# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1853 12 06_S63 # AI translation — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 63 C. Tract and False Missionary Societies. Against these societies every faithful preacher ought to warn his congregation, because under the pretext of satisfying every denomination they falsify the truth in the writings of faithful witnesses and pour out the poison of false doctrine in streams over our land. Likewise also against the false missionary societies, because the same work not upon the foundation of the pure and unmixed Word of God, but without faith, in false love,— F. G. Zeumer, Th. Hengist, Peter Pauli. Resolved, that the Conference recognize the secret societies as unchristian and harmful. For this voted Brethren Kuchler, Fetter, Zeumer, Kranz, Hengist, Bächler, Delegates Haßler, Rieger, Neuhard and Pauli, and against it voted the Secretary! alone!! Resolved, that the Conference declare the temperance societies unchristian and harmful. For this: Brethren Fetter, Kranz, Hengist, Bächler, Delegates Rieger and Pauli. Against it voted Neuhardt and the Secretary. Adjourned. Prayer by Br. Bächler. Fourth Session. Saturday, 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Prayer by Br. Hengist. Report of the committee on the congregational reports of the preachers. The committee has the honor to lay the following before the Reverend Conference: That the Conference has cause to rejoice heartily and to thank God for the flourishing condition of our conference district in general. That the seed of the divine Word still finds good soil in the hearts of the hearers and bears fruit in patience,— but that the affairs of the congregations of Br. Hengist should be carefully considered by the Conference and the accused party earnestly admonished. M. Kuchler, Chairman. Resolved, that the Conference heartily regret that in the Salem congregation unrest and strife have arisen; but that we, under the circumstances prevailing, cannot do otherwise than to lay the blame for it upon those people alone. Resolved, that the Secretary send the above resolution to the Salem congregation with the proper remarks and earnestly admonish them to amendment. Resolved, that the Conference, after renewed consideration, must wholly disapprove and reject the affairs of the St. John's congregation, the conduct of the church council there toward their confession-faithful preacher, Pastor Hengist, but that we cannot approve that Pastor Hengist should continue to preach in that congregation alongside the elected preacher. Report on union churches. The committee to which the duty was assigned to report on the building of union church-houses and the introduction of union church constitutions, reports respectfully as follows: Since we know from experience that through the building of union churches and the introduction of union church constitutions many quarrels have already been caused in our congregations, which we ought by every possible means to prevent, and since we also know that Lutheran and Reformed congregations are by such steps still far from being united, because a true union of two denominations can be brought about only by their becoming one in doctrine and confession. And since it is finally much to be desired,*) that the church constitutions of our congregations should agree with the constitution of our Synod, it was therefore resolved: *) Merely to be desired? D. R. 1. That for the future we request our congregations no more to consent to the building of union churches; 2. That we are decidedly against union church constitutions, especially when thereby the common voting of both parties in the election of a preacher or church council is approved; 3. That we therefore heartily request the congregations standing in our connection, if they have union church constitutions, either to abolish them entirely, or at least to amend them so that both congregations choose their officers; 4. That we recommend to the congregations which wish to introduce new church constitutions the church constitution which was drawn up by our Synod and amended and recommended by the General Synod at Columbus in April 1853. S. Bächler, M. Kuchler Adjourned until Monday morning 9 o'clock, prayer by Br. Kranz.. Fifth Session. Monday morning 9 o'clock, opened with singing and prayer by Br. Hengist. Resolved, that Br. Zeumer have leave to withdraw from the Conference. Resolved, that we censure in the highest degree the haste with which Pastor Kuchler and the delegate of his congregation stole away from our Conf. assembly, and that we demand that he justify himself at the next assembly concerning the reasons spread abroad in the congregation by him for his secret departure. Resolved, that the Secretary publish the proceedings of this year's Conference in the "Lutheraner" and the Standard. Resolved, that we now break up and reassemble, Deo volenti, on the Thursday evening before the full moon in the month of August 1854, in the Springfield Church, Mahoning Co., Ohio. The subject: Whether the civil magistracy has rights grounded on God's Word to solemnize holy matrimony, was laid on the table. Certified by J. D. Nunemacher, Secretary. Christian Perfection. However great progress thou mayest have made in this bodily life, thou errest if thou thinkest thy sins are dead and not rather suppressed. Thou mayest will or not, within thy borders the Jebusite still dwells; he may well be subdued, but not exterminated. 1 Kings 9:20, 21. I know, says the Apostle, that in me dwelleth no good thing. Rom. 7:18. That would be too little, if he did not also confess that evil is in him. Either set thyself, if thou darest, above the Apostle, or confess with him that thou also lackest not for sins. Bernhardus. "Our Father." It is well known that the Reformed gentlemen are accustomed, instead of the Lutheran "Vater unser," to say "Unser Vater." The highly learned gentlemen namely think that this Lutheran word-order is only a clumsy, too literal translation of the Latin Pater noster or of the Greek Pater hömon. In this they err, though not so dangerously, yet just as surely, as in the doctrines by which they differ from us Lutherans. Professor Eiselein, the renowned German grammarian, writes in his revision of Grimm's Grammar: "The form 'Vater unser' is no Graecism, but a purely German construction like: der Bruder sîn; dîn Niftel mîn; frouwe mîn, etc. p. 351. Receipt and Thanks. With hearty thanks toward God and the kind givers, I certify that I have received, for my support in Fort Wayne, at various times: Through Pastor Dr. Sihler $ 50 From Pastor Föhlinger, Büchner's Hausconcordanz, in value 4 00 Through the same from several friends 10 00 Partly from, partly through Pastor Kolb, from members of his congregation 6 00 From Teacher Richter 1 00 " " Schultheß in Fort Wayne 1 84 " " W. Schneider 1 50 " " A. Siemon 1 00 " " Chr. Rosse 50 " " Chr. Pipenbrink 1 00 " the Ladies' Society in Fort Wayne two woolen undershirts, in value 2 00 Total $29 34 May the faithful God repay it to you here in time and yonder in eternity. Wilh. Engelbert.