# Der Lutheraner_St. Louis Missouri_1855 05 08_S151
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greatest wantonness and all sorts of faults put down to their credit, and overlook much wickedness. Above all the stepparents sin in this repeatedly, who sometimes treat a child entrusted to them worse than a dog. But not to say that such tempestuous storming, raging and raving does the least good in the training of children, and makes the children servile and fearful, indeed, but not godly, for what grace and blessing of God can there be in such unchristian proceeding? And how can the Most High sanctify and bless the discipline which is undertaken with deliberate sins? — yet this is manifest, that such tyrannical, unreasonable parents do not esteem holy Baptism in their children as they ought, and that they shall some day have a heavy accounting for it. Christian parents must moderate all rightful anger with love and meekness, and see to it that they do not harm more than improve with their discipline. Otherwise, indeed, Christian parents must be diligent and zealous in the training of children, considering that the children are a trust of the Most High, which he has given them to keep. They are paradise flowers, which God has given them for pleasure and joy, but also for diligent tending and oversight . . .

The baptized children of Christians are the cloths and tablets which the LORD JESUS has painted with his blood and in which he has depicted himself by his Holy Spirit. They are mere jewels of the heavenly King, which belong in his treasury. They are mere vessels filled with the blood of the Son of God. Therefore parents in this regard must first of all take good care of their children, lest they neglect for the LORD JESUS so dear a possession, and for the children their salvation granted in Baptism. They have received from God a precious trust. He has committed to them the baptized children, the kernel of Christendom. He has appointed them gardeners and overseers over his flower garden: how will they be able to answer for it, if through careless discipline, through neglect of prayer, and through their own offense they neglect the same, and let the noble flowers and plants of God be choked and spoiled by weeds?

(Conclusion follows.)

(Sent in.)

Now let thy mourning be, my heart.

Now let thy mourning be, my heart! —
Thy JESUS enters in,
Even as after showers of rain
Mild sunshine follows.
When long enough now have raged
Earthquake, fire and wind,
Then follows a gentle murmuring,
Refreshing, still and soft.

Thou must through many sufferings
Go into God’s heaven,
Thou shalt not here with joys,
But rather with tears sow.
Wilt thou one day strike harps,
Then bear it, — God commands it;
Wilt thou one day wear crowns,
Then bear thy cross here.

Thy heart will indeed bleed,
When God smites thee with wounds,
So that against his rods
Thy wicked flesh rises up,
And speaks with froward mouth:
“Why doth God chastise me so?
I shall not have one hour
Of joy in this poor life.”

Yet beat down the murmuring,
Which is only of the devil;
Take hold of new faith again,
And suffer as a Christian.
Only God’s fire of love
Hath sent thee thy cross,
Only because thou art so dear to him,
Therefore his hand scourgeth thee.

God yearns in full faithfulness
Toward his child,
Only that he may gladden thee,
His fatherly heart desires;
Would transfigure thee through the cross
After his own image,
Until in the kingdom of honors
He stills all thy misery.

Hermann Fick.

(From the Luth. Herold.)

On the 1st of May of this year there will appear with the undersigned the following important work, especially useful for Lutheran preachers:

Sermon Outlines
on the Sunday and Festival Gospels
compiled from Dr. Luther’s sermons and expositions
by E. G. W. Keyl,
Pastor of the Ev. Luth. St. Paul’s Church in Baltimore.
First Part.

containing the outlines on the Gospels from the 1st to the 13th Sunday after Trinity, as well as on the Gospels for the Feast of John the Baptist and the Visitation of Mary.

These outlines have been worked out after the sample given in the “Lutherophilus” on the Gospel for the Feast of the Epiphany of Christ. They are still more instructive, however, in this respect, that the individual passages from Luther’s writings are more exactly designated, both as to the place where they stand, and by their opening and closing words. With regard to the former, in the enumeration of the individual sermons and expositions from which the outlines are taken, the number of the paragraphs in the Walch edition is given, so that the reader can easily gather from it, in the case of the individual passages, whether the designated passage is found at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the designated sermon and exposition. With regard to the latter, for each passage not only the opening and closing words, but also the paragraphs concerned are given, from which one can infer the length and brevity of the passage itself and so much the more easily find it in the designated sermon or exposition. Whoever should note in the margin of his edition the §§ of the Walch edition would spare himself much time and trouble in seeking out the passage for every later use of the outlines.

The outlines embrace all the sermons of Dr. Luther that have appeared up to now, namely the complete Church Postil and the double House Postil (by Dietrich and Rörer), likewise the miscellaneous sermons, which, as well as the exposition, e.g. of the Sermon on the Mount and the Magnificat, are to be found, besides the Walch edition, only in the Erlangen edition. For the complete use of the outlines, therefore, the possession of one of these two editions is required. But whoever possessed only the two Postils of Luther, or even only one of them, to him also these outlines would render good service.

The whole is to appear in four parts, and indeed, if the first part meets with a favorable reception, the second part, embracing the outlines from the 14th to the 27th Sunday after Trinity, shall be ready for dispatch in the month of August. The first part, containing 32 pages, will cost 15 cents singly, $1.50 the dozen.

Pastor Keyl is already sufficiently well known to the theological public through his exposition of the Catechism, of which the first chief part has appeared, as a thorough connoisseur of Luther’s writings and as a diligent investigator in them, so that also in these sermon outlines nothing other than something sound is to be expected.

Prompt sending-in of orders is requested.

Heinrich Ludwig,
Printer and Publisher, 45 Vesey Street.
New York, the 30th of March, 1855.

For Attention.

The pastors belonging to the Synod of Missouri etc., Western District, who have hitherto neglected to hand in or send in their parochial reports of last year, are hereby requested to send the same without delay to the undersigned.

Aug. Selle, Secr.
Crete, Will Co., Ills., in May 1855.

Letters and Moneys received
since the 23rd of April.

From the Reverend Pastors: Frederking, Loeber with $5.00, Ernst with $4.00, J. M. Johannes with $12.50, A. Wagner, J. N. Beyer, G. Reichhardt, C. L. Knapp, J. G. Nuetzel and from Messrs. Chr. Luecke, J. G. Wolff, J. H. Bergmann, Th. Bünger.

Besides, in money:
from the congregation in Columbia, Ill. $ 2.50
„ Pastor Polack 20.30
„ „ Selle 4.00
„ „ Günther 8.00
„ „ Lochner 3.20
St. Louis, the 7th of May, 1855.
Otto Ernst.

Receipts and Thanks.

Heartily thanking, I hereby acknowledge to have received, from the Messrs. brothers Friedrich and Wilhelm Meyer at Fort Wayne, $16.51 for my support in the local Seminary.
May the gracious and merciful God requite the kind givers richly, here in time and there in eternity.
Albert Bruno Barthel.
Fort Wayne, the 13th of April, 1855.

Received for my support in the Seminary at Fort Wayne two thalers from Friedrich Dinkel, residing in New York, which he collected for me at a wedding.
For this love shown me I thank you many times, and may the dear God richly requite the benefactors.
Daniel Schmalz.
Fort Wayne, the 24th of April, 1855.

The undersigned acknowledges with thanks $2.00 received from the esteemed Young Men’s Society of Buffalo.
Karl Kirsch.
Fort Wayne, the 24th of April, 1855.

The undersigned acknowledges that he has received from Mr. Thomas Jensen, a member of the congregation at Buffalo, $7.00 for support in the Seminary at Fort Wayne.
For this he thanks him heartily and wishes the kind giver God’s rich blessing.
Karl Kirsch.
Fort Wayne, the 24th of April, 1855.

For my maintenance at the local institution I have lately received:
from Pastor Brauer in Addison, Ill. $ 5.00
„ members of the congregation there 1.40
„ an anonymous donor 3.85
in sum $ 10.25
for which I give receipt with hearty thanks.
Concordia College, the 4th of May, 1855.
August Reincke.

For my support at the local institution I received:
from Mr. W. Heuer in Addison, Ills. $5.00
„ „ Fr. Meier „ „ „ 1.00
„ „ H. Kruse „ „ „ 1.00
„ „ Fr. Kruse sen. „ „ 5.00
„ „ Pastor Brauer „ „ 5.00
„ „ W. Stünkel „ „ 6.00
„ G. B. (my little brother) 2.00
„ H. B. 10.00
in all: $35.00.
for which I herewith give receipt most gratefully.
Concordia College, the 4th of May, 1855.
Wilhelm Barthling.