1921 Walter A. Maier Walther League Messenger

More Consecration

Consecrating yourselves means giving yourselves to the service of the Lord; it means surrendering yourselves, your very bodies and souls, means rising above the low and ordinary things of this life and coming into a very holy and intimate relation with the God whom we would serve.

1915 The Lutheran Pioneer

Trifles Make for Perfection

In striving after holiness, do not forget that trifles, the little things, count for very much.

1914 The Northwestern Lutheran

On Going to Church

Resolve that you will foster no thought, fix your eyes on no object, utter no word that will tend to divert your mind from the holy purpose for which you have come into this place.

1924 Hans Manthey Zorn The Lutheran Witness

Courtship and Marriage: Conduct of the Betrothed and Newly Married

The rearing of a family, the raising of children, is the proper function of the holy estate of matrimony. There the purity of the nation is preserved. There is the blessing of God.

1924 Hans Manthey Zorn The Lutheran Witness

Courtship and Marriage: Qualifications of a Future Helpmeet

The one great qualification which a Christian should look for is the fear of God. And your future spouse should be one heart and one soul with you in your true Lutheran faith.