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LEHRE UND WEHRE
MAGAZIN FUER Ev.-LuTH. HOMILETIK
THEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY-THEOLOGICAL MONTHLY
Vol. VI May, 1935 No.5
CONTENTS
Page
Notes on Chiliasm. Th. En&,e1der ••••••••••••••••••••••• 321
Der Zeitgeist und die zeitgemaesse Predigt. J. H. C. Fritz •• 335
Das Verhaeltnis der Apokalypse zu den prophetischen
Schriften des Alten Testaments. P. E. KretzmaDD • • • • • •• 340
Der Schriftgrnnd fuer die Lehre von der satisfactio vicaria.
P. E. Kretzmann • • • • • • • • •• 347
An Anniversary We Forgot. Theo. Hoyer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 349
Sermon Study on 1 Tim. 2, 1--6. Theo. Laetach • • • • • • • • • •• 356
Dispositionen ueber die altkirchliche Evangelienreihe ..... 365
Miscellanea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 376
Theological Observer. - Kirchlich-Zeitgeschichtliches. . . .. 379
Book Review. - Literatur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 391
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Published for the
Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States
CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE, St. Louis, Mo.
Book Review. - 53iteratur. 391
Book Review. - 2iteflltuf.
Is the' Bible True'? By Basil F. O. Atkinson, M. A., Ph. D. Under-
librarian, University LibraJ'y, Cambridge. With a, Foreword by
H. J. Orr-Ewing, M.O., M. D., F. R. O. P. Fleming H. Revell Gom-
pany, New York, London, and Edinburgh. 209' pages, 7%X5. Price,
$1.25.
On the publishers' cover the title of this book is given, "Is the Bible
T1'ue?" and t.he remark added: "If you doubt it, read this book." This
book, then, is to furnish proof for the t.ruth of the Bible.. Taken thus, the
t.itle is a misnomer. It. does not prove that the Bible is true; but. it does
show tha,t all the a,rguments which have been advanced to prove the Bible
false are fallacies. So' it will never convince an unbeliever of the truth of
the Bible, much less of its divine cha.racter; but it ma,y help to strengthen
a Ohristian in his conviction that here he has the 'V-ord of Truth. It. is
altogether worth reading; written, as the foreword declares, especially to'
help young Christians "who are fa.ced every day in the course of their
studies and inve,stigations with the assumption, not only tha,t the Bible
is not relia,ble, but tha,t everyone possessed of any intelligence or education
knows that it is not relia-ble." The author states his convictiO'n that the
Bible is free from error, therefore perfectly reliable, God-inspired in every
word. There are only a. few concessioni' to the critic of the Bible,--
a Christian is puzzled why a man who evidently takes so positive a stand
for the Bible should feel the· need of making any concessions, - e. g., tha,t
the Deluge may have been a local flood, p.52; that the crea,tion day need
not mean a, day of twenty-four hours, p.50; that the da,rkiless in Egypt
was caused by a, sand-storm and the Red Sea wa.s parted by the east wind,
p. 81, the Jordan by a, landslide, p.62" Some of the a;rguments a;re so well
put that I must quote: "The importance of the Bible can be proved by the
amount of time spent by those who do not believe these, things in trying
to prove that the, Bible; is not true and in ridiculing it and trying to
persuade others not to read or believe it." - "Fa,r moore dangerous [than
the attempt to discredit the Bible, on the ground that it disagrees with
recognized scientific facts, and therefore cannot be a. revela.tion from God]
is a, very wide-spread attitude towa,rels tile Bible on the pa,rt of religious
leaders and theological teachers to--da,y. This. view is that the Bible, is
unscientific, but that it doesn't matter that it iSI unscientific. It is often
said that the Bible is intended to teach us spiritual things, not science,
and tha,t therefore we need not expect its scientific sta.tements to be true.
This is the view held by people classed as libera,l, higher critical, or
modernistic. It does the work of atheism under the cloak of religion,
a fact recognized and a,pprO'ved by the atheist associa,tions." "The truth
is tha,t no one disbelie,ves the B-ible because of the miracles recorded in it,
They aJ'e made the excuse for unbelief." The only pO'sitive proof tha,t the
Bible is God's o·wn truth is the Spirit's witness in the Bible, which the
author also acknowledges in the last chapter, - Books of this character
will not convince the unbeliever; but they serve' to make us mO're joyful
392 Book Review. - Xlitetatut.
in our confession; and they should help to convince· even the unbeliever
tha.t the Bible is an extraordinary Book, which he should study; and that
is all that is neoessary; if he gives the Bible an opportunity, it will
convince him. TREO. HoYER.
stiie fcliicn stiinge. ?non D. ~ a u I III {t f) au s, ~rofe(for an ber Unibetfitat
CS'r!angen. ?nierte, lteuoearoeitete Illuflage. ?netIag bon ~. ~erte{§mann,
@iiterslof). 1933. XII unD 353 6eiten 6% X 9%. ~reis, gebunDen:
RM.12.
~ie( es llleitberuteitete ?metf, bas 1922 in erfter Illuflage erfdjicn, bietd reicf)es
bO\Jmen\Jc(cf)icf)t!id)es mlatniaf, bas aud) bestDegen tDertboU ift, tDeH es uns Hun: bcn
6tanb bcr ~inge in ber mobetnen :tf)eologie untenid)tet. IllIs ~anb'fmdj lutf)e"
ti(djer ~M}atologie f)at tS tDenig !illert. .{ltDar ftc!)t D. IllUf)aus in f)of)cm Illn~
fef)cn in mandjen ~reifen ber lutf)etifdjcn ~itdje. "tibetaus tDitfungsboU bcttritt
Die lutf)etifdje @tunDanfdjauung ber ietige :;'Snf)aber bes \Ytanrfdjen 2cf)rftuf)lell
~aul Illltf)aulV' (Xlutf)arbb:;'Selfe, .!'fompcnbium ber ~ogmatif, 6. 56.) Unb tDo
in bicfem ~udje bie lutf)ertfdje ®tunban(djauung fidj burd)gefett f)at, f)at bet 2efet
teidjen @etDinn. "Illuf aUem ·?menfdjentum laitet bet .{lom @ottes. ~et @ebanfe
cinet 6Uf)ne butdj ,?miebergutmadjcn' f)alt cmflet ~titif nidjt (tanb. \'Yotbed
@ottes @etedjtigfeit nidjt eine tDirflidje 6 U f) n e? . .. \yUt bief e ?mtlt ~tDigen
:tobes if! bas ~ ban g c r i u m gegeben tDorben." (V . .!'fap.: ~as @etidjt.) "IllUen
tDltb bas cine unb felbe eluige 53eben als @efd)enf bet @nahe @ottes (ffiom. 6, 23)
3uteH. ~as ift Die grofle @(eid)ljeit aUct, bie in bas etDige 2eben eingeljen bUrfen."
(VIII. ,ftap.: ~as :Reie!).) Illber bie!etorts (ett fidj bie lutf)erifdje ®tUnDan(djauung
nidjt burdj. 6ie fann es nidjf, tDeHIllHf)aus' ?metf)obe bes fljeologi( djcn ~tfennens
hurdjaus nid)t bie Iutl)erifd)c ift. ~ladj bet neulutf)erifd)en ?metl)obe, bic ~llt()aus
antDenbet, beelt fidj bie t!)eologifef)e such a, statement and who gives anyone the
right to prcss an e,xpression to its e'Xtreme, unless the author himself doeE
that. The author continues: "The result to the common man is the same
as if he accepted the fatalism of Calvin's view, a notion which easily
becomes tlw reason for spiritual indifference or spiritual inadivity. This
conclusion may in its way be just. The view set forth by Dr. Pieper is
clea.r and sound. But sound principle sta.ted in extreme form lllay le·ad
to wrong inferences." (Agajn we ask: Where is the extreme form in
Dr. Pieper's statements?) "And he're we are close upon the second
criticism, that the Synodical Conference treatment, however essentially cor-
rect, is in danger of setting aside human na.ture." Before taking up this
point, the author rejects the "intuitu fidei formula" in no uncertain terms.
Continuing on page 54, he says: "The principle of salvation by grace
alone can readily be carried too far. It may be so stressed as to make
grace effective irrespective of human participation." Question: Just to
what extent was there human paxticipation on the, paxt of Lazarus when
his dead body wa.s brought back to life by the gracious, effective, mighty
word of J esUB ? On page 65 we are given the informa,tion tha,t "the pre-
destination controversy in the American Church has developed a more
definite apprehension of spiritual death." We a.gree, but we do not agree
with the "a,pprehension" outlined by the author. He writes: "Spiritual
death is a blight and a, perversion affecting all human faculties and the
phYEical man as welL Its deadly na,ture in spite of all the susceptibilities
of the human person is made distinct in the fact that the 'possibility'
of conversion lies in the fact tha,t conversion is 'a, change of man's mind,
heart, and will, wrought by the Holy Spirit, so tha,t man is able through
such operation of the Holy Spirit to accept proffered grace.' Thus the
Lord Jesus says: 'Behold, I stand at the door and knoek.' The opening
396 Book Review. - S3iteratur.
of the door would mean simply a, cea,sing of opposition. Only by the
a,ctive entrance of Jesus, of divine grace, can any change be brought a,bout
in the na,ture of man." (P.65.) The author correctly teaches that man.
is spiritually dead. Yet the conversion of this spiritually dead man is
made possible by a change enabling him to accept proffered grace,. to open
the door, to cease opposition. That, however, is not yet conversion, but
makes conversion only possible. The Lord Jesus still stands without and
still knocks. A man not yet converted therefore has, already received the'
a,bility to cease opposition, to open the door to Jesus. Is this man, then,
no longer spiritually dead? Yes, says the author. No, says the author.
No, for man spiritually dead is now "able to accept proffered gra,ce."
That surely presupposes spiritua,l life, a,t least a, change from spiritual
dea,th to a, sta,te in which one has the spiritual a,bility, power, to open
a, door, hence tha,t man must be a.live, changed. Is he, then, no longer
spiritually dead? Yes, sa,ys the author; for "only by the a,ctive entrance
of Jesus, of divine, grace, can any change be brought a,bout in the nature
of man." We a,re truly sorry to see the author floundering about in the
quicksands of Latermannianism. He does not want to be a, synergist, he
abhors synergism, and s,till he teaches plain, unvarnished synergism in
order to "avoid the danger of setting aside human nature" (p. 43). Would
Jesus ha,ve found it necessa,ry to give life to Laza,rus if Laa;a,rus had bren
able to open the door for Him? Right here is one of the points which
should be carefully and prayerfully considered and studied by all con-
cerned in the interest of the unity of the Lutheran Church. If right here
an a,greement can be reached on the basis of Scripture, the chief obstacle
to unity and an outwa,rd coopera,tion o,f all the Lutheran bodies will have
been removed. For this we long and pray. THEo. LAETscH.
Charles W. Abel of Kwato. Forty Years in Dark Papua. By his son
Russell W. Abel, M. A. Introduction by Ohas. R. Erdman, D. D.
Fleming H. Revell Co., New York. 255 pages, 5% X 81.4, with
index. Price, $2.00. Order through Concordia Publishing House,
St. Louis, Mo.
Unkulunkulu in Zululand. By Andr·ew Burgess. Dedicated to the
Torch-bearers in Dark South Africa. The Board of Foreign Mis-
sions, Minneapolis, Minn. 263 pages, 5%, X 8, with map, statistics,
bibliography. Price, $1.00. Order through Concordia Publishing
House, St. Louis, Mo.
These are two timely, instructive, and interesting books on missions,
which deserve recommendation especially to pastors and teachers as source
books for missionary studies and addresses. The first is an excellent
biography of Missionary Charles W. Abel, who for forty years labored
among the primitive people of New Guinea (Papua). Students of missions
know how hard it was for the first Christian missionaries to gain a foot-
hold on these islands. With the last of the great missionary pioneers on
New Guinea, James Chalmers, who finally was slain and eaten by the
cannibals thirty years ago, Charles Abel was associated for eleven years.
But the work of the undaunted Lawes, MacFarlane, Chalmers, Abel, and
others proved that even cannibals can be transformed into intelligent and
useful Christians by the preaching of the Gospel. The dangers and dif-
Book Review. - 2tteratut. 397
ficulties which Abel encountered in his work make up the bulk of this
absorbing narrative, which gives an account also of the heroism and for-
titude of the missionary's young bride, who by her faith and co=on sense
was of great assistance in many instances in winning the good will of the
natives. The story is told by his son, who was born in New Guinea thirty
years ago, was educated by his mother amid primitive surroundings, and
finally graduated from Cambridge University. Mrs. Abel with her two
sons and two daughters are now engaged in mission-work in Eastern
Papua. The volume is attractively illustrated from photographs and
drawings and thus gives a most realistic picture of the hard pioneering
days in "dark Papua." As reports show, it has already gained for itself
a large circle of friends, and certainly on account of the valuable in-
formation which it supplies and the deep interest which it creates every-
where in Foreign Mission work it deserves the great appreciation with
which it has been received.-
Unk1llunklllu in Zlll1~lamd, by Andrew Burgess, brings the important
cause of Foreign Missions very near to the hearts of Lutheran readers; for
here we meet with the first Lutheran missionaries in Zululand, or Natal,
in Eastern South Africa. Before the author wrote the book, he visited with
the missionaries, inspected their fields, learned from them the story of the
founding of Lutheran missions in Natal, and finally had his manuscript
examined and corrected by men in the African mission area. The result
of this painstaking labor is a mission-story which is as fascinating as
it is instructive. The religion of the Zulus (Unkulunkulu is the "Great
Great," who after creation left the world with its inhabitants; but who
created the "Great Great" the Zulus do not know), their age-old tradi-
tions, their strange customs and conventions, their superstitions and vices,
and finally also their acceptance of the Gospel in eYer larger numbers,
the self-sacrificing work of Schreuder, a true missionary hero, of Nils and
Hans Astrup and their devoted followers, - all these things are vividly
described in this handsome volume. Scores of pictures and illustrations,
including a map of Natal, statistics of Lutheran missions among the Zulus,
a roster of Norwegian missionaries now laboring in the field, and last,
but not least, a very helpful bibliography on mission-work in Africa and,
in particular, in Natal, ellhance the value of the book. The reviewer read
the book from cover to cover and with unabating interest perused it for
a second time. Volumes like the two just named will go far in making
Christian people mission-minded, if they have access to them. There is no
reason whatever why our people should not be made acquainted with good
mission literature, especially with the fine jlfen and Missions Series which
our Publishing House has provided under the editorship of Dr. L. Fuer-
bringer. J. T. MUELLER.
Under His Wings. By O. Hallesby, Ph. D., professor in the Independent
Theological Seminary, Oslo, Norway. Augsbm-g Publishing House,
Minneapolis, Minn. 177 pages. Price, $1.00. Order through Con-
cordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo.
The author says in his preface: "There are some Christians who are
never troubled by difficulties of any kind. There is an atmosphere of
matter-of-courseness, I might even say cock-sureness, about their Chris-
398 Book Review. - ~iteratur.
tian life. This book has perhaps very little to offer them. It has been
written for the many believing Christians who from time to time are
filled with dismay at the Word of the Lord and who almost continually
feel weary and discouraged in their struggle against sin. And it is my
prayer to God that some of these fainting souls will find a bit of sur-
cease, a brief period of respite, in the reading of this book. If it will
also help some one here and there to ~bide under His wings, my purpose
in writing this book will have been accomplished." There is no doubt
that the author's hopes will be abundantly fulfilled. It is a book for the
quiet hour; and a quarter hour spent on one of the meditations offered
will do every Christian good, particularly if he spends the other three
quarters of the quiet hour in reading the Word itself. The definite state-
ment that this is what the author means when he speaks of "seeking still-
ness before the face of the Lord" comes rather late in the book, in the
rarely fine chapter on Mary and Martha (p.135 ff.). The author's ex-
planations are sometimes strange (e. g., of faith, p.U7) and had better
been cast in Biblical form. At times the desirable clarity is lacking,
a mystic communion with God without the Word seems to be suggested,
a turning of the soul to God before conversion, etc. Bible quotations are
taken from a revised version, for no apparent reason. It is a beautiful
book, bound in blue cloth, with silver imprint and picture of Jesus and
Nicodemus. THEo. HOYER.
Bible History References. Vol. 1. Old Test~ment. By F. Ruppreoht.
Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 460 pages, 5% X 7%.
Price, $2.50.
We gladly welcome this new and enlarged edition of the Bible History
Referenoes and urge all our readers to procure a copy at their earliest
opportunity. We have used the second edition for a number of years, have
turned to it times innumerable, and have invariably found it a reliable
book of information. Time and again we have found trustworthy informa-
tion on questions that are not even touched upon in similar books of ref-
erence and satisfying solutions of vexing problems which other books
simply ignore. To those readers who have used the book we need only to
say that 104 pages have been added and many paragraphs rewritten;
hence it would pay to buy this edition even if one has the older edition.
To those who are not acquainted with Pastor Rupprecht's book we can
give no better advice than to order a copy at once and make diligent use
of it in their preparation of the Bible histories. We know that they will
be thankful to the author for his painstaking work. THEO. LAETSCH.
Eighth Convention of the Southern Nebraska District. 1934. 24
pages,7%XIO%. Price, 15 cts. Order from Mr. Karl Ehlers, Gar-
land, Nebr.
This report is issued as No.9, Vol. 21, of the Southern Nebraska Dis-
triot Messenger, fifteen pages being devoted to the English report and nine
to the German. Besides a very timely address by President H. E. Meyer
on 1 Cor. 16, 13 and the usual committee reports, which are given in both
languages, the report offers a very instructive essay in the German lan-
guage by Dr. P. E. Kretzmann on the Fifth Petition. THEo. LAETSCH.
Book Review. - Sliteratut. 399
:Proceedings of the Seventeenth Convention of the Southern Illilnois
District of the Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States.
Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 93 pages, 6 X 8%. Price,
13 cts.
This pamphlet, printed with the customary care of our Publishing
House, in self·cover and therefore offered at a low price, contains two ex-
cellent doctrinal essays. The first, "Missionary Forward Endeavor in the
Light of the Book of Acts," was delivered by Prof. Thea. Hoyer of the
St. Louis Seminary. It offers a comprehensive and practical discussion of
the (loctrinal basis, the object, the means, the workers, and many other
factors which are essential for the proper conducting of Lutheran mis-
siolls. - The second essay, "Gideon, der E,.rette,.," was delivered by the
Rev. Ernst Berthold. It presents the history of that great judge of the
children of Israel, with constant practical applications to present-day con-
ditions. Every pastor who is keeping up his files of synodical reports will
want to have this number. P. E. KRETzMANN.
Proceedings of the Eighteenth Convention of the Central Illinois
District of the Ev. Luth. Synod of :Missouri, Ohio, and Other States.
1934. 87 pages, 6X9. Price, 15 cts. Order from the Secretary,
Pastor E. C. \Vegehaupt, ll20 E. Orchard St., Decatur, Ill.
This report, printed as a number of the Oentral Illinois Distriot Bul-
letin, contains in full, besides the customary business transactions, the
doctrinal essay delivered by Prof. Walter Albrecht of the Springfield
Seminary. His subject was "Modernism and the Doctrine of the Person
and Office of Christ." Naturally he did not handle the false teachers with
kid gloves, but revealed thcir denial of the truth in the most unequivocal
and uncompromising way. The author offers copious quotations from the
writers on the modernistic side as well as from those who oppose these
soul-destroying errors. It might be well to present some of this material
in the voters' meeting or before the men's club. P. E. KRETZ MANN.
Thirty-Third Annual Convention of the Associated Lutheran Char-
ities, July 10-13, 1934, at Chicago, Ill. 78 pages, 5X9. Bound in
heavy paper. Price, 50 ets., postpaid. Order from the Rev. J. H.
Witte, 304 Tuscola Road, Bay City, 1fich.
The spirit of this report is indicated by the leading statements in the
president's address on "Duty" and in the paper by the Rev. H. F. 'iVind on
"Practical Christianity at Work in the Social Order." The latter speaker
stated: ''It is the one great task of Christianity, particularly Christianity
in its organized form, to broadcast the good news of man's salvation from
sin, that men everywhere might be transformed into children of God."
The topics of other papers were: "Problems of the Modern Family,"
"Volunteers in Church-work," "Social Pathology," "Principles of Social
Case Work." It is necessary for the Lutheran pastor to be acquainted
with at least the fundamental principles of Christian sociology, and this
pamphlet will be of great value in guiding his thinking.
P. E. KRETZMANN.
400 Book Review. - ~itetlltUt.
Clip. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, Mo. 1934. 32 pages, 6X9.
Price, 15 cts.
This little publication, bound in flexible paper covers, is unpreten-
tious, but helpful. It is issued in response to numerous requests to fur-
nish busy pastors "filler" material for their parish·paper and the Sunday
bulletin and striking sentences for the church's bulletin-board. The pam-
phlet contains short, pithy sentences, little meaty paragraphs, and brief
poems, carefully selected and well adapted for the purpose indicated. From
the foreword we take over the last two sentences: "The book closes with
some items of more direct reference to synodical work. Most of the ma-
terial we offer is original." VV. ARNDT.
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ll'1-om the Rodeheaver Company, Chicago and Philadelphia:-
Triumphant Service Songs. .An all-purpose book, prepared to meet
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From Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, London, and Edinburgh:-
The Venture of Belief. A letter from N. S. D. to T. H. S. With in-
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Speaking Boldly. Essay-Sermons. By Ray Freeman Jenney. With
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The Commandments of Christ. By Frank L. Gosnell. With a fore-
word by Cleland B. MoAtee. 61 pages, 5X7%. Price, 75 cts.
From Augsburg Publishing House, ltIinnea,polis, Minn.:-
The Stories Jesus Told. Thirty of the parables Jesus told. 31 pages,
4 X 6. Price, 25 cts.
From Wm. B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.:-
Romance of Fire. By Paul Hutchens. 254 pages, 514X7%. Price,
$1.00.
Concordia Collection of Sacred Choruses and Anthems for More
Ambitious Choral Organizations. No. 44. The Beatitudes. For mixed
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