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Continuing
LEHRE UND VVEHRE
MAGAZIN FUER Ev.-LuTH. HOMILETIK
THEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY-THEOLOGICAL MONTHLY
Vol. VII April, 1936 No.4
CONTENTS
The Principles and Teaching's of the Dialectical Theology.
Th. Engeldtr . • • • • • • • •• 241
Der Pietismus. Thea. Hoyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . • . . • . • • •. 252
Biblical Methods of Poor-Relief. V irtu. Gloc. • • . . • . . . . . • .• 262
Der Schriftgrund fuer die Lehre von del' satisfactio vicaria.
P. E. Kretz mann. • . • . • •• 278
Dispositionen ueber die erste von del' Synodalkonferenz
angenommene Evangelienreihe .............. . .... . 281
Miscellanea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 296
Theological Observer. - Kirchlich-Zeitgeschichtliches . . . .. 300
Book Review. - literatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 311
Ein Predlger muu nlcht allein weidm,
also dass er die Scbafe untel"Weloe, wle
• Ie rechte Cbrl ten IOllen ""in, IOndern
aucb daneben den Woelfen wehrm. daM
ole die Schafc nlcbt angreifen und mit
faIscher Lebre verfuebren und Irrtum ein·
fuehren. - Luther.
E. 1st kein Ding, d •• die Leute mehr
bei der Klrche beboeit denn die gute
Predigt. - 4pologie, 4rt. !~ .
If the trumpet give an uncertain ""und,
who shall prepare bimself to tbe hattIe?
1 Oor. 4.8.
l'ublished for the
Ev. Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other Sta t es
CONCORDIA l'UBLISHING H OUSE, St. Louis, Mo.
ARCHIV
296 :Miscellanea.
Miscellanea.
On Liturgical Customs.
The following paragraphs are taken from an article by Dr. L. D. Reed
in the LtLthel'an of January 30: -
"It will not be proper, however, to introduce into our services addi-
-tional ceremonies simply because they are either historical, utilitarian,
interpretative, or symbolical. Regard must be had not only for Reforma-
tion and pre-Reformation backgrounds, but also for present conditions.
Edification and spiritual helpfulness must be afforded worshipers to-day
by every form and cerenJOny.
"Many ancient observances found in some sixteenth-century orders,-
:genuflections, osculations, repeated use of the sign of the cross, observances
of obscure feasts of r,!(ary and of the saints, etc., - were "llanglwcrs" from
pre-Reformation days. Generally speaking, they were merely tolerated
traditions, which were finally dropped when it was realized that they did
not truly interpret the spirit of Lutheran worship. ,Ve cannot appeal to
1)ccasional instances of delayecl change, as if these were marks of orthodoxy.
"Many of the minor matters which seem 80 important to extremists
to-day arc either meaningless now or are filled with a meaning which we
cannot accept. Anything which even implies false doctrine must be ex-
·eluded - genuflections before the altar, the sign of the cross over the
,elements [?], extreme elevations at the consecnLiion, etc. Only that which
is pure (that is in agreement Witll Scripture and the Confessions) can be
admitted.
"Insignificant, fussy, and meaningless practises have no place in Lu-
theran worship. The mechanics of worship must be as unobstrusive as
possible. Otherwise a false focns will he introduced and the devotional
spirit, instead of beirlg quickened, will be deadened ]lY the weight of
machinery. Details must not attract attention to themselves. Formalism
will not satisfy men who are seeking reality.
"This same judgment and sense of propriety must be brought to bear
'upon the cxtent to which individual practises may be used if introduced.
A single bow aT reverence to the altar at the beginning of the service is
appropriate. Twenty bows or reverences during the service, one every
time the minister passes the altar, are objectionable. The sign of the cross,
if desired, is eclifying and pennissi.ble at the beginning of the service or at
the Benediction. Employed repeatedly throughout the service, it becomes
'formalistic, childish, and highly objectionable. It is proper for the min-
ister to keep his hands joined and his arms from swinging while officiating
in the chancel. But hands continually and ostentatiously held at a precise
,angle constitute an example of silly formalism.
"The best ceremonial is that which expresses the rite with which it
is associated clearly and naturaUy. The precision and simplicity of the
Lutheran liturgy require a correspondingly simple, clear, and consistent
ceremonial. This clare not exist for itself. It must not in any way sug-
.gest the theatrical aT the spectacular. This makes elaborate processions
Miscellanea. 297
with copes, acolytes, capers, thurifers, and incense undesirable. Features,
too, which are merely decorative or esthetically emotional are questionable ..
In this category belongs the sanctuary lamp with its age-long association
with the objectionable practise of the host reserved for adoration.
"These four factors - purity, significance, simplicity, and restraint-
are fundamental. They, rather than purely historical, utilitarian, inter-
pretative, or symlJOlical considerations, must finally determine our de-
cisions."
lBfet:6cn luir ia in dufjfung mit ber hliffenfdjaftWfjen 5llrlicit
::;)entjd)lanb§ !
G0 rcg± fidj jett bieletot±0 bet medtnilrbige ®ebanfe, ban bie Iu±~e"
rtjdjen 5t~eologen 2rmetifa0 ben ®eotaudj unb ba0 !S±ubium ber beutfdjen
!Spradje an ben ~ager ~iingen fOnnten, tneil bide )j5aftoren im prafHfdjen
~hn±c, in ber )j5rehlgt unb in bet )j5ribatfeeIforne, fidj nidjt meljr bet beut"
fdjen !S~1!adje ocbienten. ®egen biefe !Steliung ift aoer nidjt nur mit
gronem ~cadj,brucf au jagen, ban fein Iu±ljerifcljer5tljeolog, ber toirllidj hen
~amen llerbicn±, oljne bcr0 regeImii\3ige !Stubium Eu±ljer0 unb bieler anbent
erleucI)tcten (3jo±±e0miinnet au0tOmmen fann, fonbern audj, ban bie I.)3tO"
butte ;Dcui] djlanb0 auf bem ®eoie±e her ::tljeologie f 0 ljerborragenb finb, ban
tnit fie unocbing± 6eriicrhc~±igen milH en. Unb baoe! fiinnen tnit un0 nicI)!
aUf i'roerfe:lpungcn LJcrTaffcn, feW) luciI bicfe iifter0 unauIiingIidje Si!riicfen
finb, ±eIT0 roeiI c0pla±±crbinn0 llnmiinHc~l fein tnitb, me~t at0 einen ?Bntdj~
teif bet gu±en !SclJrif±en unh )l3ildJer oU ii6erfeten. ;Die ,Ba~I ber ±ljeoIogi~
jdjen !Sdj,riftftelier in )DcutfclJlanb, bie nodj einigermanen auf bie ru±~erifciJe
Ee~re eingejielit jinb, iit immer nacf) gran, unh mandje bon hiefen rebCll
einem entf djiebenen 2utlJer±11ln ba0 )fiort.
linter ben ,Bettfdjrtften )Dcu±fdjlanb0, l)re bem aIfgemeinen !Stubiunt beS;
~cuen ::t'eftamen±0 bienen, itcljt ,,)Die ,8citfdjrift filr bie neute)±amentlidje
)fiiffenfdjaft" mit ooenan. t\'aft jebe0 ~eft bicfer ,Beitfdjrif± oringt tnenig~
ften0 e in en 2rrtifeI, ber audj filr unfere ~lr6eit gronen )fiert ljat. !SO~
bann erfdjeincn 6ejonbere Monograp~ien aI0 Q3eiljefte biefcr ,Beitfdjrift. :;5nt
:;5aljrc 1934 fam aUf ben Mudt: ~cInt1tt~ Si!itteI, ,,;Die ~crrndjfeit ®ot±e0"r
!Shtbien au ®ejcljidjte unb )fiejen cine0 neuteftamenUidjen Q3egriff0 (on~a),
ein ,