# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S396
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396 INTERSYNODICAL AND DOCTRINAL MA'

son Seminary. In 1887 the Synod declared that for the og}
of non-synodically trained teachers the Examining C
the Teachers’ Seminary was the only rightful examining ;

The teacher’s call a part of the pastorate.— An
R. Wagemann in the Schulblatt in 1889 emphasized that
of the teacher was part of the pastorate. Wagemann assé
the teacher’s call was to a part of the pastorate and tha
a divine call. He pointed out, too, that the teacher’s call
of the pastor, was to be a lifelong call.36 :
Another view as to the dual nature of the teacher’
In 1893 Buenger developed an article in the Schulblatt ‘eg;
the office of the teacher. He pointed out, as had Lind
the teacher was a representative of the parents in
children in the fear and admonition of the Lord. He asse:
ever, that the teacher’s office was not only a parental offite
more. While it was not an office alongside the ministry
office co-ordinate with the ministry, yet it branched off #
ministry, and was an office assisting the pastor in the car :
of a portion of his office. Because of this, the teacher
of the public ministry, was an assistant of the pastor
a servant of the Word. Buenger pointed out that the
ment of the teacher’s office in the congregation is a matter.¢
tian liberty. Buenger: also asserted that the teacher’s o
the most important among the auxiliary offices in the’
This fact he established as follows:
1. The teachers are to be reckoned among those of who:
5:17 says, “They who labor in the Word and doctrine”.
they are among those who are worthy of double honor.
2. The high purpose of the office of the teacher is..;
children to Christ.37
Since the teacher’s office, next to that of the pastorate,
most important office in the church, a person should then
the office if he stepped into the pastorate itself, or if h

that the teacher had received his office from God throug!
gregation. In proof of this claim, he cited 1 Cor. 12: 28;

in this office so long as it pleased God.

35 Proceedings, Mo. Synod, XX (1887), p. 44. 8

36 R. Wagemann, “Wie kann das Verhaeltnis eines Lehrerg.
Gemeinde in gottgefaelliger Weise geloest werden?” Schulbla:
(March, 1889), p. 66. .

37 A, J. Buenger, “Das Amt eines lutherischen Gemeini
rers.” Schulblatt, XXVIII (Sept., Oct., 1893), pp. 28089.