Data from a Secure, Undisclosed Source: No Name, No Secret Code, Not Even an Initial

After poring over the MLC graduation materials and recent grad call list, I thought I'd share with you what I found out.

Once again, it appears that there's no real need for called workers in the WELS - given the calls that were doled out.

This info was culled from the publicly released call list and graduation program found on the MLC website if my sources need checking.

The harvest, at least in WELS, doesn't need workers as much as it needs tuition.

Take care and God's blessings to you and your wife this Pentecost and beyond.

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GJ - Michigan Lutheran Seminary, as a feeder for MLC and Mordor, could close without making a dent in the data.

Missouri could give up one seminary, easily.

Bethany could move its father-son seminary faculty to Mordor, with their handful of students. 

I could loan my Town Car to the Coven of Legalistic Clergy for their move from Oh Claire! to Mordor.

 "You have been weighed in the balances and found...insipid."

The Importance of Henry Eyster Jacobs

CFW Walther had to be the big dog, the bishop of all Lutherans. It is easy for the bully to take over and imagine he is infallible. If one can start a small enough sect, anyone can be a bishop today, but that is not the Chief Article. Walther cleverly excommunicated the American Lutherans who came from the same Halle traditions as Pope Walther and Bishop Stephan.

Jacobs explored his options in Christian doctrine, because he came from the ecumenical General Synod, which sought to unify the Calvinists and Lutherans in a watered-down version of the Scriptures, where the Biblical doctrines of efficacy, the Means of Grace, baptismal regeneration, and the Real Presence were faded away.

Jacobs was no different from Walther in starting out in rationalism and ecumenism. But Jacobs saw the importance of Lutheran doctrine, which is actually just Biblical doctrine. We can see the difference in style. Walther taught:

1. The Glories of Walther.
2. The Glories of His Synod.

No one was more Calvinistic in expression than Walther. His puffed-up theses are full of Calvinistic pomp and puffery. He started the fissure in American Lutheranism with his Easter Absolution, but made a complete split with his patented election without faith, so Calvinistic that most people will not touch it. Notice that false teachers like Valleskey, Wayne Mueller, and Jay Webber carry on the same way.

Jacobs began at Gettysburg but ended up a leader at Philadelphia's seminary, sometimes called Mt. Airy. That history is lost to most Lutherans. But that came from the Book of Concord Lutherans breaking from the revivalistic Church Growth General Synod to form the General Council. They needed a seminary and built one in Philadelphia, where great professors taught and published. 

ELCA will not admit to that era; naturally the Walther-worshiping Synodical Conference also ignores the General Council. It was handy for Walther to stick with German-only churches and be treated as infallible in his own sect.

I published one account of Walther trying to push his view, being horribly offended, and withdrawing his opinion in a huff. That is how he related to the Ohio Synod.

1. Krauth was the early, central figure of the Philadelphia Seminary. 
2. Jacobs came later, and 
3. Schmuak last of all.

 WELS pastor - "First they took away the Small Catechism, and I said nothing. Then they took away the Augsburg Confession, and I said nothing. Then they pushed the NIV and took away the KJV, and there was no one to join my cries of despair."

No one needs to believe my account. One can chase rabbits down their hidey-holes all day long. Krauth supplied a Dutch Reformed Church for three months! Oh no!

Can anyone name the Four Open Questions? Not one of them is The Chief Article.

The Chief Article of the Christian Faith

But this issue remains, and it can be checked with a good translation of the Bible - which excludes the NIV, ESV. I suggest any Bible with KJV on its title page, like "after Luther" on a German page. Actually, that is almost the same.

In that research, find out which one is the Chief Article, regardless of what I write. 

1. Is it UOJ, world absolution and salvation without faith? - Zarling and Bivens, WELS genius professors. Sig Becker too.
2. Or is it Justification by Faith - Luther, Melanchthon, Chemnitz?

Henry Eyster Jacobs - Basic Facts and Books

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Jacobs - A History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church - 1897

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Jacob - Haas - The Lutheran Cyclopedia - 1899

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 The Philadelphia Seminary Library,
now part of United Lutheran Seminary.

 The Philly Seminary interviewed me, but they already had their person selected.
Still, it was fun to be there and stay overnight.

From Wikipedia:

Jacobs was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the son of professor Michael and Juliana M (Eyster) Jacobs. His sister Julia Jacobs Harpster became a missionary in India; his brother Michael William Jacobs became a judge. He graduated from Pennsylvania College in 1862 and from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg in 1865. Between 1870 and 1883, he was professor at Pennsylvania College. He was then appointed professor of systematic theology in The Lutheran Theological Seminary in Mount Airy, where he also assumed the office of dean in 1894. In 1920, he became President of the Seminary when the office of dean was abolished.^[2]

He served as president of his church's board of foreign missions (1902–07), of the General Conference of Lutherans (1899, 1902, 1904), of the American Society of Church History (1907–08), and of the Pennsylvania German Society (1910–11). He also translated various German theological works and editing the Lutheran Church Review (1882–96), and Lutheran Commentary (1895-98). Henry Eyster Jacobs, working with John A.W. Haas, published The Lutheran Cyclopedia in 1899.^[3]

Lutheran Archives Center in Philadelphia holds a large collections of materials relating to Lutheran clergy, theologians and church workers including personal papers of Henry Eyster Jacobs.^[4]

Selected works[edit]

• First Free Lutheran Diet in America, Philadelphia, December 27–28, 1877 (1878)
• The Lutheran movement in England during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI, and its literary monuments (1890)
• The Lutheran Movement in England (1891)
• History of the Lutheran Church in America (1893)
• Elements of Religion (1894)
• Annotations on the Epistles of Paul to the Romans and I. Corinthians (1896)
• Annotations on the Epistles of Paul to I. Cortinthians VII-XVI, II. Corinthians and Galatians (1897)
• Martin Luther, the hero of the reformation (1898)
• The German Emigration to America, 1709- 40 (1899)
• Summary of the Christian Faith (1905)

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His books online:

• Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932, trans.: The Doctrinal Theology of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (third edition, revised), by Heinrich Friedrich Ferdinand Schmid, also trans. by Charles A. Hay (multiple formats at CCEL)

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Additional books from the extended shelves:

•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Annotations on the epistles of Paul to I. Corinthians VII-XVI, II. Corinthians and Galatians / (New York : Christian Literature, 1897), also by Carl A. Swensson and George Frederick Spieker (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Annotations on the epistles of Paul to the Romans and I. Corinthians, chaps. I.-VI. / (New York : Christian Literature, 1896) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: The Augsburg Confesssion : translated from the Latin, in 1536, / (Philadelphia : Lutheran Publication Society, 1888), also by Richard Taverner (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Biblical criticism; a brief discussion of its history, principles and methods, (Philadelphia, General Council Lutheran Publication House, 1903), also by John Augustus William Haas (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932, ed.: The Book of concord; or, The symbolical books of the Evangelical Lutheran church. Translated from the original languages, with analyses and an exhaustive index. (Philadelphia, The United Lutheran publication house, [c1911]), by General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America, trans. by Charles Frederick Schaeffer and Charles P. Krauth (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: A chronicle of the Augsburg confession / (Philadelphia : J. F. Smith, 1878), also by Charles P. Krauth and Henry Eyster Jacobs (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: A chronicle of the Augsburg confession / (Philadelphia : J. F. Smith, 1878), also by Charles P. Krauth and Henry Eyster Jacobs (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Critical and exegetical hand-book to the Epistle to the Ephesians. (New York, Funk & Wagnalls, 1884), also by Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer, William P. Dickson, and Maurice J. Evans (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932, ed.: Critical and exegetical hand-book to the Epistle to the Ephesians and the Epistle to Philemon /(Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark, 1880), by Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer, Henry Eyster Jacobs, William P. Dickson, and Maurice J. Evans (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Critical and exegetical hand-book to the Epistle to the Ephesians and the Epistle to Philemon / (Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark, 1880), also by Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer, William P. Dickson, and Maurice J. Evans, ed. by Henry Eyster Jacobs (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932, ed.: Critical and exegetical hand-book to the Epistle to the Galatians. (New York, Funk and Wagnalls, 1884), by Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer, also ed. by William P. Dickson, trans. by Maurice J. Evans and G. H. Venables (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Critical and exegetical hand-book to the epistle to the Galatians / (New York : Funk & Wagnalls, 1884), also by Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer and G. H. Venables (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932, trans.: The doctrinal theology of the Evangelical Lutheran church. (Philadelphia, Lutheran publication society, 1889), by Heinrich Schmid and Charles Augustus Hay (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932, trans.: The doctrinal theology of the Evangelical Lutheran church, exhibited, and verified from the original sources, (Philadelphia, Lutheran publication society, 1876), by Heinrich Friedrich Ferdinand Schmid, Henry Eyster Jacobs, and Charles A. Hay, also trans. by Charles A. Hay (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: The doctrinal theology of the Evangelical Lutheran church, exhibited, and verified from the original sources, (Philadelphia, Lutheran publication society, 1876), also by Heinrich Friedrich Ferdinand Schmid and Charles A. Hay, trans. by Henry Eyster Jacobs and Charles A. Hay (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Elements of religion, (Philadelphia : Board of Publication, General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America, c1898) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932, ed.: The essays, debates, and proceedings. (Philadelphia, J. F. Smith, 1878), by Pa.) Free Lutheran Diet (1st : 1877 : Philadelphia (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: First Free Lutheran Diet in America, Philadelphia, December 27-28, 1877. The essays, debates and proceedings. (Philadelphia : J.F. Smith, [c1878]), also by Pa.) Free Diet of the Luthern Church in America (1877 : Philadelphia (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: The German emigration to America, 1709-1740. (Lancaster, Pa. [The Society], 1898) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Geschichte der Lutherischen Kirche in Amerika; (Gütersloh, C. Bertelsmann, 1896-97), also by Geo. J. Fritschel (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: A history of the Evangelical Lutheran church in the United States (New York : Christian Literature, 1893) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Lincoln's Gettysburg world-message,(Philadelphia, Pa., The United Lutheran publication house, [c1919]) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: The Lutheran commentary : a plain exposition of the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament / (New York : Christian Literature Co., 1895-1898) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: The Lutheran cyclopedia (New York : Scribner, 1899), also by John A. Haas and John A. W. Haas, ed. by Otto Zöckler (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: The Lutheran movement in England during the reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward VI., and its literary monuments. (Philadelphia : General Council Pub. House, 1916 [c1890])(page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: The Lutheran movement in England during the reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward VI., and its literary monuments / (Philadelphia, G. W. Frederick, 1890) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: The Lutheran movement in England during the reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward VI. and its literary monuments(Philadelphia : General Council Publication House, 1908, c1890) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: The Lutheran movement in England during the reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward VI., and its literary monuments. (Philadelphia, G. W. Frederick, 1894 [c1890]) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Martin Luther, the hero of the reformation. (New York and London, G.P. Putnam's sons, 1898) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Martin Luther, the hero of the reformation, 1483-1546. (New York and London, G.P. Putnam's sons, 1906) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Martin Luther, the hero of the reformation; 1483-1546; (New York, G.P. Putnam's sons, 1902) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Martin Luther, the hero of the reformation : 1483-1546 / (New York ; London : Putnam, 1910, c1898)(page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Martin Luther the hero of the Reformation, 1483-1546 / (New York : Putnam, 1899, c1898) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Martin Luther, the hero of the reformation; 1483-1546; by Henry Eyster Jacobs ... (New York, London : G. P. Putnam's sons, 1909) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Seed-grains of prayer : a manual for evangelical Christians / (Columbus, O. : Wartburg Press, [1914]), also by Wilhelm Löhe and H. A.. trl Weller (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: A study in comparative symbolics; the Lutheran movement in England during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI, and its literary monuments. (Philadelphia, G.W. Frederick, 1890) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: A study in comparative symbolics. The Lutheran movement in England during the reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward VI. and its literary monuments. (Philadelphia : G.W. Frederick, 1891) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: A study in comparative symbolics. The Lutheran movement in England during the reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward VI. and its literary monuments. (Philadelphia, G.W. Frederick, 1894) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: A study in comparative symbolics : the Lutheran movement in England during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI and its literary monuments / (London : Gay and Bird, 1892)(page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: A summary of the Christian faith /(Philadelphia : General Council Publication House, 1907, c1905) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: A summary of the Christian faith /(Philadelphia : General Council Publication House, 1905) (page images at HathiTrust)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932: Works of Martin Luther, with introduction and notes ... (Philadelphia, A. J. Holman company, 1915-[c1932]), also by Martin Luther and Adolph Spaeth (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
•  Jacobs, Henry Eyster, 1844-1932, contrib.: Works of Martin Luther, with Introductions and Notes (Volume I), by Martin Luther, also contrib. by Adolph Spaeth (Gutenberg ebook)