# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_Juli 1860_S220
# AI translation — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

220 New Literature.

simple manner of speaking is likewise understood by the learned and
highly intelligent; whereas, on the other hand, if one would preach only
to the learned and highly intelligent, the common and simple man cannot
understand it, and such sermons bear little fruit among people of lesser
understanding. And a highly learned preacher ought fittingly not be
ashamed to conform himself, in his sermons, to the simple little people.
For our highest teacher, Jesus Christ, the Chief Shepherd, did this
himself, who taught the simple little folk that ran to him in crowds
simply and intelligibly, and impressed upon them the wholesome
doctrine by means of his parables, whereby they were able to retain his
teaching. There are also, everywhere, more simple people than learned
and highly intelligent ones; therefore a preacher ought fittingly to direct
himself according to the greater part of his hearers. And indeed the
poor peasants (for whom the Son of God shed his blood as fully as for
the most distinguished people) are just as pleasing and dear to our Lord
God (often, indeed, even more pleasing) as the rich and excellent people
of the world. For with God the Lord there is no respect of persons. And
St. Paul writes of this thus (1 Cor. 2): Behold, dear brothers, your
calling; not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not
many noble are called, but what is foolish before the world, that has
God chosen, that he might put the wise to shame. And the Lord Christ
himself says of his Gospel: I praise thee, Father and Lord of heaven and
earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent
and hast revealed them unto babes; yea, Father, for so it has seemed
good in thy sight. Therefore a faithful preacher should apply all
possible diligence, that he may so instruct even the very lowliest and
simplest peasant folk in God's Word, that they may hear him, understand,
and better themselves through his sermons, unto their eternal
salvation. To this end I have, without boasting of it, applied myself to
the utmost in this my Bauernpostilla."

New Literature.

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We are pleased to be able to announce here the appearance of the
"second, substantially improved, and in part reworked edition" of the
"Textbook of Christian Church Archaeology" by Dr. Guericke, Berlin,
1859, published by L. Oehmigke. The esteemed author says of it, in his
preface to this edition: "This second shaping of this textbook has —
and it is for that very reason a joy and a satisfaction to me to be able
to offer it — abundantly made me feel and experience the conscientiously
improving and reworking hand of its author, and I have indeed felt
and experienced it, not merely in particulars, as to content and form,
but also in matters of principle; and the fruitfulness of the present age,
now active in this field too, and the new contest of minds taking place
precisely here — the vexatious contest waged in particular not on behalf
of the divinely ordained