Philadelphia Seminary Biographical Record, Philadelphia, PA - Alumni Association, pp. 65-95 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja jbanja@msn.com Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm _______________________________________________ THE PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 1864-1923 Edited by LUTHER D. REED, '95 MT. AIRY, PHILADELPHIA ISSUED BY THE SEMINARY AND THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 1923 65 ALUMNI ALUMNI 1865 + DIZINGER, JOHN CHRISTIAN, b. Germany, Jan. 14, 1838; s. Daniel and Christine Catherine Dizinger; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1862; Phila. Sem., 1865; ord. Min. Pa., 1865; pastor, Dreifaeltigkeit, Camden, N. J., 1865-93; St. Paul's, Hainesport, N. J., 1893-1903; d. Camden, N. J., Jan. 19, 1903. + SMITH, JACOB LAWSON, b. Middletown Valley, Md., Mar. 3, 1837; s. Jacob and Rebecca (Horine) Smith (father and grandfather veterans of War of 1812 and American Revolution); A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1863; Gettysburg Sem., 1863-64; Phila. Sem., 1865; D.D., N. C. Col., 1894; Penna. Col., 1894; ord. Min. Pa., 1865; m. Caroline Elizabeth Watson, 1869; children, Elizabeth Rebecca, Lewis Watson, M.D., Ralph Lawson, Esq., Stella Gertrude, Mabel Viola; pastor, Memorial Ch. (First Eng. Luth. (h.), Erie, Pa., 1865-71; Vandalia, Ill., 1871; Alliance, O., 187282; Ligonier, Pa., parish, 1882-92; Christ Ch., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1892- 1906; retired from active ministry, 1906; sec. and miss. supt., Dist. Synod, O.; ed. and pub. J. P. Hentz's History of the Lutheran Version of the Bible, 1910; contr. secular and religious press; d. Pittsburgh, Pa., June 21, 1913. 1866 + CORNMAN, WILLIAM OLIVER, b. Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 1, 1841; s. Jonathan and Anna M. (Embich) Cornman; A.B., Dickinson Col., 1862; stud., Gettysburg Sem., 1863; Phila. Sem., 1866; ord. Min. Pa., 1866; m. 1st, Mary A. Monzer, 1867; 2d, Mrs. Sarah C. Fix, 1905; two sons, four daughters; pastor, Trinity, Danville, Pa., 1867-68; Lunenburg, N. S., 1868-69; Grace, Phillipsburg, N. J., 1872-73; prin. Eclectic Acad., Phillipsburg, N. J., 1879-81; representative of The Lutheran and other Church publications; pvt., Co. A, 130th Pa. Vol., wounded at Fredericksburg, discharged 1863; d. Reading, Pa., Oct. 24, 1910. + FLECKENSTEIN, EMILIUS JULIUS, b. Wickenrode, Germany, February 2, 1836; Gettysburg Col., 1856-61; Phila. Sem., 1866; ord. Min. Pa., 1866; m.; s. Rev. Hugo H.; pastor, North East, Pa. (subsequent pastorates in Mo. Synod); Providence, R I.; Alexandria., Va.; Accident, Md.; Whitehall, Pa.; Blenheim, Md.; Saratoga Springs, N. Y.; resigned on account of ill health, 1904; d. Yonkers, N. Y., July 30, 1910. 66 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD + SCHLENKER, CHARLES, Chrishona Inst.; Phila. Sem., 1866; ord. Min. Pa., 1866; German home miss., Allentown and Bethlehem, Pa., 1868-69; pastor, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1870; Toledo, O., 1878-83; d. Toledo, O., August 17, 1883. + STUECKLEIN, FREDERICK, Chrishona Inst.; Phila. Sem., 1866; ord. Min. Pa., 1866; pastor German Ch., Elizabeth, N. J., 1867-.83; Falls City, Neb., 1887-88; Bruning, Neb. (Joint Syn. of O.), 1888-94; deceased. 1867 + CRESSMAN, JOHN JAY, b. Moore Twp., Northampton Co., Pa., Jan. 10, 1841; s. Abraham J. and Lydia (Frutchey) Cressman; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1864; Phila. Sem., 1867; m. Emma Catharine Margaret Walter, 1865; children, Charles Frederick Schaeffer, Krauth Harms, John Luther, Abraham Irvin, Benjamin Franklin, Esther Lydia; pastor, St. Paul's, South Side, Easton, Pa., 1867-77; Friedens, Bernville, Pa., 1877-1901; St. John's, Kutztown, Pa., 1877-1914; mem. Co. A, 26th Pa. Vol., taken prisoner and paroled; author, various pamphlets, etc.; d. Jan. 5, 1914. + HUMBERT, DAVID KIDLING, b. Greenwich Twp., Berks Co., Pa., Mar. 11, 1835; s. Jacob and Elizabeth (Keidling) Humbert; Phila. Sem., 1867; ord. Min. Pa., 1867; m. Maria DeLong, 1867; children, Essie, Mary Elizabeth, Anna Susanna; pastor, Geigertown, Pa., parish, 1869-72; Bowers, Pa., parish, 1872-1903; temporarily out of ministry, 1904-12; first sgt., Co. I, 167th Regt., Pa. Inf., 1862-63; d. Bowers, Pa., Sept. 21, 1913. + LAZARUS, GEORGE MILLER, b. near Bethlehem, Pa., May 26, 1839; s. George and Elizabeth (Miller) Lazarus; Phila. Sem., 1867; ord. Min. Pa., 1867; m. Amanda C. Dech, 1860; children, Rev. Jacob Wilson, '85, Dr. George F., Rev. Luther Dech, '98, Newton C.; pastor, Quakertown, Pa., 1867-68; Keller's, Applebachville, Pa., 1870-74; prin. Quakertown Acad., 1868-74; sec., Quakertown public schools, 1867- 74; d. near Quakertown, Pa., Jan. 31, 1874, being thrown from his carriage on way to a funeral. + RICHARDS, FRANK, b. New Middleton, O., Apr. 21, 1840; s. Edward and Mary Richards; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1864; Phila. Sem., 1867; D.D., Gettysburg Col., 1894; ord. Min. Pa., 1867; m. Caroline L. Super, 1869; children, Rev. Herbert Franklin, '99, Rev. Edward Ray, '04, Rev. John Elroy, '04, Harry G.; pastor, Trinity, Chicago, Ill., 1867 73; Zanesville, O., 1876-1904; English sec., Pittsburgh Syn., 1870-73; pres., District Syn. of O., 1899-1903; office ed., The Lutheran and Mis- 67 ALUMNI sionary, 1873-76; pvt., Co. A, 20th Pa. Vol., 1863; d. Zanesville, O., Sept. 11, 1904. + SCHINDEL, JACOB DANIEL, b. near Allentown, Pa., Jan. 11, 1841; s. Rev. Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Masser) Schindel; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1864; Phila. Sem., 1867; D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1899; ord. Min. Pa., 1867; m. Ella C. Schmoyer; children, Mary E., Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Jacob, '99; pastor, St. Paul's, Catasauqua, Pa., and St John's, Mickley's, Pa., 1867-88; St. John's, Coplay, Pa., 1873-88; Whitehall, Pa., parish, 1888-1908; English sec., Min. Pa., 1878- 81; pvt., Co. A, 26th Pa. Vol., 1863; U. S. Sanitary Commission, 1865; d. Allentown, Pa., June 27, 1908. + SEIP, THEODORE LORENZO, b. Easton, Pa., Jan. 25, 1842; s. Reuben L. and Sarah A. Seip; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1864; Phila. Sem., 1867; D.D., U. of Pa.; ord. Min. Pa., 1867; m. Rebecca Keck; children, Howard Shimer, Rev. Frank Muhlenberg, '90, Annie Elizabeth, Dr. Theodore Lorenzo, Jr.; one of founders of Muhlenberg Col., 1867; prin., Academic Dept., and asst. prof. Greek, Muhlenberg Col., 1868- 72; prof., Latin Language and Literature, 1872-76; financial agent, 1876-77; prof., Greek and Latin, 1877-80; Mosser-Keck prof. Greek, 1880-85; pres., Muhlenberg Col., 1886-1903; pres., Min. Pa., 1895-98; Co. 26, Pa. Vol.; mem. American Institute of Christian Philosophy, American Society of Church History, Society of Sciences, Letters and Art of London; contr., Lutheran Church Review and Church press; author, numerous historical pamphlets; d. Allentown, Pa., Nov. 28, 1903. + SPIEKER, GEORGE FREDERICK, see under The Faculty, page 43. + ZENTNER, JACOB, b. near Bretten, Baden, Germany, May 24, 1838; s. Michael and Elizabeth (Oldgast) Zentner; stud., Ludwigsburg, Wuerttemberg; Mannheim Lyceum, Baden; U. Basle, U. Halle; Phila. Sem., 1867; ord. Min. Pa.; 1867; m. Caroline Nelson, 1867; children, Anna A., William H., Harry G.; pastor, East Allentown and South Bethlehem, Pa.; Immanuel, Williamsport, Pa.; Trinity, Trenton, N. J., 1873-86; Mahanoy City, Pa.; Brighton, Mich.; St. Paulus, Sharon, Pa., 1906; prof., German, Teachers' Sem., Karlsruhe, Baden, 1857-61; instr. languages, Normal School, Trenton, N. J., 1873-86; tr. into German, Gerberding, Way of Salvation, under title, Heilsweg, 1888; author, Glockenrufe zum Hause Gottes, 1890; d. Warren, Pa., July 2, 1917. 1868 CHRISTY, VAN BUREN, b. near Circleville, O., Jan. 23, 1841; s. Abraham and Elizabeth (Warner) Christy; stud., Capital U., 1856; 68 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD Fairfield (Iowa) Col., 1862-65; Phila. Sem., 1868; ord. Min. Pa., 1868; m. Susan M. Welty, 1870; children, Blanche, Elizabeth B., Rev. William Passavant, Mary Welty, Mark, Irene; pastor, Delmont, Pa., 1868-76; Irwin, Pa., 1876-81; Zelienople, Pa., 1881-90; Ellerton, O., parish, 1890-; pres., Dist. Syn. of O., 1905-08; pvt., Co. F, 45th Inf. Reg., Iowa Vol., 1864. + GABLE, ZENAS HENRY, b. Cherryville, Pa., Aug. 13, 1842; s. Daniel and Elizabeth Gable; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1865; Phila. Sem., 1868; ord. Min. Pa., 1868; m. Thusie Vogelbach, 1868; children, Mae Elizabeth, Rev. Charles Jacob, '97, Sue Anna, Rev. Luther Daniel, '98, Edmund James, Dr. Franklin John; pastor, Scenery Hill, Pa., 1868-73; Birdsboro-Geigertown, Pa., parish, 1873-1909; d. Reading, Pa., Dec. 15, 1909. HANTZ, JACOB MUHLENBERG, b. Madison, Pa., Apr. 21, 1844; s. Jesse and Elizabeth Hantz; A.B., Westmoreland Col., 1864; Phila. Sem., 1868; ord. Min. Pa., 1868; prin., Mansfield Valley Academy, Hamilton Institute and Smithfield Academy; prof., Thiel Col., Muhlenberg Col., Northwestern U. and Susquehanna U.; State Lecturer at Farmers' Institutes, 1890-97; author, The Human Mind, 1885; contr., Lutheran Church Review, Lutheran Quarterly, Reformed Church Review, Columbus Theological Magazine and other periodicals. + HENRY, SAMUEL STRICKHAUSER, b. Shrewsbury, Pa., Mar. 12, 1838; s. George M. and Lydia A. Henry; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1865; Phila. Sem., 1868; ord. Min. Pa., 1868; m. Maggie A. Ruhl, 1866; children, John George, Catharine Ruhl, Christiana Lydia, Justina Rebecca, Mary Elizabeth, Paul Christian; pastor, Berwick, Pa., 1869-73; Hinkletown, Pa., 1873-83; Jersey Shore, 1883-85; Pillow, Pa., 1885-89; East Berlin Pa. 1889-93; Smallwood, Md., 1893-1901; pvt., Co. A, 26th Pa. Vol., 1863; d. Smallwood, Md., Jan. 13, 1901. + KRIBBS, JOHN AMOS, b. Clarion Co., Pa., 1835; s. Capt. John and Susanna Kribbs; Phila. Sem., 1868; ord. Min. Pa., 1868; m. Margaret Dinwiddie, 1872; pastor, Kittanning, Pa., 1868-78; housefather, Zelienople, Pa., Orphans' Home, 1878-1910; first sgt., 5th U. S. Army Corps, 1861-65; d. Zelienople, Pa., Oct. 8, 1913. MAYSER, FREDERICK PETER, b. Ulm, Wuerttemberg, Feb. 12, 1842; s. John and Frederica Mayser; U. of Pa:; Phila. Sem., 1868; D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1906; ord. Min. Pa., 1868; m. Sophia Baltz; children, Charles Frederick, Theodore Edward, Harry John Franklin, Marie Sophie; pastor, Tulpehocken, Pa., parish, 1868-74; Zion's, Wheeling, W. Va., 1874-75; Zion's, Lancaster, Pa., 1875-1912; pastor emeritus, 69 ALUMNI Zion's, Lancaster, 1912-; German sec., Min. Pa., 1885; published a number of sermons; frequent contr., Lutheran Church Review; mem. Min. Pa., and G. C. bds. and com. NEIFFER, JACOB GRABENSTEIN, b. Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pa., Jan. 23, 1840; s. Christian and Cathrine Barbara (Grabenstein) Neiffer; Pa. Col., 1861- 63; A.B., F. and M. Col., 1865; Phila. Sem., 1868; A.M., F. and M. Col., 1871; D.D., Wittenberg Col., 1903; ord. Min. Pa., 1868; pastor, St. Mark's Ch., Richmond, Va., 1868-70; St. John's, Salisbury, N. C., 1870-75; St. Paul's, Lima, O., 1875-85; St. John's, Dayton, O., 1885-1904; Trinity, Toledo, O., 1904-08; sec., N. C. Syn.; pres., Dist. Syn., O.; present address, Wyncote, Pa. + REED, EZRA LEISS, b. Stouchsburg, Pa., Nov. 7, 1842; s. John G. and Mary (Leiss) Reed; Gettysburg Col., 1862-63; A.B., F. and M. Col., 1865; Phila. Sem., 1868; ord. Min. Pa., 1868; m. Annie Linley, 1868; children, Beulah Lesley, Rev. Prof. Luther Dotterer, '95; pastor, St. Peter's, North Wales, Pa., 1868-73; St. John's, Center Square, Pa., 1868-69; Christ Ch., Trenton, N. J., 1873-74; First Ch., Selinsgrove and Zion, Kratzerville, Pa., 1875-79; St. Paul's, Millersville 1879-80; asst. pastor, Holy Trinity, Lancaster, Pa., 1880-81; pastor, Christ Ch., Lancaster, Pa., 1880-92; St. John's, Catawissa, Pa., 1892-97; Christ Ch., West Newton, Pa., 1897-1907; d. Mt. Airy, Phila., Jan. 6, 1911. + TREXLER, DANIEL DIETRICH, b. Greenwich Twp., Berks Co., Pa., Nov. 29, 1842; s. Daniel and Anna (Dietrich) Trexler; Phila. Sem., 1868; ord. Min. Pa., 1868; m. Agnes Amanda Geiss; children, Martin Luther, Annie Elizabeth, Rev. Dr. Samuel Geiss, '99, Rev. Charles Daniel, '06; pastor, Frieden's, Bernville, Pa., 1868- 76; Christ Ch., Tulpehocken, Pa., 1868-78; North Heidelberg, Pa., 1868-83; Salem, Millersburg, and Rehrersburg, Pa., 1868-1914; Schartlesville, Pa., 1874- 1914; Lenhartsville, Pa., 1880-1914; d. Bernville, Pa., May 24, 1914. + WAGENHALS, SAMUEL, b. Lancaster, O., Jan. 17, 1843; s. Rev. John and Katherine Wagenhals; Capital U., 1862; Phila. Sem., 1868; D.D., ord. Min. Pa., 1868; m. 1st, Eva Schaeffer; 2d, Ellen Hamilton; children, Margaret, Katherine, Mildred, Hildegard, Herbert; pastor, Trinity English Ch., Fort Wayne, Ind., 1868-1920; three years' service in Civil War as pvt., sgt., major, 1st lt., Co. B, 114th Ohio Vol. Inf.; tutor, prep. dept., Capital U., 1861-62; pres., Indiana (now Chicago) Syn.; pres., bd. dir., Chicago Sem., 1895-1920; d. Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 10, 1920. + WEISKOTTEN, FREDERICK WILLIAM, b. Elberfeld, Germany, Jan. 10, 1842; Hartwick Sem.; Phila. Sem., 1868; graduate work. 70 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD U. of Berlin; ord. Min. Pa., 1868; m. Anna Catherine Gomph; s. Rev. Dr. Samuel George, '87; pastor, Elizabethtown, Pa., parish, 1868-73; Bethlehem, Pa., 1873- 82; St. Jakobus, Phila., 1882-1900; pres., G. C. German home mission bd.; sec., G. C. Bd. of Publication; ed., Missionsbote; d. on board S. S. "Arabia" while returning from inspection tour to India for G. C. foreign mission bd., Dec. 15, 1900. 1869 BARTHOLOMEW, AMOS H., b. Anapolis, O., Sept. 21, 1841; s. Henry and Ann (Sloan) Bartholomew; stud., Capital U.; Phila. Sem., 1869; ord. Min. Pa., 1869; m. Rachel Ann Kuhns, 1876; children, Ellen, Philip Henry, Irene, Paul Amos, Bugher Sloan; pastor, Christ Ch., Trenton, N. J., 1869-73; Zion's, Greensburg, Pa., 1874-77; Ch. of the Twelve Apostles, Saegertown, Pa., 1877-80; Holy Trinity (now First Ch.), Cleveland, O., 1881-87; St. James', Ligonier, Pa., 1894-98; Emmanuel's, Prospect, Pa., 1901-07; home miss., Davenport, Ia., 1874; Wheeling and Elm Grove, W. Va., 1892-94; Collinwood, O.; representative, G. C. Bd. Publication, 1898-1901. + FEGLEY, HENRY SWINEHART, b. Boyertown Pa., Sept. 15, 1843; s. John and Maria (Swinehart) Fegley; Phila., Sem., 1869; ord. 1869; m. Alice J. Long, 1871; child, Annie Minerva; pastor, Lynnville parish, Pa., for 37 years, 1869-1906; d. New Tripoli, Pa., Jan. 30, 1906. + GESCHWIND, LEVI H., b. Tilden Twp., Berks Co., Pa., Jan. 26, 1846; s. John H. and Mary (Himmelberger) Geschwind; Phila. Sem., 1869; ord. Min. Pa., 1869; m. Elizabeth Ann Hull 1872; two sons, one daughter; home miss., Richmond and Norfolk, Va., 1869-70; Butler, Pa., 1870-74; Lima, O.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Stewartsville, N. J.; pastor, St. John's, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1886-90; Epiphany, Manayunk, Phila., 1890-93; home miss., Sullivan and Luzerne Co., 1893- 94; d. Germantown, Phila., Aug. 18, 1894. + HUNTZINGER, FRANKLIN K., b. West Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa., June 18, 1844; s. Jared and Leah (Krick) Huntzinger; Phila. Sem., 1869; D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1919; ord. Min. Pa., 1869; m. Mary M. Hassinger, 1869; children, Ida Catharine, Charles Henry; pastor, St. Luke's, Reading, Pa., for 52 years, 1869- 1921; Kissinger's, near Reading, 1869-81; Lenhartsville, Pa., 1870-76; St. Paul's, near Hamburg, Pa., 1870-76; Alsace, near Reading, 1873-97; St. Peter's, Richmond Twp., Berks Co., 18741904; pres., Bd. Trustees, Topton Orphans' Home, 1897-1921; d. Reading, Pa., May 2, 1921. ISENSCHMID, PAUL, b. Zweisimmen, Canton of Berne, Switzerland; s. Rev. Edward and Salome (Meier) Isenschmid; stud. medicine, 71 ALUMNI Lausanne, 1863-65; American U., Phila., 1872; Theol. Missionary Inst., Basel, 186567; Phila. Sem., 1869; M.D., U. Pa., 1872; ord. Min. Pa., 1869; m. 1st, Elizabeth Seibel, 1871; 2d, Catharine Kern, 1874; children, Samuel, Helen Susanna, Clara F., Louise Maria; pastor, St. Paulus, German, Norristown, Pa., 1869-71; Zion, German, Wilmington, Del., for 43 years, 1871-1914; pastor emeritus, 1914-. + JACOBY, ROBERT M., Phila. Sem., 1869; ord. Min. Pa., 1869; pastor, Palmyra, Pa., parish, 1869-71; d. 1874. + LICHTENBERG, J. PHILIP, b. Cassel, Germany; s. German Prof.; Chrishona Inst.; Phila. Sem., 1869; ord. N. Y. Min., 1869; m. Anna Blandner; children, Helene Marie, Anna Marie, Johann Philipp, Julia Melanie; pastor, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1870-73; Zion, Utica, N. Y., 1882-89; Zion, Johnstown, Pa., 1889; d. with entire family in Johnstown flood, May 31, 1889. + REPASS, STEPHEN ALBION, b. near Wytheville, Va., Nov. 25, 1838; s. Rufus and Salome (Brown) Repass; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1866; Phila. Sem., 1869; D.D., Roanoke Col., 1876; ord. Min. Pa., 1869; m. Frances E. Hancock, 1870; children Louis Hancock Elizabeth Brown, Rev. Bernard, '01, Nannie Stuart, Mary; pastor, College Ch., Salem, Va., 1869-73; Christ Ch., Staunton, Va., 1884-85; St. John's, Allentown, Pa., 1885-1906; pres., Gen. Syn. South, 1871-72; pres., Southern Sem., Salem, Va., 1873-84; pres., Muhlenberg Col. Bd., 1886-1906; Prof., Christian Evidences, Muhlenberg Col., 1893-1906; contr., The Lutheran, The Lutheran Church Visitor, Lutheran Church Review, Lutheran Quarterly; ed., The Church Messenger for many years; mem., important bds. and coms.; d. Allentown, Pa., June 2, 1906. + SCHAEFFER, WILLIAM ASHMEAD, b. Harrisburg Pa., Mar. 26, 1846; s. Rev. Prof. Charles W. and Elizabeth (Ashmead) Schaeffer; U. of Pa.; Phila. Sem., 1869; D.D.; ord. Min. Pa., 1869; m. Miss Elizabeth Thompson, of Easton, Pa., 1893; pastor, Christ Ch., Easton, Pa., 1869-76; Wicker Park, Chicago, Ill., 1877-81; St. John's, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1882-83; St. Stephen's, Phila., 1884-92; Supt. of Home Missions, Min. Pa., 1893-1902; sec., Bd. Home Missions, Min. Pa., 1902-07; pres., G. C. Bd. of Publication; erected Schaeffer-Ashmead Memorial Ch. at the Phila. Sem. as memorial to his parents, 1903; d. Germantown, Phila., July 27, 1907. + ZIEGENFUSS, HENRY LAFAYETTE, b. Kresgesville, Pa., Nov. 3, 1844; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1866; Phila. Sem., 1869; D.D.; ord. Min. Pa., 1869; pastor, Rhinebeck, N. Y., 1869-74; entered ministry of Protestant Episcopal Ch., 1874; rector, Christ Ch., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 72 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD 1874; prof., Chemistry and German, DeGarmo Institute, Rhinebeck, N. Y., 1872; trustee, St. Barnabas' Hospital, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; pub. various sermons; d. Feb. 8, 1894. 1870 + ALBERT, CHARLES STANLEY, b. Hanover, Pa., Aug. 17, 1847; s. Rev. Dr. John Jacob and Juliana (Diehl) Albert; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1867; Phila. Sem., 1870; D.D., Gettysburg Col.; ord. Min. Pa., 1870; m. Mary Wilhelmina Baker, 1872; children, William, Mary, Ethel, Charles Stanley, Linda Catharine; pastor, Trinity, Lancaster, Pa., 1870-72; First Ch., Carlisle, Pa., 1872-81; St. Mark's, Baltimore, Md., 1881-93; pres., Gen. Syn., 1893-95; pres., Gettysburg Sem. Bd., 1881; pres., Maryland Syn., 1885; pres., Gen. Syn. Home Mission Bd., 18 years; treas., Editorial Assn., International S. S. Lesson Com.; mem., joint Com. on Common Service; literary ed., Lutheran Pub. Soc., 1893-1912; ed., standard courses in teacher training; contr., Lutheran Quarterly, Augsburg Teacher, etc.; author, numerous pamphlets; d. Phila., Jan. 28, 1912. COOPER, CHARLES JACOB, b. Upper Saucon Twp., Lehigh Co., Pa., Apr. 1, 1847; s. Jacob and Sarah Ann (Horlacher) Cooper; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1867; Phila. Sem., 1870; D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1899; ord. Min. Pa., 1870; m. Emma S. Knause, 1870; children, William Henry, Charles Jacob, Rev. Frederick Eugene, '99, Caroline Jacoby, Emma Malinda, Sarah Alice, Mary Catharine, Anna Rebecca; pastor, St. Peter's, South Bethlehem, Pa., parish, 1870-86; Friedensville, Jerusalem, East Salisbury and St. Stephen's, North Bethlehem, Pa., 1907 -; treas., Muhlenberg Col., 1883-1907; financial agent, Muhlenberg Col., 1886-1906; registrar and sec., Muhlenberg Col., 1905-07; English sec., Min. Pa., 1884-85. + GOESSLING, JOHANNES, b. Westphalia, Prussia; Gueterbach Gymnasium; Phila. Sem., 1870; ord. Min. Pa., 1870; pastor, Immanuel, Frankford, Phila., 1870-73; Jersey City Heights, 1876-77; deceased. + GOMPH, GEORGE H., b. Albany, N. Y., 1843; s. George H. and Mina (Strempel) Gomph; Hartwick Sem., 1865; Phila. Sem., 1870; D.D.; ord. N. Y. Min., 1868; pastor, Pittsford, N. Y., 1868-1909; archivist, N. Y. Min.; retired, 1909; pres., Bd. Directors, Wagner Col., d. Pittsford, N. Y., Mar. 6, 1918. + KAEHLER, FRANK CARL CLAUDIUS, b. Holstein, Germany, Jan. 9, 1846; s. Heinrich Christian and Anna Magdalena (Ottesen) Kaehler; McGill U., 1866-67; Phila. Sem., 1870; ord. Min. Pa., 1870; 73 ALUMNI m. 1st, Louise M. Schilling, 1870; 2d, Ella R. Dieckman, 1893; children, Louise Ella (deaconess in charge of Passavant Hospital, Milwaukee), Frederick, Clara, Marie, Norma, Carl; pastor, Saugerties, N. Y., 1870-74; Phoenixville, Pa., 1874- 82; Wicker Park, Chicago, 1882-87; Vandalia, Ill., 1887-93; d. St. Elmo, Ill., Sept. 4, 1894. + KEPNER, DANIEL K., b. New Hanover Twp., Montgomery Co., Pa., Oct. 21, 1836; s. William and Sarah (Koch) Kepner; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1867; Phila. Sem., 1870; ord. Min. Pa., 1870; m. Lydia A. Brendlinger, 1871; children, Frederick William, Florence Gertrude; pastor, Slatington, Pa., 1870-75; Emmanuel, Pottstown, Pa., 1875-97; regt. quartermaster, 179th Pa. Vol., 1862-63; lieut., Co. C, 195th Pa. Vol., commissioned captain; discharged with regt., 1865; d. Pottstown, Pa., May 9, 1897. + KOERNER, CHARLES, b. Bierbach, Germany, 1841; s. Jacob and Maria (Seelbach) Koerner; Hartwick Sem., 1867; Phila. Sem., 1870; D.D., Hartwick Sem., 1902; ord. N. Y. Min., 1869; pastor, St. Peter's, Rhinebeck, N. Y., 1870-71; Transfiguration, Pottstown, Pa., and St. Paul's, Amityville, 1871-80; Holy Trinity, Chicago, Ill., 1880-98; Holy Trinity, Meadville, Pa., 1901-03; St. Johannes, Charleston, S. C., 190309; retired from active ministry, 1909; first pres., Indiana (now Chicago) Syn.; sec., bd., Chicago Sem.; d. Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1912. + ROTH, JOHN DAVID, b. Prospect, Pa., Nov. 24, 1841; s. Christian David and Susannah (Buechle) Roth; great grandson of Moravian missionary to the Indians, John Roth, who tr. portion of Gospels into language of Delawares; Phila. Sem., 1870; ord. Syn. of Canada, 1870; m. Susan S. Fletcher, 1861; children, four; pastor, St. Peter's, North Williamsburg, Ont., 1870-73; Scenery Hill, Pa. 1873- 78; Delmont, Pa., 1878-82; Sidney, Neb., 1882; Nokomis, Ill., 1883-85; Decatur, Ill., 1885-88; Catasauqua, Pa., 1889-92; chaplain, Ill. State Penitentiary, 1893-97; pastor, Tarentum, Pa., 1908-11; author, Handbook of Lutheranism, 1890; correspondent for The Lutheran, 1870-97; contr., N. Y. Observer, 1885-86; Chicago Herald (series of articles on Prisons, and Prison Life), 1898-99; assoc. ed., Young Lutheran, since its beginning; d. Decatur, Ill., March 23, 1922. + STRAUSS, WILLIAM HENRY, b. Wennersville, Pa., Apr. 20, 1846; s. Josiah and Mary Strauss; Allentown Collegiate Inst., 1867; Phila. Sem., 1870; ord. Min. Pa., 1870; m. Ellen Jane Clauss; children, Lewellyn Oscar Josiah, Mary Agnus Lenida, Edward William Henry, Ellen Polly Rebecca; pastor, St. Paul's, Summit Hill, Pa., 1870-80; Mahoning, Pa., parish for 46 years (1872-1918); d. Lehighton, Pa., Feb. 13, 1918. 74 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD TRABERT, GEORGE HENRY, b. Leacock Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa., Oct. 16, 1843; s. Christoph Andreas and Fredericka Stapff Trabert; grandnephew Christian Ernst Genzler, supt. Ostheim, and cousin Prof. Genzler, court chaplain Coburg, who officiated at marriage of Duke and Duchess of Kent, parents of Queen Victoria, London, 1818 and also baptized Prince Albert, 1819; Gettysburg Col., 1864-67; Phila. Sem., 1870; D.D., Bethany Col., 1895; ord. Min. Pa., 1870; m. M. Elizabeth Minnigh; children, Charles Luther, Rev. Earnest Anton, George Christopher, Elizabeth Fredericka, Paul Melancthon, Elsie Amelia, Ruth Esther, William Henry; pastor, Ephrata, Pa. 1870-73; Elizabethtown and Mt. Joy, Pa., 1873-77; Salem, Lebanon, Pa., 1877-83; miss. in the Northwest; organized St. John's, Minneapolis; Memorial, St. Paul; St. Paul's, Red Wing; St. Paul's and Trinity, Minneapolis; pastor, St. John's, Minneapolis, Minn., 1883-92; Christ Ch., Warren, Pa., 1892-95; St. John's, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1896-97; Salem, Minneapolis, 1897-1920; retired from active ministry at the end of fifty years of service, 1920; pres., English Syn. of the Northwest, 1901-04; pres., Inner Miss. Soc. of Minneapolis, 1905-14, 1916-20; author, Outlines of Church History, 1880; Life of Luther in Picture and Verse, 1881; Mission Among the Telugus, 1893; Church History for the People, 1897; Luther's Small Catechism, 1899; English Lutheranism in the Northwest, 1914; also various pamphlets; contr. to Lutheran Church Review; correspondent, The Lutheran, since 1883. 1871 + BIEBER, IRWIN W., b. Kutztown, Pa., Nov. 23, 1847; s. Joshua S. and Mary (Bast) Bieber; A.B., F. and M. Col., 1868; Phila. Sem., 1871; ord. Min. Pa., 1871; m. Martha J. K. Hinterleitner, 1871; nine children; pastor, Farmersville and Hecktown, Pa., 1871-1905; pastor emeritus, 1905-09; tr. Livy for interlinear edition used as college textbook; d. Bethlehem, Pa., Oct. 16, 1909. BUERMEYER, FERDINAND FREDERIC, b. New York City, Apr. 13, 1846; s. Ernst Henry and Louisa Margaret Buermeyer; Hartwick Sem.; Phila. Sem., 1871; D.D., Hartwick Sem., 1903; ord. Min. Pa., 1871; m. Hannah E. Ladd, 1887; pastor, St. John's, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1871-82; Epiphany, New York City, 1882-91; Trinity, New Holland, Pa., 1891-99; Shillington-Edison, Pa., 1902-09; city missionary, New York Inner Miss. Soc., 1910-23; city missionary emeritus, 1923 -; contr., The Lutheran, Lutheran Church Review; one of editors, G. C. Sunday School Book; address, Reading, Pa. + FOUST, GEORGE DIEHL, b. Easton, Pa., Aug. 23, 1847; s. John S. P. and Elizabeth (Thomas) Foust; Muhlenberg Col., 1869; Phila. Sem., 1871; ord. Min. Pa., 1871; m. Mary A. Comly, 1881; children, 75 ALUMNI George Comly, Clement Edgar; pastor St. Peter's, Phila., 1871-74; St. Paul's and Zion's, Stroudsburg and Smithfield, Pa., 1874-79; St. Peter's, North Wales, Pa., 1880-90; d. North Wales, Pa., July 31, 1890. + HUBBERT, WILLIAM EFFICH, b. Salem, Va., Oct. 23, 1844; s. Samuel and Mary (Andes) Hubbert; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1867; Phila. Sem., 1871; ord. Syn. of S. W. Va., 1870; m. 1st, Mattie Pettit 1871; 2d, Harriet Virginia Ribble; children, Henry Samuel, Florence Virginia, William Effich, Jr.; pastor, Ebenezer Ch., Smythe Co., Va.; Montgomery Charge, S. W. Va. Syn., 1877-90; prof., N. C. Col., 1871-77; retired from ministry on account of throat trouble; engaged in banking business, Blacksburg, Va.; ed., Our Church Paper for 30 years; active in church affairs; d. Blacksburg, Va., Oct. 17, 1915. + JAMES, BASIL HARRISON, b. Dec. 15, 1836; Gettysburg Col., 1858-61; Phila. Sem., 1871; ord. Min. Pa., 1871; business agent, The Lutheran and Missionary, 1871-73; printing business, Baltimore, Md., 1874; deceased. RICKERT, WILLIAM HENRY, b. Coopersburg, Pa., June 4, 1844; s. Joseph and Hannah Rickert; Gettysburg Col., 1865-67; Muhlenberg Col., 1867-68; Phila. Sem., 1871; ord. Min. Pa., 1871; m. Elizabeth V. McKinstry, 1872; children, William McK., J. Edward, Horace, Helen Josephine; pastor, Market St. (now St. Mark's) Ch., Williamsport, Pa., 1871-86; retired from active ministry. + WISCHAN, FREDERICK, b. Wallhaben, Bavaria, Germany, Mar. 5, 1845; s. Rev. Prof. and Mrs. Jacob J. Wischan; Kaiserslautern Gymnasium; Chrishona Inst., Basle, Switzerland; Phila. Sem., 1871; ord. Min. Pa., 1871; m. Flora Braun; children, Pauline, Hildegarde, Lydia, Adolph, Ernest; pastor, St. Paul's, Phila., 1870-1905; mem. G. C. Home Mission Bd. from its inception; author, Die Schule des Lebens, 1877; founder and ed., Missionsbote; ed., Lutherisches Kirchenbldtt; series of German graded Sunday School books; d. Phila., Apr. 28, 1905. 1872 + ENGEL, ADOLPH OTTO, b. 1842; Dr. Sachse's School, Berlin; Phila. Sem., 1872; ord. Min. Pa., 1872 pastor, St. Paul's, Norristown, Pa., 1872-75; Synodical Conference, 1879-1920; last parish, Green Lake, Wis.; retired, 1911; .d. Seattle, Wash., Oct. 14, 1920. FEGLEY, HENRY NEIDIG, b. Washington Twp., Berks Co., Pa., Nov. 18, 1848; s. Stephen and Lovina (Neidig) Fegley; A.B., U. Pa., 1869; Phila. Sem., 1872; D.D., Roanoke Col., 1903; ord. Min. Pa., 1872; 76 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD m. Belinda Cecilia Reichard, 1875; children, Rev. Charles Krauth, '03, Edith Elizabeth; pastor, St. Mark's, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; prof., Philosophy and Religion, and German, Irving Female Col., 1892-1912. + GEISSINGER, DAVID HARRISON, b. Huntingdon Co., Pa., Feb. 12, 1844; s. John and Jane Geissinger; Allegheny Col.; Phila. Sem., 1872 D.D., Lafayette Col., 1893; ord. Min. Pa., 1872; m. Elizabeth N. Bateman, 1884; asst. pastor, Trinity, Lancaster, Pa., 1872-74; pastor, Grace, Lancaster, Pa., 1874-79; Trinity, New York, 1880-82; St. John's, Easton, Pa., 1882-93; First Ch., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1893-1907; pres., Pittsburgh Syn.; pres., Porto Rico Miss. Bd.; author, Lessons from the Cross; contr., Lutheran Church Review; staff correspondent, The Lutheran; 2d lieut., 5th Reserves, Pa. Vol., on staff of Gen. Hartranft; d. Pittsburgh, Pa., Mar. 22, 1907. + HORN, EDWARD TRAILL, see under The Faculty, page 46. + KINDBORG, JOHN WILLIAM, b. Sweden, 1844; Augustana Col.; Phila. Sem., 1872; ord. Min. Pa., 1872; pastor, State Ch., Sweden, 1877-1917; d. Lot, Sweden, 1917. + NEFF, JACOB, b. Philadelphia, Pa., June 12, 1848; s. Thomas and Julia Neff; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1869; Phila. Sem., 1872; ord. Min. Pa., 1872; m. Sarah L. Yount, 1872; children, Rev. Paul J., '06, Charles H.; pastor, Spring City, Pa., parish, 1872-96; d. Spring City, Pa., Jan. 13, 1896. PRINCELL, JOHN GUSTAV, b. Sweden, 1845; studied at Paxton, Ill.; Augustana Col.; Phila. Sem., 1872; ord. Min. Pa., 1872; pastor, Campello, Mass., 1872; later Swedenborgian; present address unknown. + SCHULTES, AUGUSTUS, b. Berne, N. Y., Apr. 10, 1844; s. William and Sarah (Crounse) Schultes; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1869; Phila. Sem., 1872; ord. Min. Pa., 1873; m. Amelia Castleman, 1876; pastor, St. John's Ch. and St. Paul's miss., Williamsburg and miss., Morrisburg, Ont., Can.; miss. in Phila., 1877-82; inner miss. work in Syn. of Central Canada 1882-1920; prof., Newark Col., 1873- 74; d. Aultsville, Ont., Mar. 25, 1920. VEIT, FREDERICK MARTIN, b. Michelbach a. d. L., Wuerttemberg, Feb. 16, 1845; s. George and Rosina (Erbel) Veit; stud., Thiel Col., 1866-69; Phila. Sem., 1872; ord. Min. Pa., 1872; m. 1st, Elizabeth Stahlschmidt; 2d, Martha Halleen; children, Laura Alwine Louise, Ida Wilhelmine Sarah, Maria Johanna Margareth, Martha Elizabeth Adolphine, Friedrich Johannes W., Rev. Walther Carl Georg, Erica 77 ALUMNI Sophia Pauline, Lucie Marg. Agnes, Agnes Babetta Caecilia, Dora Sophia Rosalia, Albrecht Erhardt Max Joh., Paulina Louise Rosine; pastor, Trinity, Sebastopol, Ontario, 1872-1917; St. Matthew's, East Zora, Ontario, 1872-1902; pres., Canada Syn., 1882-85 1888-92; mem., ed. staff Kirchenblatt der Canada Synode; author, A Short History of the Lutheran Church in Canada; retired, 1917; present address, 13 Vernon St., Kitchener, Ont., Can. 1873 + ERB, ISAAC NEWTON STELTZ, b. Gilbertsville, Pa., Feb. 27, 1844; s. David and Julia (Steltz) Erb; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1870; Phila. Sem., 1873; ord. Min. Pa., 1873; m. Ella M. Frailey, 1874; children, Herbert L. N., Florence Rebecca, Marion Julia; pastor, Orwigsburg, Pa., 1873-88; contr., The Lutheran; d. Orwigsburg, Pa., June 3, 1888. + FRICK, WILLIAM KELLER, b. Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 1, 1850; s. William and Maria Barbara (Keller) Frick; F. and M. Col., 1866-67; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1870; Phila. Sem., 1873; D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1902; ord. Min. Pa., 1873; m. Louise Fredericka Klump, 1873; children, William Gerald, Lilian Louise, Norman Keller, Raymond Lewis; pastor, St. Paul's, Phila., 1873-83 (1st pastor); Ch. of the Redeemer, Milwaukee, Wis., 1883-89 (1st pastor of 1st English Lutheran Ch. in Wisconsin); 1st sec., English Syn. of the Northwest, 1891-93; 2d pres., English Syn. of the Northwest, 1894-1900; English rec. sec., G. C., 1895-99, 1905-18; 1st pres., Wisconsin Luther League; prof., English, Gustavus Adolphus Col., 1883-89; instr., Chicago Sem., 1893-99; mem., Chicago Sem. Bd., 1890-1918; sec. of same, 1895-1918; author, Bibliography of Pennsylvania German Literature Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, 1902; weekly contr., The Lutheran, 1878-1918; contr. and editorial writer, The Workman; contr., Lutheran Church Review; d. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 20, 1918. + GOESSLING, FRIEDRICH, b. Kleinbrennen bei Bueckeburg, Westphalia, Apr. 4, 1850; s. Ernst and Florentine (Ebmeyer) Goessling; Bueckeberg Gymnasium; Phila. Sem., 1873; U. Berlin (theology and Oriental languages), 1889-91; Ph.D., U. Berlin, 1891; stud., medicine, in Phila.; M.D.; ord. Min. Pa., 1873; m. Anna Maria Waldheim, 1880; child, Anna Maria Caroline; pastor, Dreinigkeit, Troy, N. Y., 1873-86; nose and throat specialist, New York; deceased. + KISER, JOHN F., b. Apr. 30, 1842; Roanoke Col., 1870; Phila. Sem., 1873; ord. Min. Pa., 1873; pastor, Orangeburg, S. C., 1873; Peak S. C.; d. Little Mountain, S. C., Aug. 13, 1895. 78 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD + KRAMLICH, MILTON JOSEPH, b. Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co., Pa., Nov. 5, 1845; s. Levi and Anna Kramlich; Gettysburg Col 1860-67; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1869; Phila. Sem., 1873; ord. Min. Pa 1873; m. Amanda C. Miller, 1885; two children; pastor, Plainfield Charge, Northampton Co., 1873-77; Lowhill and St. Peter's, Lehigh Co.; St. Joseph's, East Allentown; mem., Pennsylvania Assembly, 1897, 1899; also chaplain of the same; d. Allentown, Pa., Oct. 18, 1909. + KUNTZ, JOHN JACOB, b. Treichlers, Pa., Sept. 5, 1845; s. Samuel and Sarah Ann Kuntz; Gettysburg Col.; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1870 Phila. Sem., 1873; ord. Ind. Syn., 1873; m. Sarah A. Keck, 1873 pastor, Mulberry, Ind., 1873-81; Conyngham, Pa., 1881; d. Aug. 19, 1897. + KUNTZ, WILLIAM HENRY, b. Treichlers, Pa., Sept. 5, 1845; s. Samuel and Sarah Ann Kuntz; Gettysburg Col.; A.B., Muhlenberg Col 1870; Phila. Sem., 1873; ord. Min Pa., 1873; m. Damietta L. Kuntz, 1873; pastor, Cogan Station, Pa., 1873-74; Schuylkill Haven, 1874-86; studied medicine, Hahnemann Med. Col., 1886-87; M.D., Chicago Homeopathic Med. Co., 1888; practiced medicine, New Castle, Del., 1888; deceased. + LAUER, WILLIAM CONRAD LUDWIG, b. Rochester, N. Y Aug. 25, 1848; s. John C. and Mary C. (Kurtz) Lauer; Hartwick Sem., 1866-70; Phila. Sem., 1873; ord. N. Y. Min., 1873; m. Mary C Schneider, 1873; children, Mary Caroline, Julius Paul, Charlotte Johanna, Lillie Cecelia, Grace Agnes, Rev. William Henry Christian, '10, Robert Schneider, Luther Gustavus; pastor, Gorham, N. Y., 1873-76, 1881-85 Zion's, Frackville, 1885-89; Millersville, Strasburg, Rohrerstown, Pa 1889-96; Trinity, Lansford, Pa., 1896-97; St. Paul's, Scranton, Pa 1897-1902; St. John's, East Mauch Chunk, Pa.; St. Paul's, Albrightsville, Pa.; Christ Ch., Penn Forest, Pa., 1902-17; d. Mauch Chunk, Pa., May 11, 1917. + McDANIEL, REUBEN E., b. Green Twp., Park Co., Ind., Apr. 12, 1846; s. Henry and Maria Barbara McDaniel; Wabash Col., 1866; Indiana U., 1867-68; Wittenberg Col., 1870; Wittenberg Sem., 1870; Phila. Sem., 1873; graduate work, Wittenberg Col., Wabash Col., Curry U. and Potomac U.; Ph.D., Curry U., 1893; D.D., Potomac U., 1904; S.T.D., Potomac U., 1905; ord. Min. Pa., 1873; m. Julia Frank Reed McFadden, 1874; children, Grace Evangeline, Charles William, Mary Ethelene, Henry. Thomas, Emma Julia Barlotta, George Frank, Ralph Emerson, Marion Reuben; pastor, Zion's, Piedmont, W. Va., 1873-74; St. Paul's, Mt. Carmel, Ill., 1874- 76; Zion's, Colburn, Ind., 1876-81; St. Stephen's (First), Toledo, O., 1881-82; St. James', Vandalia, Ill., 1882-86; Union, Gila, Ill. 1886-88; Springdale Parish, Pa., 1889-1902; St. Paul's, Corry, Pa., 1902-6; Edinboro Parish, Pa., 1906-09; First 79 ALUMNI Ch., Nushawaka, Ind., 1909-11; Lutheran Ch. Moundsville, W. Va., 1911-19; special reporter for Church papers and daily press, 1892-1920; traveling miss., Indiana Syn., 1876-77; pres., Indiana Syn., 1879-80; sec., same, 1881-82; mem., Academy Political and Social Science, 1891-95; contr., The Lutheran, The Lutheran Church Review, The Lutheran Observer, The Lutheran Church Visitor, etc.; d. Moundsville, W. Va., Apr. 11, 1920. MINNICH, MICHAEL REED, b. Schellsburg, Pa., Nov. 14, 1846; s. John George and Maria Catharine (Reed) Minnich; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1870; A.M., 1873; Phila. Sem., 1873; ord. Min. Pa., 1873; m. Mary E. Lovell, 1873; children, Emer Lovell, George Wescott, Marie LeValley, Marbourg Reed, Clara Frank, Sydney Lee, Charles Howard; pastor, Central (Christ's), Staunton, Va., 1873-78, 1880; Good Shepherd, Overbrook, Phila., 1905-08; assoc. pastor, Incarnation, Phila., 1908-09; miss., Phila. City Miss., 1909-; sec., Virginia Syn.; dept. prothonotary, Bedford Co., Pa.; instructor, English literature, Staunton Female Sem, 1875-76; because of ill health, in business with G. S. Lovell & Co., 1878-80; sea of Lovell Clock Co., 1880-1905; mem., Franklin Inst., Pennsylvania Historical Soc., Montgomery Co. Historical Soc., Pennsylvania-German Soc., Sons of the Revolution; author, A Memoir of the First Treasurer of the U. S., 1905, and other historical and genealogical articles. + MYERS, JOHN W., b. Westmoreland Co., Pa., 1845; s. Augustus Elizabeth (Peterson) Myers; Phila. Sem., 1873; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1872; m. Adda M. Poorbaugh, 1876; children, William Passavant, Margaret E., John J., Anna P., Adda M.; pastor, Stone Creek, Chili, O., 1872-78; Scenery Hill, Pa., 1878-82; Demont, Pa., 1882-86; Rochester, Pa., 1886-92; St. Stephen's, Toledo, O.; Homestead, Pa.; Jeannette, Pa.; Mahone Bay, N. S.; Reynoldsville, Pa.; Natrona, Pa.; d. Natrona Heights, Pa., July 19, 1916. + RUMPLE, JOHN WILSON, b. Iredell Co., N. C., Mar. 11, 1839; s. John and Catherine (Overcash) Rumple; Gettysburg Col., 1866-68; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1870; Phila. Sem., 1873; Union Theological Sem.; Ph.D., Polytechnic, N. Y., 1884; ord. Min. Pa., 1873; m. Mary Louise Sener, 1884; pastor, Christ Ch., and asst. pastor, Holy Trinity, Lancaster, Pa., 1873-75; St. Luke's, Phila., 1875- 80; commandant and prof., natural sciences, Star Military Academy, Port Chester, N. Y., 1880-82; same, North Granville Military Academy, North Granville, N. Y., 1882-84; prin., La Doux Select School for Boys, Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, N. Y., 1884-86; prof., natural sciences, Brooklyn Preparatory School, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1886-1900; captain and quartermaster, 42d Reg., N. C. Vol., 1861-65; d. Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 11, 1920. 80 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD + SIEBERT, ALBERT FRANKLIN, b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 18, 1848; s. William and Mary (Zimmerman) Siebert; Western U. of Pa., 1870; Phila. Sem., 1873; D.D., Wittenberg Col., 1906; ord. Min. Pa., 1873; m. Emma Caroline Barnes, 1874; children, Laura Carolyn, Albert Franklin, Jr., William Barnes, Rev. Paul Reed, Arthur Zar; pastor, St. John's, Dayton, O., 1873-85; Emmanuel's, Germantown, O., 1885-1922; sec., Dist. Syn., O., 1884-86; pres., same, 1894-96; treas., same, 1897-1901; pres., Bd. Education, Germantown, O., 3 years, and Chairman, Public Library Bd.; d. Germantown, O., May 26, 1922. + WEIDNER, REVERE FRANKLIN, b. Centre Valley, Pa., Nov. 22, 1851; s. William P. and Eliza A. (Blank) Weidner; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1869; Phila. Sem., 1873; S.T.D., Carthage Col., 1888; LL.D., Augustana Col., 1894; D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1894; ord. Min. Pa., 1873; m. Emma Salome Jones, 1873; pastor, Grace Ch., Phillipsburg, N. J., 1873-78; St. Luke's, Phila., 1878-82; prof., English history and logic, Muhlenberg Col., 1875-77; prof., dogmatics and exegesis, Augustana Sem., 1882-91; pres. and prof., dogmatic theology and Hebrew exegesis, Chicago Sem., 1891-1913; pres. emeritus and prof., dogmatics, 1913-15; author, Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, 1881; Theological Encyclopedia and Methodology, 1885-91; Biblical Theology of the Old Testament, 1886; Introduction to Dogmatic Theology, 1888; An Introductory New Testament Greek Method, 1889; Studies in the Book, 1890-92; Biblical Theology of the New Testament, 1891; Christian Ethics, 1891; Annotations on the General Epistles, 1897; on Revelation, 1898; Theologia, 1903; Ecclesiologia, 1903; The Doctrine of the Ministry, 1907; The Doctrine of Man, 1912; Christology, 1913; d. Tangerine, Fla., Jan. 6, 1915. + ZIEGENFUSS, SAMUEL ADDISON, b. Quakertown, Pa., Dec. 12, 1844; s. Samuel and Catharine (Rosenberger) Ziegenfuss; A.B., Muhlenberg Col. 1870; Phila. Sem., 1873; D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1896; ord. Min. Pa., 1873; m. Mary E. Himmelwright, 1875; pastor, Sellersville Charge, 1873-76; Bath-Howerton Parish, Northampton Co., Pa., 1876-92; St. Michael's, Germantown, Phila., 1892-1911; St. Michael's, Strasburg, Pa., 1912-16; English sec., Min. Pa., 1892-95; sec., Muhlenberg Col. Bd., 1886-1905; author, several historical sketches of congregations; contr., Church Messenger and The Lutheran; d. Ocean City, N. J., June 21, 1916. 1874 + JACOBSON, CLAUS B., b. Norway, 1841; St. Paul's Col., Springfield, Ill., 1871; Phila. Sem., 1874; ord. Min. Pa., 1874; pastor, Swedish Ch., Phila., 1874-77; Storey City, Ia., 1877-89; Roland, Ia., 1889-94; d. Roland, Ia., Sept. 19, 1894. 81 ALUMNI KAEHLER, FREDERICK AUGUST, b. Erie, Pa., Sept. 21, 1850 s. Rev. Henry Christian and Anna Auguste (Ottesen) Kaehler; father served scattered German congregations in western Pa., 1849-62; Canada, 1862-74; western N. Y., 1874-84; A.B., McGill Col., 1869; A.M., 1872; Phila. Sem., 1874; D.D., Thiel Col.; ord. Min. Pa., 1874; m. Margaret Torbert MacNair, 1879; children, Margarethe Ingeborg, Hugh MacNair, Henry Christian, Annette Marie, Frederick August, Jr.; pastor, St. Michael's, Gernantown, Phila., 1874-84; Holy Trinity, Buffalo, N. Y., 1884-; instr., Dansville, N. Y., 1869-71; English sec., Min. N. Y.; pres., N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1911-12; mem., American Oriental Soc.; for many years staff correspondent, The Lutheran. KOHLER, CHARLES SPENER, b. Williamsport, Pa., Sept. 11, 1848; s. Rev. John and Louisa A. Kohler; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1871; Phila. Sem., 1874; ord. Min. Pa., 1874; m. Elizabeth T. Miller, 1874; pastor, Ch. of the Reformation, Rochester, N. Y., 1874-84; Trinity, Catasauqua, Pa., 1884-86; Holy Trinity, Cleveland O., 1887-95; Mt. Vernon, N. Y., 1895-97; St. Paul's, Lima, O., 1897-99; Holy Trinity, Cleveland, O., 1899-1904; retired, 1904. + LONG, ACHILLES JOHNSON, b. Claussville, Pa., Oct. 20, 1847; s. Ephraim and Hannah Long; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1871; Phila. Sem., 1874; ord. Min. Pa., 1874; m. Deborah I. Minnich, 1876; three children; pastor, Stouchsburg, Pa., 1874-1908; d. Stouchsburg, Pa., Sept. 13, 1918. + MILLER, LEWIS GODFREY MEINEKE, b. Strasburg Va., Apr. 15, 1848; s. John Samuel and Jane Foster Miller; Kenyon Col., Washington and Lee U.; Phila. Sem., 1874; D.D., Roanoke Col.; ord. Min. Pa., 1874; m. Laura Campbell, 1875; children, Laura, Mary, Jane, Rev. Lewis Samuel Godfrey, '07; pastor, North Wales, Pa., 1874-75; College Ch., Salem, Va., 1875-87; Winchester, Va., 1887-96; Roanoke, Va., 1896-1903; prof. of exegesis, United Syn. Sem., 1903-18; contr., Ch. papers; d. Columbia, S. C., Jan. 20, 1918. + NEIMAN, JACOB H., b. Trappe, Pa., July 31, 1844 s. George S. and Catharine Neiman; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1871; Phila. Sem., 1874; ord. Min. Pa., 1874; m. Beulah Morris Daniels, 1874; child, Harry L. Neiman; pastor, Conyngham Charge, Conyngham, Pa., 1874-81; Catawissa, Pa., 1881-92; Royersford, Pa., 1892-98; Palmyra, Pa., 1903-09; Shillington, Pa., 1909-13; d. Shillington, Pa., June 22, 1913. OHL, JEREMIAH FRANKLIN, b. Cherryville, Pa., June 26, 1850; s. Milton and Mary Elizabeth (Schick) Ohl; A-B., Muhlenberg Col., 1871; A.M., 1874; Phila. Sem, 1874; Mus. D., Muhlenberg Col., 1893; 82 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD D.D., Wittenberg Col., 1921; ord. Min. Pa., 1874; m. Olivia Elizabeth Kessler, 1873; children, Hermine Elizabeth (Mrs. C. Theo. Benze), Else Rebecca, Frederick William; pastor, Quakertown, Pa., 1874-93; organizer and first rector, Deaconess Motherhouse, Milwaukee, Wis., 1893-98; instr., Chicago Sem., 1893-98; City Miss., Phila., 1899-; supt., Phila. City Miss., 1903-; chairman, G. C. Com. on S. S. Work, 1886-93; pres., Inner Miss. Soc., Phila.; pres., Lutheran Ch. Book and Literature Soc. since its organization; mem., American Academy Political and Social Science; Manuscript Music Soc. of Phila.; Pa. Prison Soc.; Pa. German Soc.; honorary assoc., Pa. Chapter American Guild of Organists; active in the work of prison reform; chairman, Pa. Prison Soc. Com. on Legislation; frequent delegate by appointment of the Governor to the National Prison Congress, and official delegate to the International Prison Congress, 1910; active mem., G. C. Ch. Book Com,, 1885-1918, and of U. L. C. Common Service Book Com., 1918-; mem., U. L. C. Inner Miss. Bd., Deaconess Bd., and chairman, U. L. C. Com. on Ch. Music and Com. on Ch. Architecture; author, The Inner Mission, 1911, and numerous pamphlets and articles on Ch. music, hymnology, liturgics, inner missions, etc., in Ch. periodicals, Lutheran Cyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Missions, Journal of Pd. Prison Soc., The Musician etc.; musical ed., The Helper; chief musical ed., Common Service Book; ed., Little Children's Book, 1885; School and Parish Hymnal, 1892; School and Parish Service Book, 1892; and of musical settings of the liturgy, etc., in Church Song, Hymnal of the Joint Syn. of O., and in the Common Service Book; composer, The Responsories of Matins and Vespers, 1909; The Living Hope (Easter cantata), 1923; also numerous published anthems, carols and hymn tunes; tr., German archaeological papers for Sunday School Times. + PETERS, HIRAM, b. Circleville, O., July 14, 1847; s. Daniel and Eliza (Hartman) Peters; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1871 Phila. Sem., 1874; D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1905; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1873; m. Johanna Marchand, 1874; children, Caroline Amelia, Arthur Edward, Ethel Frieda, Ralph Algernon, Edgar George; pastor, Columbus, O., 1873-80; Saegertown, Pa., 1880-84; Ch. of the Reformation, Rochester, N. Y., 1884-88; Trinity, Norristown, Pa., 1888-94; St. Stephen's, Toledo, O., 1894-96; St. Matthew's, Toledo, O., 1896-1900 Decatur, Ill., 1900-07; Frankford, Ind., 1907-10; Lewisburg, O., 1910-18; instr., Wagner Col., 2 years, and Weidner Inst., 2 years; sec., Dist. Syn., O.; pres., Chicago Syn.; pres., G. C. Publication Bd.; author, various pamphlets; contr., Lutheran and Missionary and The Lutheran; d. Lewisburg, O., Aug. 28, 1918. + SMITH, OLIVER PETER, b. Tripoli, Pa., Sept. 4, 1848; s. Frederick and Mary Smith; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1871; Phila. Sem., 1874; 83 ALUMNI D.D., Ursinus Col., 1894; ord. Min. Pa., 1874; m. Mary Matilda Hobson, 1886; children, Francis, Oliver; pastor, Trappe, Pa., Parish, 1874-89; Transfiguration, Pottstown, Pa., 1889-1911; instr., German, Washington Hall Inst.; English sec., Phila. Sem. Bd., 20 years; mem., G. C. English Home Miss. Bd., 23 years; made extended tour of Europe, 1903; d. Pottstown, Pa., Oct. 15, 1911. + STETLER, DANIEL MORGAN, b. Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pa., Nov. 17, 1843; s. Isaac Schwenck and Sarah (Johnson) Stetler; Phila. Sem., 1874; ord. Min. Pa., 1874; m. Barbara Anna Shetler, 1866; children, William Thaddeus, Rev. Isaac Henry, '95, Rev. Eugene, '96, Ada Elizabeth, Daniel Luther, Mary Amanda, Sarah Ellen, Anna Clara, Johnson Victor, Harry Aaron, Emma Savilla, Jacob Nathaniel, Frederick Warren; pastor, Beavertown Parish, Pa., 1874-87; Mahanoy Parish, Pa., 1887-1909; Zion's, Treverton, Pa., 1909-14; housefather, Tryon Annex, Phila., 1914-16; corp., 11th Reg., Co. G, Pa. Vol., 1862; d. Phila., Oct. 12, 1916. + STRODACH, HENRI JEAN BAPTISTE, b. Landau, Bavaria, Sept. 20, 1847; s. Ernest and Katrina (Hausrath) Strodach; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1871; Phila. Sem., 1874; ord. Min. Pa., 1874; m. Mary Louise Zeller, 1874; child, Rev. Paul Zeller, '99; pastor, Zion, Dushore, St. Paul's, Norristown, Pa.; St. John's, Center Square, Pa.; St. Paul's, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Trinity, Lansford, Pa.; Trinity, Jamestown, N. Y.; Pine Grove, Pa.; d. Reading, Pa., Jan. 27, 1900. 1875 + COLEMAN, DAVID LEVIN, b. near Easton, Pa., Oct. 6, 1846; s. William Henry and Susannah (Stauffer) Coleman; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1871; Phila. Sem., 1875; ord. Min. Pa., 1875; m. Emma Eliza Brodt, 1875; children, Susan Emma, Leah Anna, William Levin; pastor, St. John's, Centre Square, Pa., 1875-88; St. Paul's, Doylestown, Pa., 1888-91; William's Twp., Northampton, Pa., 1891-95; Grace, East Bangor, Pa., 1895-1904; pres., Centre Square Sem., 1881-87; d. Easton, Pa., July 25, 1904. + HAUPT, CHARLES ELVIN, b. Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 6, 1852; s. Lewis L. and Louisa Caroline (Keller) Haupt; grandson, Rev. Benjamin Keller; A.B., U. of Pa., 1872; Phila. Sem., 1875; D.D., F. and M. Col., 1900; ord. Min. Pa., 1875; m. Mary Martha Geissinger, 1878; children, Charles Elvin, Jr., Gerald Lewis; asst. pastor, Holy Trinity, and miss. pastor, Christ Ch., Lancaster, Pa., 1875-80; pastor, Grace Ch., Lancaster, for 40 years, 1880-1920; prof., mental and moral philosophy and esthetic art, Madame Cotta Col., Lancaster, Pa.; director, Lancaster General 84 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD Hospital, from its founding, 1873; lecturer on chemistry at same; dept. ed., Junior work of Luther League Review; author, Stories from Bible History, 1883; The Life of Emanuel Greenwald, 1885; active leader in religious and civic life of Lancaster, Pa.; d. Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 14, 1920. KUHNS, SAMUEL WASHINGTON, b. Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., Pa., Jan. 10, 1848; s. John K. and Sarah (Knight) Kuhns; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1872; Phila. Sem., 1875; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1875; m. Marziena Saegers, 1879; child, Sarah Elizabeth; pastor, Grace, Franklin, Pa., 1875-80; First Ch., Columbus, O., 1880- 94; St. John's, Duluth, Minn., 1894-1901; supply pastor in N. C. Syn., 1907-10; Emanuel, Woodstock, Va., 1911-; instr., Emlenton Academy; sec., Pittsburgh Syn.; miss. supt., Dist. Syn., O. + LAUBENSTEIN, WILLIAM HENRY, b. Schuylkill Haven, Pa., July 16, 1850; s. Jonas and Catharine Laubenstein; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1872; Phila. Sem., 1875; ord. Min. Pa., 1875; m. Margaret Heppe, 1875; children, Laura Minerva, William Herbert; pastor, White Haven, Pa., 1875-77; Zion's, Tamaqua, Pa., 1877-83; d. Minersville, Pa., Sept. 11, 1883. MOE, PETER, b. Chaseburg, Wis.; Phila. Sem., 1875; later in Victor, Dak. No details known. PETERSON, DANIEL WILLIAM, b. Otterndorf, Hannover, Germany, Dec. 31, 1842; s. Heinrich Wilhelm and Margaretha Christina (Toehl) Peterson; Phila. Sem., 1875; ord. Min. N. Y., 1875; m. Martene Gesine Tietjen; children, Katharine Marie Elisabeth, Wilhelmine Margarethe, Metta Hermine Martena, Adelina Anna Salome; pastor, St. Paul's, Utica, N. Y., 1875-80; Trinity, Middle Village, L. I., 1880- ; in business, 1860-70; sec., N. Y. Min., 9 years; co-ed., Lutherische Herold, 3 years; in U. S. service during Civil War. + POTTS, ALPHEUS D., b. Delmont, Pa., Oct. 31, 1849; s. Daniel and Rosanna Potts; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1872; Phila. Sem., 1875; Wooster U. and Thiel Col., Ph.D.; D.D., Susquehanna U., 1909; Fellow, Soc. of Science, Letters and Art, London; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1875; m. 1st, Clarissa Welty, 1874; 2d, Agnes McCoy, 1895; children, Alpheus Welty, Annie Mabel, Jennie Keturah, Mary Elizabeth, Nellie Rachel, Charles Daniel Mary Helen, Rosanna, Alphe Margaret; pastor, Ligonier, Pa., 1875-76; Hills Ch., 1880-83; Pleasant Unity, Pa., 1883- 96; Youngstown, O., 1896-97; Petersburg and Waterstreet, Pa., 1898-1911; Solomon's and Salem, New Franklin, Pa., 1911-19; prin., Delmont Academy, 1876; mercantile business, 1881-83, 1897-98; frequent contr., secular papers; & Franklin, Pa., June 11, 1919. 85 ALUMNI + RHODES, GEORGE HEILIG, b. Stroudsburg, Pa., Jan. 13, 1847; s. Joseph and Martha Rhodes; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1872; Phila. Sem., 1875; ord. Min. Pa., 1875; m. Margaret T. Walker, 1879; child, Rev. George Heilig, Jr., '07; pastor, Grace, Gouldsboro, Pa., 1875-81; d. Gouldsboro, Pa., Apr. 2, 1881. + SCHAIDT, JOHN GEORGE, b. Lonaconing, Md., July 31, 1846; s. Caspar and Christiana Dorothea Schaidt; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1872; Phila. Sem., 1875; ord. 1875; m. Annie Stansill, 1881; pastor, German Ch., Knoxville, Tenn, 1875- 87; Concordia, Conover, N. C., 1889-1909; pres., North Carolina Col., 1887-89; prof., Latin and German, Concordia Col., Conover, N. C., 1889-1909; pres., Holston Syn., 1879; author, Luther's Translation of the Bible, 1882; d. New Haven, W. Va., Aug. 6, 1909. SCHEFFER, JOHN AMOS, b. Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., Pa., June 17, 1846; s. William and Priscilla (Kribbs) Scheffer; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1872, A.M.; Phila. Sem., 1875; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1875; m. Sabina. E. Seibert, 1883; one child; pastor, Manor and Hills Parish (now Harrison City and Boquet), Pa., 1875-76; Mahone Bay, N. S., 1876-85; St. Luke's and St. Joseph's, Allentown, Pa., during vacancies, 1885-95; managing ed., Lutheran Church Messenger, 1888-96; assoc. ed., Pennsylvania German Magazine; rev. and ed., Mutschmann's Sabbath or Sunday; ed., monthly edition, The Lutheran, 1896-1900; contr., Ch. and secular press; mem., Pa. German Soc., Lehigh Co., Historical Soc.; added $25,000 to endow a full professorship of $50,000 at Muhlenberg Col., 1920. + SCHOPPE, HERMAN FREDERICK CHRISTIAN, b. Goettingen, Hannover, Germany, Oct 31, 1849; s. Christopher and Charlotte (Boelnne) Schoppe; Phila. Sem., 1875; ord. N. Y. Min., 1875; m. Adelaide Heinrichs, 1897; child, Hermann Gottlieb William Johannes Ernst; pastor, Haverstraw, N. Y., 1875-77; Union Hill, N. J., 1877- 1913; d. Union Hill, N. J., Aug. 14, 1913. + SNYDER, BENAIAH CHRISTIAN, b. Gettysburg, Pa., Dec. 31, 1840; s. Conrad and Sarah A. (Benner) Snyder; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1867; Phila. Sem., 1875; ord. Min. Pa., 1875; m. Ida V. Newhard, 1875; children, Lewis Newhard, Mary Gertrude, Ruth Anna; pastor, St. Peter's, West Pikeland, Pa., 1875-81; instr., academic dept., Muhlenberg Col., 1881; retired from ministry on account of ill health; Co. F, 15th Pa. Vol., 1862-63; d. Allentown, Pa., May 10, 1883. + STEINHAEUSER, JACOB, b. Rochester, N. Y., July 5, 1850; s. Conrad and Ursula (Yauch) Steinhaeuser; Hartwick Sem., 1872; Phila. 86 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD Sem., 1875; D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1902; ord. N. Y. Min., 1875; m. Marie Christine Becker, 1875; children, Rev. Dr. Albert Theodore William, '98, Walter P., Elsa M., Arthur F., Hilda E., Alma L., Elmer D.; pastor, Boonville, N. Y., 1875-76; Cohocton, N. Y., 1876-78; Trinity, Kingston, N. Y., 1878-88; St. Michael's, Allentown, Pa., 1894-1904; pres., Wagner Col., 1888-94; instr., Hebrew, Muhlenberg Col., 1895-1904; pres., N. Y. Min., 1877-88; German sec., Min. Pa., 1898-1900; chairman, Min. Pa. Bd. of Education; contr., Lutheran Church Review; d. Allentown, Pa., Sept. 25, 1904. + UHRICH, JOHN MICHAEL b. Myerstown Pa., Aug. 14, 1848; s. Michael and Sarah Uhrich; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1872; Phila. Sem., 1875; ord. Min. Pa., 1875; m. Kate S. Roney; pastor, Pillow, Pa., Parish, 1875-82; d. Pillow, Pa., Apr. 10, 1882. + WEIBEL, GEORGE THEOPHILUS, b. Wimpfen, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, May 11, 1844; s. George and Fredericka Weibel; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1872; Phila. Sem., 1875; ord. Min. Pa., 1875; m. Anna S. Trabert, 1875; children, Anna Fredericka, Rev. George Luther, '08, Oscar William; pastor Palmyra, Pa., Parish, 1875-77; St. Paul's, White Haven, Pa., 1878-80; d. Churchtown, Pa., Oct. 3, 1880. 1876 + ASH, JACOB, b. Yoelingen, Baden, Germany, Dec. 9, 1846; s. Urban and Sophia (Schroth) Ash; Phila. Sem., 1876; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1876; m. Annie B. Welty, 1877; children, Lula B., Frank Welty, Samuel Laird, Mary Esther; pastor, Red Bank, Pa., Parish, 1876-89; Beaver, 1889-98; Ada, O., Parish, 1898-1908; Doylestown, O., Parish, 1908-10; Forks, Pa., Parish, 1910-17; miss. pres., Pittsburgh Syn., 1894-97; supt., Home for Epileptics, Rochester, Pa., 2 years; miss. pres., Dist. Syn., O., 3 years; d. Leechburg, Pa., Feb. 17, 1917. BAUMAN, JOHN ALBERT, b. South Easton, Pa., Sept. 21, 1847 s. John Martin and Martha (Kunsman) Bauman; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1873 Phila. Sem., 1876; Ph.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1894; D.D., 1921; ord. Min. Pa., 1876; m. 1st, Irene E. Smith; 2d, Lizzie Kiefer; children, Elizabeth Johnston, Sarah Sterner, Ida Grace, John Edmiston; pastor, three congregations, Westmoreland Co., Pa., 1876-77; St. Paul's, Fountain Hill, Pa., 1888-1922; prof. math., Keystone State Normal Sch., 1877-81; English Literature, German and Latin, Gustavus Adolphus Col., 1881-85; prof., Natural Sciences, Muhlenberg Col., 1885-97; prof., math., same, 1897-; contr. to The Lutheran and other periodicals. + DUENSING, HENRY THEODORE, b. Mar. 2, 1828; Phila. Sem., 1876; ord. Min. Pa., 1875; pastor, Rising Sun, Phila., 1875-77; Mt. 87 ALUMNI Vernon, N. Y., 1878-81; Tamaqua, Pa., 1881-86; Potter, N. Y., 1887-88; St. John's, Plainfield, N. J., 1890-92; emeritus, 1895-1905; d. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1905. ERB, JESSE STELTZ, b. Gilbertsville, Pa., Sept. 16, 1847; s. David and Julia (Steltz) Erb; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1873; Phila. Sem., 1876; ord. Min. Pa., 1876; m. Anzionette Leh, 1876; children, Frederick Luther, Edmund Melanchthon, Helen Leh; pastor, St. John's, Slatington, Pa., 1876-; mem., Executive Bd., Muhlenberg Col., 1896-1905. GERBERDING, GEORGE HENRY, b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 21, 1847; s. Henry and Josephine (Lustenberger) Gerberding; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1873; Phila. Sem., 1876; D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1894; LL.D., Lenoir Col., 1915; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1876; m. 1st, Annie E. Danver, 1876; 2d, Dorothy Welty, 1904; children, Esther May, John Myers, Mary Emma, Josephine H., Annie Comfort, Ruth Danver, Rev. Richard Henry, Rev. William Passavant; pastor, Chartiers and Allegheny, Pa., 1876-81; Springdale, Jewett, O., 1881-87; English miss., Fargo and Red River Valley, N. D., 1887-94; first pres., English Syn. of the Northwest; first pres., Chicago Syn.; prof., Practical Theology, Chicago Sem., 1894-1921; Ad Interim Divinity School, Syn. of the Northwest, 1920-21; Northwestern Lutheran Theological Sem., 1921-; author, Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church, 1887; New Testament Conversions, 1889; The Lutheran Pastor, 1902; Life and Letters of Passavant, 1906; The Lutheran Catechist, 1910; Problems and Possibilities, 1914; The Lutheran Church in the Country, 1916; R. F. Weidner, a Character Sketch 1916; The Priesthood of Believers, 1919; What's Wrong With the World, 1919; contr., Lutheran Church Review, Lutheran Quarterly, The Lutheran, etc. + HIRZEL, CHARLES JOHN, b. Wilmington, Del., Apr. 16, 1854; s. William and Sophia Hirzel; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1873; Phila. Sem., 1876; ord. Min. Pa., 1876; m. 1st, Ida Virginia Miller, Nov. 21, 1878; 2d, Florence Miller, Apr. 12, 1893; children, Rev. Carl Henry, '04, Marion Virginia, Graham Finley, Ralph Frederick, Augustus Miller, Euphemia Schaeffer; pastor, Christ Ch., Chestnut Hill, Phila., 1876-90; St. Paul's, Phila., 1890-1914; contr., Ch. and secular press; d. Phila., July 14, 1914. LINDBERG, CONRAD EMIL, b. Jonkoping, Sweden, June 9, 1852; S. C. and Christine Lindberg; Col. and Gymnasium education in Sweden; arrived in U. S., 1871; A.B., Augustana Col., 1903; Augustana Theological Sem., 1872; Phila. Sem., 1876; D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1893; LL.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1910; ord. Augustana Syn., 1874; pastor, Swedish Ch., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1874-76; Zion Swedish, Phila., 1876-79; 88 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD Gustavus Adolphus Swedish, New York City, 1879-90; prof., Hermeneutics, Greek, N. T. Exegesis, Hebrew, O. T. Exegesis; later, Systematic Theology, Liturgics, Ch. Polity, Augustana Sem., 1890-; vice-pres., Augustana Col. and Sem., 1901-10; acting pres., 1903, 1908- 10; vice-pres., Augustana Syn., 1899-1907; dean, Augustana Theological Sem., 1920-; mem., important bds. and coms., Augustana Syn. and G. C.; author, Exegetical Remarks on the First Three Chapters of the Book of Revelation, 1883; On Baptism, 1890; Syllabus in Church Polity, 1897; Dogmatics and History of Dogmas, 1898; (all in Swedish); also, Outlines of Apologetics, 1911; Apologetics, 1917; Christian Dogmatics and Notes on the History of Dogma, 1922; ed., Augustana Observer, 1881-84; Augustana Theological Quarterly, 1900-02; contr., Augustana Syn. and other Ch. papers; Knight of the Royal Order of the North Star (Swedish), 1901. MONTEN, ANDREW P., b. Sweden, Nov. 8, 1844; s. Jonas Svenson and Helena (Johansen) Monten; Phila. Sem., 1876; D.D., Augustana Col., 1920; ord. Augustana Syn., 1875; m. Selma Sanborn, 1876; children, Esther, William, Lillie, Albin, Florence; pastor, First Swedish, St. Paul, Minn., 1877-87; Superior, Wis., 1888- 98; Maple CheyenneHerby, N. Dak., 1898-1904; Immanuel Traverso Co., Minn., 1904- 19; treas., Augustana Syn., Miss. Bd., 1870-71; founder, Bethesda Hospital, St. Paul, Minn. MYERS, WILLIAM HENRY, b. Fredericksburg, Pa., Oct. 22, 1851; s. Washington and Susan (Garman) Myers; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1873; Phila. Sem., 1876; ord. Min. Pa., 1876; m. Mary R. Kutz, 1879; pastor, St. Peter's, North Wales, Pa., 1876; asst. pastor, Trinity, Reading, Pa., 1878; pastor, Grace, Reading, Pa., 1878-; organized Assoc. Charities, Reading, Pa.; author, The Nineteenth Century Young Man, 1890; Here and There Across the Sea, 1891; Through Wonderland to Alaska, 1895; Popular Lectures, 1900; contr. to daily secular press, New York, Phila., Pittsburgh, 1890-95; weekly contr., "At Leisure Papers," The Lutheran 1885-95; weekly contr. of sermon to Reading Times and Eagle for 25 years; ed., The Busy Bee and The Helper for Home and School, 1896-97; Quarto-Centennial History of Grace Lutheran Church, Reading, Pa., 1903. + NICUM, JOHN, b. Winnenden, Wuerttemberg, Germany, Jan. 6, 1851; s. John and Anna Margaret (Schaefer) Nicum; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1873; Phila. Sem., 1876; D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1893; ord. Min. Pa., 1876; m. Josephine Johanette Sanner, 1878; pastor, Zion, Frackville, Pa., 1876-78; Immanuel, Frankford, Phila., 1878- 80; St. John's, Syracuse, N. Y., 1880-87; St. John's, Rochester, N. Y., 1887- 1909; prof., Mental and Moral Science, Wagner Col., 1891-1902; German sec., G. C. 89 ALUMNI 1886-97; pres., Wagner Col. Bd., 1891-1902; mem., important coms.; author, Laws of the State of New York Relating to Churches, 1884; Doctrinal Development of the New York Ministerium, 1887; Geschichte des New York Ministeriums, 1888; Confessional History of the Lutheran Church in the United States, 1891; tr. into German, with additions, E. J. Wolf's Lutherans in America, 1891; contr., Meusel's Kirchliches Handlexikon, Lutheran Cyclopedia, Herold and Zeitschrift, Luthardt's Kirchenzeitung; ed., Siloah; an authority in religious statistics; investigated archives in Holland and in Halle, Germany, relative to the early history of the Lutheran Ch. in America and published results; mem., American Soc. of Ch. History; d. Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1909. + PFLUEGER, ASHER PARMENIO, b. East Allen Twp., Northampton Co., Pa., Apr. 1, 1850; s. James Levin and Elizabeth (Keim) Pflueger; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1873; Phila. Sem. 1876; ord. Min. Pa., 1876; m. Valeria Elizabeth Appel, 1877; children, Carrie May, William Luther, Charles Jacob, Luther Appel, George Henry Harvey Oscar, Maggie May; pastor, Turbotville, Pa., Parish, 1876-91; West Newton, Pa., 1891-92; Ringtown, Pa., 1892-1917; Zion's, Treverton, Pa., 1917-19; d. Treverton, Pa., Sept. 5, 1919. ROTH, DAVID LUTHER, b. Prospect, Pa., Oct. 25, 1847; s. Lewis (grandson of John Roth, miss. among Delaware Indians) and Lydia (Buechle) Roth; A.B., Muhlenberg Col. 1873; Phila. Sem., 1876; D.D., Bethany Col.; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1876; m. Melina Wagner, 1876; children, Paul Wagner, Mary Winifred, Helen Christine Mildred, Marie Constance Lydia, Ada Miriam Johanna, Katharine von Bora, Carl Cossmann Luther; pastor, Zion's, Lunenburg, N. S., 1875-84; First English, Butler, Pa., 1884-88, 1894-99; Ch. of the Redeemer, Albany, N. Y., 1888-94; Grace, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1899-1914; instr., Latin, St. Paul's Col., Springfield, Ill.; author, A Plain Sermon on the Lord's Supper, 1877; Our Schoolmaster, 1880; Acadie and the Acadians, 1890; History of the Lutheran Church in Nova Scotia, 1850-1900; The Old Home Week Book, 1912; John Roth, Missionary, 1922; tr., The Holy Communion, from J. G. Schmeisser, 1879. + STOEPEL, CHARLES F. A., b. Germany, Feb. 9, 1852; St. Matthew's Academy; Phila. Sem., 1876; ord. N. Y. Min., 1875; pastor, Harlemville, N. Y., Parish, 1876-92; d. Harlemville, N. Y., Apr. 4, 1892. WEICKSEL, LUTHER MELANCHTHON CONRAD, b. Venango Co., Pa., Apr. 30, 1853; s. Henry and Angelina Weicksel; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1873; A.M., 1876; Phila. Sem., 1876; ord. Min. Pa., 1876; m. Anna E. Butler, 1890; child, Henry Morgan Butler; pastor, First English Ch., Goshen, Ind., 1876-82; Zion's, Renovo, Pa., 1887-. 90 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD + ZAHN, JEAN AUGUST JULIUS, b. Sicershuten, Germany, Apr. 23, 1851; s. Bernhard Julius and Caecilia (Ross) Zahn; Muhlenberg Col., 1873; Phila. Sem., 1876; ord. Min. Pa., 1876; m. Emma Mankel, 1877; son, Julius Henry; pastor, Erie Co., Pa., 1876-83; North Lima, O., 1883-87; prof., German, Thiel Col., 1887-88; d. Greenville, Pa., Apr. 25, 1888. 1877 + ANDRES, WILLIAM JAMES, b. Lower Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co., Pa., Oct. 3, 1848; s. Nathan and Sarah Anna; Phila. Sem., 1874; asst prin., Weaversville Academy, 1872; prin., same, 1874; ord. Min. Pa., 1877; m. Annie E. Morey, 1881; pastor, Moorestown, Pa., Parish, 1877-1909; d. Bath, Pa., Dec. 17, 1909. + BECKER, JAMES LUDWIG, b. Penn Twp., Berks Co., Pa., June 1, 1849; s. Jesse Z. and Elizabeth (Ludwig) Becker; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1874; Phila. Sem., 1877; D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1912; ord. Min. Pa., 1877; pastor, St. Michael's, Sellersville and Ridge Valley, Pa., 1877-88; Christ a., Towamencin, Pa., 1877- 1918; Trinity, Lansdale, Pa., 1882-1918; resigned 1918 on account of illness; mem., important bds. and coms.; d. Centreport, Pa., Feb. 26, 1922. BUCH, GEORGE, b. Koenig, Hessen Darmstadt, Germany, June 6, 1854; s. Friedrich and Lisette (Schweikart) Buch; Polytechnicum, Darmstadt, 1869-72; Phila. Sem., 1877; ord. N. Y. Min., 1877; m. Johanna Baist, 1877; children, Hanna, Theodor Friedrich, Friedrich, Louise, Dorothea Elsa Sophie, Marie Minna, Hedwig, Erwin Cornelia Camilla; pastor, St. Paul's, Narrowsburg, N. Y., 1877-79; Emmanuel's, New York City, 1879-80; Emmanuel's (Mo. Syn.), New York City, 1880-82; Dreieinigkeits, Wellsville, N. Y., 1882-. + COOK, FRANKLIN PIERCE, b. Mount Pleasant, N. C., May 23, 1854; s. Matthew and Mary Magdaline Cook; N. C. Col., 1873; Phila. Sem., 1877; ord. N. C. Syn., 1877; m. Emma May Melhorn, June 24, 1885; children, Martha Alice Mary Ada; pastor, Ada, O., Parish 1878-96; Jewett, O., 1896-1910; Christ Ch., Beaver Falls, Pa., 1910-19; sec., District Syn., O., 1895; d. Beaver Falls, Pa., Dec. 13, 1919. + ERDMAN ASA EDWARD, b. Upper Saucon Twp., Lehigh Co., Pa., June 27, 1851; s. Elias and Sarah (Eisenhart) Erdman; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1874; Phila. Sem., 1877; graduate work, Yale U., 1891-92; ord. Min. Pa., 1877; m. Clara V. Wint, 1885; pastor, Plainfield, Pa., Parish, 1877-1908; St. John's, Pen Argyl, Pa., 1884-91; asst. pastor, Bath, Pa., Parish, 1908-09; pastor, Moorestown, Pa., Parish, 1910-22; d. Nazareth, Pa., Aug. 14, 1922. 91 ALUMNI FISCHER, CHRISTIAN GODFREY, b. Burgstall, Wuerttemberg, Germany, May 11, 1852; s. Christoph Frederick and Dorothea (Holzwarth) Fischer; A.B., U. of Pa., 1874; Phila. Sem., 1877; ord. Min. Pa., 1877; m. Emily Eisenhardt, 1878; children, Theodore Christian, Bertha, Rev. Prof. Emil Eisenhardt, '07, Hedwig; pastor Trinity German, Tioga, Phila., and St. Thomas' German, Phila., 1877-84; German Ch., Elizabeth, N. J., 1884-1915; German corresponding sec., G. C.; pres., N. Y. Min., 1911-14; ed., Der Lutherische Herold; d. Elizabeth, N. J., June 9, 1915. + LEMCKE, FREDERICK CHRISTIAN, b. Entine, Germany, Jan. 11, 1850; A.B., Thiel Col., 1874; Phila. Sem., 1877; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1877; m. Mary A. Urban, 1877; children, Kresentzia Anna Gilbert, Herman George Michael, Emma Louisa, Adolph Carl Wagner, Ida Anna, Henrietta Miranda, John Edward; pastor, St. Paul's, Rochester, Pa., 1877-1901; d. Phila., July 13, 1902. LINDENSTRUTH, LOUIS, b. Phila., June 18, 1853; s. Louis and Elizabeth (Ritter) Lindenstruth; A.B., U. of Pa., 1874; A.M., Phila. Sem., 1877;. D.D., Muhlenberg Col., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1877; m. 1st, Emma Stroh, 1878; 2d, Philippine S. Wieder, 1891; children, Theodore Louis Frederick, Harry Emil, Albert Frank, Paul Luther, Esther Paula Elizabeth, Lillian Louisa; supply pastor, Trinity, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1877; pastor, Catawissa, Pa., Parish, 1878-81; St. John's, East Mauch Chunk, Pa., 1881-96; St. John's, Mauch Chunk, Pa., 1881-1900; St. Paul's, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1900-; German sec., Min. Pa., 1886-89; pres., Min. Pa. Home Miss. Bd., 1904-17; mem., Executive Bd., Min. Pa., and other bds. and coms.; contr., The Lutheran, Herold and Zeitschrift, Lutherische Herold. + LINN, JOSEPHUS ADOLPHUS, b. Gold Hill, N. C., Jan. 22, 1853; s. Rev. Joseph A. and Margaret A. Linn; A.B., North Carolina Col.; 1873; A.M., 1876; Phila. Sem. 1877; ord. North Carolina Syn., 1877; m. 1st, Alice F. Nunamaker, 1879; 2d, Mary C. Miller, 1888; children, Myron Oscar, Marie Lucile, Margaret Alice, Rev. John Kenneth, '15, Rev. Charles Adolphus, '18, Rev. Justin Arthur, '22, Hubert Miller; pastor, St. Peter's, Gold Hill, N. C., 1877-81; Holy Trinity, Hickory, N. C., 1881-84; financial agent, North Carolina Col., 1884-85; Trinity, Versailles, O., 1893-98; Holy Trinity, Mt. Pleasant, N. C., 1898-1903; St. James', Caney Branch, Tenn., 1903-05; St. James', Rockwell, N. C., 1905-12; Bethlehem, Pomaria, S. C., 1912-14; prin., Mt. Amoena Sem., 1885-93; retired, 1914; d. Rockwell, N. C., Mar. 25, 1923. LUTZ, WILLIAM ALONZO, b. Newton, N. C., June 10, 1850; s. Jacob and Harriet Lutz; Catawba Col., 1874; Phila. Sem., 1877; ord. 92 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD North Carolina Syn., 1877; m. 1st, Mrs. Esther C. (Peeler) Stafford, 1878; 2d, Martha V. Sherty, 1919; pastor, Forsyth Miss., N. C., 1876-80; Enochville, N. C., 1880-92; Augsburg, Winston, N. C., 1892-1900; Grace, Prosperity, S. C., 1902-05; St. John's, Statesville, N. C., 1905-16; Holy Trinity, Charlotte N. C., 1916-; pres., North Carolina Col., 1900-02; pres., North Carolina Syn., 1886-87. + RATH, MYRON OSCAR, b. Petersville, Pa., Sept. 25, 1854; s. Rev. William and Christiana (Snyder) Rath; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1872; Phila. Sem., 1877; ord. Min. Pa., 1877; asst. to Rev. William Rath, 1877-89; pastor, Solomon's, Macungie, Pa., 1881-1900; Zion, Upper Milford Twp., Lehigh Co., Pa., 1890-92; Jerusalem, Salisbury, and St. John's, Emaus, Pa., 1890-1920; d. Allentown, Pa., May 6, 1920. RIFFER, PETER, b. Leechburg, Pa., Feb. 15, 1848; s. Henry and Catharine (Klenzer) Riffer; Phila. Sem., 1877; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1877; m. 1878; child Mary Gertrude; pastor, Middle Lancaster, Pa., 1877-90; Mt. Zion Allegheny, Pa., 1891-97; Ellwood City, Pa., 1897-1903; Mercer Co., Pa., 1903-11; supply pastor, New Castle, Pa. + SMITH, LEWIS, b. Pomerania, Germany, Nov. 5, 1845; s. Charles and Mary Smith; Phila. Sem., 1877; ord. Min. Pa., 1877; m. Catharine Deturk Hoch, 1879; pastor, Dushore, Pa., 1877-79; Cogan Station, Pa., 1879-83; Weatherly, Pa., 1883-89; Ellenville, N. Y., 1889-96; retired on account of ill health, 1896; pvt., Co. H, 205th Pa. Vol., in Civil War; d. Reading, Pa., Apr. 21, 1899. + UPP, JACOB QUICKEL, b. York Co., Pa., May 21, 1847; s. George J. and Mary Upp; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1874; Phila. Sem., 1877; ord. Min. Pa., 1877; m. Catharine F. Rowe, 1877; pastor, St. John's, St. Luke's, Williams Twp., Northampton Co., Pa.; 1877-85; St. Paul's, Easton, Pa., 1877-1916; pastor emeritus, St. Paul's, Easton, 1916-20; d. Easton, Pa., Jan. 28, 1920. 1878 + ALBRECHT, JOHN W., b. Miamisburg, O., Jan. 31, 1852; s. Rev. C. and Julia (Wagenhals) Albrecht; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1875; Phila. Sem., 1878 ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1878; pastor, St. Peter's, Phila., 1879-81; Vandalia, Ill., 1881-82; newspaper editor, Warren, Pa., 1882-; deceased. + CARLSON, AUGUSTUS B., b. Dolderhult, Sweden, Aug. 16, 1846; Knox Col.; Phila. Sem., 1878; ord. Min. Pa., 1878; G. C. Miss. to India, 1879-82; d. Rajamundry, India, May 29, 1882. 93 ALUMNI + GERMAN, JONAS PETER, b. Heidelberg Twp., Lehigh Co., Pa., Sept. 25, 1849; s. Daniel and Rebecca (Werley) German; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1875; Phila. Sem., 1878; ord. Min. Pa., 1878; m. Ida L. Miller, 1879; children, Mrs. W. J. Masser, Grace M. German; pastor, Ringtown, Pa., Parish, 1878-80; Berwick, Pa., Parish, 1880-92; Minersville, Pa., 1892-98; retired, 1898; d. Numidia, Pa., July 9, 1913. HARTWIG, HERMAN HEINRICH FRIEDRICH, b. Hemsen, Hannover, Germany, July 13, 1848; s. Johann Heinrich Friedrich and Maria Dorothea (Schmaedeke) Hartwig; Phila. Sem., 1878; ord. N. Y. Min., 1878; m. 1st, Ida May Gruel, 1878; 2d, Hanna C. Schmith; children, Rev. George Herman, '01, Albert, Sister Amelia Maria Emma Henrietta, Anna Ida Bertha, Winner Weller; pastor, Canajoharie, N. Y., 1878-83; Trinity, Albany, N. Y., 1883-91; St. John's, Lyons, N. Y., 1891-98; Canandaigua and Henrietta, N. Y., 1898-1901; Kendall, N. Y., 1901-10; retired from active ministry, 1910. HEMSATH, CHARLES HENRY, b. near White Haven, Pa., Mar. 31, 1852; s. Henry and Elizabeth (Washburn) Hemsath; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1875; Phila. Sm., 1878; ord. Min. Pa., 1878; m. Ada Elizabeth Lineback, 1883; children, Edward Henry, Rev. William Karl, '13, Annie Elizabeth, Ruth Louise, Frederick Augustus; pastor, Grace, Rochester, Pa., 1878-83; Adamsburg, Pa., Parish, 1883-86; Grace, Bethlehem, Pa., 1886-91; Roseville, O., Parish, 1891-94; Conyngham, Pa., Parish, 1894-1900; First Ch., Washington, Pa., 1900-05; Trinity, Latrobe, Pa., 1907-09; supt. missions, Pittsburgh Syn., 1904-07; field sec., G. C. Porto Rico Miss. Bd., 1909-19; mem., Executive Com., Pittsburgh Syn., 1904-07; supply pastor in Allentown Conference; present address, Bethlehem, Pa. HERBSTER, SAMUEL KUMERER, b. Stony Run, Pa., Mar. 28, 1851; s. Benjamin and Lydia Herbster; Muhlenberg Col.; Northwestern U.; Capital U.; Phila. Sem., 1878; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1878; m. Carrie P. Hallman, 1879; children, Constant Luther, Emma Helena, Arthur Theophilus, Victor Daniel, Lydia, Paul Melanchthon, Samuel Irwin; pastor, St. James' and Jerusalem, Tuscarawas, O., 1878-82; West Newton, Pa., Parish, 1882-91; Irwin and Manor, Pa.; Grace, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1910-13; Trinity, Braddock, Pa., 1913-20; St. John's, Glassport, Pa., 1920- . KUNZMANN, JACOB CHRISTOPH, b. Bauschlott, Baden, Germany, Dec. 31, 1852; s. Christoph Jacob and Louisa (Stoehr) Kunzmann; A.B., Thiel Col., 1875; Phila. Sem., 1878; D.D., Bethany Col., 1900; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1878; m. Anna C. Mathay, 1878; children, Karl Mathey, Rev. Paul Luther, '08, Louisa Joanna, Mary Margaret, John Melanchthon, William George; pastor, St. John's, Kittaning, Pa., 94 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD 1878-82; First Ch., Greensburg, Pa., 1882-92; Grace, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1892-99; supt., G. C. English Home Miss. and executive sec., Lutheran Miss. and Ch. Extension Soc., 1899-1918; Western District supt., U. L. C., 1918-19; pres., Pacific Sem., 1919-; pres., Pittsburgh Syn., 1893-96; pres. Thiel Col. Bd., 1900-07; author, America and World Evangelization, 1920, and various pamphlets; contr., Lutheran Church Review, Lutheran Quarterly and Ch. press. MATTERN, JOHN WALTER, b. Allentown, Pa., Dec. 30, 1847; s. William and Elizabeth (Eckert) Mattern; A.B., Capital U., 1875; A.M., Phila. Sem., 1878; ord. Min. Pa., 1878; m. Blanche Weller, 1890; children, Edwin Stewart, Lucy Anna, Walter Ingham, Christian Beidleman; pastor Grace, Phillipsburg, N. J., 1878-82; St. John's, Stroudsburg, Pa., 1882-90; Zion's, Jonestown, Pa., 1890-1902; St. Joseph's, Allentown, Pa., 1902-15; Christ Ch., Freemansburg, Pa., 1915-18; contr., Homiletic Review, The Lutheran, and the secular press; prin., Stroudsburg High Sch., 1883-84. + MUELLER, GEORGE PHILIP, b. Wallerstaedten, Hessen, Germany, Mar. 30, 1852; s. John Christopher and Margaret Elizabeth (Ulrich) Mueller; Concordia Col., Fort Wayne., Ind., 1875; Phila. Sem., 1878; ord. Min. Pa., 1878; m. Anna Catherine Stump, 1879; children, Wilhelmina Margaret, Mary Elizabeth, Rev. George Joseph, '10, Henry Richard, Hilda Leah, Esther Anna, Paul Albert, Ruth Adele Catherine; pastor, Zion, Marietta, Pa., 1878-91; supt., Lutheran Orphans' Home, Germantown Phila., 1891-1900; German sec., Min. Pa., 1890-94; mem., important bds.; d. Reading, Pa., June 30, 1900. MUELLER, WILLIAM ALBERT CHRISTIAN, b. Charleston, S. C., Apr. 15, 1857 s. Rev. Dr. Louis and Caroline (Laurent) Mueller; Zweibruecken Gymnasium, 1873; Phila. Sem., 1878; D.D., Newberry Col., 1912 ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1878; m. Emma Clara Braun, 1879; children, May Carrie Pearl, Luther Krauth, Beulah Louise, Constin Spaeth Paul Melanchthon; pastor, Crooked Creek, Pa., Parish, 1878-81; St. John's, Connellsville, Pa., 1881-84; Holy Trinity, Kutztown, and Moselem, Richmond Twp., Berks Co., Pa., 1884-90; First German, Warren, Pa. 1890-92; St. Matthew's German, Charleston S. C., asst. to father, 1892-98; pastor, 1898-1920; pastor emeritus, 1920-22; instr., German Hymnology, Southern Sem., 1905-11; vice-pres., South Carolina Syn.; author, miscellaneous sermons and pamphlets; address, Summerville, S. C. + POHLE, EDUARD HERMAN, b. Lohmen, Germany, May 5, 1845; s. Edward and Christine Sophie (Grosse) Pohle; Phila. Sem., 1878; ord. Min. Pa., 1878; m. Jennie Elisabeth Sachse; children, eleven; pastor, 95 ALUMNI Christ Ch., Mahanoy City, Pa., 1878-82; St. Paul's, Norristown, Pa., 1882-84; St. Peter's German, West Phila., 1884-1902; German sec., Min. Pa., 1896-98; d. Limburg, Germany, June 14, 1902. + RICHTER, ALEXANDER, b. Ohlau, Prussia, Sept. 25, 1851; s. Alexander and Augusta (Simmers) Richter; U. of Breslau; Phila. Sem., 1878; ord. Min. Pa., 1878; m. Bertha Vogelbach, 1878; asst. pastor, St. Jacobus, Phila., 1878-79; pastor, same, 1879-81; Zion's German, Rochester, N. Y., 1881-90; St. Matthew's German, Hoboken, N. J., 1890-1918; one of the founders of Wagner Col.; some time prof. and pres., Wagner Col.; pres., N. Y. Min. 1890-93, 1896-99; tr., Heilsordnung; author, popular catechetical booklets and numerous articles in Ch. and secular papers; mem., many bds. and coms.; volunteer, Prussian army, Franco- Prussian War; d. Southold, L. I., Mar. 6, 1918. ROTH, THEOPHILUS BASSLER, b. Prospect, Pa., Feb. 9, 1853; s. Lewis and Lydia (Buchle) Roth; A.B., Thiel Col., 1874; A.M., D.D., Susquehanna U.; Phila. Sem., 1878; m. Amalie Hoerlein, 1879; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1878; pastor, Ch. of the Redeemer, Utica, N. Y., 1878 93; pres., Thiel Col., 1893-1903; pastor, Saegertown, Pa., 1916-18; prof., Thiel Col., 1910; ed., The Young Lutheran, 1892-. + SCHAIBLE, MATTHEW, b. Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 23, 1854; Muhlenberg Col., 1868- 69; Phila. Sem., 1878; ord. Syn. of Michigan, 1878; pastor, Genoa, Mich., 1878- 79; d. Genoa, Mich., Nov. 7, 1879.