# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_November 1857_S334
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334 How in Reuss-Greiz Earnest Is Being Made with the Abolition of Mixed etc.

than to value a believing clergyman for guarding his duty; one sees well enough what it would do if it could — persecute.

These are attempts at life on the part of rationalism in Saxony, upon which perhaps more serious and more alarming ones will follow, should more favorable times set in. As a sign of this one may also regard the effrontery with which that rationalistic pastor took the liberty of sending to the church government, in 30 copies, the libelous pamphlet mentioned some time ago: "The Exaggerations in the Field of Orthodoxy, etc." The government itself was directly and indirectly attacked in it; but the poor man, to whom all self-surrender in faith and love can only appear ridiculous, must of course suppose himself to be in the right. The government has contented itself with sending the pamphleteer a warning on account of the superficial, indeed frivolous manner in which the most important evangelical doctrines are handled in it, as unworthy of a clergyman holding office, and with declaring its earnest disapproval. Presumably it is known to the government that in the case of this unhappy man bodily blindness has been added to the spiritual, whereby he will in any case be relieved of his harmful activity.

One sees that rationalism is not dead; it lives and wants to rule. But the Lord is indeed well on the field among us with His Spirit and gifts. Just now the church visitation in Saxony is taking its new and blessed course; the congregations everywhere receive it with joy, wherever they but hear of it. The chief court preacher Dr. Liebner has issued to the visitors a very well-meant writing on the nature of the visitation, which urges the confessions and is fitted to work powerfully; the Church is showing life, the confession of the faith is coming more into its own right, many fine energies are being set in motion for the Church; she always has the gain of being a congregation of confessors, and one becomes aware: "The firm foundation of God stands and has this seal: the Lord knows those who are His; and: let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from all unrighteousness." — Thus the struggles which rationalism raises against the Church will also turn out to the gain of the latter and secure her the final victory. Only be faithful! —

(From the "Freimund.")

How in Reuss-Greiz Earnest Is Being Made with the Abolition of Mixed Communion Fellowship.

The Lutheran Church of the principality of Reuss-Greiz too made itself a partaker for a considerable time in the sin of mixed communion fellowship. The devout consort of the noble prince now reigning was herself, together with several ladies of the court, attached to the Reformed Church, and received with them