. Louis, the 28th of January 1853.

He acknowledges, with heartfelt thanks to God and the kind givers, to have received $15,00 from the Young Men's Society in the congregations of the Reverend Pastors Seidel, Richmann and Nützel

C. Theodor Gruber.

☞ In regard to the calendars announced in No. 9, I have again made new orders, the arrival of which shall be announced shortly.

F. W. Barthel.

Received.

a. For the Synodal Treasury
from Mr. Pastor Reichardt for the year 1852  $1,00
b. For the Synodal Missions Treasury
from the congregation of Mr. Pastor Wunder in Chicago, Ill.  5,00
" " " " " " Holls in Centreville, Ill.  1,00
" Johann Heinrich Trentmann (in Mr. Pastor Klinkenberg's congregation)  1,00
" Mr. Pastor Hattstadt, sent in from his congregations  5,00
" " " Löber in Frohna, sent in:  5,00
namely: Collection at Mr. Pappizens' wedding $1,70;
Coll. in the congregation on Epiphany 3,30
" the congregation at Altenburg, collected on Epiphany  12,22
" the school children of the Concordia School near St. Louis  3,05
" the congregation of Mr. Pastor Eirich in Chester, Ill.  5,10
" the congregation of Mr. Pastor Scholz in Minden, Washington Co., Ill.  3,3[illegible]
" the congregation of Mr. Pastor Schliepsiek in Pleasant Ridge, Ill.  5,15
" the confirmands and school children in New Bremen near St. Louis  1,10
c. For the support of Concordia College:
from Mr. Ferdinand Löber at Cahla in Saxe-Altenburg  1,25
New Year's gift from the congregation of Mr. Pastor Röbbelen in Frankenmuth, Mich.  20,00
d. For poor students and pupils in Concordia College
from Mr. Heinrich Seele in Indianapolis, Ia.  1,00
" a member of the congregation of Mr. Pastor Claus in Neumelle  4,00
e. For the support of the local college building:
from Mr. Pastor Häckel and his congregations in Sulphurspring and on the Bigriver, Mo.:  12,40
namely: Pastor Häckel 1,00; Heinr. Fabri 0,25, Hermann Lindhorst 0,50, Caspar Kerkhof 1,50, Christ. Hesse 0,50, Wilh. Lütkemeier 0,50, Widow Müller 1,00, Johannes Seipp 1,00, Jacob Bäumler 1,00, Jacob Müller 0,50, Joh. Werner 0,50, Martin Blank 0,25, Ellersik 0,25, Dimmig 0,10, Keßler 0,10, Heinr. Gerke 0.50, Heinrich Hesse 0.50, Johann Dittmer 0.50, Joh. Wübbel 0.20, Heinr. Springmeier 0.50, Wilhelm Weber 0.25, Joh. Zeide 1,00.
" Mr. Pastor B.  5,00
" the congregation of Mr. Pastor Fricke in Indianapolis, Ia., second remittance  11,00
" Mr. Pastor Schumann and his congregation  3,00
subsequently from the congregation of Mr. Pastor Frederking  0,95
from Mr. Pastor Detzer and his congregation in German Township, Fulton Co., O.  4,00
received by Mr. A. Volk in Nuremberg and sent in partly by himself, partly by Mr. Pastor Löhe  10,33
from Mr. Heinrich Faatz, by a load  1,00
" " Philipp Schubert here, by cabinet work delivered  32,00
" " Michael Bock in Paitzdorf  0,50
" " A. Lorenz, the same place  0,25
" the congregation of Mr. Pastor Baumgart in Elkhorn Prairie, second remittance  31,00
namely: Ludwig Brockschmidt 4.00, Joh. Heinrich Biermann 10.00, Gebrüder Biermann 5.00, Wilhelm Hobbt 5.00, Gerh. Fr. Dannmeyer 4.00, Herm. Garling 3.00.
F. W. Barthel, Treasurer.

Paid.

the 2nd half of the 7th Jahrg., Mr. Fried. Rösener.
the 8th Jahrg., Messrs. Bräunlich, Past. Bürger (3 Ex.), Camprath, Eggers, Eichler, Christian Haller, Past. Krantz, John Meisel, Peizel, Fried. Rösener, Pastor Reichhardt, Vießmann.
the 1st half of the 9th Jahrg., Messrs. John Meisel, Friedrich Meißel and Vießmann.
the 9th Jahrg., Messrs. Paulus Anding, Fried. Böbringer, Past. Döpken, Wilh. Drinkut, Past. Detzer, Past. Tiedtmann (15 Ex.), Andreas Esiel, Past. Frederking, Past. Grätz, Heisinger, Past. J. Fried. Hartmann, Joh. Geo. Hoffer, Past. Krantz, Mich. Kleinschmidt, E. G. Limle, Philipp März, Mich. März, Rauscher, Fried. Schleier, Georg Schleier, Friedrich Schmidt, Fried. Wilh. Uhlenbusch, Vogel, Carl Warnecke.
the 10th Jahrg., Mr. Friedr. Rösener.