# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1854 01 03_S80
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at the frontier places as a sign of branding.

To be sure, there were now and then among priests and officials a milder, more Christian disposition. But how by most of them the commands and hints of their government were carried out in a merciless manner, of that, among many examples, only a few.

In the dwellings of Hans Lerchner of Obermaiß and of Veit Breme Lutheran writings had been discovered. Immediately the men were bound and thrust into a moldy underground hole. In vain they begged here for weeks for the granting of a hearing, for investigation of their crime and punishment according to law. At last they were brought out of the depth, but, as their 9 children now gathered about the fathers found again and clung to them, they were pitilessly torn from the arms of the children and driven over the border.

Before others the Pfleger (district judge) of Werfen distinguished himself by harshness and inhumanity. Thus he once had Andreas Forster, Johann Pommer, Ruprecht Röthenbacher and 8 other men of his district laid in fetters and thrown into the rock vaults of his castle. After these sufferers had spent a long time in their dreadful lodging, they were at last let creep forth, with sick bodies and bowed hearts, namely for about 700 gulden, which they had to pay to the Pfleger for the trouble he had taken.

In the same Werfen district the pastor once administered the Holy Supper to a dying old man of 73 years, Ruprecht Winter. How enraged he was, however, when he thereupon spied Luther's Hauspostille in a corner! At once the blasphemous matter was reported to the court. The constables came and bound the dying man with his wife on the cart and dragged them thus to Werfen. Here, however, the death struggle came upon the old man, weary of life and of suffering; then both were again removed from the castle, but a penalty of 106 gulden was imposed on them.

Nevertheless the very fewest wavered in the confession of the truth. Among the few who wavered was Andreas Gapp of Gappenberg. He had already been dragged twice before the court at Radstadt and let go again, because each time he had denied his faith. But soon he lay in chains for the third time, for suspicion had been conceived against him anew. Now he confessed the Gospel openly. The brutal town judge had his left foot shackled to a block, so that the foot swelled, sores broke out and blood and pus ran out. Seized by unspeakable pains and driven to despair, he at last promised the Capuchins standing about to abjure his faith, if they would only release him from the block and set him free. Then the monks exulted and boasted of the conversion of the heretic far and wide. Truly a poor triumph!

How do you feel at these stories, reader? And alas, this is only the beginning of the great distress!

Church Notice.

Mr. Friederich Köstering, from the Kingdom of Hanover and until now a pupil of the Seminary at Fort Wayne, having received a regular call from the St. Martini congregation, Allen Co., Ia., and having passed the prescribed examination to satisfaction, was on the 25th Sunday after Trinity (the 13th of November), in the midst of his congregation, according to apostolic usage, with the assistance of the two Messrs. Pastors, Prof. Crämer and P. Föllinger, ordained by me and installed in his office.

May the faithful God and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ also make this His servant a blessing to many.

Dr. W. Sihler, P.

Receipt and Thanks.

We hereby certify that we have received from Mr. L. A. Herrmann of St. Louis $5.00 and from Mr. G. Reiz $1.00 for our support.

May the dear Savior, who has said: "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me," repay these kind givers a thousandfold, already here in time, but most especially in eternity.

Fort Wayne, the 24th of November, 1853.

Heinrich For.
Joh. Mich. Hahn

Receipt and Thanks.

During my time of study at Fort Wayne I received as support.

From the two brothers Mr. Fr. and W. Meier in Fort Wayne $6.00
From Mr. Föllinger, Sr., in Fort Wayne 3.00
From " Schuldes in Fort Wayne 3.00
From " Beckmann, Cold water road 1.00
$13.00

Likewise I received from various members of congregations in New York and Fort Wayne several books very useful for my studies. In thanking them herewith, I wish from the heart that God, the Recompenser of all good, may bless these kind givers for it in body, in spirit, and eternally.

Oswego, Kendall Co., Ills.
December 1853.

C. Rich. Riedel.
formerly a pupil of the Seminary at Fort Wayne.

Received

a. for the Synodal Fund:
Vacat.

b. for the Synodal Mission Fund:
From the congregation of Mr. Past. Nützel $5.00
From Mr. Bk. in Baltimore —.55
From the congregation of Mr. Past. Lemcke in Monroe Co., Mich. 4.66

c. for the support of Concordia College:
From members of the congregation of Pastor Keyl in Baltimore $119.41, namely:
At. —.05
Wr. and N. N. at 10 cts. —.20
Wt., Lr., Sz., Wr., Pl., at 12½ cts. —.62½
Rr., Fr., Tn., Tn., Mr., G., Hn., Lz., Rl., Br., Sb., Hn., Bl., Sn., Kch., Bk., N., Rl., Es., Mr., Sr., at 25 cts. 5.00
Hs. —.28½
Fz. (F. and M.), Sp., Wr., Wh., Gch., Hn., A., Wr., St., Ng., Er., Bm., Mr., Sr., Kt., Br., C., Mr., Sr., Sb., Fk., Fr., Bm., Bk. at 50 cts. 11.50
Pn., Bn., Mh. at 75 cts. 2.25
Xl., J., Bs., Ls., Dr., Ku., Lr., Wn., De., Lr., Xr., G., Rr., Rr., Fz., Ir., Hs., F., Wn., A., Wr., Hr., W., Fz., Bs., My. at $1. 21.00
Pn. 1.50
Pst., Kß., Bm., Mr., Sk., Kch., at $2. 12.00
Ks. 2.50
Hl., Ng., De., Wn., Ar., at $5. 25.00
Collection on the Reformation Festival 37.50

d. For poor students and pupils in Concordia College and Seminary:
From Bk. in Baltimore —.50

e. for the building of Concordia College:
Vacat.

F. W. Barthel, Treasurer.

Paid

The 8th volume. Mr. Past. Birkmann.
The 9th volume. The Messrs. Jobst H. Almeyer, Past. Birkmann, Past. F. C. Becker, Jacob Hügly, Friedr. Krüger, John Eul. Schneider, Christ. Wolpert.
The 10th volume. The Messrs. Past. F. C. Becker, Past. Jacob Bühl, Heinr. Borrenpohl, Friedr. Dankmeyer, Heinr. Dankmeyer, Past. Frederking, Friedrich Krüger, Jacob Müller, John Meyer, Ph. Reinhard, John Eul. Schneider, J. Teylor, Jacob Werther.

Books and Pamphlets

to be had at the Expedition of the Lutheraner

at the prices affixed.

Third volume of the Lutheraner of 1846-47. No. 8-26.
(The 1st and 2nd volumes are out of print.)
Fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh volumes of the Lutheraner, each
Gespräche zwischen zwei Lutheranern über den Methodismus, (in pamphlet form) 1 copy
Dr. Martin Luthers Tractat von der wahren Kirche, 2 copies
Die Verfassung der deutschen evang. luth. Synode von Missouri, Ohio u. a. St.
Second, third, fourth and fifth Synodal Report of the same Synod, each

Printed by M. Niedner,
Northwest corner of Third and Pine Street.