# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1854 02 28_S111
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forces of despair. Then at last both parties stand facing one another, grim and silent, as it is before the outbreak of a heavy thunderstorm. A single shot, and it would have broken loose in its devastating showers, and bloody battle would have flared up, and the Lutherans would have sorely stained their good cause. But the Spirit of the LORD prevented such great misfortune. He changed the courage of despair into a lofty faith in God's care, God's help, and into resignation to his dark but blessed counsel. The silent ranks open, the leaders are seized and led away, and those who remain behind prepare themselves, mourning for them, for a like lot. Truly, now the enemy himself should no longer have said that the Lutherans were rebels.

On the next day they chose other leaders for themselves, and blessed them into this perilous office.

(To be continued.)

(For the Lutheraner.)

Heathen Missions.

The 31st annual report of the Ev. Lutheran Mission for the year 1851–1852 contains the report rendered at the last anniversary by Herr Mission Vice-Director Deacon Schneider in Leipzig. "At our 6 East Indian stations there labored 6 missionaries (Cordes and Appelt in Tranquebar, the latter at the same time in Tirumenjanam, Wolff in Poreiar, Ochs in Mayaveram, Schwarz in Trichinopoly with Pudukottai and Tanjore, Kremmer in Madras;) besides 2 candidates, 2 deacons, 16 catechists, 12 readers, 14 schoolteachers, and in addition 15 lesser church servants. In 26 schools 874 children were instructed. The number of baptized Christian children was 113, of confirmands 42, of baptized heathen 189, of converts 100; communicants were 1580, marriages 39, deaths 93. Our congregation there consisted in all of 3080 members, who dwell scattered in 92 places.—

The income had risen by 8050 thalers 29 mgr. 6 pf. over the preceding year. The report remarks upon this: "With special thanks to God we are filled by the considerable contribution from our own Saxony (over 3000 thalers,) where the participation in our mission is in constant increase. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Prussia, the poorest among all, has shown anew how rich its poverty pleasing to God is (over 2000 thalers through the Ev. Luth. High Consistory at Breslau.) From Mecklenburg (over 1000 thalers) the interest of a considerable legacy will shortly be assigned to us. Vigorously, as always, Bavaria has stood by us also in this year (over 3800 thalers), although in wide stretches of the land the utmost distress had gained the upper hand. Besides these there stand out especially Copenhagen (over 1300 thalers) and Hanover (over 2350 thalers.)"

Sächs. K. u. Sch. Blatt.

The "Friedensbote"

of Marthasville writes in its February number that the "Lutheraner" has not scrupled to spread slanderous untruths about the "Evangelicals," and adds: "but one keeps silent and thinks: it cannot well be otherwise, since both Synods" (namely also the Buffalo Synod) "regard the Evangelical" (Unirt-Evangelical) "Church as a false-believing one." Wonderful! The dear "Friedensbote" says: "But one keeps silent under all the reproaches made against us" and has just spoken, and has called the same "slanderous untruths." That means, in fact, to get out of the affair cheaply: to play the silent sufferer and at the same time to squirt venom and gall upon the opponent. That has so far always been the peace-posture of the Herr "Friedensbote." But this time it cannot possibly stay so. We rather hereby demand of the "Friedensbote," in all earnestness, that he bring his proofs that the "Lutheraner" has spread "slanderous untruths about the so-called Evangelicals." Otherwise the "Friedensbote" will himself judge how He is to be regarded.—That the "Friedensbote," moreover, makes public capital against us out of our controversy with Pastor Grabau, in which he, the "Friedensbote," as we know from a reliable source, has privately given judgment in favor of the Missouri Synod,*) and also reports falsely about it, agrees entirely with his otherwise documented Unionist morality. We have therefore nothing further to remark upon it. We observe finally only this, that the judgments passed in Germany provisionally upon our cause are by no means to be regarded as the last definitive decision of Lutherans in Germany. One may indeed appeal a Papa male informato ad papam melius informandum, that is, from the wrongly informed Pope to the one to be better informed; how much more will this be permitted with respect to a Lutheran conference, especially when the same, alas! contrary to the confession of our Lutheran Church, will no longer hold the Pope to be the Antichrist! Let no one suppose, however, that we hereby wish to declare that Herr Pastor Grabau has presented the matter otherwise against his own conscience than he regards it according to his Informatorium. In that he errs, however, in any case, and therefore we appeal a papa male informato ad papam melius informandum.

*) It goes without saying that we mention this not because we should consider a favorable judgment of our case on the part of the Herr Unirten flattering to us; we must rather most earnestly wish to be spared concurring utterances from them, lest our cause thereby fall under suspicion.

Where Is the "Sendbote des Evangeliums" Hiding?

We have up to now received no more than the first four numbers of this paper (of the local Anabaptists). But precisely in the numbers not sent to us the "Sendbote" is said to attack the "Lutheraner" very courageously. It seems that the "Sendbote" suffers from the passion of the late Herr von Münchhausen, who as is well known liked best to fight with enemies who were not on the spot. The absence of the "Sendbote" also wants to remind us of that little goat which, strolling about on the roof, with unexampled courage said the most terrible truths to the face of all the creatures passing by. This, to be sure, surprises us the less, since as is well known the Anabaptists have always proved themselves very brave and bold. Thus Münzer, before the last battle, said in his address to the peasants, among other things: "You need not fear the cannon; for you shall see that I will catch in my sleeve all the cannon balls which they shoot against us." Yes, he declared, "with a felt hat they would knock five dead, and the cannon balls would turn back in the shooting and hit the enemies." All this Luther and Melanchthon relate. Who, then, can wonder that the present Anabaptists are just as courageous? May God grant now that it not go with them at last as it did with Münzer, who, when he was to die, for faintheartedness could not himself recite the Apostles' Creed, but had to have it prayed before him.

Prospectus.

The undersigned intends to publish a collection of church music, entitled: "Cantica Sacra", by subscription.

In this collection he hopes to furnish the Church a selection of the choicest and most beloved German and English four-part chorales which, with regard to the meter, shall be suited to the various Lutheran hymnals now in use in this country, and, approaching the manner of singing of the time of Luther, shall correspond more to the true character of Lutheran divine service.

The rhythm of the German singing will advantageously distinguish this work from all others of the kind in our Church in this country. The excellent and renowned collection of old German rhythmical church music by Dr. F. Layriz, Germany, shall be laid at the foundation of the German part of this collection. The most, if not all, of the German chorales which it will be necessary to take up into this collection the undersigned will select with great care from the said collection by Dr. F. Layriz. And in order that the English part, as well as the German, may also correspond as far as possible to the peculiar character of Lutheran divine service, the undersigned will secure the help of competent and judicious members of the Church, in order to make the selection from the various known English music collections.

The work will contain three to four hundred chorales, together with an appendix of psalmody and other choice pieces of music. German and English words from the customary hymnals will, if possible, be set to all the pieces. There will also be included a short instruction in the elements of the art of singing; likewise also a systematic table of the meters,