# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_Dezember 1912_S562
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

562 Kirchlich⸗Zeitgeschichtliches.
Kirchlich⸗Zeitgeschichtliches.

I. Amerika.

Unser Item in „Lehre und Wehre“ S. 513 f. betreffend, sagt P. P. E.
Thorson in einem an uns gerichteten Schreiben vom 2. Dezember 1912:
„While JI am not satisfted with the Opgjör,' justice demands that the
document be not forced to teach what is not contained in it. Let me first
call your attention to à small error in y5our translation; in Iine 3, page 513,
des Glaubens' should be 'der Gnade' (Norw. naadens'). The only unforced
way to fix the clause in the Norwegian original which vou translate:
oder auf der andern Seite des Menschen Verantwortlichkeitsgefuehl der
Annahme oder Verwerfung der Gnade gegenueber abschwaechen will, is
to take it as an unfolding of calvinistischer Weise, which is rejected.
The rejected synergistischer Weise' has beéen explained in the preceding
clause ending with rauben.“ What, then, is the Calvinistie error that is
rejected? No doubt this, that, because of God's double election, certain
ones must and shall be saved, no matter what they themselves may do
or nob do. This the Opgjör' rejects, and teaches that man kas responsi-
bility over against (lige over for') the reception or rejection of grace —
that is, it is man's duty to hear, read, pay attention to the Word of God,
to place himself physically and mentally within the reach of God's Word.
Tbe expression lige over for,' according to Norwegian usage, will not
permit the thought to rest on the act of grace entering the heart, but
only on grace as soméething external and as found in the Word of God.
＋o say that man has no responsibility in regard to the reception of grace
as far as placing himself within the reach of God's Word is coneerned,
would be error indéeed.“ Gewiß, die Bekehrung geschieht nicht ohne Gottes
Wort, und Gott will, daß jeder sein Wort hören und betrachten soll, und
Gottes Wort äußerlich hören und betrachten kann auch jeder natürliche
Mensch aus rein natürlichen Kräften. Dies äußerliche Hören des Wortes
ist aber weder identisch mit der „Annahme der Gnade“, acceptance of
grace“, noch hat es diese Annahme zur unfehlbaren Folge. F. B.

Von einer sehr buntscheckigen Kirchweihgesellschaft berichtet der Chi⸗
cagoer Lutheran Herald: „October 6, Rev. J. H. Meyer of the United Church
dedicated his new church in Logan Square, Chicago. From the report
contained in Lutheraneren we gather the impression that it was à grand
aflair. Dr. T. H. Dahl, president of the United Church, in fuldt ornat'
of the state church of Norway, led the dedicatory procession, and later
preached on Tbhe Heavenly Temple-Builder.“ Rev. Ellingsen of Hauge's
Synod read the closing prayer. A banquet was held at noon in the church
basement. Rev. Frank Ring, a Methodist preacher, was among the guests,
and friendly greetings were received from Bishop C. P. Andersen (Epis-
copalian) of Chicago, also from Rev. Dr. Balcon Shaw, a. Presbyterian.
Addresses were made in the afternoon by Dr. T. F. Dornblaser of the Gen⸗
eral Synod, and by Dr. G. H. Gerberding of the General Council. IS this
the kind of Lutheran church dedication you have been aceustomed to?
Quite a study in relatives, is it not?“ — Er fragt seine Synodalgenossen,
ob sie wirklich in eine solche buntgemischte Verwandtschaft hineinheiraten