Full Text for CTM Theological Observer 1-6 (Text)

(!lnurnrbtu UJl1rnlngtrul :!Inut41y Continuing Lehre und Wehre (Vol. LXXVI) Magazin fuer Ev.-Luth. Homiletik (Vol. LIV) Theol. Quarterly (1897-1920) -Theol. Monthly (Vol. X) Vol. I June, 1930 No.6 CONTENTS Page PIEPER, F.: Thesen, die dem "theologischen Schluss- examen" dienen koennen... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 401 DALLMANN, W.: How Peter Became Pope .. . ............ 406 ENGELDER, TH.: Marburg: Der Sieg ueber den Unionis- mus. (Fortsetzung.)... . . ... ...... . . .. ...... . ........... 416 KRETZMANN, P. E.: The Place and the Time of the Cap- tivity Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 426 WISMAR, O. W.: Sermon Study 011 Eph. 2, 19-22 .... . ... 434 Dispositionen ueber die Eisenacher Evangelienreihe... .. .. . 440 Theological Observer. - Kirchlich-Zeitgeschichtliches .... " 450 Vermischtes und zeitgeschichtliche Notizen ................ 468 Book Review. - Literatur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 470 Ein Predlger muss nlcht all.in ","'den, also dass er die Schafe unterweise, wie ele rechte Ohr~en BOllen seln, sondem auch dllneben den Woelfen wehren, dan • • ie die Schaf. nlcht angreifen und mit falscher Lehre verfuehren und Irrtum eln· fuehren. - Luther. Es ist keln Ding, daB die Leute mehr bei der Kirche behaelt, denn die gute Predlgt. - Apo!ogt.., Art. Iij. If the trumpet give an uncertain Bound, who shall prepare himself to the battle t 100'.14,8. Published for the Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States CONCORDIA PU:BLISHING HOUSE, St. Louis, Mo. 450 Theological Observer. - .!l'itd)1id)'3citgcfdJid)tlid)e~. reitet. ~urd) iJ~n fjaoen mit bie fliergeoung ber ®iinben. ~iefe 2(rsnei mitb unB im )ffior± unb ®aframent gereid)±. ~aB &;JeiImittel ift fidjer, bie &;Jeifung gemit. ®oUten mir ben 2(rat nid)t fud)en? iljm ber" trauen? unfer &;JeiI giinsIid) bon ifjm ermar±en? aUe eigenen &;JeilungB" berfud)e einfteUen? )ffiir moUen an ~CEfum, ben eeeIenars±, gIauoen; er mirb unB fjeffen. 3. )ffienn etner bon ciner fd)meren Shanrljei± gcncfcn if±, meibet cr fernere @elegenfjeit, fid) biefeIoe ~ranfljeit mieber i\U3Ui3ieljen. )ffienn unfere ®iinbenfranl'ljeit burd) ~CEfum gefjeut ift, foUen mir bie oofen )ffiede laffen unb aUB ~anfoadeit gute )ffiede tun, aud) anbern biefen eeefenarot anpreifen. eo tat ilJCat±fjiiuB. 2(g ber &;Jeilanb ifjn rief, Iiet er fein fiinMid)eB @emeroe. Unb bann lub er anbere ein, bat aud) fie in feinem &;Jaufe mit bem ®eelenara± oefann± merben foUten, bamit aud) iljre ®eefe gefjeirt miirbe. eo moUen mit, menn unB bie ®iinbe bergeoen ift, ber &;JeiHgung nad)ftreoen, aud) oefonberB am 2TIed ber IDCiffion mitfjelfen. 2at± unB bie ®iinbenfranfljei± edennen, bem ®eefenars± unfer flier±rauen fd)cnl'en unb in ber Shaft @otteB fromm 1eoen unb @u±eB tun! g; r. ?n. ~ . ~ Theological Observer. - ~itdjndj"geitgefdjidjtndje~. 1. ,1(mtrikll. ~ulJ bet @5l)nDbe. ~m Wuftrage ber ~elegatenfL)nobe 1929 follen bie ffiebafiionen unferer ft)nobalen ,Beitfcfjriften bafUr forgen, baf3 iioer ®d)rift" lefjr en , Die innerljalO ber amerHanifcfj"ru±ljerifcfjen ~ircfje in ®iteit geaogen roorben finb, awfiiljrIicfje 2Irtifel erfcfjeinen, unb stuar un±er WUBgeljung bom status controversiae UnD unter fBeriicfficfjiigung ber cinfcfjliigigen @Ie" fcfjicfjte. :tiamit ift aucfj im CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL MONTHLY oereit£l ber Wnfang gemacfjt roorben. imir ljalten eB aucfj fUr bienIicfj, aUf cinige oereitB borHegenbe :tiofumen±e unb ®cfjriften ljinsutucifen, bon benen Sfonferensen unb :tiiftrifi£lfi)noben oei 2eljrberljanbhmgen SfenntniB neljmen l'iinnten. imir nennen ljier auniicfjft nur 1. ,,:tiie 2eljre bon ber @lnabentualjl in i)'rage unb Wn±tuort, bargeftelIt au£l bem elften Wrmel ber Sfonforbienformel ber eban" geHfcfj"lutljerifcfjen SHrcfje". IDCit cinem mor" unb ?nacfjtuort berfeljen bon (r. i)': m5. m5aItljer. ,Broeite 2Iuflage, 1887. :tiiefe 59 ®eiten umfaffenbe ®cfjrift ift aucfj auf3erlja[jj unferer Sfreife aH3 cine facfjgemiif3e, flar oeleljrenbe ®cfjrift oeaeicfjne± morben. - 2. :tiie breiaeljn 5tljefen iioer bie 2eljre bon ber @lnabentualjl, bie bon ber :tielegatenftmobe 1881 angenommen murDen.- 3. :tiie breiaeljn 5tljefen, iioer bie ilmifcfjen meritetern ber ®iicfjfifcfjen i)'rei" fircfje unD P. 5tljeobor .\;)armB, bem jjSriifeB ber .\;)ermann£lourger i)'reifircfje, berljanbert unD 2eljreinigreit fonftatiert rourbe. IDCitgeteilt in ,,2eljre unb imeljre" 1885, ~anuarljeft. - 4. i)'iinf 5tfjefen fUr Die ~n±erfi)nobale Sfon" fereni! am 13. unb 14. i)'eoruar 1917 au m5aufau, imiB.: ,,:tiie sola gratia unb bie universalis gratia." ~iefe 5tljefen finb in biefer illummer be§ CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL MONTHLY mitgeteiIt. i)'. jjS. Theological Observer. - .Rhcf)ficf)<3eitgefcf)icf)tHcf)es. 451 mit bet 2e~tfteUung bet mifiourif\Jnobe 6efdjiiftigt fidj dne neine, 32 @5eiten umfaflenbe @5djrifi, bie un§ rurilHdj au§ WUftraHen ilugefanb± toorben iff. :Die @5djrifi ~at ben ;;titeI ,,:Der Stoiefpart inner~alO ber Iu±~e~ rifdjen SNrdje WuftraHen§. ~ a § ~ i n b e r± b i e @ i n i gun g? mon ~. S'UebeI, ebAu±~. \l5aftor. metIag: Lutheran Book Depot, 19 O'Oon- nell St., North Adelaide." :Da§ 'EorlDort raute±: ,,:Die i)'reube iilier bie i)'ortfdjritte be§ @inigung§toede§ un±er ben 2ut~eranern WuftraIien§ toa~~ renb ber Ietten ~a~re fann erf± bann eine biiflige fein, toenn ber @5djaben ~of ep~§ giinilIidje SjeiIung gefunben ~a±. :Der @5djmera iilier ben nodj bor~ ~anbenen S'tifJ, gleidj tief empfunben in ber 'E. @. 2. Sf. W. [ber 'Eereinigten @b.~2ut~. Sf i r dj e in WuftraIien] tote in ber @. 2. @5. W. [ber@b.~2ut~. @5 ~ nob e in Wuf±raIien], ~a± e§ fett bem ~a~re 1925 au 'Eereinigung§~ ber~anblungen fommen Iaffen, in benen ber ernftIidje 'Eerfudj gemadjt tourbe, bie @inigung au eraielen. 2eiber ~alien biefe nidjt ben getoiinfdj±en i)'ortgang genommen. @5idjer ~alien allerlei lie±riiliIidje 'Eodommniffe atoi~ fdjen ben @5~noben, bie ba§ mertrauen in bie gegenfeitigen e~rIidjen Wli~ fidj±en f±ad lieein±radjtig±en, baran mit fdjulb. :Die Sjaup±fdjulb ±rag± jebodj unfer§ @radj±en§ ber llmftanb, baf:j ber eigentIidje :Differenapunft nidj± fIar genug erfann± toorben ift. :Der Sflarf±ellung be~f ellien toill bie§ @5cf)rif±djen bienen. Sugleidj lidunbe± e§ auf§ haftigf±e ben i)'rieben§toillen ber m. @. 2. Sf. W., bie jeberaei± aur mereinigung liereft if±, toenn biefe o~ne @efa~rbung ber au aller Sei± in ber Iu±~erifdjen Sfirdje anerfann±en ge~ funben @runbfate gefdjloffen toerben fann. @§ iff feine @5±reitfdjrif±, fon~ bern toill bielme~r bem i)'rieben bienen. :Der Sj@rr ber SNrdje alier toolle unfern meitrag aum i)'rieJjen~lDede geliraudjen, bami± in ber @inigung ber 2u±~eraner Wuf±raIien§ lialb ein toei±erer IDCadf±ein aUf bem ~ege au bem ~o~en Siele ber e i n en Sjerbe unier bem e i n e n Sjir±en gefett toerben fonnel" :Die @5djrifi ge~± e±toa§ ~art mit ber IDCiffourif~nobe um. @5ie lie~aup±e±, ben urfpriingIidjen @5±anbpunft ber @5~nobe bon ~otoa au ber~ ±re±en. ~ir toerben gelegentIidj aUf biefe @5djrifi iJuriicffommen. i)'. \l5. Scriptural Grounds for Divorce. - In the Lutheran Ohuroh Herald of January 14 a lengthy article appeared with the heading, "What Does the Bible Say about Divorce?" The writer, Rev. Walter L. Wang, sums up everything in the following three points: - "1. According to the Word of God there is but one proper ground for divorce, namely, fornication, meaning by this term adultery after marriage and probably fornication before marriage. If, however, the sin before wed- lock was known to the other party at the time of marriage, it can be no ground for separation. The sin of fornication thus explained authorizes, but does not require, the innocent party to seek a dissolution of the mar- riage contract. A faithful husband or wife is at liberty to pardon an un- faithful companion; and if there is proof of repentance, this ought doubt- less to be done. "2. Ohristian churches ought to recognize in their discipline no other cause of divorce as valid. In this matter they cannot be guided by the civil law, but must strictly and cheerfully obey and sustain the divine Law. And to do this, it is necessary to treat those who have been divorced for any other causes as ineligible to marriage. "3. According to the Word of God, separation from bed and board may properly be granted to the innocent party when the other is guilty of wilful 452 Theological Observer. - Sfitcf)Hcf)~8eitgefcr)icf)tlicf)e~. desertion, cruelty, or perhaps of other crimes equivalent thereto. The parties, however, are still held by the nuptial tie and cannot, so long as both live, be married to others without committing adultery." The Lutheran Ohurch Herald, in an editorial note, says correctly, although rather weakly: "The general opinion within the Lutheran Church has been that there are two reasons for divorce: adultery and malicious desertion, and in both cases the innocent party is permitted to remarry." The writer of the article understands 1 Cor. 7, 15 to refer to mere separa- tion and not to actual divorce; but the meaning of the apostle plainly is that, if the one party leaves the other, deserting him or her maliciously, then the marriage bond is entirely broken, and the innocent party is free to contract another marriage. That this is the meaning of the apostle is clear, in the first place, from the words themselves, which emphatically state that, when the malicious desertion takes place, the condition of bondage for the innocent party ceases. This is borne out, too, by the language of Rom. 7, 3, where a woman is said to be f1'ee from the law when her husband has died. In other words, the situation of a Christian husband or wife who has suffered malicious desertion with respect to marriage is the same as that of a widow or widower. The Lutheran position on this point, then, must be said to rest on solid, unambiguous Scripture-teaching. A. The Uncertainty of the Conclusions of Science. - iV'riting in Scribner's Magazine, Robert A. Millikan, one of the foremost physicists of the day, makes an interesting admission, which it is worth while to re- member and to quote when one is dealing with enemies of the Bible who maintain that science has proved the unreliability of the statements of Holy Scripture. Dr. Millikan says: "There is also a philosophic side [sc., of the question]. Science is sometimes charged with inducing a materialistic philosophy. But if there is anything which the growth of modern physics should have taught, it is that such dogmatic assertiveness about the whole of what there is or is not in the universe as was represented by nineteenth- century materialism is unscientific and unsound. The physicist has had the bottom knocked out of his generalizations so completely that he has learned with Job the folly of 'multiplying words without knowledge,' as did all those who once asserted that the universe was to be interpreted in terms of hard, round, soulless atoms and their motions. The Oxford biologist John Scott Haldane has recently written: 'Materialism, once a scientific theory, is now the fatalistic creed of thousands; but materialism is nothing better than a superstition on the same level as belief in witches and devils.' ". Let us, then, not be afraid when would·be scientists attack our holy Book. Their boasts reveal not the depth, but the shallowness, of their learning. A. On the Establishing of Fraternal Relations among the Different Branches of the Lutheran Church of This Country. - In the Theolog- ical Forum, published by the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, we find a reprint of a part of an essay written by Rev. H. 1. Schuh, D. D., and published in the .Pastor's Monthly appearing within the Ohio Synod. The title of the essay must be appealing to everyone who loves the American Lutheran Zion, "What Can be Done to Bring About More Fraternal Rela- tions among the Different Branches of the Lutheran Church of This Theological Observer. - .Rird)nd)~2ett(Jefd)id)md)eil. 453 Country?" We shall briefly sketch the contents of this part of the essay and append a few comments. We are justified all the more in dwelling on it since the writer several times mentions the Missouri Synod or Missourians. Unity of doctrine, practise, and spirit, says Dr. Schuh, is the im- portant objective, not unity in outward organization. The latter is not to be despised, but there must first be unity in spirit. How can it be brought about? First it ought to be recognized that more personal conference and less controversial writing is desirable, since men are so apt to read not only on, but between the lines, and words as well as sentences are not always accepted in the sense in which they were written. In personal conference the opportunity for immediate correction and clarification is given. Besides, it must not be forgotten that there are a great many things on which we agree. While it would be wrong for us to ignore our differences, we should not magnify them till we see nothing but these dif- ferences. .Again, let everyone be honest to his opponent, and let him not impute to a man what the latter expressly repudiates. Put the best, not the worst, construction on everything. Furthermore, in your controversy avoid all personalities. What you are after is not victory, but the truth. In the next place, be willing to admit the possibility of error on your part. While our faith must be a conviction based on the clear Word of God, no one should forget that to him, too, applies the old saying, "It is human to err." Then, do not blame a whole church-body for what at some time one of its members has said. Members of a synod are, of course, responsible for the official declarations of their synod, especially if they did not protest at the time when such declarations were made, but do not hold every member of a body responsible for every word that any member of that body may have written . .Again, the erection of opposition altars should be avoided if it is at all possible. This is to be urged all the more strongly since frequently congregations are divided not on questions of doctrine, but for personal reasons. Furthermore, cooperation in spheres where it can take place with- out sacrifice of principle and violation of conscience is to be sought. .And finally, "let us in earnest prayer ask for the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit, who is the Spirit of peace, in our efforts to bring about more fraternal relations among the various Lutheran bodies of this country." Those who oppose the opening of free conferences with devotional services, the reading of Scripture, and prayer have erring consciences in this matter. "Common prayer seems to them under the circumstances as the next thing to hypocrisy; but they certainly look at the whole matter from a wrong viewpoint. We meet in such conferences not to ignore, but to remove, our differences, and why should it be wrong in common to plead with God for the enlightenment and guidance of His Spirit?" The above contains in brief form the principal thoughts of that part of Dr. Schuh's article which the Theological Forum reprints. Can we deny that it strikes responsive chords in our bosom? .Among the things which 454 Theological Observer. - .Rirdjlidj~3eit\1efdjidjmdjes. we Missourians wish and pray for is this, that we might join hands with those who like ourselves profess to stand on the Lutheran Confessions. To bring about such unity, our fathers, in the fifties of the last century, advocated free conferences of Lutherans, and in several instances such meetings were richly blessed. But while conceding at once that it is our duty to work for unity among the various synods of our American Lutheran Church, let us not overlook that the tendency to-day is to ignore differences and to bring about union at almost any price. Dr. Schuh deprecates such an attitude, to be sure, but must we not say to ourselves that the danger to-day lies not on the side of too great rigor in insisting on distinctive doctrines, but rather on that of yielding to the spirit of the times, which clamors for union? Again, everyone of us will have to admit that it is comparatively easy at present to contract a union or bring about fraternal relations with some other church-body, since everybody is in favor of such action, but that it is difficult to dissolve the bond after it has once been established. Is it not the better part of wisdom to go slowly in this respect? Most of us recently have heard of people who are dissatisfied with the company into which they were brought by church mergers, but who find themselves in such a strong net that they cannot escape. Above everything else let it be emphasized that in striving for unity we cannot ignore the Scripture- teaching with respect to unionism. The Bible throughout urges us to be truthful, honest, and upright, especially when it comes to matters of doc- trine. We must not through church connections create the impression that we are teaching something which in reality we reject. Such a course would be insincere and dishonest. When the Bible warns against unionism, it really warns against a dishonest attitude toward revealed truth. This matter we must not consider lightly. Furthermore, there is the Scripture- warning against the insidiousness of error, be it ever so small. "A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump," says St. Paul. Anybody who is condon- ing a doctrinal error is going counter to this word of the inspired apostle. When Missourians at free conferences objected to joint public prayer, it was due, not to an erring conscience, but, as Dr. Schuh acknowledges, to the conviction that obedience to the Scriptures demanded such an attitude. In conclusion, then, we say that, while we should earnestly pray and work for the coming of the day when all American Lutherans will stand as one united host, and while we should carefully guard against bigotry and fanaticism, which easily beset the path of the strenuous confessor, the perils of the time require that we should beware especially of the poison of unionism, which, when it has entered a body, soon begets indifference toward every article of divine revelation. A. ,,ie 6o\tljet~ unb ber ~alJft. ~ie 3ei±ungen melbe±en, ban audj ber ~apf± fur bie !ReIigion£;frei~eit in !Ruf3lanb eingeire±en fei unb IDW±e ftniiro cine ®u~nemeffe aum &)eU ber leibenben ®eeIen aeIeoriert ~aoe. ~er ~apft fpridjt audj bie ®rruartung au£;, ban nidj± nUt aHe ~at~oIifen, fonbem bie ganae djriftIidje m.5eIt fidj feinem ,,®eoet" fur bie 2eibenben anfdjIienen ltJerbe. ~aau oemedt bie "iSreifirdje": ,,~an ni# nUt aHe Cf:~rif±en, fon" bern aHe nidj± bom :itaumel be£; ~ommuniBmuB unb ftnar1;i£lmuB erfaf3ten bemunftigen ftnenfdjen ben Wofdjeu gegen bie in !Ruf3lanb bor fidj ge~enben ®reuel teHen, ift ia feThftberf±iinbHdj, unb emfte Cf:~riften ltJerben audj mit i~rem ®eoet bagegen fiimpfen unb fur bie barunter 2cibenben oei ®o±± um Cf:~rifti ltJiHen einhe±en. Woer ltJenn ber ~apft fidj aum ftnunb ber Cf:~riften" ~ci± madjt, fo mant er fidj etltJaB an, ruaB i~m nidjt aufommt. noerbieB ift au oebenfen, bat ber ~apft bie !ReIigion£;frei~eit g run b f ii t I i dj b e r" ltJ i r f t unb ta±fiidjIidj nUt ba bulbet unb fur lidj in Wnfprudj nhnm±, ltJo er nidjt bie ftnadjt ~at, Wnber£;gliiuoige au unterbrud'en unb au£;aUto±±en. m.5o i~m bie ruel±ridjen ftniidjte ~ierin au m.5iHen ruaren, ~a± er biefeIoen ®raufam" feiten oegangen, bie iet± feinen Wofdjeu erregen. jJ,Ran benle an ba£; m.5u±en ber ~nCfuifi±ion in ®panien unb in ben illieberIanben, beren Wu±obafeB nodj bor furaem ein morgiinger be£; jetigen ~apf±e£; ag ,gefegne±e ®djeiter~aufen' gepriefen ~a±, an bie gJart~oromiiu£;nadj± unb an bie &)ugenottenberfolgungen in iSranheidj. ~af3 er aoer fidj erbreif±e±, burdj 3eIeorierung ciner \Su~ne" meffe bie gefdje~enben lln±a±en fu~nen unb baB &)eH beB ruffifdjen mOUeB forbem au ltJoHen, ift cine meradjtung be£; cinigen \Suljnopfer£; ~®fu Cf:~rifti unb offenoart ben ~apft ltJieber aI£; ben redj±en grot en Wntidjriften, ber be£;ljalo gefiiljrIidjer ift aI£; ba£; grooe, fredje 0:ntidjriftentum, ba£; jett in mutlanb unb audj oei ben ~ommuniften in ~eu±fdjlanb fo bieIe gut" gIiiuliige 2euie erfdjredt, ltJeH ber ~apft feine iSeinbfdjaft ruiber Cf:ljriftum ljinter fromme !Reben unb reIigiofe 3eremonien berftedt. ~arum ljeitt eB ia 2 ~ljeff. 2 bon i~m ag bem ,ftnenfdjen ber \Sunbe', baf3 er lidj ,in ben :itempe! ®ot±e£; fet±'. m.5adjfame Cf:ljriften foHen fidj bor beiben ljuten, bor bem offenbar ®ot±, !Religion unb ®Ute acrf±orenben Wntidjrif±en±um unb bor bem unter ftommem ®djein fidj berbergenben redjten grof3en Wn±idjrif±en." is· ~. ~nfdHitifdie ~iidier nom ~alJft auf ben ~nbe;r gefri1t. Wu£; !Rom ruirb gemeIbe±: "illadj bem OsseTvatoTe Romano ~a± bie ~nCfuifition aruei gJudjer, me in !Rom bon ber am±ridjen fafdjiftifdjen gJudjljanblung m±±orio beroffen±" Iidjt ruurben, berbammt. (fB finb bies imiHiroIi£; gJudj ,®eoe± bem ~aifer, ruaB beB ~aiferB ift' unb ba£; j)Judj ,iSafdjiftifdjer ®±aat, ,~irdje unb ®djule'. @lie forren fdjruere merftOf3e gegen bie ratljoIifdje Sfirdje, oefonber£; in ben ~unnen uoer bie medj±e ber Sfirdje unb be£; ~apf±e£;, en±~aIten. gJeibe j)Judjer geIten ag am±ridj infpiriert, ba ftniffiroIi unoerann±e lldunben ber" offenHidjen fonnie. ~ie bom matifan geforberte ftnif30iHigung ljat bie itaIienifdje !Regierung aogeIe~n±''' ~ie UaIienifdje !Regierung ljat mit bem ~a.\Jft befannHidj rin Sfonforbat aligefdjloffim. Woer ein Sfonforbat mit bem ~alJfttum fann nie ruirfIidjen iSrieben, fonbem immer nUt eine Wrt m.5affen" ftiHftanb bebeuien, ba ber ~apft prinaipieH nodj immer beibe @ldjruerter, baB "gciftIidje" unb baB "rueltlidje", OeanflJrudj±. is. ~. Sur ~aftenfrage in ~nbien ljeint eB im ,,®eif±e£;fampf ber ®egen" ltJart": ,,~n aHen :iteilen ~nbienB lja± baB Cf:ljrif±en±um in letter 3cit oe" beu±enbe iSortfdjritte gemadjt. ftnaffenoeltJegungen un±er ben Wngeljorigen Theological Observer. - Stitc!)HC!)~,8eitgefc!)ic!)t1ic!)es. 465 ber nieberen ~aften ober ber ~aftenlofen finb berfcljiebentIiclj liericljtet roorben. ~n ~aiberaliab unb anbern ~eiIen be~ ~eIugugeliieg, roo ~aften~ Tofe in groten Ba~Ien {ugic attfgeforbed. ~ie in merlin erfcljeinenbe Beitfcljrif± ,,~er ~ufreclj±e" liring± bie foIgenbe ~cotia: ,,2n~ ~errenmeifter be~ ~oljanniterorben~ tuenbe± ficlj \\Srina ;D~far bon \\SreUBen mit foIgenbem ~ufruf au bie ®o~ne be~ ~eu±fclj"ebangelifcljen 2rber~: ,~m S1a1JiteI am 4. tseliruar 1930 ift liefcIJloffen, bie ®oljne be~ ~eutfclj"C1JangeIifcljen Wbel§ aum ®±ubium ber ;itljeologie an" aurcgcn. ~clj tuenbe miclj baljer an bie ~ugenb unferer ~reife, bie eine meruf~tualjI noclj niclj± ge±roffen, unb an aUe bk benen e~ ein ~mft iff um bie fcljtoerliebrolj±en i'tlierlieferungen ber )Siiter, benen )SoU unb ma±erlanb noclj ®ro13c~ liebeu±en unb bie mitarlieiten tuoUen an ber ~raieljung be£; )Sone~ filr Beit unb ~tuigfcH. ®eit ~a~rljunberlen, im Bufammentoiden mit anbem ®±iinben, lja± ber WbeI an biefcr 2tufgalic, bor aUcm in bcr Wrmcc, mitgearlieite±. Un±er bem ~oclje bon )Serfame~ ift ber aUe lffieg eingeeng± unb filr bieIe nicljt meljr gangoar. ~lier e~ gi6± einen anbern, ber au toenig oefann± ift unb boclj mit gro13em ~rnf±e oeaclj±e± tuerben forr±e. ®inb auclj bieIe unferer Iieoen aUen S'i'afemen gefcljloffen, unfere ~ircljen fteljen noclj offen unb rufen Iau± naclj imiinnern, naclj treuen .l)iden, beren eraieljenber ~ienf± unf erm armen )SoUe nie f 0 oitter notig getoef en ift toie ~eute. ®etoi\3, nur bie meften [be~ WbeIB] finb forclje~ ~ienfte~ toed unb finb taugliclj, iljn au~auricljten. Woer eoenfo getoi13 finb un±er ben ®oljnen be~ ebangelifcljen ~bel§ niclj± lnenige oerufen, in bie tReiljen biefer meften au ±re±en. miclj± anber~ al§ bor oalb ±auf enb ~aljren unf ere )Sorfaljren ba~ S'i'reuil genommen ljaoen, um bie .l)errfcljaft ber llngliiuoigen illier ba~ .l)eiIige Banb au oredjen, mogen ie~± unf ere ®oljne, bie bie )Betltfung baau in ficlj berf1Jilren, ba~ getftliclje ~m± tuiiljlen aum ®±teite tuiber ben Un" glaulien, ber bon aUen ®efaljren, bon tuelcljen )SoU unb )Sa±erlanb 6ebrolj± tuerben, bie ±obIicljfte if±. ~atltm foUen bie ®oljne be~ ~eu±fclj"ebangefifcljen ~bel~ f±et~ ba~ alfe unb immer neue lffiod in iljrem .l)eraen erfIingen Iaffen: ® 0 ± ± tu i I I e i\ll ~Ue ~oljanni±ettitter toerben gelieten, bief e ~unbgeliung 30 466 Theological Observer. - ,Ritc!)Hd)~2eitgefd)id)md)e!;' au betliteiten unb feIlift in i~tem @5inne au roitfen, bamit fie {"Srudjt unb @5egen litinge filt unfet )Golf unb )GaterIanb.'" - ?Sefanntlidj fomm± .l3ut~et aUf benfeIlien ~unft. ?Jladjbem et in feinem ,,@5etmon, baB man bie ~inbet aUt @5djuIe ~anen foU" batauf ~ingeroiefen ~at, roie bai3 ~tebigtamt foroo~I bem @5±aa± ag bet ~tdje bient, fligf et ~inau: "illSenn bu nun gIeidj ein ~onig roiiteft, fo fomef± bu bodj bidj nidj± roert Iaffen bilnfen, baB bu beinen @5o~n mit aUem beinem ®ut baran geroagt, au foIdjem Wmt unb illSetf gelien unb etaie~en modjfef±." (X, 431.) SDie ~araUeIifierung bei3 SDienftei3 im ebangeIifdjen ~tebig±amt mit bet ~eHna~me bet titietfidjen )Gotfa~ten an ben ~teUaaugen, "um bie &)errfdjaft bet llngIiiuliigen illiet bai3 &)eHige .l3anb au litedj en " , ift etroai3 miBIidj. SDie S'tteuaailge roaten ein fdjtecHidjet llnfug in @5±aaf unb ~itdje. @5ie ftiitften bie &)errfdjaft bei3 ~apfttumi3 unb bienten aUt @5djiinbung bei3 S'tteUaei3 0:~tifti, roeir bie ~iipfte aUf ®runb bet ~eHna~me an ben fueuafa~tten WliIaB et±eHten. {"S. ~. @ine 9Jhl~nung ijUr ~ufie in ner ,,'!ieutfdien 2e~rerijeitung". "SDai3 jilngere ®efdjIedjt" , ~eiBt ei3 bort, "fann unmogIidj tedj± nadjemfinben, roie ei3 uni3 WHen aumu±e if±, roenn roit bet betgangenen Betten gebenfen. ®eroiB, roit fonnen ®ott nidjt genug banfen, baB unfet SDeutfdjei3 lReidj tro:\) bet futdjtliaten @5djictfagfdjIiige nodj liefte~t. illSit gebenfen in ~eta< Iidjet melie unb SDanfliatfeit unf etet flit bai3 )GatetIanb gefaUenen ?Stilbet unb banIen liefonbeti3 unfetm art en ge±teuen (Mart, bem gtoBen ®eneraI< feIbmatfdjaU unb lReidji3ptiifiben±en b. &)inbenliutg. Wliet roenn roit im ®eift aUf biefei3 btit±e lReidj fdjauen mit aU feinem ;;Sammet unb @':Ienb, bann betfte~en roit bie ;;Suben, bie untet 0:\JtUi3 aui3 bet liali\JIonifdjen ®efangen< fdjaft ~eimfe~ten bUtften. (6i3 roitb lietidj±e±: Wg bie ®runbftdne au bem fe~t liefdjeibenen neuen ~emper geIegt rourben, ba jaudjate aUei3 )Goff Iau± lieim .l3olie bei3 &)(littn, baB bet ®tunb am &)aufe bei3 &)(littn geIegt roat. "Wliet bieIe bet arten ~tieftet unb Eebiten unb olietften )Giitet, bie ba§ botige &)aui3 gefe~en ~atten, ba nun biefei3 &)au§ gegtiinbet roatb, roeineten fie Iau±. )GieIe aliet ±oneten mit {"Steuben, baB bai3 ®efdjtei ~odj etfdjoU, baB bai3 )GoU nidjt etfennen fonn±e bai3 ~onen mit {"Steuben bot bem ®e< fdjtei bei3 illSeineni3 im )Golf", (lii3ta 3, 11-13. SDai3 roat nadj dnet fieliaig~ iii~tigen ®efangenfdjaft. illSit fte~en, menfdjIidj lietradjtet, nodj bot adjt~ unbfilnfaig ;;Sa~ten unfetet fieliaigjii~tigen nationaIen ~edj±fdjaf±' SDiefe ~atfadje batf unb foU uni3 al0 0:~tiftenIeu±e nidjt mit tatenlofem ~effimg< mui3 etfilUen. Wliet niemanb roitb bon uni3, bie roit ®tilnbung unb ?Sau bei3 arten, madjtboUen unb gIiinaenben S'taifetteidji3 etleli± ~alien, etroatten biltfen, baB roit ben neuen ?Sau aUf neuet ®runblage, ben ®oti fegnen moge, mit ;;Saudjaen liegtuBen. ~dn, bai3 fonnen roit nidj±' Wliet unfet ®ott madjt feine lJe~Iet. (lit if± audj bet &)(lirr bet illSertgefdjidjie, bet audj bai3 @5djicffaI unfeti3 )GoHei3 in feinen aUmiidjtigen &)iinben ~at. IDcoge unfet atmei3 )Golf bie Beidjen bet Bd± betf±e~en, bamit nidj± beteinft bie futdj±liate got±Iidje {"SIammcnfdjtift: ,IDCene, mene, ~efef up~atfin' audj bai3 enbguItige @5djicrfaI unfeti3 fdjroet ~eimgefudj±en, im (liIenb etf± tedjt bon uni3 gefieli±en beu±fdjen )GoIfei3 anfiinbige 1 ~enn ei3 bie Bd± feinet &)eim~ ludjung etfenni unb au ben DueUen aUet roa~ten )GoIf§rraft, ®ottei3futdj± unb )GaierIanMIielie, autilcne~rt, bann roetben ei3 dnfi unfete ~inbet obet Si)inbei3finbet mit .l3oli unb SDan! unb jaudjaenbem lRil~men auf§ neue et~ fa~ten biltfen: illSeIdj eine illSenbung burdj ®oHei3 {"Silgungl" {"S. ~. Theological Observer. - ~itcf)licf)~3eitgefcf)icf)md)es. 467 ,iSn ~etHn gili! e~ nidit lifuU ~u1Umltniften. ::Da~ "IBetHnet 5l::age. ufaH" uetidjtet: "mdjitdlame an jEetfinet .mtdjen ift bie neuefte umliofbg~ain ift ami. fdjen ben jjSotialen ein gtof3e~ 5l::tan~1Jatent angeutadjt, aUf bem alienM in bef±immten 2mifdjentiiumen medjfefnbe jEibeff1Jtildje auffeudjten. ::Det merbenbe eimat" refen mir: ,,etberge fanb unb i~ten lnamen beril~mt gemadj± ~at. ::Die m3ar±burg im ~ilringer m3afb unb .anatiin Eut~er, ber ltnerfdjrocfene ®treitet flir bie eim btoben im jEurgfiimmerlein Wbfdjieb au ne~men unb gen m3ittenbetg au reUen in ben milben Stam1Jf bet @eifter, mo e~ flir i~n um Eeben unb 5l::ob ging. ::Da erft redjt nang e~ in feinem &;;>eraen: ,odj ilbet ber min. terIidj berfdjneUen jEurg, au~ ben m30Hen be~ &;;>immeg, bIicfen &;;>eiIanM. augen ~ernieber, unb &;;>eUanM~iinbe fegnen ba~ Eanb, mo @Iaube gegen Unglaulien, m3a~r~eit mibet bie Eilge, mdjt gegen bie iSinfterni~ fiim1Jf±. ,m3et un±er bem ®djirm be~ &;;>iidjften fitt unb unter bem ®djatten be~ WU. miidjtigen bleibet, ber f1Jridj± au bem &;;>@rrn: .aneine 2uberfidjt unb meine jEurg, mein @oU, aUf ben idj ~offe', jjSf·91." is. jjS. '!lie Drientalen remen gern l:\ltt~er~ ~atedii~mlt~ alt~\t1enhig. m3it Iafen im News Bulletin be~ National Lutheran Council in beaug aUf bie lBermenbung be~ ~feinen Eut~erfdjen Statedji~mu~ in ber .aniffion~arbeit: "Among Orientals, who since time immemorial have been accustomed to learn their lessons by rote, it has become a popular book wherever it has been used. It is a book to be learned by heart and at the same time to be taken to heart." ::Da~ ift fidjetIidj tidjiig. lnur ift ba~ Wu~menbiglernen be~ Statedji~mu~ nidjt bIof3 filt bie OtientaIen, fonbern audj filt hie Orai. bentalen cine gute .anet~obe. Eut~er fefbft ~at fidj bie ®adje fo gebadj± bei bet Wbfaffung feine~ .\Heinen ~a±edji~mu~. @r giM bie 1Jiibagogifdje Wnmeifung: "jEei bem jungen ~onbleibe auf cinet gemiffen, emigen iSotm unb m3eif e unb le~te fie flir ba~ aUeretfte bief e ®±ilcfe, niimIidj bie 2e~n @ebo±e, @lauben, ~a±erunfet ufttJ., nadj bem 5l::e&± ~in bon m30ti au m30tt, baf3 fie e~ auclj fo n a clj fag en fiinnen unb a u ~ men big Iernen." (X,2.) ®o ~a± e~ Eut~et in feinet iSamiIie unb auclj filt feine eigene jjSetfon ge~aIten. ",;sclj ±ue mie ein Stinb, ba~ man ben ~a±edji~mu~ Ie~te±, unb lefe unb f1Jredje audj bon m3 0 t ± au m3 0 t ±, be~ .anotgen~ unb menn idj 2eit 468 metmifcl)tes nnb ieitgei cl)icl)tlicl)e 91otiicn. ljabe, bie ,Beljn @ebo±e, @Iauben, ba£l matetunfet, ~falmen uftu. Unb mut noclj tagHclj bailulefen unb ~ftubieten unb fann bennoclj nicljt befteljen, roie iclj getne tuome, unb mut dn Sl'inb unb. 6cljiUet be£l Sl'a±eclji£lmi bldben unb bleib'£l auclj getne." (X, 26.) jillie fte~t e£l abet mit bem metftCinbni£l bet Sl'ateclji£lmu£ltuorte auclj feiten£l bet Sl'inbed jillit ~aben im botigen ;Jaljt (£. u. jill., ;Ja~tg. 75, 6. 65 ff.) au£l bem ,,)Betliner ffieiclj£lboten" Ur±eHe fo~ tuoljI bon ,,,I.laien" aI£l bon 5r~eologen, refp. ~abagogen, ilbet £u±~et£l Sl'Ieinen Sl'a±eclji£lmu£l unb beffen metf±anbIicljfcit betoffentricljt. ;Jm allgemcinen fteljt e£l fo, bat bie £aien ben Sl'ateclji£lmu£l lcicljtet berftanbHclj finben aHl Die 5r~eologen unb ITacljpabagogen. (1;in iBanfbite£±or, alfo dn £aie, ur±eUte: "jillie bie )Bibef ba£l )Buclj allet iBilcljet ift unb immet bfdben luirb, fo ift bet £u±~etfclje sta±eclji£lmu£l bet boilfommenfte (1;;t;±taft ber bibHfcljen ;Offenbatung be? go±±Iicljen @eifte£l unb dn un±riigHcljer, mit niemaI£l fcljtuetberftanbHclj getuef enet £eitfaben aUt (1;tfaffung be£l ebangeHr cljen @fauben£l filt jung unb art." (1;in anbeter £aie autette ficlj ba~in: ,,(1;£l tuerben baTh bolle filnfunbfecljaig ;Ja~re fein, bat iclj angefangen ~abe, ben stateclji£lmu£l £u±~er£l au Iernen. IT reHiclj , am ~nfang be£l £ernen? ilbertuog ba? @ebacljtni?; nur naclj unb naclj, auiS bem ~ammerfcljeine finbHcljen 2r~neniS ~erauiS, tuuclj? ~eller unb ljeller baiS merftanbniiS. ~ber unauiSfprecljIiclj banf6ar bin iclj bem (1;r±ern~aufe unD ber 6cljule, bat fie in ber ,Beit ber ftarfften unD naclj~ ljartigften @ebCicljtni£lfraft miclj auclj £u±~eriS SHein en sta±eclji£lmu? ~alien auiStuenbig rernen raffen. 6ie ljaben mir bamit filr baiS ganae £eoen einen 6cljat mitgegeben, bon bem iclj auf @runb ber reicljen (1;rfa~rungen biefe? bieIbetuegten £eoeniS nur fagen fann: jillo~I jebem, ber biefen 6cljat oljne~ gleicljen fein eigen nenn±, auiStuenbig unb intuenbig; aoer tuelje iioer bie frebefnbe 5ror~ei±, bie i~n am!j nUt einem einaigen mnbe boren±~iirt J" ~at eiS 5t~eorogen unb amtricljen (1;raie!jern fcljtuerer tuirb, fidj in £u±ljeriS Sl'a±e~ dji?mUiS ilU finben, gelj± auiS ben auiS biefen S1!reifen mitgeidrten Ur±eiIen ljerbor. ~ie lmeinung, bat in £u±~eriS sta±edjiiSmU? ein fptadjHdj berartete? @ellJanb unb jillenbungen unb jillor±e borIiegen, bie bem @efdjleclj± ber @egen~ llJar± fremb gellJorben finb, !jat ilU nicljt gering em 5reH feinen @runD barin, bat bem @efcljleclj± ber @egenllJart ber 6inn filt eine einfadje unb Hare 6ptaclje bieIfadj bedorengegangen ift. ~at Bu±ljer mit fdnem ~ringen aUf baiS ~uiSllJenbiglernen reinciStuegiS ein berf±CinbniiSlof eiS ~uiSllJenbiglernen im 6inne ~atte, ge~± audj barau? ljerbor, bat er oei bem Sl'a±ecljiiSmuiS~ un±erriclj± auclj aUf "bier (1;;t;empel auiS ber 6djrift" bring±. IT. ~. nuer hie merlireitnng be£l (£~riltcntnm£l in (,l:~ina Iefen llJit in ciner 6t. Bouifer 2ei±ung o~ne Ouellenangabe: ,,~at baiS (£~rif±en±um in (£ljina bereig bor ±aufenb ;Ja!jren lirilljte, ift eine 5ratfaclje, bie burdj ben fran~ ilofifdjen @eIeljr±en \)Saul \)Serriot feftgeftellt llJurk (1;r entbecfte in ciner S)jj~re oei 5rung S)uang in ber Sl'iangfu~~tobina eine ~nila~I aIter 6cljriften, un±et benen ficlj cine ffioUe befanD, Die im neunten ober aeljnten ;JaljrljunDert bon cljinefifcljen (£I)riften berfatt tuorben llJar. ;In biefem ~ofument befanD ficlj dne cljinefifclje ftberfetung beiS ,Gloria in Excelsis' unb cine lmitteHung, bat Die 2aljl ber )Bilcljer, bie au? ber cljriftricljen lmutterfirclje in 6qrien in0