Louis Bernhard Rüling

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Louis Bernhard Rüling (born August 1, 1822 in Oederan ; † November 12, 1896 in Dresden ) was a German Evangelical Lutheran theologian and pastor , court preacher and councilor of the Saxon Lutheran state consistory .

Life

The son of the Oederaner pastor Johann Ludwig Rüling and his wife Juliane Adolphine Hacker attended the Princely School in Meißen from 1835 and the University of Leipzig from 1841 . In Leipzig he joined the student union Landsmannschaft Afrania . After working as a private tutor at the lawyer Tischer in Oberlößnitz from 1844 , he became archdeacon in Oschatz in 1848 , deacon in 1852 and later archdeacon at the Dreikönigskirche in Dresden and in 1855 pastor primarius at St. Petri in Bautzen . After Louis Bernhard Rüling was named honorary doctor of the University of Leipzig at the commemoration of the 300th anniversary of Philipp Melanchthon's death in 1860 , he became second court preacher and consistorial councilor in Dresden in 1866 and first court chaplain and senior consistorial councilor at the Lutheran state consistory in 1874. He remained in this position until his retirement in 1888. Rüling died in Dresden in 1896 and was buried in the Trinitatisfriedhof .

Rüling was also a member of the board of the Gustav-Adolf-Verein , member of the board of the main association for internal mission (1867-1896) and a member of the committee of the Saxon main mission association (1866-1896). He was also the chairman of the Dresden Candidate Association, participated in the development of the new agenda that came into force in 1880, the pericope order, and had taken part in the new hymn book published in 1883. This led to a reorganization of the church system and reflected the memory of the founding fathers of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. In addition, Rüling was holder of the Saxon Order of Merit, 1st class; Commander of the Grand Duke. Mecklenburg. House order of the Wendish Crown and the Cross of Honor for voluntary nursing.

Works

  • The Jewish and the pagan mother Two homilies on Sundays I. n. Epiph. and Reminiscere. Oschatz, 1850.
  • How must we part at the cradle of the Savior? Farewell sermon on Christmas Day 1851. Oschatz 1851.
  • On the glory of the harvest profession in the kingdom of God, inaugural sermon in NeustadtDresden. Dresden, 1852.
  • The association work of the Gustav Adolph Foundation, a work in the service of the good shepherd. Sermon at the annual meeting of the Dresden main association. Dresden, 1852.
  • Freedom in Christ, two sermons on one text. Gal. 5, 13, held on the Reformation festival and 2, day of repentance. 1852. Dresden.
  • Preparation for the Passion Weeks of Christian Life. Five passion sermons and prayers. Dresden, 1853.
  • The Divine Order in Possession, in Marriage and in the Family, Three sermons delivered on Sunday 10th, 11th, 16th, p. Trin. Dresden, 1853.
  • What has the Christian school to do if it wants to point the pupils on the way to salvation? A school sermon on Sundays. Mis. Dom. held. Dresden, 1854.
  • The wonderful feeding of the five thousand, a prophetic example of the sacred ministry. Sermon at the mission festival in Tharand, Oct. 18. 1855. Dresden, 1855.
  • The world child and its future. Sermon about Luc. 10, 19-31, on 1st p. Trin. Held in 1857. Bautzen, 1857.
  • Sunday joy. A collection of sermons put together for domestic edification. Dresden, 1857.
  • I think that is why I am speaking, the address given at the visitation of the Parish of Zittau. Bautzen, 1858.
  • Confirmation speech at the confirmation of high school students about 2. Timoth. 2, 19 held to D. Laetare 1859. (in law and testimony.)
  • Philipp Melanchthon, by God's grace a bright star in the sky of the church and school. Sermon on the commemorative day of the 300 year old. Anniversary of the death of Philipp Melonchthon. Mis. Dom. 1860 (in law and testimony.).
  • Study of sermons on John 15. 1-16. 1861 (in law and testimony.).
  • Atonement study on Apostle-Gesch. 17, 31-32. 1861.
  • You priest of the new covenant, sacrifice yourself! Ordination speech about Romans 12, 1, delivered on Jan. 19, 1862. 1862.
  • When will our Gustav Adolph festivities be and remain the Solomon Days of Evangelical Zion? Sermon at the 20th general meeting of the evangel. Association of the Gust.-Adolfph Foundation in Lübeck. Lübeck, 1863.
  • Christ is where the Spirit of Truth is. Address for the opening of the Meissen Conference on May 5, 1663 on Joh. 16, 5-15. Leipzig, 1863.
  • Holy love, the soul of the mission. Sermon, go to the first mission festival in Löbau on Oct. 12, 1864.
  • Speeches to clergy from the church's presence. Eilf conference lectures from the 5th years 1860-65. As an appendix: Three speeches to young men. Leipzig, 1866.
  • Three sermons when changing office. Leipzig, 1866.
  • Greetings to the community. One year of sermons from the ten years of his administration in the Petri parish in Budissin 1855-66. 2 parts. Leipzig, 1866.
  • The great gain of godliness that can be satisfied. Sermon on 1, Tim. 6, 6-10, on the 3rd Sunday, after Trin. In 1866, after the Prussian troops marched into Saxony, held in the Hofkirche in Dresden. (in law and certificate 1866.)
  • Light and law. Three sermons on Christmas Day 1867, on the Feast of Apparitions in 1868 and on Trinity 22nd Sunday. 1867 in d. Court church held. Dresden, 1868.
  • King David and his confessor Nathan, an example of how the pious falls and the Lord helps him up again. Sermon on 2nd Sam. 12, 1-7. (in law and certificate 1863)
  • There is still room! Sermon at the second mission festival at St. Afra on June 22nd, 1868. Meissen.
  • Three sermons from the time of mourning, On Sundays Laetare, 20th and 24th p. Trin. Held in 1868. Dresden, 1869.
  • Be brave and strong that other who wants to die. Sermon on Revelation 3, 9, held at the church celebration of the Oederaner branch of the Gustav Adolf Foundation on July 9, 1869. Oederan, 1869.
  • Christian teachers and confessors of Christ in front of the judgment seat of their master. Time sermon on Matth. 7. 15-23, held on the 8th Sunday, p. Trin. Dresden, 1869.
  • The age of the holy spirit. Pentecost sermon on Acts 2: 14-18, given in the Evangel. Hofkirche 1870. (in "Law and Testimony.")
  • Three sermons from wartime: “Mene, mene, tekel!” - “You German people are not ashamed of the Evangelii of Christ.” - “Forward!” On the extraordinary days of penance and on Sundays. 11 and 14 after Trin. 1870 in the evangel. Hoflirche held in Dresden. 1 u. 2nd edition Dresden, 1870.
  • With three morbid excesses of true Christianity: Orthodoxism, Pietism, and mysticism. Lecture. 1 u. 2nd edition Dresden, 1870.
  • The Lord is truly risen! An Easter gift. Dresden, 1871.
  • In memory of the blessed court preacher Dr. Theodor Albert Liebner. by Dr. Rüling, P. Michael, Dr. Meier. (Speech at the coffin. By Dr. Rüling.) Dresden, 1871.
  • Two time sermons against time sins and time tasks, 1, The labor movement of our day. 2. Our Reformation festival a day of repentance, held on the 22nd and October 31 Dresden, 1871.
  • Peace be with you! Two sermons from the Holy Passion of 1871. I. The Spirit of Peace of the Gospel, delivered at the S. Reminiscere after the conclusion of peace. 2. A passion walk in the spirit to the graves of those whom the Lord loved, held on S. Laetare. Dresden.
  • Joy and sorrow in house and church, three sermons for Christmas, death celebration and Reformation festival, from the year 1872. Dresden, 1873.
  • Speech at the inauguration of the deacon educational institute with rescue house in Ober-Gorbitz near Dresden on May 1, 1872.
  • About Christian Scripture Distribution. Sermon, together with the report of the secretary Gütschow, at the 4th annual celebration of the Association for the Spread of Christ. Writings in Königr. Saxony. Dresden.
  • What do us Christians and Christian doctrines need in this storm and stress period of the kingdom of heaven? Sermon at the opening of the Meissen Conferences on June 24, 1873. Dresden.

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  1. ↑ Todtenschau . In: Dresdner Geschichtsblätter , No. 1, 1897, p. 24.
personal data
SURNAME Rüling, Louis Bernhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Evangelical Lutheran theologian and pastor
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH Oederan
DATE OF DEATH November 12, 1896
Place of death Dresden