The Confessional Principal - he fought the battle which the synodicals gave up - in the name of appealing to everyone. |
Good morning Pastor Jackson,
In this day and age, reading and access to good material is easier than it ever has been. But, as you have alluded to in this morning's post, fewer people are reading. I have found many copies of the 1941 TLH buried in a box at a relative's house. They were given to me when my former congregation went to using the CW hymnal. Now, I can put one in the trunk of each car, to have available if travelling.
The 1941 TLH is the center of my morning devotions. If I cannot remember the tune, I can recite the hymn like reading poetry. There is so much more in the 1941 TLH than just hymns.
I have downloaded and printed out the pdf file of many of the offerings from the Lutheran Librarian. A layman can become so knowledgeable on doctrine from all of this without the need for the dogmatics textbooks. The authors from the 19th century General Council mostly wrote in English and it even gives us all the chance to build our vocabularies with terms that have fallen into disuse. Still, their styles are mostly easy and free flowing.
"George Henry Gerberding (1847-1927) studied under Charles Krauth and C. F. Schaeffer and assisted the Rev. Passavant. An indefatigable worker, he established and restored churches in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Fargo, ND. His Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church was one of the most successful books ever published by the English Lutheran Church."
Gerberding's The Way of Salvation was a monster best-seller. |
New Testament Conversions, by Gerberding, is great for sermon ideas and for its content. |
Presently, I am working my way through Schmauk's Confessional Principle and Gerberding's The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church. Thank you for making this available through links on Ichabod.
In Christ,
Pilgrim's Progress is the most read book in English, after the Bible, and remains extremely influential. |
"John Bunyan (1628-1688) was one of the most influential authors of the seventeenth century. He was jailed for a dozen years for “teaching men to worship God contrary to the law,” during which time he wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress, which has been continuously in print for more than 300 years. Bunyan was a great lover of the teachings of Martin Luther. His conversion experience is found in Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners."