# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1854 01 31_S96
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through the mouth and word of a man who is in an orderly office. But if it should happen that a citizen or two should ask me to preach, I ought not to follow such a call and command. For thereby one makes room and opens to Satan's apostles and servants also an entrance, so that after this example they afterwards also do harm; as has been said above. But if I am asked by those who are in a public office or government, then I should do it." (Ibid. p. 1578, 79.)

The third passage is: "Therefore, since the appointed bishops persecute the Gospel and refuse to ordain capable persons, every church has in this case good right and title to ordain church servants for itself."*) (Smalcald Articles, Of the Power and Jurisdiction of Bishops, fol. 157.)

*) Further below it says moreover: "Whether one would now call this a disorder or division, one should know that the godless doctrine and tyranny of the bishops is to blame for it, for so Paul commands that all bishops who either themselves teach wrongly or defend wrong doctrine and false worship shall be held as culpable persons." (fol. 157, 158.)

Receipt and Thanks.

The undersigned herewith certifies that he has received $9 78 from the congregation of Rev. Pastor Seidel in Neudettelsau.

God bless also this gift of love, both bodily and spiritually.

Fort Wayne, the 6th of January 1854.

H. Grätzel.

Received

for the Seminary at Fort Wayne from the 1st of January 1853 to the 1st of January 1854, partly in money, partly in provisions and other things reckoned at their money value, from the following pastors and their congregations:

1) From the congregation at Fort Wayne *) $382 05
(Among it: from Mr. Früchtenicht, as an expression of thanks to God for recovered health after long and severe illness $25; further: from J. K. for the next enlargement of the seminary building, also as thanks to God for an unexpected inheritance $100.)

*) 6 pupils, 3 seminarians and 3 preparandi, were specially maintained by the P. and Prof. C. and individual members of the congregation.—

2) From the congregation of Rev. P. Jäbker 106 91
3) From the congregation of Rev. P. Husmann 14 11
4) From the congregation of Rev. P. Kolb 39 33
5) From the congregation of Rev. P. Fritze 15 00
6) From the congregation of Rev. P. Streckfuß 27 67
7) From the congregation of Rev. P. Löber 5 50
8) From the congregation of Rev. P. Schumann 3 00
9) From the congregation of Rev. P. Trautmann 6 50
10) From the congregation of Rev. P. Volkert 8 00
11) From the congregation of Rev. P. Stubnatzi 2 50
12) From the congregation of Rev. P. Klinkenberg 7 20
13) From the congregation of Rev. P. Röbbelen 5 00
14) From the congregation of Rev. P. Seidel 4 50
15) From the congregation of Rev. P. Werfelmann 4 38
16) From the congregation of Rev. P. Hüsemann 2 00
17) From the congregation of Rev. P. Kühn 18 37½
18) From the congregation of Rev. P. Beneke 5 30
19) From the congregation of Rev. P. Sauer 20 00
20) From Rev. P. Bergt, 1 00
$296 27½

Carried forward $296 27½
21) From the Young Men's Society at Detroit 18 00
22) From Rev. P. Trautmann (book money in settlement with Germany) 6 00
23) Proceeds from books sold 11 80
24) Through Rev. P. Zeumer 11 00
25) From Rev. P. Röbbelen (book money) 15 75
26) Proceeds for a colt raised at the Seminary 30 00
27) Proceeds for an old iron stove 2 95
28) From Rev. P. Kolb 50
29) From the Young Men's Society at New York 2 50
30) From an unnamed person 4 50
31) Proceeds for 4 English Hunnius 2 00
$783 32

In now finally thanking the dear brethren (pastors and congregations) heartily for the above assistance, I cannot refrain from rendering the same thanks at once to Mrs. Professor Crämer; and precisely because she, as one of the quiet in the land, in her unassuming labor of love is far from desiring any recognition, it matters to me all the more to express it here publicly; for particularly through her housewifely thrift and faithful management of the household at the Seminary it has come about that that part of the above contributions which was given to the Seminary in provisions, worth about 200 dollars, has been so economically used that each of the pupils had to pay only 20 dollars for the yearly maintenance in board—lodging and fuel they have besides free, likewise washing through individual families of my congregation—out of which, moreover, the maid's wages were still defrayed.

Likewise I heartily thank the dear families of my congregation, who this year also supplied our young friends with clean linen, and no less the Ladies' Society of the congregation, which provided not only the mending of the linen and the clothes, but in part also new linen, summer clothes and bedding, and also supported with traveling money individual students sent out into the service of the Church.

Finally, we—my colleague, Prof. Crämer, and I—had this year also hearty joy in the willingness of our pupils, seminarians and preparandi, with which they undertook the manifold house, garden and field work, which was so divided among them, 25 in number, that we had no need to keep a hired man, and thereby also a lesser contribution to the household fund was brought about for them.

But as joy is commonly mixed with sorrow, so the latter has not failed us in this, that we had, to our regret, to observe how there have been congregations, and moreover members of our Synodical Union, who in the course of this year contributed nothing toward the maintenance of our institutions of learning in St. Louis or here, which is yet their duty and obligation, precisely as members of our Synodical body, and is by no means left merely to their free love. May such congregations, also stirred up by the praiseworthy and lovely example of many a sister congregation, do more diligently for this year, make up what has been neglected, and perhaps at the 3 great festivals and once in Trinity season raise collections among themselves for this purpose; then it would also become easier for the poorer students to procure good books for themselves already during their course of study, for which later they sometimes have still less money.

And so may the faithful God bless us further and prosper the work of our hands for Christ's sake. Amen.

Fort Wayne, the 12th of January 1854.

W. Sihler, P.

Received for the Seminary

from the congregation of Rev. P. Reichhardt, partly in money, partly in provisions reckoned at their money value:

From Mr. Mich. Diehm $1 45
" " Jak. Haushalter 70
" " Joh. Dasch 1 10
" " Christoph Baumann 35
" " Georg Heß 35
" Widow Haushalter 1 10
" P. F. G. Reichhardt 2 20
" Christoph Diehm 1 00
" Peter Diehm 50
" Thomas Baumann 25
" Günther and Barthel 25
$9 25
Deduct therefrom the traveling money 1 25
Remainder $8 00
From the congregation of Rev. P. Krähe $5 50

W. Sihler, P.

Received

a. for the Synodical Treasury:

From the St. Paul's congregation of Rev. Pastor Husmann in Allen Co., Ia., $4 00

b. for the Synodical Mission Treasury:

From the congregation of Rev. Pastor Stubnatzy in Coopers Grove, Ills., 6 00
" " Zion congregation of Rev. Past. Selle in Crete, Ills., 4 14
" " the congregation of Rev. Past. Wunder in Chicago, 7 01
" " school children of Mr. Teacher Erk, 25
" " the girls of the Immanuel School in St. Louis, 40 0
Collection from two mission hours in Bremen, through Rev. Past. H. Fick, 1 50
From Mr. Bewir, through the same, 50
" the school children of Rev. Past. Strasen in Collinsville, Ills., 2 20

c. for the maintenance of Concordia College

Vacant.

d. For poor students and pupils in Concordia College and Seminary:

From the congregation of Rev. Pastor Besel in Staunton, Ills., 1 18
" " the Zion congregation of Rev. Past. Selle in Crete, Ills., 4 53
Collection at the wedding of Rev. Past. Lück, 9 15

e. for the Concordia College building:

Vacant.

F. W. Barthel, Treasurer.

Paid

for the 9th volume the gentlemen Bohnenstiel, Beiser, Dönfing, Past. Fast, Joh. Göring, J. G. Huth, Peter Merz, Past. Wunder (2 copies), Jakob and Christ. Wingert, (2 copies, 2nd half).
" 10. " the gentlemen Fr. Barthels, Bohnenstiel, Georg Eckhardt, Joh. Göhring, Christine Kertscher, Knoß, Past. Wambsganß, Jak. and Christ. Wingert (2 copies), Past. Witte.
for the 1st half of the 11th volume the gentlemen Jakob and Christian Wingert.

☞ The moneys received from Addison, Lancaster and Lafayette shall be acknowledged in the next number.

Changed Addresses.

Revd. Philipp Wambsganss,
Fairfield Centre P. O.
De Calb Co. Ia.

Misprints in the Last Number.

Page 73, column 2, line 10 from the bottom, read instead of Grether — Gretser.
" 74, " 1, " 12 " read instead of oder-den.

Books and Pamphlets

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

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 and Brother $1,00
Melodien deutscher Kirchengesänge after Dr. Friedrich Layritz
Appendix thereto
The same with the Appendix 35

Besides, several copies of the following and other books still to be announced are in stock:

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