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100Th Anniversary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD L LU ICA TH EL ER G A N N A S V Y E N E O H D T LUTHERAN SYNOD QUARTERLY VOLUME 58 • NUMBERS 2 & 3 JUNE & SEPTEMBER 2018 The journal of Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary ISSN: 0360-9685 LUTHERAN SYNOD QUARTERLY 70-6.& t /6.#&34 +6/&4&15&.#&3 Te journal of Bethany Lutheran Teological Seminary Lutheran Synod QuarterLy Editor-in-ChiEf........................................................... Gaylin R. Schmeling Book rEviEw Editor ......................................................... Michael K. Smith Layout Editor ................................................................. Daniel J. Hartwig PrintEr ......................................................... Books of the Way of the Lord The Lutheran Synod Quarterly (ISSN: 0360-9685) is edited by the faculty of Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary 6 Browns Court Mankato, Minnesota 56001 The Lutheran Synod Quarterly is a continuation of the Clergy Bulletin (1941–1960). The purpose of the Lutheran Synod Quarterly, as was the purpose of the Clergy Bulletin, is to provide a testimony of the theological position of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and also to promote the academic growth of her clergy roster by providing scholarly articles, rooted in the inerrancy of the Holy Scriptures and the Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Lutheran Synod Quarterly is published in March and December with a combined June and September issue. Subscription rates are $25.00 U.S. per year for domestic subscriptions and $35.00 U.S. per year for international subscriptions. All subscriptions and editorial correspondence should be sent to the following address: Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary Attn: Lutheran Synod Quarterly 6 Browns Ct Mankato MN 56001 Back issues of the Lutheran Synod Quarterly from the past two years are available at a cost of $10.00 per issue. Back issues of the Lutheran Synod Quarterly and Clergy Bulletin prior to the past two years are available at <www.blts.edu/lsq>. The Lutheran Synod Quarterly is abstracted in Religious and Theological Abstracts, PO Box 215, Myerstown, PA 17067 (E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.rtabstracts.org). Copyright ©2018 by Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary. Requests for permission to reproduce more than brief excerpts are to be directed to the Editor- in-Chief. Contents LSQ Vol. 58, Nos. 2 & 3 (June & September 2018) Presidential Quotes From the Past ................................................163 A Brief History of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod ........................165 Gaylin R. Schmeling Our Pioneer Church Fathers .........................................................199 H. M. Tjernagel From De Servo Arbitrio to Opgjør ................................................203 Erling T. Teigen Following the Old Paths: The Theology of the Norwegian Synod (1853 & 1918) ...................................................................219 Erling T. Teigen Enduring Impressions from the Austin Agreement of 1916: An Unintended Compromise with Far Reaching Effects ................241 John A. Moldstad Unto the Third and Fourth Generations: A History of the ELS Within the Broader Context of American Lutheranism ..................271 Craig A. Ferkenstad Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference — A Worldwide Fellowship ..............................................................289 Gaylin R. Schmeling 158 Lutheran Synod Quarterly Vol. 58 Sermon on John 6:48–51: Two Reasons to Turn Away Are Two Reasons to Stay .....................................................................293 Thomas A. Kuster Sermon on Ezekiel 22:28–31: Day of Humiliation— December 14, 1941 .....................................................................297 Milton H. Otto Sermon on 2 Timothy 2:1–2 at the Installation of Seminary President Theodore Aaberg ...........................................................307 Milton H. Otto Book Reviews Book Review: Proclaim His Wonders ...........................................313 Gaylin R. Schmeling Book Review: The Election Controversy Among Lutherans in the Twentieth Century ..................................................................316 S. Piet Van Kampen 2018 BjaRne w. 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