# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1853 02 15_S83
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Discipline of the Old Days.

The old Duke of Brunswick, in the last century, though I do not know which one it was, once heard of a village near the city that the peasants there had begun to play the "gentlemen," that is, that on Sundays during church time they sat down in the tavern, making a racket and carrying on in coarse talk. The next Sunday morning the Duke puts on an old, shabby cloak, pulls his hat down over his face, and sets out for the village in question. He arrives just as the bells were ringing for church, and goes straight to the tavern. There about the table sat a whole crowd of such fine fellows, who cared nothing for the bells, nor for the man in hat and cloak, who bids them good day and sits down with them at the head corner of the table. But before them they had a great bowl, which was filled with brandy, sugar put into it, and set alight, so that the drink became hot. Then the first took the bowl, drank, and handed it to his neighbor on the right with the words "lat et umme gahn." And so it went round from one to another, until it came to the Duke, who sat there quite silently. Then the first called across the table to the Duke's neighbor: "lat et nu sau umme gahn." And so the Duke's neighbor passed the pot back to his neighbor on the left, and the bowl made the round once more, until it came again from the other side to the Duke.

Then the Duke took hold, set the bowl down slowly before him on the table, then reached out with his hand and gave his neighbor on the right one behind the ears, so that his head hummed. "Lat et umme gahn," he said gravely. And as he threw open his cloak, so that star and sword flashed forth, he added: but heartily, I advise you! — The peasants sat as if struck dumb, but each did his best, and so the box on the ear made the round of the table in undiminished strength until it had come to the Duke's neighbor on the left. Thereupon the Duke reached out once more and gave his neighbor on the left a second, which was a thorough one. "Lat et nu sau umme gahn," he said just as gravely. And the box on the ear made the round a second time.

Thereupon the Duke stood up and gave the carousers, who sat mouse-still, a lesson on the sanctification of the Sunday which they never forgot all their days, and went home again whence he had come.

(Volksblatt.)

How the Reformirte Kirchenzeitung Thinks of the Lutheran Institutions in the West.

It says in this paper, No. 404, of the 15th of last month: "The Lutheran Church likewise does not stand idle, but it may rightly be lamented that in the West it pays homage either to fanatical or separatistic views, like the Old Lutherans with their scholarly institutions. That certainly disturbs the pleasantness of the impression which the otherwise noble endeavors of these institutes make upon Christian hearts."

What the writer (a certain Mr. Clausen from Rochester) may imagine under fanaticism and separatism! We would hardly have thought that the Reformirte Kirchenzeitung would admit such accusations. Is it fanaticism to that gentleman, perhaps, when one teaches a true conversion of the heart, and is it separatism to him when a Lutheran is Lutheran?

Notice.

In consequence of the resolution contained in the 6th Synodal-Bericht of the Reverend Synod of Missouri, etc., of the year 1852, page 28, under 5, the holders of shares of the Book-Publishing Company dissolved in the year 1850, as well as those who have made part payments thereon, are called upon to send me, with the shares enclosed, their declarations concerning

in what manner they desire the repayment of their shares and, respectively, of the part payments made thereon, or whether they wish to leave the money still further in the present publishing fund.

It will not be superfluous if I add a few remarks on this subject.

The sum of the claims of all the participants at the close of the account rendered by Pastor Selle was $327.00. Of this money in the meantime and up to now $103,80 has been partly given as a gift to the fund, partly repaid out of it to the creditors, and $7.29 expended for office expenses; and from the balance of $223.20 I have for the time being defrayed the costs of the printing and binding of two small writings published by the Reverend Synod (the "Timotheus" and "die Fibel," of which a large part is still unsold).

Since now, with the present very small balance of the publishing fund, so far as it is entrusted to my administration, the books needed for the colporteur appointed by the Reverend Synod, Mr. Pfau, are nevertheless to be procured for the account of the same, as far as practicable; it is therefore at least very desirable that the fund not be put under the necessity of repaying the above $223.20 all at once and within a short time.

F. W. Barthel.

I, the undersigned, hereby acknowledge in the name of my congregation that Pastor Carl Fricke has duly paid me a collection from his congregation, $6.75, for the purchase of a stove for our new little church; for which I hereby gratefully give receipt, and wish the givers of these gifts God's rich blessing for them.

Friedrich Schumann, Pastor.
Hamilton Co., Ia., 25 Jan. 1853.

Church Dedication.

Since the question has been put to me several times how far our church building has advanced, I feel obliged to make public announcement afterward to all Christian friends, especially kind givers, that our St. Paul's Church in Liverpool, Medina Co., Ohio, was already last autumn completed up to the interior finishing, and on the 17th of October was solemnly dedicated in company with Pastors Schwan, Besel and Strieter.

F. Steinbach.

☞ Where is Valtin Sauvage, a native of Oppau, Rhenish Bavaria? He is said to be working as a journeyman baker in St. Louis. He is requested to present himself at the Expedition of the "Lutheraner" with
F. W. Barthel,
residing: South-East corner of 3rd and Myrtle Street.

Receipt and Thanks.

The undersigned hereby certifies that he has received, through Mr. Kirchhefer from several of his friends in St. Louis $12, and from Mrs. Schubarth there $3, together with a coat; for which I thank you all most heartily and pray God that He may carry out upon you His promises of the reward of grace. Matthew 25, 40., Heb. 6, 10.
Joh. Nicol. Beyer, student.
Fort Wayne, the 4th of January 1853.

The undersigned hereby testify to have received through Pastor Streckfuß of the St. Thomas congregation in Van Wert County $6.

To the kind givers we express our hearty thanks. May the gracious and rich God crown them with bodily and spiritual blessing for it.

Joh. Nicol. Beyer.
Heinrich Jüngel.
Leonhard Daib.
Fort Wayne, the 6th of January 1853.

The undersigned hereby certifies, with the most heartfelt thanks to God and the kind givers, to have received from the Young Men's Society of the Ev. Luth. Trinity Congregation at Cincinnati $5,90 for his support.

F. J. Th. Jungck.
Fort Wayne, 12 January 1853.

Thanking God and the kind givers heartily, the undersigned hereby acknowledges to have received from the Young Men's Society at Wittenberg, Franklin Co., O., $5.00.

Theodor Gruber,
student at the Concordia-Collegium,
St. Louis, Mo.