# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_August 1862_S232
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232 Report on the True Mean of the Lutheran Liturgy.

In the evening it would be fitting that three Vesper psalms be sung, in Latin, and not in German, for the sake of the pupils, that they might grow accustomed to the Latin. After that, the proper antiphons, hymns, and responses. After that, a lesson might be held in German, from the first Book of Moses, from the Book of Judges, from the Book of Kings. After the lesson, one should call on the people to pray a Lord's Prayer. After that one might sing the Magnificat, the Te Deum Laudamus, or the Benedictus, or the Quicunque vult salvus esse, or proper prayers [preces], so that the young may also remain grounded in Scripture. After that the whole church might sing a German hymn, and finally the priest read the collect.

In small towns, where there are no pupils, it is not necessary to sing daily; it would, however, be good for them to sing something whenever there is to be preaching.

During the week one should preach on Wednesday and Friday." (Erl. A. 53, 55-56.)

German Mass, etc.: "To exercise the boys or pupils in the Bible, it is done thus: throughout the week, daily, before the lesson, they sing several psalms in Latin, as has hitherto been customary at Mette. For, as has been said, we wish to keep the young grounded in the Latin language as well, in the Bible. After the psalms, the boys read, one after another, two or three at a time, a chapter, in Latin, from the New Testament, as long as it may be. Then another boy reads the same chapter in German, to give them practice, and in case any layman should be present and listening. After that they proceed with an antiphon to the German lesson, spoken of above. After the lesson the whole company sings a German hymn, whereupon a Lord's Prayer is spoken quietly. After that the parish pastor or chaplain reads a collect, and they conclude with the Benedicamus Domino, as is customary.

Likewise, at Vespers, they sing several of the Vesper psalms, as they have hitherto been sung, also in Latin with an antiphon, followed by a hymn, if one is at hand. After that they again read, one after another, two or three at a time, in Latin, from the Old Testament, a whole or half chapter, as long as it may be. Then a boy reads the same chapter in German, followed by the Magnificat in Latin with an antiphon, or a hymn, then a Lord's Prayer quietly, and the collects with the Benedicamus. That is the daily service throughout the week in cities where there are schools." (Erl. A. 22, 236-237.)

On the Order of the Service of Worship in the Congregation. 1523: "When the lesson and its exposition have lasted half an hour or longer, one should thereupon in common give thanks to God, praise him, and pray for the fruit of the Word, etc. For this one should make use of the psalms and of certain good responsories and antiphons; in short, so that everything be accomplished within the hour, or however long they wish. For one must not overload souls, so that they do not grow weary and