# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_December 1864_S379
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Miscellany. 379

satisfying truth, because it is the universal truth." — As for the way
in which Luthardt now handles this task, it is an excellent one. His
audience forbids a strictly theological-scientific form and calls
rather for a lighter manner of treatment; but for Luthardt this becomes
no temptation to superficiality — the knowledgeable listener notices
that the subject is treated with full theological earnestness. Whoever
knows Luthardt's theology finds it again without effort in these
seemingly generally-phrased sentences, which move along briskly and
lightly with spirited freshness. This form, which makes the subject
attractive even to a larger, very mixed audience, is a testimony to how
thoroughly the speaker was master of his material. From this alone the
preacher in particular could learn something. But one can learn even
more from the matter itself. It was no mere feast for the ears that Dr.
Luthardt wished to prepare for the Leipzig public in the Central Hall;
he cast there the net of the fisher of men into the assembled crowd.
For today, when the great multitude is ruled by unbelief, we must again
become apologists if we wish to catch souls. We deceive ourselves and
others when we address our congregations wholesale as believers. The
ideas of the modern world-view are penetrating even into the rural
congregations. Therefore we must all study apologetics — and for this
purpose we especially recommend Luthardt's work. Would that many
preachers and pastors might read it, and read it again, take its
content into themselves and become masters of the material, and then,
as wise stewards, apply each part at the right time and in the right
place. Luthardt's book is not for the common man, but everything good
is indeed meant to reach the people through the channel of the
preacher — and so too this apology for Christianity. We wish the book
rich blessing among preachers, and for our poor people, so badly
seduced and confused by unclean spirits."

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In press with Dörffling and Franke in Leipzig:

Luthardt, C. E., Doctor and Professor of Theology, Compendium of
Dogmatics. Octavo. Price approx. 1½ Thaler.

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Miscellany.

The Relation of Lutheranism to Popery and
Calvinism. On this Ströbel says, in a review of Dr. Henke's tract
"The Union Colloquy at Cassel," the following: "Incidentally, our
honored author is also in error about the 'position' of the
Evangelicals. The evangelical faith does not stand 'between' 'papist'
superstition and 'Calvinist' unbelief, but stands opposed to both.
Only the Roman Catholic has 'remained behind' the Reformed, just as
the Reformed has hurried on ahead of the 'Catholic' in Pelagian
enlightenment." (Guericke's Journal for this year, 4th number, p. 721.)