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LEHRB UNO WEHRE
MAGAZIN PUER Ev.-LUTH. HOMILE11IC
THEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY-THEOLOGICAL M ONTHLY
Vol. XD July, 1941 No.7
CONTENTS
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Verbal inspiration - a Stumbling-Block to the Jews and Foolish
ness to the Greeks. TIl. Engelder .................. .... .....................__._...... "1
Sermon Study for Fourth Sunday after Trinity. Th. Laetseh ...... 510
The Lutheran Pastor as Teacher. P. E. Kretzm8nn .. . .. _ ............. 523
OutIlnes on the Wueritemberg Gospel Seledions .......... ............ ....... 528
MJsc:elbmea - .- - - _._._....... _ ...._._.._.._..........__ ... 535
TheoJocieal Observer. - Kirehlieh-ZeitgesehlehtIiehes .......... __ ... 543
Book Beview. - Literatur . __ ._.. __ . . __...... _ .... 554
PredlJer - nlcht aUeln wei
den, alJo daa er die Sc:hafe Wlter
w.lse. me lie rechte CbriIten lO11en
.m...clem aucb daneben den Woe!
feD we",.... duI II. en. Schafe JI1cbt
8IIIN1feD und mit faJ.chel' Lebr. ver
fuebren WId Irrtum eIntuehren.
Luther
JI:s tat bin DJng. do dle Leute
mehr bel dll1" Klrchll behaelt denn
ene arute Predlgt. - Apologia. Art. If
If . the trumpet live an uncerta1n
~d. who shall prepare bImself to
the battle? -1 COl'. 14:'
Publlshed for the
Ev. Lath. Syuod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other State.
CONCOBDIA PUBLISHING BOUSE, St. Louis, Mo.
Theological Observer - ftitcf)Hclh'ldtgefcl)tcfJt1tcf)cs 543
The iGlrigi , the - - ,rwe.· 1 Synod. - In the Norwegian Synod, one
of our sister synods in the Synodical Conference, preparations are being
made for a proper observance of its ninetieth anniversary. One of its
former presidents, the Rev. ChI. Anderson, in th~ Lutheran Sentinel sub-
mits these interesting paragraphs on the early history of his Church:
When the Norwegian Synod was organized in 1853, the following
seven pastors were L."l active service: A. C. Preus, H. i'",. Preus, C. L.
Clausen, H. A. Stl!b, J. A. O. Ottesen, N. Brandt, and G. F. Dietrichson.
A total of 38 congregations was served by these pastors, 3 in Illinois,
4 in Iowa, and 31 in Vvisconsin. At the time of the organization of the
Synod 17 of these congregations had formally accepted the constitution.
:Most of the othe~(s, however, fOl'mally joined the Synod later on.
Shortly after the organization meeting in 1853 Rev. V. Koren arrived
from Norway and took up his work in Iowa, being the first resident
pastor of our Synod west of the Mississippi. In 1854 Pastor O. T. Duus
was added to the roster. In 1855 J. Storm Munch was added. At the
meeting at Coon Prairie, VITis., in 1859, the following six pastors were
accepted as mem.bers of the Synod: P. Brodahl, C F. Magelssen, Laur.
Larsen, F. C. Clausen, N. E. Jensen, and B. J. Muus. In the mean time
Pastors lVlunch, Dietrichson, and DUllS had returned to Norway, and
Pastor C. L. Clausen was no longer in active service, so that there were
altogether 12 pastors. Up to the synodical convention in 1859, 51 con-
gregations had formally joined the Synod.
DUling these years extensive work was carried on in the Home
Mission field. They had no mission board to direct this work Though
these pioneer pastors served a number of congregations, some of them
as many as ten or more, congregations which often were scattered and
long distances apart, they felt that they had to take time to visit new
settlements which were established from time to time and organize the
work as far as it was possible. This work was usually attended with
great difficulties, as roads and means of transportation were very primi-
tive. Their physical strength was taxed to the limit; but it was a great
encouragement to them that their work was greatly appreciated by those
to whom they mbistered. They sometimes came to places where the
people for years had not enjoyed the privilege of having the Gospel
preached and the Sacraments administered. When the pastor paid them
his first visit, it was an event long to be remembered.
In this way new congregations were organized every year. Strong
appeals were made to pastors and theological candidates in Norway to
come and take up work in these constantly growing mission-fields. A few
came in response to these appeals, but not by far enough to supply the
needs. It could not be expected that the overburdened pastors would
be able to do thorough work under these circumstances; but they
continued diligently and faithfully to minister to the spiritual needs of
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thousands of hungry souls, hoping that the time would soon come when
the crying need for workers would be met, at least in part, by the men
who were being trained at the theological seminary of our brethren in
the Missouri Synod. A.
"T nc." - This is the heading of a brief article
written by Pastor E. E. Zellmer of Sterling, Colo., and published in the
Lutheran Standm·d. Inasmuch as it is somewhat of a counter blast to
some of the unionistic utterances which have lately appeared in the
Standard, we insert it here. When the author says, "As I see it, we,
the American Lutheran Church and American Lutheran Conierence, are
a kind of bridge or cenl 'al ground upon which the other two >nay meet
with us," he undoubted y is sincere and believes that we of the Mis-
souri Synod are going too far on the right while the U. L. C. A. is going
too far on the left. We eto not agree with him. In an earnest doctrinal
discussion of all issues involved we trust he would see that we have not
ovcr=phasized certain truths 0:' made Lu~::eranism too narrow a tmng.
\\/0 commend him, however, for uttering a note of warning with respect
to the "union epidemic" and hope his words will be heeded.
"Our democracy grants us various privileges, among wmch is free-
dom of speech. As this also applies in our religious life and church,
I feel constrained to express my views and fears on this 'unitv' question
whid ,s been inh'oduced in the columns of the L1LtheTv5L Standant.
", ong as I have been in the ministry, I have net only wished
and p:tayed for a Lutheran unity but have tried to contribute my part
towards its cOilsmnmation; yet through 211 this I ilave never wanted
a manuiaetur,sd union or a union built upon senti:rne~1.tal ideals or a
plebiscite union, beca·c.se such 1.mions are not Lmity. lthough we will
never yeflcl-:-t a cOInpl'2t2 agreement in all matters of religio:1. here on
earth, -ler in unity does dema;:ld an agreement in the
fundalTIt::J.uct..Li:) J.H \>,:n .. '.LJ..I:-'t..Lll.'e.
"It is true that many go beyond the limit in their demands for th2
establishment of a Lutheran unity; but if I were to choose, I would
p:.:efer this attitude to the attitude of those ;,vho apparently would ignore
things precious and sacred for the sake of an external union. Esau once
made this dreadful mistake when he sold his birthright for a mess
of pottage.
"W'hen I read the e-·:,Jressio:(1s 0., some of our brethren en tlllS
subject in the LutheTan Standard, I 2.sk myself, Whither are we
Has the union epidemic also affected us to the extent that Yife ae ready,
even no " to go beyond our Lutheran Chure' , 'J with any
indivi' "on that accepts Je~ 3avior?
Simply t::: COIL___ _ .=5US is the Savior of the world is no~ enough
for a Lu',he:c'831 Christian; for he knows churches that claim. a unity upon
such a basis, but whe:" scarcely two agree on doctrinal il-lterpl'etations
of Scripture unless such interpretations are of a liberalistic nature.
Are we ii1. the Arnerican Lutheran Church or in the American Lutheran
Confe .. ~".~~ uu ~.~.~ -",.~.3sed that our existence m future usefulness
depends on a union with the other two Lutheran bodies? As I see it,
we, the American Lutheran Church and American Lutheran Conference,
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<:':2 a kind of bridge or central ground upon which the other two may
meet with us. Would it not be wisest and most charitable to remain
here until this meeting is effected in God's own way? We have made
appreciable progress in the past two years toward this end 'wherever
there was a Christian will to cooperate. Good and lasting things do not
come easily or quickly. Let "Us stand our ground, avoiding all unneces-
sary obstacles on the Gne side ane! making no unscriptural concessions
on the otiler." A.
The j {JI)k of Jol Problem of Suffering. - This is the heading
of a very helpful article, appearing in the Lutheran ChUD .tUltonio. His ambition is that
some day he and his eight children may all be preachers of the Gospel
in his homeland. But Wong Moon Him is not waiting until some far-off
opportunity offers. Following his conversion, he began writing to his
eighty-year-old mother, 250 miles from Canton, telling of the wonders
of the Christian life. When, to his great joy, she was converted, he sent
money to buy property next to her home to be dedicated as a preaching
stand. Then he wrote to the nearest Baptist missionary, asking him 'to
send a Chinese preacher to preach at Hoy Sun each Sunday. I will
pay the expenses.' Later he had ten phonograph records made in which
he preached and sang in Chinese and talked personally with his mother.
These he sent to China with the request that they be played to his
mother in Hoy Sun village, and after she had heard them, that all the
villagers be invited to come and hear the message, too. A few days later
the returning missionary received a check for $100 on the Bank of
Canton to pay his expenses to Hoy Sun, with the request that, if he
would be unable to get to that village, the money be employed some-
where else for the cause of Christ. Wong Moon Him also sent ten
handkerchiefs with Gospel-messages written upon them to distribute
among young people interested in learning about Christ. He gave an
order on the Bible Society at Shanghai for Testaments and other
literature for wide distribution. More recently he has been licensed
to preach, and seven Chinese were converted at his second service.
His seventeen-year-old daughter has volunteered for missionary work
in China." Such extraordinary zeal for missionary activity, we believe,
deserves wide publicity, especially in view of the novel ways which it
has found to express itself. How much cannot a believer accomplish
in the Lord's service if only he is willing to dedicate his talents fully
to the Lord! J. T. M.
The Peril of A.merica.-The Watchman-Examiner (North. Baptist)
under this head calls attention to the fact that, while the menace to
our integrity and welfare from f.oreign powers must not be ignored, "the
greatest peril to the United States just now is within its own borders."
It writes: "That peril is the growing mass of unchristianized people who
dwell among us. 'The enemy has come in like a flood,' and the Christian
churches in the land have done comparatively little to stem that flood.
If there is any real menace of a dictator in this country, this Christless
element will furnish the solid foundation on which his power will be
built, because spiritually decadent and morally confused people are
always ready to submit t.o authoritative and paternal human leadership."
In the conclusion of the edit.orial the writer says: "The peril to this
nati.on is the supine character .of our Christianity. The Christians .of
the United States are net storming the gates .of hell. For years they
have allowed the bastions .of hell to be pushed farther and farther into
their character. With what result? We have today an estimated
17,000,000 American youth.of school age not now reached by the Christian
churches. Out of this vast host the maj.ority .of the estimated 4,750,000
criminals in this country have been recruited. We are paying for this
with a criminal record that reaches an alarming percentage of .our h.omes.
Every twenty-two seconds a maj.or crime is committed in this land, the
majority by youth. We cannot rear pagans and keep this c.ountry
Christian. Christians cannot permit the constant multiplication .of
citizens devoid .of spiritual life and morality and keep their own freedom
and sacred institutions. The greatest peril we face is here in our midst.
Never before was there so great a need for spiritual mobilization of our
Christian forces."
While it is true what the editorial here says, it fails definitely to put
the finger . on the festering cancer sore in a majority of our churches. The
greatest peril to the welfare of our country is, after all, the rank unbelief
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of such Modernists as Fosdick, Buttrick, Hocking, and others, who dyna-
mite the foundation or the Church by denying the Christian truths of
sin and grace, justification and sanctification, and, above all, .of the sale
authority o(the Bible in religion. The Federal Cou:1cil of Churches of
Christ in America is a remarkably influential and far-reaching organi-·
zation in our country, and yet as a body it denies both the sola SCTiptltra
and the sola gratia, so that it cannot lay any claim to representing the
"Churches of Christ in America." As we see it, there is only one thing
that can save Christianity in our land, and that is a firm cOlwiction Df
the divine truth as taught in Scripture, joined with that daring Christian
boldness which is always ready to attack the hostile forces of infidelity
within the Church and without. J. T. M.
l"acifism. - The Christian Beacon (March 20, 1941) writes: "One
of the serious charges made against the Church by men of the world
is that it changes its position in each varying circumstance. In times
of peace ministers pacifi In tirnes of war they forget their
pacifism and change their position. The validity of such a charge can
be seen in the Presbyterian Tribune (the mouthpiece of the Modernists
of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A.) . It formerly held a strict
pacifist position, but its editor now announces that the members of its
editorial council have changed their opinion about war and that the
paper can no longer hold the strict view. Therefore, it must open its
columns editorially to pTa and con, some against war, some favoring war.
There you are! How ridiculous! What a spectacle! No wonder people
lose confidence in a Church and the leaders of a Church! War comes,
the nation is involved; we pass a lend-lease bill, and then these men
flop over to the side of public sentiment. Regardless of the reason given
for their change, they have changed. If these Modernists believed the
Bible and took it as their guide and were true spokesmen for the Lord
Jesus Christ, they never would have held the extreme pacifist position
in the first place, and secondly, their position could be consistent and
the same throughout the years. The Bible does not change. The
teaching of the Bible has not changed since the day of the prophets and
the apostles who gave it to us. From age to age it has been the same.
A national calamity, an international war, a world conflagration, no
matter how intense or what its proportions, cannot alter the teachings
of the Bible and the duties therein required of men. The position of
the Bible has been clearly summarized in the historic Westrninster Con-
fession of Faith and Catechisms, in which it says that Christian men may
on just and necessary occasions wage war. The right of self-defense,
clearly presented in the Scriptures, involves this. But after the war is
(,"er pacifists will again bud forth and spin their spider-webs. One
would think that after a while these Liberals would realize how
ridiculous they appear and would at least confess that the Funda-
mentalists who appeal to the Word of God are consistent in that they
have not changed their position but based it squarely upon the 'Thus
saith the Lord': 'It is written in the Wori'.'''
The point which the Christian Beacon makes is certainly well taken.
There is no greater inconsistency than that of erring perverted human
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reason and no greater consistency than that which the inerrant divine
Word offers to us amid the changes of times and circumstances. The
utter worthlessness of Liberalism is convincingly demonstrated by its
constant shifting of views and opinions. J. T. M.
"Predestination. - To THE EDITOR: It is surprising that my friend
and seminary classmate the Rev. Irwin St. John Tucker should express
so superficial an interpretation of Article 17 --;- as though it proclaims
Calvinism. The sense of the article is this: (1) Predestination to life is
the purpose of God to deliver mankind from damnation to salvation
through Christ. Men are called to a life of grace; and as they respond,
they attain this salvation. (2) This consideration of predestination is of
comfort to the godly. Also, to the carnal, the [implied] threat of a
predestination to damnation leads to desperation and loose morals. These
are" not the works of God, but of the devil. (3) There is a Scriptural
doctrine of predestination and election as there is a Scriptural presenta-
tion of what is God's will for ma.Illi:ind. It will be seen from this thai
(1) stress is laid on the positive doctrine of predestination to Life;
(2) the article stops short of a negative doctrine of predestination to
damnation and implies that such a doctrine is devilish, not godly; and
(3) it also implies that the only Scriptural doctrine of predestination and
election is that to life. Now, the official statement of Calvinistic doctrine
(see Westminster Confession, chapter III, Of God's Eternal Decree)
declares (1) predestination to life for those who are the elect, and
(2) predestination to damnation for those who are not the elect; and
affirms that these together are the true doctrine contained ill Scripture.
This comparison should make it clear that, if Article 17 'proclaims
predestination and election to be the faith of the Church of England,'
something other than the Calvinistic doctrine is meant; and the conten-
tion of the Rev. E. D. Weed is upheld against the conclusion jumped at
by the Rev. Irwin St. John Tucker.
"[REv.] THEODORE J. DEWEES, Binghampton, N. Y."
(The Living Church, April 9, 1941.)
We are submitting the above in order to show that it is not only
within the Lutheran Church that the clear teaching of Scripture on the
election of grace is being muddled; yes, and turned into its very opposite.
Article 17 of the Articles of Religion of the Episcopal Church teaches
particular election: "0 0 • those whom [before the foundation of t)--
world] God hath chosen in Christ out of mankind. . .. They which 1
endued with so excellent a benefit of God be called according to GO(
purpose by His Spirit working in due season; they through grace obey
the calling," etc. VIle cannot understand why the Rev. 'I'h. Dewees should
say: "The sense of the article is this: (1) Predestination to life is the
purpose of God to deliver mankind from damnation to salvation through
Christ. Men are called to a life of grace; and as they respond, they
attain this salvation." And we could never understand why here in
America Lutherans should attempt to interpret the particular election
of the Formula of Concord in the same way, identifying the election of
grace with the universal plan of salvation and speaking of an election
in the wider sense and an election in the narrow sense. Perhaps the
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following statements by E. J. Bicknell in A Theological Introduction to
the Thirty-nine Articles will shed some light on the matter. "We need
to bear in mind that Scripture insists upon three great thoughts. (I) God
has an eternal purpose of love for all nations and individuals whom He
has made. (II) Salvation and grace are from first to last the gift of
God's free bounty. (III) Man is responsible to God for his conduct . ...
The articles give only one side of the teaching of Scripture. They deal
with salvation entirely from God's side and ignore man's cooperation.
The complementary side of the teaching of Scripture is passed over in
silence." (Pp. 282, 285.) Because of their synergistic prepossession Bick-
nell and Dewees make the particular election of the Thirty-nine Articles
to mean God's universal will of grace and the right use made 'of it by
the assenting will of man. For the same reason Lutherans in America
have said: "It is thus through the action of men that the universal
will of God is changed into the election or particular men."
On the other hand, Dewees is right in denying that Artlcle 17
teaches a predestination to damnation. Bicknell, too, states: "The last
two sentences deny the Calvinistic doctrine of 'particular redemption,'
i. e., that Christ died for the elect only," etc. (P.289.) Why should men
think that Art. 17 proclaims Calvinism? We know why here in America
men insist that those who teach particular election have Calvinistic
leanings. These men are obsessed with the idea that the obverse and
corollary of an election to life must be an election to damnation; that
particular election leaves no room for universal grace. E.
(fine 3utreffenbe (£fjarafterifienmg Iutfjerifdier Ort~j)lJo~ie. ;In fdjalen,
Iweralen tfjeologifdjen Sheifen ift e~ @5Ute getoorben, mit abfoluter j8eradjtung
aUf bie [utfjerif dje Drtfjobo~ie im 17. ;Jafjrfjunbert fjembaubUcren. :Die ±Ijeo~
Iogifd)e mteratur biefcs toaIjrljaft Ijeroifdjen 2ei±aIters toirb allerbing~ fawn
meljr gelefen; man begnlig± fidj mit 2Uaten unb 11Jieberfjolf, roa~ anbere
beriidjtIidj liber bie grollen WCiinner bief er ~eriobc geurteut fjaben. 11m f 0
erfreuIidjer ift e~, toenn man einmaI toieber fo ettoa~ iiber bie IutIjerifdje
Drtfjbo;!;ie Heft, roie e~ ~farrer D. trrit\, 2uiafjaufen, S\'rei~ UIm, in dner
meifje bon \lrrtifeln, betHeIt "lffiarum fieg±e ber ~ien~mu~ liber bie Drtfjo~
bo;!;en?" (\lrIIg. @5bA!utfj. ,~irdjenadtung), in bem britten ber bier Wuftiite
barIegt. @5r f djreib±: ,,:Den nrtfjobo;r;en ift e~ ein fj e iI i g e r @5 r n ft um
i~re @5adje [@5perrbrucr im 5te;r;t]. lffiie fjii±te fonfi fo mandjer ange[idjt0
bcs 5tobe~ ober audj e±roa bor dner refJen~gefiiljrlidjen Dperation feicrIidj
nodj beaeugen fonnen, ball er bon Sjeraensgrunb feinb fei ben :;Srr±iimern ber
~apiften, @5arramennerer, 2toingIianer unb @:'albiniften, @5djtoencrfelber,
lffiiebertiiufer, trfacianer, toeil biefe ;Jrrtfrmer bem fjeIIen, Haren lffiort @otte~
auroiber f den? :Die Drtfjobo;!;en roaren iiberaeug!. ball iljre @egner ba~
.\?eirtgfte antafteten; bie railjoUf dje ~irdje nefjme bie @etoillfjeit burdj bie
2eljre, ber WCenfdj tonbe nidj± burdj ben @Iauben aHein geredji. er miiffe ba~
@5einige feIbft basu il.tn. g)er @:'albini~mu~ bringe burdj feine ~riibef±ina"
tionslefjre ben WCenfdjen aur j8eratoeif[ung, baf3 er nie mefjr bon Sjeraen~~
grunb friifjlidj fein fonne. mei \lrrnb juerbe ba~ @etoifje, @o±te~ gefdjriebe~
ne~ unb geprebigte~ lffiort, baIjiniengelaffen. '1'larum Ijielt man bie ~oIemif
audj auf ber ~anaeI filr ~ f I i dj t. g)a~ fei man ber @5fjre @otte~ fdjulbig,
bie burdj falfdje 2eljre angetaftet unb berfIeined roerbe, aber audj ber @e"
msinbe. baj3 fie bie @leifter 1Jrilfen letHe, nicljt Iau roerbe unb bor ~mfarr be~
roa~d: bIeibe, unD ben ,lEerfiiljrten unb lSedeljden', bab fie roomogHclj noclj
filr bie 5fficrljrljeit getnonnen tnerben. @I fa u ben fi t r e tt e galt ag unbe~
biftgte jj5fHcljt. SDer flltljerifclje iEljrift barf nicljt jiclj ,affommobieren', aber
<'mIl nicljt ern ,9'Ceutralif± 11nb Iauer 5ffietterljaljn' tnerben. 5ffienn ber (il;ljrift
auc9 bie 8;,)ehnat berIaffen un'll infi @lenb aieljen muf3, fo ift boclj bie ganae
@rbe befi &;,'J@rrn. 5ffier um befi @lIaubenfi roiUen bafi Eeben {aflen muf3, ljat
ben :irrof±: ,@'Sefig [eib iljr, fo euclj bie menfcljen ljaffen, ... benn mer Eoljn
ift grof3 im &;,'JimmeI.' ~ @'So fag en tnir, ftatt Die DrtljoDoren ,miinnifclj' au
fcljerten, Heber: Die Drtljoborie aeigt ficlj in bet ~acljfoIge Eutljerfi man n ~
Iiclj, ±a1Jfet tm Sfam1Jf filr bie 5ffialjrljeit, in ber ffiebe
mi±ltnrer bed, aIHr noclj frifclj un'll boIffitilmlidj, iljrer
@'S n clj e g e In i 13. @iJ ift menfcljIiclj 6egreifIiclj, baj3 mancljer in lJem fod~
bauernben Sfam1Jf fcljHef3liclj ft rei t r u f± i gun b e i g e n 1 inn i g rourbe,
5ffiefentricljcfi unb UntnefentIicljefi berroecljferte, aUi:) ben Wnfcljauungen ber
@I£gner iYoIgerungen a6Ie1±etc, an bie biefe nie gelJadjt ljatien, il.ntf3trauen
aeig±e LlUclj gegcnilber foldjen, bie im [uefentlicljen auf bemielben ®Iauben§~
grunb ftanben. lSieileicljt ljaben auclj mitnnter Die ~erben berIagt, roietnoljI
auclj friinniclje miinner roie fiabu§ unb )tljUlnm @rftaunIicljefi geleiftet ljaben.
&;,'Jinter ail bem f cljarfen .stamH berbirgt ficlj bod) eine f elJ Ii clj t e, Iv arm e
iY rom mig £ e it, roie fie Eufafi ()fianber b·iS. in feinem muclj gegen Wrnb
gefcljilbed ljat: @in recljter (il;ljrift ljiiIt ficlj fteif an bafi gefcljriebene unb ge~
1Jrebigte 5ffiort @otie§ unb glaub± 1qm einfiirtig. ®r fe13t firq aile Zage auf§
hJcnigfte einmaI aUf bie :Jfecljenbanf, 6ebenH, 1111e er bas Eeben 3:tgebraclji,
befennt @lott feine iYeljler llnb bH±et um iljre gniibige )!5eraeiljung hn @lIauben.
~m ilbrigen befieqr± er ficlj ieberaeit in Den @'ScljuiJ unb @'Scljirm be§ treuen
@lotte§, hJartet jcine§ mentf§ getreuIiclj unb rebIiclj, brent feinem ~iicljften
mH ben bon @loti em1Jfangenen @laben, fo gut er fann. (l)eljt e§ iqm rooljI,
fo banft er @loti barum unb roirb nicljt ilbermiltig. @lefj±'§ iljm weI, fo
Iernt er @lott in meb unb Edb banfen unb ba§ Sfreua gebulbig tragen. @r
bebenH bie @'Siunbe befi :irobe§, fo Ivirb er ba§ 8;,)era niefjt an ben mammon
ljiingen unb bie recljte cljrif±Iiclje @elaHenljeit tJaben. wrre§, tna§ er tut, bafi
tut er im ~amen ~@f11 unb in ber iYurcljt @lottefi unb Iiij3t e§ au§ @Iau6en
ljergeljen. -~ SDer (il;ljrift roeij3 ~ fo tnar fcljon in ber mauern1JoftilIe befi
iiIteren Eufafi Dfianber au Lefen --, baj3 mit ber fieformation bie iJroiHfte
@'Stllnbe ber 5ffieIt iljren ~nfang genommen ljat, ,auf dnen bunfeIn :irag ein
fdjoner, flarer W6enb, elje bie @'Sonne untergeljt'. ~un ba bie Sh:iegfifata~
ftroplje ljereingebrocljen roar ilur @'Strafe, baf3 bie ®bangeIifcljcn ba§ ®lJmL~
gelillm beracljien unb bie S'fatljoIifcn efi liiftern llnb lIcrfoIgen, lcljien noclj
mer)r bie Beit bem @nbe augedeft. Wber efi gaIt, b i ere t ± e @'S t 11 n b e
au § auf aUf e n. @s ljat droafi @rgreifenbe§, luie bie bon Sl!rieg<:!not,
&;,'Junger unb @'Seucljen bebriingten jj5farrer iljren @'Stubien obIiegen; t)1u .. cf)
:irriigljeit unb &;,'Jinbrilten hJerDe ia bet @eift itllm1Jfi roer ba§ @'Stubillm ber~
jiiume, fonne auclj anbern fein iYilljrer fein, auclj niclj± bie 5ffialjrfjeit gegen
iqre @legner berteibigen. Wuclj bie fcljroeren iYragen ber Bdt, hie iYrage bes
Bln§neljmen§ unb be§ Sl!riegfiiljren§, luurben mit @rnft burcljbaclji. ®rquief~
Iieg aber ift, [uenn ciner Diefer miinner, 10 gana anbers aI§ @'Spener, ficlj
fetnes ,Iuftigen @lar±ens' treut, in bem er ,bieIen Unmut0 bergaj3', banfbetr
fUr bie irbifcljen @aben @lottefi, unb boclj ben mUef gericlj±et aUf bas Ufer
unb ben jj5ort, bet ba§ @'Scljifflein einmal naclj milljfeIiger iYaljrt anlanben foIl."
552 Theological Observer - sritclj!id)~3eitgefd)td)tIicl)es
.Wean ift berfudjt, ben ganBen g(rtifer auaubruden, uefonber~ ba§! gIeidj
zsolgenbe mit bem bargelegien ®egenjat a1'oifdjen bem miinnIidjen ;Orfl)o~
bo):,i~mu§! unb hem "gebiimpften" ~ieti~mu~ mit feinem "roeiuifdjen" :Bug.
g(uer bn3u felJU bn: ffiaum. meft man foldje ~(rtifeJ flber bil' futlJerifdje
;Ortl)oboric be~ 17. '0alJrIJunbert~ roie ben ouigen. fo 1'oei13 man nicl)t. tuas
man tiber ba~ WefetfcI uridlen foII, baB fidj aroifd)en ber lutI)crifdJen ;OrtlJo~
bO):,ie .be§! 17. ;:SalJd)unber±~ 1tnb 2utlJer dne grote finbe. g(usnal)men
grbt es ia in eTUcm; auer bie ~ertre±er ber tuirflrcl) Iu±lJerifcljcn ;Ortl)obo):,ic
finb, llJenn nudj l)ie unb 1Ia unficljeren l)'uBes. boel) ±rCH nnb rebIiclj in
2u±l)er§! l)'u13icq.lfm tociiergegangen, UUt ag i3cljrifttL)cologcll bets burclj bie
ffiefotllwtiol1 nCll erroorucne @bangeIiuUt rein iiu UCilJellJrcn unb e§! ltnber~
fiirai an bie foIgcnben @cfcfjleclj±er roet±erilugeuen. Uns biitften lie in ifjrer
®rauoen~±reue getuiB boruiIbHclj fein. ~. 5t'. lm.
it6erttitte :;ltl: ebnngeHfcf)en ~inI)e. ~on bem feItenen l)'aII, baB gfiiufJige
SfatlJolifen, bon e~cljatologifdJcn Qoffnungen ergriffen, ben fllianberf±au in
bie Qanb nafjmen, liericlj±et bie "i3c'fjonere :Bumnf±" (SJef± 9/10 boUt 24. ~o~
bember 1940). ~ie fcljtuiirmerifclj~e~clja±oIogifclje metuegung ift gefntijJf± an
ben lnamen be~ ~farrer~ ~gnaa l!inbI au~ @runbrentmingen liei ®unber~
fingen (i3cljtuaben), ber mit feinen ,,@rroed±en" bent "flliilIen be~ Q@rrn" au
folgen graubte, ag er ba~ lBa±erfanb bedieB unb in bet l)'rembe ba§! "gelobte
2anb" il1t [urlJen begann, roo man gana ber ~flegc eincr frommen ;;S11l1er~
Iicljfeit Ieben fonn±e. @t glaubte e.G, iifjnIiclj rorc bie .,@rll1cdten" au~ bet
ebangclifcIJen Stitcljc,iH lHuBlanb gefunben ilU fjal.lc)1, unb begab fleD 1819 an
ben :BarenlJof; 1820 beorber±e il)n bet :Bar ag ~5roul± bet in i3ilbruBfanb
angefieheHen beu±fcljen Sla±fjoIifen naclj ;Obe[fa. mon fjier aU0 ermunterte
er fetne [elJluabifclJc @emeinbe, ifjm ilu folgen. 400 feiner g(nfjelnger erfjieI±en
bie @rIaubniB aut 2fusiullnberung. lmit 50 flliagen unb 60 l)'amiIien Iang±en
bie mnbf~2Cltte ill 'l.lc13arabien an. ®elie± unb )jSrebigt lci±eten bie fcljroere
~rufuauat6ei± cin. gie Sfolonie febte "urcljrifHiclj" ag ~h:bcig~ unb @ilter~
gemeinfcljaft. @in geiiliter i3iingercljor umral)mte mnbI~ )jSrebigten, in
benen er ben nal)en fllieI±un±ergang berfiinbig±e. @tOBe ~iIgetfcljaren au~
ganD meBaraliien ftromten ilu biefen ~rebigten l)erbei. @~ tuurbe eine
i3cljule unb cine Sfirclje gebau±, unb 1m 2aufe ber :Bdt entf±anben neue
;Or±fcljaften. ~adjbem .l3inbI roieber naclj ~eutfcljranb i3utiidgefe~rt tuar, trat
faft bie ganae Sforonie i3ur ebangeIifcljen Sfirclje tiber. @.G lodede ficlj bann
aIImiiljIidj auclj bie gemeinfcfjaftIiclje meirieu§!orbnung, unb jeber Sfofonift er~
fjiert@igenbefit. (g(IIg. @b .~2u±l). SHrcljenaeitung.)
Blms. - Out of Hawaii's 400,000 people more than 118,000 are
Catholics. By papal decree of February 22 Hawaii has been raised to
the ra,= V~ a ~-)----