# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1853 04 12_S112
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ritual life was directed to them, has, in consequence of the complaints of the Romans, been confiscated by the public prosecutor, and Privy Councillor Huschke, who as director of the Supreme Church Council signed it with his name, has been brought under indictment — because in this letter, on the occasion of Hasert's defection, the members of the congregations are warned against seduction by the Roman Church, which is there called by its name, and because it is said therein that it is time for us to return to our old prayer: Preserve us, LORD, by thy Word, and curb the murderous designs of Pope and Turk, who would thrust Jesus Christ thy Son from thy throne. — Lately Privy Councillor Huschke has been appointed Doctor of Theology by the theological faculty of Erlangen, on account, as the document reads, of his powerful defense of the Lutheran Church, of the rare wisdom with which he has conducted the affairs of the Church, and of much theological learning, which is found in him combined with legal learning. — —

A Short Letter of Consolation.

A certain Pastor Steinhauffen of Cöthen once wrote to Luther and complained to him that he could take no comfort and no confidence toward Christ; Luther should give him counsel and instruction. Luther answered him:

"I am sorry to hear that you are still sometimes troubled, though Christ is as near to you as you are to yourself, and surely will not swallow you up, since He shed His blood for you. Dear friend, do the pious, faithful man the honor, and believe that He loves you better and is more favorable to you than Dr. Luther and all Christians. What you expect from us, expect much more from Him. For what we do, we do at His bidding; but He, who bids us do it, does it out of natural goodness and unbidden. Herewith in haste, and commended to God, together with your family. Amen.
1533. Vigil of St. Lucy.
Martinus Luther."

The Scales of Sin.

When, in the time of Huss, it was given out in the village of Wilsnack that in several hosts rescued from a church fire the blood of Christ had become visible, this village soon became a famous place of pilgrimage. Among other things the mass-priests had set up here a so-called scales of sin, which was put into operation as follows. The pilgrim had to seat himself in one pan of the scales, and in the other he had to lay and offer as much bread, beer, bacon, and perhaps also gold and silver, until the penitent was thereby outweighed. When this was done, the latter at last received full absolution. But the heavier the poor sinner weighed here, the worse naturally for him. — Moreover, no one knew whether those hosts had been consecrated. Since they were nevertheless adored by the people, the Council of Basel and Pope Eugenius ordained that each time a consecrated host should be laid upon them whenever they were to be shown to the people for adoration. When later (1552) a Lutheran preacher named Ellefeld had been called to Wilsnack and, to put an end to the scandal, had thrown the bloody hosts into the fire with the words: "Accursed devil, I destroy thee today in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, because thou hast destroyed many," the cathedral chapter at Havelsberg, then still papistical, brought it about that he had to languish in prison for a long time on this account.

(See: Ludeci, Deacon at Havelberg, Historia von der Erfindung, Wunderwerken und Zerstörung des vermeinten heiligen Blutes zu Wilsnack. Wittenberg. 1586.)

Receipt and Thanks.

The undersigned certify, with hearty thanks to God and the kind givers, that they have received through Pastor Rühn $18 from the Young Men's Society at Detroit; namely Beyer, Jüngel and Daib together $15, and König $3.

May the loving GOD richly repay this gift of love to the friendly givers according to His promise (Matt. 25, 40; Heb. 6, 10.).

König.
Beyer.
Jüngel.
Daib.
Seminary at Fort Wayne, March 21, 1853.

With thanks to God and the kind givers I hereby certify that I have received $12 from my dear friends in St. Louis.

Joh. Nicol. Beyer.
Fort Wayne, March 28, 1853.

Received

a. for the Synodical Treasury
from Pastor Wolff $1.00

b. for the Synodical Mission Treasury:
from Pastor Nöbbelen, at the birth of his child 2.00
" " Kesemeyer in Frankenlust 1.00
Collection at the wedding of Mr. W. Martens, through Pastor Saupert 1.00
from the children of the Trinity School in St. Louis 5.00
through Pastor Wege D. R. K. 1.50
" " " " " " " 1.00
from the congregation of Collinsville, Ill. 2.75
" " Zion congregation of Pastor Selle at Crete, Ill. 1.85
from the mission box in the church of the congregation of Pastor Wunder (including $0.50 for the station in Bethany) 2.00

c. for the support of Concordia College:
from the congregation of Pastor Schliepsiek at Pleasant Ridge, Ill. 7.73
" the congregation of Collinsville, Ill. 4.90
" " Zion congregation of Pastor Selle at Corte, Will Co., Ill. (for the maintenance of the 2nd professorship) 2.15
from one unnamed 2.00

d. for poor students and pupils in Concordia College and Seminary:
from Mr. Baum in Palmyra (for the most necessary purposes for the kingdom of Christ) 5.00
" Mr. Wilh. Hillskötter in Elkhorn Prairie, Ill., in 60 pounds of wheat flour
" " Gerh. Heinrich Dankmeier of the same place 1.25

e. for the support of the local college building:
Church collection of the duchies of Bremen and Verden, through the Right Reverend Consistory at Stade: 451 Th. 21 Gr. 7 Pf. 313.00
from C. H. and S. in the congregation of Pastor Stubnatzy 1.00

F. W. Barthel, Treasurer.

Paid

the 7th volume: Mr. G. H. Bomba[illegible]e.
" 8th " the Messrs. Heinrich Lauth, miller at Newburg, Pastor Rennicke.
" 9th volume: the Messrs. W. Beckemeyer, Böhne, Enge[illegible]t, Funke, Lütje Grother, Joh. Fried. Holzgrebe, Jo[illegible]ning, Dietrich Korte, Lib[illegible]ing, Pastor Meyer (2 copies), Pastor Rennicke, Pastor Sievers (3 copies), Sollmann, Johann Wilhelm Schmidt, H. Friedrich Schmidt, Pastor Strasen, Pastor Schliepsiek, Pastor Stubnatzy (4 copies), Werther, Pastor Wolff, Pastor Wege (13 copies)
" 10th volume: the Messrs. Pastor Rennicke, Johann Wilhelm Schmidt, H. Friedrich Schmidt.

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 2nd volumes are out of print.)
Fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh volumes of the Lutheraner, each 50.
Conversations between Two Lutherans on Methodism, (in pamphlet form) 1 copy 5.
Dr. Martin Luther's Tract on the True Church, 2 copies 5.
The Constitution of the German Evang. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other States 5.
Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Synodical Report of the same Synod, each 10.
Hymnal for Evang. Luth. congregations, published by the local Evang. Luth. congregations of the U. A. Conf., in pressed leather binding, per copy 75.
Per dozen $8.
100 copies $62,50.
The same in smaller format, per copy 50.
Per dozen $5,25.
100 copies $40,00.
Dr. Martin Luther's Small Catechism, unaltered reprint 10.
Per dozen $1.
A B C Book, and exercises arranged in proper gradation, etc., published by our Synod 10.
Per dozen $1,00.
Johann Hübner's Biblische Historien. New York edition, singly 25.
Per dozen $2,60.
Dr. Martin Luther's Exposition of the 90th Psalm, stitched and trimmed 15.
Per dozen $1,50.
Spruchbuch zum kl. Catechismus Lutheri 15.
Per dozen $1,50.
The Pastoral Letter of Pastor Grabau at Buffalo of the year 1840, together with the writings exchanged between him and several pastors in Missouri 15.
Letter of Dr. Martin Luther on the Appointment of Church Servants, to the Council at Prague in Bohemia, of the year 1523, translated from the Latin by Paulus Speratus 10.
Timotheus. A Gift for Confirmed Youth. Adapted from Hiller, bound 35.
Per 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 editions, in ordinary binding with the Psalms 20.
ditto without Psalter 15.
with gilt edges 30.
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 like pictures and marginal drawings; lithographed and published by Gast & Brother $1,00.
Melodies of German Church Hymns after Dr. Friedrich Layritz 25.
Appendix thereto 15.
The same with the Appendix 35.
Leipziger Evangel. Luther. Missionsblatt of the year 1850. 40.

Printed by M. Niedner.
Northeast corner of Third and Chestnut Street.