English Lutheranism in the Northwest / y George Henry Trabert . any one says, he loves the Lord Jesus 72 ENGLISH LUTHERANISM IN THE NORTHWEST Christ, it is all that is required, whether he knows any-thing about the teachings of Christ or not. It is notrequired that they know the Ten Commandments and theApostles Creed, or even the Lords Prayer. The glamourof religious fads often attracts attention, and the Luth-eran church is declared narrow and behind the timesbecause it will not fall into line with the popular the church, in almost every community, has tocontend with some of the
English Lutheranism in the Northwest / y George Henry Trabert . any one says, he loves the Lord Jesus 72 ENGLISH LUTHERANISM IN THE NORTHWEST Christ, it is all that is required, whether he knows any-thing about the teachings of Christ or not. It is notrequired that they know the Ten Commandments and theApostles Creed, or even the Lords Prayer. The glamourof religious fads often attracts attention, and the Luth-eran church is declared narrow and behind the timesbecause it will not fall into line with the popular the church, in almost every community, has tocontend with some of these things, it is especially diffi-cult in new fields (particularly where prejudice holdssway on the one hand and on the other jealousy), becauseof the fear that some congregations may lose some mem-bers who prefer the English language; and on the part ofnon-Lutheran churches, because in some cases theirsource of supply is cut off when an English Lutherancongregation is established, and is able to take care of theLutheran people desiring the Gospel in Rev. R. F. Weidner, CHAPTER IX THE WORK ATTRACTS ATTENTION At first the English work in the Twin Cities receivedbut a passing notice by other Lutheran bodies, but it soonbegan to attract attention. The best possible use wasmade of the newspapers to call attention to it, and everylegitimate means employed to show that the Lutheranchurch was not only Scandinavian and German, but thatit existed in English also. The work being begun in theyear 1883, the four hundredth anniversay of the birth ofthe great Reformer, Martin Luther, the missionary ar-ranged for a series of lectures in Minneapolis on Lutherand the Reformation, and so sanguine was he of thesuccess of the scheme that he secured the largest hall in thecity, the rent for which was paid with the proceeds fromthe sale of tickets. All things considered, the attendanceat those lectures was good and the amount necessary forthe hall rent was always secured. While this d
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