# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1853 11 23_S55
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angels, whereby he said that they too surely have a body. That, again, he could not prove from Scripture, because there is nothing of it in there. Thereupon he veered about and appealed to Christ's glorified body. When he was now asked by the older pastor what difference there then was between the unglorified and the glorified body of Christ, he answered now this, now that, only not the right thing, until the older pastor himself told him. When in this connection the glorified body of believers at the future resurrection was mentioned, the younger pastor asked the older pastor in astonishment: But you do not believe that the future bodies will contain all that the present ones contain, for example the entrails? Well, asked the older pastor, are the entrails then a disgrace? Very well, then, let them see to it that over there the entrails be taken out of the people's bodies, and mugwort and roasted apples put in instead, as with a roast goose, then the glory is complete.

The Tooth of St. Peter.

The Pope has sent the Emperor of Austria a tooth, which the latter claims to have taken with his own most exalted hands from the remains of the body of the holy Apostle Peter. The "Richmond Christian Advocate," in reporting this, makes the pertinent remark that it would probably have been far better for the Pope if he had sent the Emperor one or both Epistles of St. Peter, rather than one of his alleged teeth, or even the whole remains of the apostolic martyr. But that is just how Popery is: it sends a tooth, but withholds the Bread of Life! Luth. Stand.

The Refused Baptism.

When Caspar Aquila, at the beginning of the Reformation, was preaching in Jenge near Augsburg the Gospel drawn forth again out of the rubbish of false doctrines, he was at once, by order of the Bishop of Augsburg, brought on a cart to Dillingen and put in prison there. After a half-year's hard imprisonment on water and bread he was, however, released again. Thereupon he fled to Wittenberg and then found a refuge with Franz von Sickingen in his castle Ebernburg. But here too the dear man was to experience great and manifold anguish. The military garrison lying in the castle, namely, demanded of him that he baptize a cannonball, as was then frequently the custom, or rather the shameful abuse. Aquila naturally refused decidedly this godless desecration of the holy Sacrament. The soldiers became so furious over it that they put him into a great brass mortar, which they had filled with powder, with the intention of having him thus hurled out over the wall. Aquila remained steadfast. What happened now? Twice the soldiers lit it, and both times the priming burned off without igniting the powder in the mortar. Touched in his conscience by this, the commander then had the faithful witness drawn out and set at liberty, whereupon he fled first of all to Eisenach. After a life amid many tribulations, in which, however, his courage of faith never forsook him, Aquila died at last as superintendent at Saalfeld on the 12th of November 1560.

Thanks and Request.

With hearty thanks and good wishes the undersigned acknowledges the receipt of the following gifts for the support of the congregation in Philadelphia, which is burdened with a heavy building debt:

From G. H. Brockschmidt in St. Louis $3.00
= J. F. B. likewise 1.00
= Rev. H. König in Lafayette, Ia. 2.00

Would that the dear brethren might have pity on this small congregation, which stands in constant struggle with the Odd Fellows and other secret societies and must constantly hear from all sides the assurance that it will never get on with its fidelity to the confession of the pure doctrine and with its fight against the secret societies. Only consider, dear brethren, one of the members of our fellowship suffers in Philadelphia: will ye not suffer with it and help, that it may be honoured, so that ye also may rejoice with us? May God help thereto and richly requite all cheerful givers their gifts with His heavenly blessing.

A. Hoyer,
12 Redwood St. Southwark, Phil.

Church Notice.

After the Evangelical Lutheran St. Peter's Congregation in Macomb Co., ten miles north of Detroit, Mich., had become vacant by the departure of Pastor Krause for Germany, it has called to itself a new pastor in the person of Pastor Gräbner, who accordingly was also solemnly installed in his office by the undersigned on the 22d Sunday after Trinity, by direction of the Vice-President, Dr. Sihler. For those readers of the Lutheraner to whom the circumstances of this congregation are not known, let it serve here briefly as information that it consists for the most part of people who formerly belonged to Pastor Winkler's congregation, but who, even before they called Pastor Krause, had formally renounced the latter on account of his conscience-burdening practice. In order, then, that no wilful wrong might be done to Pastor Winkler in this matter, Pastor Gräbner, before accepting the call extended to him, challenged Pastor Winkler to investigate the matter jointly with him in the presence of both parties. But Pastor Winkler here again showed himself a man who shuns the light and declined such an investigation under empty pretexts. Pastor Gräbner could see in this nothing else than a proof of his consciousness of guilt, and felt constrained in his conscience to accept the call of the aforesaid congregation, assuring Pastor Winkler, however, that he would also later be always ready to investigate the matter jointly with him, if he should so desire.

Detroit, the 4th of Nov. 1853.
Gottlieb Schaller, P.

Changed Address.

Rev. A Hoyer,
12 Redwood Str. Southwark,
Philadelphia.

The Third Number

of the Evangelical Lutheran Book of Martyrs has just been sent out. It contains the histories of the German and Netherlandish martyrs: Heinrich Voes and Johannes Esch, from the Lutheraner by Professor Walther, and further elaborated by him from sources; Lampertus Thorn, Joh. Herrgett, Nikolaus, Matthias Waibel, Uebelacker and a Leipzig ring-smith, Joh. Reichel, Georg Winkler, Heinrich, the Magdeburg schoolchildren.

Orders are requested under the address:

Rev. H. Fick,
Bremen, near St. Louis, Mo.

Receipt and Thanks.

With hearty thanks to God and the kind givers, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Defiance, Ohio, acknowledges the receipt of the following gifts for its church building:

from Mr. Pastor Sihler's congregation at Fort Wayne $62.57
from two members of Pastor Hußmann's congregation 3.00
from several members of my branch congregation at Southridge, Defiance Co. Ohio 12.50
Total $78.07

The Lord our God bless the kind givers for the rich gifts with spiritual and heavenly goods according to His promise through our LORD Jesus Christ. Amen.

Defiance, Ohio.
the 11th of Nov. 1853. A. Detzer, Pastor.