# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1853 03 01_S88
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mus toward the Papacy belong, furthermore, such utterances as Mr. S. makes with his learned unionistic brethren in the faith, when, namely, "popes such as Nicholas Hildebrand (Gregory 7.) and Innocent 3., whom one formerly regarded as hardly anything better than devils incarnate, would now be looked upon as heroes and benefactors of mankind."

Be it granted, namely, that these popes were in moral respect, for example, far above an Alexander 6., a Julius 2., and others of the later time — be it granted that they, rising above petty personal interests and passions, pursued with unshaken perseverance and enduring strength of will and force of character their far-reaching plans and designs for the actual or supposed good of the Roman Church; — yes, be it granted also that Gregory, for example, was a serious and decided Christian before his ascent of the papal chair: — still it was hardly to be expected otherwise than that afterwards, when as pope Satan had drawn about him his magic circle of spiritual world-dominion, Church and Papacy should coincide for him, and that he, in unevangelical blindness, should seek and find the prosperity of the Church in the glorification of the Papacy. —

So there vanishes, probably, before the admiration of Gregory's force of character, with which he laid low the abomination of simony (the purchase of spiritual offices) and withstood the Emperor Henry 4., who was indeed also violent and overreaching, from the eye of broad-hearted Unionists the great trifle in this "hero and benefactor of mankind," that he declares what St. Paul calls a doctrine of devils, namely the forbidding to marry (1 Tim. 4:3), to be holy and right, in the true papistic way, in that by his mandate of power he enforces celibacy (the unmarried state of the priests) and thereby opens a source of unspeakable abominations, while he obtains thereby, after all, only hierarchical advantages by this act of violence.

In sum, the learned and unlearned gentlemen Unionists may, in their haze and hovering, and in the feeble humanitarianism of our days, for the sake of this or that humanly heroic pope, display ever so friendly an inclination toward the Papacy: — yet these so-called Evangelicals, unless they have little respect for the Gospel, will hardly furnish the proof that the Papacy has no root contrary to Scripture, anti-evangelical, and has proceeded from God's good and gracious will. But if Professor Schaff is in a position to furnish this proof, and, as an evangelical professor of the evangelical Church, to justify the Papacy evangelically, according to its origin and nature, that is, to prove its well-pleasingness to God from the Gospel: then I will gladly be the most bigoted and narrow-minded old-Lutheran, but then not remain so, and will gladly be converted to the evangelical Papacy of Prof. S.

Inscription beneath a Portrait of Luther.

Beneath a portrait of Luther of the year 1520 Ulrich von Hutten placed the following rhymes:

Luther I am called, that is true,
For my doctrine is pure and clear,
Flows from the words of Christ plainly,
From St. Paul's and other servants of God.

No man can condemn me,
Unless he assail me as a wretch;
The Church I plant upon her branch,
In no wise will I keep silent the truth.

Strike at pope, bishops, prelates,
God's Word yet abides forever,
For the good of common Christendom;
That I say by my salvation.

Hymn-tune Books are ready again.

With hearty thanks the following gifts for the St. John's Church in Philadelphia are acknowledged:

1. From Baltimore received up to now $143.26½
2. " N. York, 2d remittance 4.00
3. " Frankenmuth through Rev. Pastor Röbbelen 13.00
4. " Fort Wayne through Rev. Pastor Kühn 56.24
5. " Adams Co., Ia., through the same 15.00
6. " Sibiwaing, Mich., through Rev. Pastor Auch 10.00

The kind givers have compassion on a congregation which, compelled by the utmost necessity, has taken upon itself with the building of its church a considerable burden of debt, and relies upon the goodness of God, that He will send it the longed-for help through His Christian people. God bless all cheerful givers.

A. Hoyer, Pastor.
45 Redwood str., Southwark
Philadelphia.

Received

a. for the Synodical Treasury
Vacat.
b. for the Synodical Mission Treasury
from Mr. P. B. $0.95
" the congregation in St. Louis 11.75
" Mr. Martin Heinlein in the Trinity Congregation of Rev. Pastor Eppling 50
c. for the support of Concordia College:
Vacat.
d. for poor students and pupils in Concordia College
from Mr. Johanning for Hügly 3.00
" " Horn " " 1.00
" the Young Men's Society in Altenburg, Perry Co., for J. P. Beyer 12.00
" Mr. Launhardt in victuals 4.25
" N. N. in Illinois in victuals 90
e. for the support of the local college building
from Mr. N. N. in carpenter work 60.30

F. W. Barthel, Treasurer.

Paid

for the 7th-9th volumes $2.50 Mr. Louis Hemme.
" the 8th volume Mr. Hempler.
the 2d half of the 9th volume Mr. Heinrich Schlosser.
the 1st " " 10th " " " "
for the 9th volume the Messrs. Christian Auch, G. Beck, Georg Bippus, Pastor Biltz, M. Gremel, Martin Heinlein, Hofherr, Heddrich, Samuel Hohnbaum ($0.50), Pastor J. Isensee, Pastor A. Kleinegees, Carl Kummer, Pastor Nordmann, Ramin, F. Schilling, F. Schwerdtfeger, Settlage, Wilke.

Books and Pamphlets

to be had at the Expedition of the Lutheraner at the prices appended.

Third volume of the Lutheraner of 1846—47. No. 8—26. 50.
(The 1st and 2d volumes are out of print.)
Fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh volume of the Lutheraner, each 50.
Gespräche zwischen zwei Lutheranern über den Methodismus (in pamphlet form), 1 copy 5.
Dr. Martin Luther's Tractat von der wahren Kirche, 2 copies 5.
Die Verfassung der deutschen evang. luth. Synode von Missouri, Ohio u. a. St. 5.
Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Synodalbericht of the same Synod, each 10.
Kirchen-Gesangbuch for evang. luth. congregations, published by the local evangel. luth. congregations of the U. A. Conf., in pressed leather binding, the copy 75.
The dozen $8.
100 copies $62,50.
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The dozen $5,25.
100 copies $40,00.
Dr. Martin Luther's small Catechism, unaltered reprint 10.
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A B C-Buch, and exercises arranged in proper gradation, etc., published by our Synod 10.
In the dozen $1,00.
Johann Hübner's Biblische Historien. New York edition, singly 25.
In the dozen $2,60.
Dr. Martin Luther's Exposition of the 90th Psalm, stitched and trimmed 15.
In the dozen $1,50.
Spruchbuch zum kl. Catechismus Lutheri 15.
In the dozen $1,50.
Der Hirtenbrief des Herrn Past. Grabau zu Buffalo v. J. 1840 together with the writings exchanged between him and several pastors in Missouri 15.
Letter of Dr. Martin Luther concerning the Institution of Church Ministers, to the Council at Prague in Bohemia, of the year 1523, translated from the Latin by Paulus Speratus 10.
Timotheus. A gift for the confirmed youth. Adapted from Hiller, bound 35.
In the dozen $3,60.
Sermon on Easter Day 1851, in St. Louis, Mo., delivered by Prof. C. F. W. Walther 5.
His sermon on 1 Thess. 4:1—7: The Exhortation of the holy Apostle, to become ever more perfect 5.
(Both sermons printed separately from the "Lutheraner.")
New Testaments, for the most part with the Psalter, Stuttgart, London and Hamburg edition, in ordinary binding with the Psalms 20.
ditto without Psalter 15.
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28 Confirmation certificates with Bible verses and hymn verses, also with biblical pictures and marginal drawings; lithographed and published by Leopold Gast $1,00.
16 Baptismal certificates with Bible verses together with similar pictures and marginal drawings; lithographed and published by Gast u. Brother $1,00.
Melodien deutscher Kirchengesänge after Dr. Friedrich Layritz 25.
Appendix thereto 15.
The same with the Appendix 35.
Leipziger Evangel. Luther. Missionsblatt of the year 1850. 40.

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