Philadelphia Seminary Biographical Record, Philadelphia, PA - Alumni Association, pp. 192 - 223 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 192 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD KLINE, WILLIAM HENRY, b. Bellemen's Church, Pa., May 7, 1854; s. Jacob E. and Catharine (Zartman) Kline; Palatinate Col., 1872-75; Phila. Sem., 1902; ord. Min. Pa., 1902; m. Catharine S. Dehart, 1875; children, Henry Andrew, Minnie Catharine, George Luther, Wallace William, Sallie Rebecca, Ralph Waldo Emerson; pastor, Gowen City, Pa., 1903-04; Dushore Pa., 1904-06; Hobbie, Pa., parish, 1906-10; West Hazleton, Pa., 1910-15; Mahanoy parish, Red Cross, Pa., 1915-18; Urban, Pa., parish, 1918-; prim., Chambersburg, Pa., Business Col., 1897-99. KOCH, JOHN WILSON, b. near Bath, Pa., Mar. 28, 1875; s. Aaron and Tevilia E. (Stever) Koch; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1899; A.M., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1902; ord. Min. Pa., 1902; m. Ida Leanna Seiple, 1902; children, Alfred Aaron, Catharine; pastor, St. Mark's, North Water Gap, Pa., 1902-03; Shellsville, Pa., 1903-07; St. Peter's, Pittston, Pa., 1907-12; Grace Allentown-St. John's Fullerton, Pa., 1912-16; Howertown-Stone Church, Pa., parish, 1916-. KOPP JOHN, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1869; s. John and Barbara (Roth) Koch; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1899; Phila. Sem., 1902; ord. N. Y. Min., 1902; pastor, St. Paul's, Liberty, N. Y., 1902-05; St. Paul's, East Port Chester, Conn., 1905- 15; Christ Ch., Jersey City, N. J., 1915-. KUNKLE, HOWARD ALLEN, b. Kresgeville, Pa., Nov. 11, 1870; s. James and Elizabeth (Kresge) Kunkle; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1899; Phila. Sem., 1902; ord. Min. Pa. 1902; m. Gertrude Rinker, 1902; child, Howard; pastor, St. Paul's, Scranton, Pa., 1902-03; North Bethlehem-Friedensville, Pa., 1903-07; Lykens Valley, Pa., parish, 1907-08; St. Paul's, Guelph Can., 1908-09; Mohnton, Pa., 1909-10; St. Stephen s, Allentown, Pa., 1910-14; Trinity, Hamilton, Ont., and Welland Miss., Can., 1914-16; Grace, Fairmount, W. Va., 1916-17; Ascension Miss., Lancaster, and Rohrerstown, Pa., 1917-19; Palmyra, Pa., 1919-; sec., Syn. of Central Canada, 1909. LORENZ, MARTIN JOHN, b. Schleswig, Germany, Nov. 27, 1881; s. Rev. Otto E. and Agnes Lorenz; Wagner Col. 1899; Phila. Sem., 1902; ord. N. Y. Min., 1902; m. Katherine Eva Uthe, 1906 children, Edward Otto, Gloria Katherine; pastor, St. Matthews, Collinsville, Conn., 1902-04; miss. work, South Buffalo, N. Y., 1904- 05; St. John's, Lindenhurst, N. Y., 1906-13; First Ch., Waterbury, Conn., 1913- 20; First Ch., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1920-. REX, WILLOUGHBY FRANKLIN, b. Andreas, Pa., Dec. 28, 1873; s. Moses and Caroline (Steigerwaldt) Rex; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1899; A.M., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1902; ord. Min. Pa., 1902; m. Bertha 1923 ALUMNI Knerr, 1902 pastor, Packerton-Pahnerton, Pa. 1902-04; Zion Marietta, Pa., 1904- 10; Atonement, Racine, Wis., 1910-15; First English, Freeport, Ill., 1915-. ZIEGELBRIER, CHARLES JOSEPH, b. Bartfeld, Hungary, Dec. 15, 1877; s. Karl and Anna (Mrasz) Ziegelbrier; Capital U.; Wagner Col., 1899; Phila. Sem., 1902; ord. N. Y. Min., 1902; m. Augusta Klein; children, Carl Frederick, Carl Luther; pastor, Bloomfield, N. J., 1902-03; Verona, N. Y., 1903-05; Mildred, Pa., 1905- 06; South Williamsport, Pa., 1906-07; Evans City, Pa., 1907-09; Chicago, Ill., 1909-12; Fort Plain, N. Y., 1912-16; Kripplein Christi, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1917- 22; St. Peter's German, Phila., 1922-. 1903 BOETTGER, EDWIN HENRY, b. Eggertsville, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1875; s. Rev. Adolph and Augusta M. (Seeband) Boettger; Wagner Col., 1900; Phila. Sem., 1903; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1903; m. Elizabeth Jane Inrig, 1914; children, Robert Alexander, Allan William pastor, St. Paul's, Toronto, Can., 1907-08; Grace Ch., Buffalo, N. Y., 1903-07, 1908-. BOYER, ELMER DAVID SCHUYLER, b. Dillingersville, Pa., June 17, 1874; s. Henry H. and Susannah Roeder (Schuyler) Boyer; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1900; Phila. Sem., 1903; graduate work, Chicago Sem.; ord. Chicago Syn., 1904; m. Lillian Mae Wanner, 1914; pastor, Holy Trinity, Lafayette, Ind., 1904-18; Trinity, Danville, Pa., 1918-; contr. to The Lutheran. BRAUNE, OSCAR ERNEST JOHN, b. Golconda, Ill., Dec. 28, 1877; s. Henry August and Mathilda (Droegsler) Braune; Wagner Col., 1900; Phila. Sem., 1903; ord. N. Y. Min., 1903; m. Juliana Elizabeth Meyer; pastor, St. John's, Newark, N. J., 1903- ; chaplain, 1st Regt., N. J. N. G., 1911-15. CLAUSEN, FREDERICK BERNARD, b. New York City, Feb. 25, 1880; s. John and Susan (Abel) Clausen; Wagner Col., 1900; Phila. Sem., 1903; ord. Min. Pa., 1903; m. Freda Reineck, 1905; children, Frederick, Marguerite Catharine; pastor, Ch. of the Epiphany, New York City, 1903-12; St. Paul's, Wilmington, N. C., 1912-18; St. John's, South Brooklyn, N. Y., 1918-; contr., Lutheran Church Visitor. CROUSHORE, HENRY JONAS, b. West Newton, Pa.; s. Henry and Elizabeth J. Croushore; A.B., Thiel Col., 1900; Phila. Sem., 1903; ord. Min. Pa., 1903; m. Mabel Irene Hartzell, 1913; children, James 194 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD Henry, Paul David, John Frederick; pastor, Ch. of the Resurrection, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Redeemer, Montreal, Can.; Freeburg, Pa., parish; Rosemont, Bethlehem, Pa. DEISHER, GEORGE REUBEN, b. Maxatawny Twp., Berks Co., Pa., July 24, 1874; s. Jacob and Caroline (Butz) Deisher; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1900; ord. Min. Pa., 1903; m. Elsie Anna Catharine Guth, 1903; children, George Reuben, Catharine Elizabeth; pastor, Rohrerstown-Mountville, Pa., 1903-06; Jonestown, Pa., parish, 1906-; St. Paul's, Hamlin, Pa., 1917 FEGLEY, CHARLES KRAUTH, b. Mechanicsburg, Pa., Sept. 17, 1877; s. Rev. Henry Neidig and Linnie Cecilia (Reichard) Fegley; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1900; Phila. Sem., 1903; ord. Min. Pa., 1903; m. Ellen Margaret Cressman, 1912; children, Ellen Margaret, Ruth Elizabeth, Miriam Elise, Grace Carolyn; pastor, Emmanuel, Allegheny, Pa., 1903-05; Holy Communion, Harrisburg, Pa., 1905-10; field miss., G. C. Home Miss. Bd., 1910-18; pastor, Holy Trinity, Palmerton, Pa., 1918-23; Lansford, Pa., 1923-; executive sec., G. C. Reformation Jubilee Fund, 1917; executive sec. for Pa. National Com. for Soldiers' and Sailors' Welfare, 1918; director, boys' work, Palmerton Neighborhood House 1919-21; instr., English, Allentown Preparatory Sch., 1913; chairman, Press Com., Min. Pa.; contr., Lutheran Liturgical Association Memoirs. KASTEN, PAUL ROBERT HERMAN, b. Poelitz, Pomerania, Germany, Sept. 2 1880; s. Gotthilf and Augusta (Wolff) Kasten; Wagner Col., 1900; Phila. Sem., 1903; ord. N. Y. Min., 1903; m. Lisette Neudoerffer, 1913; child, Herman Gotthilf Ernst; pastor, St. Peter's, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1903-05; St. John's, Lyons N. Y., 1905-09; St. Peter's, Port Jervis, N. Y., 1909-14; Concordia, Watertown, N. Y., 1914-20; Zion's, Clarence Center, N. Y., 1920-. KRUTZKY, PAUL GUSTAV, b. Phila., Feb. 25, 1874; s. Frederick and Julianna (Bittkowski) Krutzky; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1900; Phila. Sem., 1903; graduate work, U. of Leipsic, 1901; U. of Halle, 1902; ord. Min. Pa., 1903; m. Olga Victoria Peterson, 1908 children, Martin Luther, Ethel Victoria, Paul Gustav, Jr., Frederick Warren, Ruth Louise; pastor, Holy Trinity, New Rochelle, N. Y., 1904-05; Holy Trinity, Worcester, Mass., and miss., Providence, R. L, 1906-08; Christus, South Williamsport, Pa., 1908-09; St. John's, Lykens-Reformation, Williamstown, Pa., 1909-12; Grace, North Tonawanda, N. Y., 1912-19; Zion, Cohocton, N. Y., 1919; tr., Luther's Christian Precepts for Every Day in the Year, 1904; contr., Lutheran Church Review, The Lutheran. 195 ALUMNI KUNTZ, FRANKLIN SAMUEL, b. Mulberry, Ind., Nov. 2, 1875; s. Rev. John Jacob, '73, and Sarah A. (Keck) Kuntz; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1900; Phila. Sem., 1903; ord. Min. Pa., 1903; m. Sadie T. Grimley, 1910; children, Jeremiah Franklin, Paul Grimley; pastor, St. Paul's, Millersville Pa., 1903-04; Grace, Lehighton, Pa., 1904-07; Apostles, Phila., 1907-. PAUL, FRANK I.; Phila. Sem., 1903; ord. Min. Pa., 1903; pastor, Christ Ch., Camden, N. J., 1902-13; present address unknown. SIEBERT, WILHELM LORENZ, b. Ulfen, Germany, Dec. 7, 1876; s. Heinrich and Martha (Bornschier) Siebert; Wagner Col., 1900; Phila. Sem., 1903; ord. N. Y. Min., 1903; m. 1st, Marie Schmidt, 1904; 2d, Elsie A. Steinle, 1915; children, Catharine Wilhelmina, Paul Joseph, William Steinle; pastor, St. Paul's, Carbondale, Pa., 1903-04; German Ch., Lock Haven, Pa., 1904-05; German Ch., Newark, N. J., 1905-. STRAUB HARVEY LYMAN, b. East Penn Twp., Carbon Co., Pa., June 12, 1875; s. David Harrison and Amelia (Hawk) Straub; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1900; ord. Min. Pa., 1903; m. Blanche Miller, 1903; children, Ruth Mildred, Harrison David; pastor, Frieden's, Bernville, Pa., 1903-06; Bowmanstown, Pa., parish, 1906-16; resigned on account of ill health. TRUMP, LEWIS SMITH, b. Mohrsville, Pa., Jan. 3, 1875; s. Adam M. and Sarah (Smith) Trump; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1900; Phila. Sem., 1903; graduate work, Lafayette Col.; ord. Min. Pa., 1903; pastor, Ricketts Pa., 1904-05; St. Mark's, North Water Gap, Pa., 1905-08; Ch. of Good Shepherd, Easton, Pa., 1908 20; Wolf Cross Road, Sunbury, Pa., 1920-. WESSINGER, BENJAMIN DAVID, b. near Chapin, S. C., Oct. 24, 1877; s. David Frederick and Julia Caroline (Frick) Wessinger; Lenoir Col., 1899; Phila. Sem., 1903; ord. Tennessee Syn., 1903; m. Nannie Virginia Caughman, 1903; children, Anne Julia, Elaine Virginia, George David; pastor, St. Peter's and St. John's, Chapin, S. C., 1903-04; Cedar Grove; St. Paul's parish, Gilbert, S. C., 1904-13; Cherryville, N. C., parish, 1913-; pres., Tennessee Syn., 1918-20; contr., Lutheran Church Visitor. 1904 BENNER, ALLEN LUTHER, b. Shoenersville, Pa., June 26, 1880; s. Elias Rothrock and Belinda Elizabeth Benner; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1901; A.M., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1904; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 196 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD 1904; m. Edna Grace Erdman, 1909; children, Eleanor Elizabeth, Allen Luther; pastor, St. John's, Richmond Hill, N. Y., 1904-21; Grace, Lancaster, Pa., 1921 HIRZEL, CARL HENRY, b. Chestnut Hill, Phila., Jan. 4, 1880; s. Rev. Charles John, '76, and Ida (Miller) Hirzel; A.B., U. of Pa., 1901; Phila. Sem., 1904; graduate work, U. of Pa.; ord. Min. Pa., 1904; m. Clara Koch, 1905; children, Charles Koch, Stephen Otto, Leona Louise; pastor, Epiphany, Manayunk, Pa., 1904- 18; St. Andrew's, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1918-; instr., English, Boys' Central High Sch., Phila., 1918-19. HORN, WILLIAM MELCHIOR, b. Charleston, S. C., Nov. 28, 1882; s. Rev. Prof. Edward Traill, '72, and Harriet (Chisolm) Horn; Charleston Col., 1896-97; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1900; Phila. Sem., 1904; graduate work, Princeton U., 1900-01; U. of Pa., 1902-03; ord. Min. Pa., 1904; m. Marguerite Jacobs (daughter of Rev. Prof. Henry Eyster Jacobs), 1908; children, Edward Traill, 3d; Ruth Marguerite, William Melchior, Jr., Henry Eyster, John Chisolm, Robert Traill, Marguerite Eyster; pastor, Advent, New York City, 1904-17; resident pastor, Cornell U., 1917-; pres., N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1914-17; pres., Virgin Islands Bd. of U. L. C.; pres., New York Inner Miss. Sec., 1910-16. MARTIN, FREDERICK CHARLES, b. Utica, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1876; s. Frederick and Maria Caroline (Luke) Martin; A.B., Thiel Col., 1901; Phila. Sem., 1904; D.D., Thiel Col., 1920; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1904; m. Clara M. Miller, 1904; children, Frederick, Paul; pastor, Holy Trinity, Elmira, N. Y., 1904-07; Grace, Rochester, N. Y., 1907-19; First Ch., Greensburg, Pa., 1919-. PESTKE, PAUL JOHN WALTER, b. Germany, March 26 1879; s. Gottlieb and Rosa (Quenstedt) Pestke; Wagner Col., 1901; Phila. Sem., 1904; B.D., Union Sem., 1909; Columbia U.; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; pastor, Christ Ch., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1904-08; Ch. of the Resurrection, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1909-11; St. John's, Canajoharie, N. Y., 1911-. + RENGIER, RICHARD COURTNEY, b. Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 11, 1880; s. Albert S. and Rebecca D. Rengier; F. and M. Col., 1901; Phila. Sem., 1904; ord. Min. Pa., 1904; pastor, Holy Trinity, Mt. Joy, Pa., 1904-10; First English, Butler, Pa., 1911-13; d. Butler; Pa., Jan. 1, 1913. RICHARDS, EDWARD RAY, b. Zanesville, O., Feb. 14, 1881; s. Rev. Dr. Frank, '67, and Caroline (Super) Richards; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1901; Phila. Sem.; 1904; ord. Dist. Syn., O., 1904; pastor, St. John's, Zanesville, O., 1904-07; Bluffton, O., 1907-09; Trinity, Bellevue, Ky., 1909-13; Grace, Toledo, O., 1913 197 ALUMNI RICHARDS, JOHN ELROY, b. Zanesville, O.; s. Rev. Dr. Frank, '67, and Caroline (Super) Richards; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1901; Phila. Sem., 1904; teaching; address, 539 First Avenue, Zanesville, O. SCHANTZ, JOSEPH S., b. Hosensack, Pa., Jan. 23, 1875; s. Erwin H. and Katharine W. Schantz; A.B., Lafayette Col., 1901; Phila. Sem., 1904; ord. Min. Pa., 1904; m. Katharine Smith Shelly, 1905; children, Miriam Katharyn, Esther May; pastor, St. Paul's, Millersville, Pa., 1904-07; housefather, Phila. Luther Hospice, 1907; pastor, Phila. Inner Miss. Soc.; temporary director, Artman Home, Sellersville, Pa. SCHOFER, JOHN ADDISON, b. Landis Store, Pa., Feb. 16, 1873; s. James and Catharine M. (Diener) Schofer; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1901; A.M., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1904; ord. Min. Pa., 1904; m. Sarah Rebecca Kistler, 1905; children, John George, Anna Caroline, Karl Frederick, Martin Luther, Paul James, Henry Kistler; pastor, Berwick, Pa., parish, 1904-07; Nescopeck, Pa., parish, 1907-11; Stoutsville, O., parish, 1911-17; Stone Creek, O., parish, 1917-. SIEGER, HIRAM FRANKLIN, b. Allentown, Pa., 1878; s. Hiram Franklin and Mantena M. (Leopold) Sieger; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1901; A.M., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1904; ord. Min. Pa., 1904; m. Fanny Emily Plant, 1910; children, Charles Franklin, Gloria Susannah, Owen Leopold; pastor, Zion's, Spring City, Pa., 1904-05; Resurrection, Phila., 1905-09; Holy Trinity, Northampton, Pa., 1909-. WACKERNAGEL, EDWARD JONATHAN, b. Mauch Chunk, Pa., Jan. 12, 1880; s. Rev. William and Anna M. (Deininger) Wackemagel; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1901; Phila. Sem. 1904; ord. Min. Pa., 1904; m. 1st, Bertha Struntz, 1905; 2d, Amelia Urbach, 1919; children, Margaretta Anna, Edward Carl; pastor, Christ Ch., Elizabethtown, Pa., 1904-12; First English, Toledo, O., 1912-. WENRICH, SOLOMON MARTIN, b. Reinholds, Pa.; s. John and Elizabeth (Merkle) Wenrich; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1901; A.M., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1904; graduate work, U. of Pa., 1921; ord. Dist. Syn. of O., 1904; m. Minnie Matilda Behringer, 1904; child, Ruth Olivia; pastor, Northampton Heights, Pa., parish,. 1904-09; Gilbert-Kresgeville-Effort-Kunkletown, Pa., parish, 1909-11; Grace, East Bangor, Pa., 1911-18; Bowmanstown, Pa., parish, 1918-. WISCHKAEMPER, HENRY LEWIS RICHARD; Phila. Sem., 1904; later student in Union Theological Sem. and in Germany, and teacher in the U. of Minnesota; present address unknown. 198 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD YOUNT, JOHN ARNDT, b. Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Feb. 15, 1881; s. Rev. Dr. Adolphus LeRoy and Helea Henkel) (a direct descendant of Anthony Jacob Henkel) Yount; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1901; Phila. Sem., 1904; graduate work, West Virginia U., 1906-10; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1904; m. Mary Elizabeth Steele, 1908; pastor St. John's, Homestead, Pa., 1904-06; St. Paul's, Morgantown, W. Va., 1906-11; Zion, Meyersdale, Pa., 1911-13; Uniontown, Pa., 1914-17; St. John's, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1918-. 1905 APPEL, ALLEN REUBEN, b. Mountainville, Pa., May 9, 1880; s. John Paul and Emma S. (Kemmerer) Appel; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1905 ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Mattie Nye, 1907; children, Bernard, Allen Reuben, Jr., Mary Heller, John Jonas; pastor, Ch. of the Redeemer, East Falls, Phila., 1905-07; Shellsville, Pa., parish, 1907-09; Christ Ch., Freemansburg, Pa., 1909-12; Zion, Siegfried, Pa., 1912-; Northampton, Pa. BACHOFER, ANDREAS JOHN b. Phila., Apr. 13, 1878; s. Andreas and Fredericka (Ahrends) Bachofer; Wagner Col., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1905; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Margaret Feery, 1905; children, Margaret Ruth; Paul Andrew, Esther Elizabeth, Naomi Freda, Miriam Dorothy; pastor, Zion, Girardville, Pa., 1905-07; Dushore, Pa., parish, 1907-12; St. Peter's, Hughestown, Pa., 1912-16; Hobbie Pa., parish, 1916-19; temporarily retired on account of ill health; address, 6827 Clearview Street, Phila. BECK, WALTER CLEMENT, b. Orwigsburg, Pa., May 14, 1875; s. John C. and Emma C. (Becker) Beck; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1905; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1905; m. Anna E. Moll, 1905; children, Helen Elizabeth, Florence Louise; pastor, Emlenton-St. Petersburg, Pa, parish, 1905-11; Warren, Pa., 1911-19; Evans City, Pa., 1919-21; Selinsgrove, Pa., 1922-. BERMON, JACQUES JOHN FREDERICK, b. Utica, N. Y., Dec. 19, 1878; s. Emil J. and Amelia (Brandt) Bermon; A.B., Thiel Col., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1905; ord. Franckean Syn., 1907; m. 1st, Elsie Katherine Bodenhorn, 1904; 2d, Wilhelmina Clara Kramer, 1921; children, Frederick Bodenhorn Paul Forney, Elsie Louise, John Emil; pastor, New Germany, N. S. 1909-12; Mahone Bay, N. S., 1912-13; St. John's, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1913-17; St. Lawrence parish, Mornsburg, Ont., 1917-20; Holy Trinity, Port Colborne, Ont., 1920-; ed.-in-chief, Canada Lutheran; sec., Bd. of Governors, Theological Sem., Waterloo, Can. 199 ALUMNI DAPP, CHARLES FREDERICK, b. Harrisburg, Pa., July 4, 1880; s. Gottlieb and Mary Ann (Geiger) Dapp; Wagner Col., 1902; Muhlenberg Col., 1907; graduate work, U. of Berlin, 1907-08; U. of Pa., A.M., 1909, Ph.D., 1913; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Lottie Zimmerman, 1905; child, Kathryn; pastor Sumneytown, Pa., parish, 1905-10; Zion Ch., Spring City, Pa., 1910-22; Grace, Roxborough, Phila., 1922-; asst. instr., German, U. of Pa., 1909-12; instr., Modern Languages, West Phila. High Sch. for Boys, 1913-16; asst. prof., 1916-21; prof., 1921-; author, Henry Miller's German Journalism, 1762-79, 1913; History of Zion Lutheran Church Near Spring City, 1919; mem., ed. staff, The Lutheran, 1919-; contr., Lutheran Church Review; mem., Pa. German Soc. + FEGELY, GEORGE SYLVESTER, b. Windsor Twp. Berks Co., Pa., Dec. 15, 1877; s. Oscar and Fiana Fegley; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1905; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Mary Ellen Baer; pastor, Emmanuel Ch., Souderton, Pa., 1905- 08; d. Souderton, Pa., May 18, 1908. FRANKENFIELD, IRA FULMER, b. Haycock Run, Pa., July 28, 1875; s. Mahlon D. and Catharine (Fulmer) Frankenfield; A.B., F. and M. Col., 1902; A.M., 1905; Phila. Sem., 1905; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Anna M. Morgan, 1906; child, Ruth Catharine; pastor, St. Paul's, Tower City, St. Peter's, Orwin, Pa., 1905-; statistician, Min. Pa., 1915-; instr., F. and M. Academy, 1898-1902; Keystone S. N. S., 1903- 04. GABLE, WILLIAM HENRY, b. near Numidia, Pa., May 22, 1875; s. John and Sarah C. (Helwig) Gable; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1902; A.M., 1905; Phila. Sem., 1905; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Ella May Harman; miss., English Syn. of Northwest, 1905-06; pastor, Holy Trinity, Superior, Wis., 1906-16; Trinity, Glenburn, N. D., 1916-; Trinity, Lansford, N. D., 1920-. HARTWIG, THEODORE GEORGE, b. Redwood, N. Y., Oct. 6, 1883; s. Rev. George Frederick, '80, and Helen (Eberleh) Hartwig; Wagner Col., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1905; m. Mabel Caryl Saunders, 1906; child, George Frederick, Jr.; pastor, Martin Luther Ch., East Toledo, O., 1905-06; Holy Trinity, New Rochelle, N. Y., 1906-11; St. John's, Jacksonville, Fla., 1911-15; Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1919-; circulation manager, American Lutheran Survey, 1916-18. KISTLER, JACOB S., b. West Penn Twp., Schuylkill Co., Pa., Feb. 15, 1877; s. Jonathan and Lydia (Shellhammer) Kistler; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1905; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Lulu Mae 200 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD Sittler, 1905; children, Louise Elizabeth, Ruth Esther; pastor, Grace, East Stroudsburg, Pa., 1905-. LINDENMUTH, ANSON WILLIAM, b. Hamburg, Pa., May 30, 1874; s. Joseph and Sara (Kauffman) Lindenmuth; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1902; A.M., 1905; Ph.D., Potomac U., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1905; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Elizabeth S. Moll, 1896; children, Marian, Ruth, Luther Moll, Anson William, Jr.; pastor, Amityville- Friedensburg, Pa., parish, 1905-10; St. James', Pottstown, Pa., 1910-14; St. Stephen's, Allentown, Pa., 1914-; instr., Latin and Greek, Keystone S. N. S., 1903; History, Allentown Preparatory Sch., 1918-19. NEUDOERFFER, AUGUST, b. Santo Leopolidina, Brazil, June 18, 1876; Wagner Col., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1905; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Dr. Amy B. Rohrer; pastor, Hainesport, N. J., 1905-12; G. C., U. L. C. Miss., India, 1912-. RITCHIE, CHRISENBERRY ALEXANDER, b. Salisbury, N. C., Sept. 10, 1879; s. James Alexander and Jemima Camilla (Ludwig) Ritchie; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1901; Mt. Pleasant Theological Sem., 1901-02; Phila. Sem. 1905; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1905; m. Grace Jane Schwab, 1908; children Margaret Williamson, Camilla Jane; pastor, Ch. of the Redeemer, Binghamton, N. Y., 1905-; chaplain, 4th Inf., N. Y. N. G., 1917-; sec., N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1910-13; trustee of State Hospital, Ray Brook, N. Y., and various welfare assoc. RUBRECHT GEORGE KELLER, b. Phila., Dec. 25, 1877; s. John Adam and Sarah Catherine (Keller) Rubrecht; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1901; graduate work, Columbia U., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1905; D.D., Carthage Col., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Nora H. Brobst, 1905; child, Kenneth; pastor Epiphany, Milwaukee, Wis., 1905-17; St. John's, Minneapolis, Minn., 1917-20; sec., Syn. of Northwest, 1912- 15; pres., 1917-; mem., bds. and coms., U. L. C., one of organizers, Milwaukee Aquarium Soc.; author, Historical Sketches, Synod of Northwest, 1916. SCHAEFER, FREDERICK WILLIAM, b. New York City, Nov. 22, 1883; s. John Christian and Malvina Amalia (Guenterberg) Schaefer; Wagner Col., 1902; Phila. Sem. 1905; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Evelyn Elizabeth Brake, 1918; child, Donald William; pastor, First German, Lock Haven, Pa., 1905-07; Ch. of the Ascension, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1907-11; G. C. Miss. in India, 1911-14; supply pastor, Reformation, New Britain, Conn., 1915; Emmanuel, New Haven, Conn., 1915-17; Reformation, New Britain, Conn., 1918-. SMITH, CHARLES JACOB, b. Middlebrook, Va., Mar. 8, 1882; s. Rev. Luther Leigh and Virginia (Brown) Smith (lineal descendant 201 ALUMNI of Christian Streit, pioneer Lutheran minister in Pa. and valley of Virginia); A.B., Roanoke Col., 1901; Phila. Sem., 1905; graduate work, Princeton U., 1901- 02; D.D., Roanoke Col., 1915; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Mary Eleanor Price, 1913; children, Virginia, Charles J., Jr.; pastor, Ch. of the Advent, Lancaster, Pa.; 1905-08; Holy Trinity, New York City, 1908-20; U. L. C. Commissioner to Lutheran Ch. in France, 1918; pres., Roanoke Col., 1920-; mem., New York Southern Soc. 1918-; Philothean Soc. of New York, 1911-; contr., Lutheran Church Review; mem., important N. Y. and N. E. Syn. and U. L. C. bds. and coms.; lecturer on religious, educational and civic subjects. URICH, FRANK MOCK, b. Schaefferstown, Pa., Jan. 16, 1878; s. Samuel S. and Amanda M. Urich; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1905; A.M., U. of Pa., 1911; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Jessie E. DeLong, 1911; child, Jessie Harper; pastor, St. John's, Quakertown, Pa., 1905-12; Trinity, Phila., 1912-; contr., Lutheran Church Review; mem., important com., Min. Pa. VEIT, WALTER CARL GEORGE, b. Tavistock, Ont., Can., Nov. 8, 1881; s. Rev. Frederick and Martha (Halleen) Veit, Wagner Col., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1905; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; m. Ida Wertz, 1907; children, Frederick Franklin, Louise Martha, Julia Alice, Carl Walter; pastor, Zion, Riverside, N. J., 1905-09; Zion, Easton, Pa., 1909-. WORTH, JOHN HOWARD, b. Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 22, 1880; s. John Kern and Catharine Cecilia (Eshelman) Worth; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1901; A.M., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1905; graduate work, U. of Pa., 1901-02; U. of Leipzig, 1907-08; ord. Min. Pa., 1905; pastor, St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea, Atlantic City, N. J., 1906-07; Mt. Zion, Pittsburgh, N. S., Pa., 1909-15; Ch. of the Messiah, Brooklyn, 1915-19; St. Andrew's, Charleston, S. C., 1919-. 1906 BITTNER, OLIVER REUBEN; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. Min. Pa., 1906; pastor, Fredericksburg, Pa., parish, 1906-09; Grantville, Pa., 1910; Shellsville, Pa., parish, 1911-16; Grantville, Pa., 1917-. BLESSIN, GUSTAV CONRAD, b. Eldorado, Ia., Dec. 20, 1882; s. Rev. Gustav and Cordelia (Hertz) Blessin; Wartburg Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1906; pastor, St. Andrew's, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1906-08; St. John's, Summit, N. J., 1908-12; Calvary, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1912-18; asst. educational director, International Com., Y. M. C. A.; director, religious work, Brooklyn Central Y. M. C. A., 1918-. 202 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD BRANDT, YOST, b. Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1878; s. Christian and Johanna Paulina (Armknecht) Brandt; Wagner Col., 1903; Chicago Sem., 1903-04; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. N. Y. Min., 1906; m. Anna Eva Vogt, 1909; children, Ruth Elizabeth Johanna, Erich Oscar, Louise Marie; pastor, Concordia, Watertown, N. Y., 1906-14; St. Peter's, Preston, Can., 1914-15; St. John's, Albany, N. Y., 1915-. CROMAN, FRANK, b. Quakertown, Pa., Nov. 20, 1877; s. A. Jackson and Eliza M. (Hinkel) Croman; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1903,; A.M., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1906; m. Lillie E. Cressman, 1908; child, Dorothy Marguerite; home miss. work, Providence, R. I., 1906-07; pastor, Grace, Lehighton, Pa., 190712; Christ Ch., Elizabethtown, Pa., 1912-; mem., Sons of American Revolution. ESTERLY, FRANKLIN THEODORE, b. Pottsville, Pa., Nov. 22, 1880; s. Daniel and Anna (Lauer) Esterly; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1903; A.M., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. Min. Pa., 1906; m. Edith Tyler, 1906; children, Edith Mae, William Stanley, Franklin Theodore, Jr., Paul Tyler, Edith Mae; pastor, Ch. of Mediator, Phila., 1906-10; Christ Ch., Mahanoy City, Pa., 1910-15; Christ Ch., Hazleton, Pa., 1915-. JAXHEIMER, ERWIN REUBEN, b. Bucks Co., Pa., Aug. 28, 1879; s. Reuben R. and Marie (Lambert) Jaxheimer; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. Min. Pa., 1906; m. Bertha Marie Weiskotten, 1906; children, Amelia Dorothy, William Weiskotten, Erwin Samuel; pastor, Christ Ch., Freemansburg, Pa., 1906- 09; St. Luke's, Woodhaven, L. I., N. Y., 1909-. KAUFMAN, ROGER CLAUSER, b. Oley, Pa., Jan. 28, 1880; s. Frank Y. and Hannah B. (Clause) Kaufman; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. Min. Pa., 1906; m. Blanche Hostetter, 1909; children, Marguerite Sara, Roger Hostetter; pastor, Ch. of the Redeemer, Aurora, Ill., 1906-09; Grace Ch., Woodstock, Ill., 1909-. KURTZ, MELVIN AUGUSTUS, b. East Greenville, Pa., May 18, 1881; s. Augustus and Elizabeth Kurtz; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1903; A.M., 1907; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord_ Min. Pa., 1906; m. Louise Kohler, 1906; children, Marion Ruth, Helen Margaretta, Luther Augustus; pastor, Niantic-Sassamansville, Pa., 1906-15; Redeemer, Lancaster, Pa., 1915-20; St. Mark's, Bethlehem, S. S., Pa., 1920-; contr., Lutheran Church Review. MAUNEY, JOHN DAVID, b. King's Mountain, N. C., Oct. 15, 1878; s. Jacob S. and Margaret Juletta Mauney; A.B., Roanoke Col.; A.M., 203 ALUMNI 1903; ord. Tennessee Syn., 1906; m. Bessie Miller Frantz, 1901; children, Dorothy Virginia, Jacob Luther, Margaret Louise, Elizabeth Marshall, Mary Vera, John David, Marshall Frantz; pastor, Beth Eden, Newton, N. C., 1906-09; St. Paul, Columbia, S. C., 1909-10; St. Andrew, Hickory, N. C., 1910-17; St. Matthew, Augusta, Ga., 191721; Grace, Hendersonville, N. C., 1921-. NEFF, PAUL JACOB, b. Spring City, Pa., Dec. 9, 1876; s. Rev. Jacob, '72, and Sarah Louise (Yount) Neff; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1906; m. Gustava Keller; children, Charles, Dorothy Louise; pastor, St. Paul's, Hartford, Conn., 1906-07; St. Paul's, Summit Hill, Pa., 1909-13; Christ Ch., Easton, Pa., 1913-22; Holy Trinity, Wildwood, N. J., 1922-. NELSON, WILLIAM JOHN, b. Phila., Oct. 16, 1877; s. John Sven and Emily (Swan) Nelson; A.B., U. of Pa., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. Min. Pa., 1906; m. Mathilda Anna Kyle, 1900; children, Gustave, Emily, Richard John, Luther Ambrose, William Carl, John, Elizabeth Henrietta; pastor, St. John's, Catawissa, Pa., 1906-09; Christ Ch., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1909-14; Mahone Bay parish, Nova Scotia, 1914-21; Ch. of the Redeemer, Kingston, N. Y., 1921-; volunteer, Spanish-American War, 1898; ed., Nova Scotia Lutheran, 1915-18: PFATTEICHER, CARL FRIEDRICH, b. Easton, Pa., Sept. 22, 1882; s. Rev. Philip and Emma (Spaeth) Pfatteicher; A.B., Lafayette Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. Min. Pa., 1906; graduate work, Heidelberg and Tuebingen U., 1908-10; Lafayette Col., 1910; Harvard U., 1911-12; instr., Lafayette Col., 1946-08; instr., English Bible and Philosophy, and Director of Music, Phillips Andover Academy, 1912-; author, The Development in the Conception of God in German Protestant Hymnology; ed., The Christian Church Year in Chorals, 1917; The Christian Church Year in Sacred Part Songs for Male Voices, 1919; The Christian Church Year in Sacred Art Songs, 1921. + ROHRIG, AUGUST WILHELM EMIL FRANZ, b. Doemitz an der Elbe, Germany, Jan. 20, 1874; s. Heinrich and Ernestine (Harms) Rohrig; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1906; m. Eva Naomi Casselman, 1910; child, Henry Alfred; pastor, Reformation, New Britain, Conn., 1906-10; Christ Ch., Hazleton, Pa., 1910-15; d. Apr. 25, 1915. + ROTH, WILLIAM HENRY B., b. Tylersport, Pa., Mar. 9, 1879; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. Min. Pa., 1906; pastor, Turbotsville, Pa., 1906-09; deposed, Min. Pa., 1909.; Ridley Park, Pa., 1915-18; d. Ridley Park, Pa., Jan. 24, 1918. 204 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD SCHLOTTER, ROBERT, b. Spring Valley, Pa., Jan. 14, 1882; s. Cornelius and Mary Jane (Weaver) Schlotter; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1906; m. Hattie Elizabeth Bieber; child, Katherine Irene; pastor, Grace Ch., Perth Amboy, N. J., 1906-. SCHREIBER, OTTO LOUIS, b. Rochester, N. Y., Apr. 10, 1885; s. Louis Ernest and Natalie Schreiber; Wagner Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; Hartford Theological Sem., Ph.D., 1914; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1906 m. Myra Emily Dickinson, 1910; pastor, Springfield, Mass., 1906-07; Grace, North Tonawanda, N. Y., 1907- 12; Reformation, New Britain, Conn., 1912-14; Holy Trinity, Lynchburg, Va., 1914-18; Calvary, Jersey City, N. J., 1918-; author, The Lives of the Twelve Apostles, 1912; The Spread of Christianity Along the Roman Roads Down to 325 A. D., 1922. SCHUCHARD, GEORG, b. Cairo, Ill., Dec. 22, 1883; s. Rev. Karl and Emilie (Schaumloeffel) Schuchard; Vilmar Institute, Melsungen, Germany, 1901; Melsunger Missionhaus, 1904; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. Min. Pa. 1906; m. Alice Stern, 1909; children, Julia Alice, Irmgard, George, Bernhard; pastor St. Michael's German- English, Phila., 1906-; pres., Phila. Seamen's Miss. SMITH, ARTHUR LEWIS, b. Gouldsboro, Pa., Apr. 12, 1873; s. George G. and Catharine (Garey) Smith; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1903; A.M., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. Min. Pa. 1906; pastor, St. John's, Ricketts, Pa., 1906-13; Trinity, Mildred, Pa., 1913-. SNYDER, HOWARD ELIAS, b. Egypt, Ind., Aug. 15, 1877; s. Edwin and Hannah Louisa (Rex) Snyder; A.B., Thiel Col., 1902; Phila. Sem. 1906; graduate work, U. of Wisconsin, 2 years; ord. Min. Pa., 1906; m. Caroline Pearl Bortz, 1906; children, Monica Catharine, Carolyn Hannah, Mary Louise, Paula Winafred; organizer and pastor, Holy Trinity, Wildwood, N. J., 1906-08; Ch. of the Redeemer, Kingston, N. Y., 1908-16; Luther Memorial, Madison Wis., 1916-17; Christ Ch., Chestnut Hill, Phila., 1920-; chaplain, 10th Inf., N. Y. N. G., 1912-16; chaplain, U. S. A., 1918-20 (A. E. F., 1918-19); National Lutheran Commission chaplain, U. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, 1917-18; sec., N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1913-14; mem., Pa. German Soc.; instr., English and History, Frankford, Phila., High Sch., 1920; History and Economics, Boys' Central High School, Phila., 1921; History, Pa. Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, Phila., 1922. + STRENGE, JOHN HENRY, b. Albany, N. Y., July 7, 1882; s. Henry Charles and Pauline M. (Ritzmann) Strenge; N. Y. U., 1900- 205 ALUMNI 03; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1906; m. Anna D. Stahler, 1907; child, Paul John; organized, Ch. of the Ascension, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1906- 07; pastor, St. Mark's, Lancaster, Pa., 1907-14; Trinity Ch., Lebanon, Pa., 1915-18; contr., The Lutheran; d. Lebanon, Pa., Dec. 13, 1918. TREXLER, CHARLES DANIEL, b. Bernville, Pa., Nov. 1, 1883; s. Rev. Daniel Dietrich, '68, and Agnes (Geiss) Trexler; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1903; A.M., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1906; m. Christine H. Siefke, 1909; children, Charles Daniel, Jr., Ruth Christine; pastor, Ch. of the Good Shepherd, Brooklyn, 1906; chaplain, U. S. Army, 1917-19 (A. E. F., 1918-19; senior chaplain, 7th and 8th Army Corps, 1919); chaplain, 101st Cavalry, N. Y. N. G., 1920-. WILKER, CONRAD, b. Tavistock, Ont., Can., Mar. 13, 1882; s. Henry and Barbara (Weicker) Wilker; Wagner Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. N. Y. Min., 1906; m. Emilie Augusta Lefort, 1906; children, Conrad Robert, Emilie Bertha, Dorothea Eugenia, Bernard Lefort; pastor, St. Peter's, Verona Mills, N. Y., 1906-08; Trinity, Toledo, O., 1908-11; Zion's, Medford, Ore., 1911-15; Prince of Peace, Phila., 1915-17; Advent, Phila., 1918-. YEANY, RALPH WALDO EMERSON, b. Shannondale, Pa., May 12, 1878; s. John H. and Maria (Keck) Yeany; A.B., Thiel Col.; Allegheny Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1906; m. Della Rinker; children, John Francis, Elizabeth Rinker; pastor, Sioux Falls, S. D., 1906-08; Freeport, Pa., 1909-10; St. Peter's, Evans City, Pa., 1910-18; Brick Ch., Pa., parish, 1918-20; supt., Bethesda Home, Meadville, Pa., 1920-. YOUSE, ALVIN EDWARD K., b. New Jerusalem, Pa., May 2, 1876; s. William N. and Sarah (Keller) Youse; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1906; ord. Min. Pa., 1906; m. Lizzie W. Barto, 1906; children, John Edward, Alvin Luther, Miriam Esther, Karl Richard; pastor, First English, Winnipeg, Can., 1906-07; Myerstown- Mt. Aetna, Pa., parish, 1907-; Richland, Pa., Miss., 1912-; author, History of Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Congregation at Myerstown, Pa., 1912. 1907 CANUP, MARTIN LUTHER, b. Salisbury, N. C., Mar. 10, 1879; s. Cabb and Julia Ann (Brown) Canup; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Virginia Syn., 1907; m. Inez Bollinger, 1918; pastor, Mt. Jackson, Va., parish, 1907-09; Woman's Memorial, High Point, 206 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD N. C., 1909-12; Epiphany, New York City, 1912-22; St. Mark's, St. Louis, Mo., 1922; pres., Lutheran Inner Miss. Soc., N. Y. C., 1912-22; regular weekly contr. ("The New York Letter"), The Lutheran, 1914-22; also contr., Lutheran Church Visitor. DEILY, LAWRENCE GEORGE, b. East Allentown, Pa., Apr. 28, 1884; s. William H. and Alice M. Deily; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; m. Grace A. Trexler, 1910; pastor, Ch. of the Redeemer, Livingston, Mont., 1907-09; Holy Trinity. Wildwood, N. J., 1909-11; Trinity, Toledo, O., 1911-. DRY, MILTON M., b. Lyons Station, Pa., Sept. 14, 1878; s. Rev. Charles F. and Mary Ann Dry; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; m. Lillian Amelia Gotshall, 1909; child, Mary Amelia; pastor, Aristes, Pa., 1907-14; St. John's, Nazareth, Pa., 1915-; instr., Keystone State Normal Sch., spring terms 1905, 1906. FISCHER, EMIL EISENHARDT, see under The Faculty, page 50. FISHER, JOHN CALVIN, b. North Heidelberg, Pa., Apr. 10, 1880; s. John W. and Ellen M. (Lamm) Fisher; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; m. Kathryn M. Wotring, 1908; pastor, Ch. of the Advocate, Germantown, Phila., 1907-13; Reformation, Brooklyn, 1913-20; Ch. of the Nativity, Phila., 1920-. GEIGER, WILLIAM MELANCHTHON, b. Ringtown, Pa., Mar. 18, 1882; s. Rev. William Henry, '80, and Louisa L. C. (Harter) Geiger; Wagner Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; m. Mabel L. Roat, 1911; pastor, Ch. of the Reformation, Williamstown, Pa., 1907-09; Danville, Pa., German 1910; Hobbie, Pa., parish, 1910-15; St. Paul's, White Haven, Pa., 1915-. GOLD, HOWARD REUBEN, b. Aluta, Pa., Nov. 2, 1878; s. Stephen Henry and Mary Ann (Remaly) Gold A.B., Lafayette Col., 1903; Phila. Sem., 1907; graduate work, Columbia U., U. of Pa., U. of Wisconsin; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; pastor, Luther Memorial, Madison, Wis., 1907-16; First Ch., Middleton, Wis., 1908-16; student pastor, U. of Wisconsin, 1907-16; mem., G. C. and U. L. C. coms.; executive sec., joint Committee on Celebration of Reformation Quadricentennial, 1916-18; recording sec., Bd. of Education U. L. C., 1918-; field sec., National Lutheran Commission, 1918-19; sec., Inter-Ch. World Movement, 1919-20; Y. M. C. A. work in Europe, 1915; contr., The Lutheran and secular press; director, Lutheran Bureau of the National Lutheran Council, 1920-22; pastor, Holy Trinity, New Rochelle, N. Y., 1923-. 207 ALUMNI HOPP, WILLIAM FREDERICK, b. Kroeslin, Germany, June 21, 1886; U. of Kiel, Kropp Sem.; Phila. Sem., 1907; Ph.D.; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1907; pastor, Honesdale, Pa., 1907-09; Bethel, Detroit, Mich., 1909-17; contr. to secular press. HUNTSINGER, WALTER JESSE, b. Dushore, Pa., July 14, 1879; s. Porter Wilson and Irene Huntsinger; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; m. Anna Marie Roeder, 1907; children, Donald Maynard, Miriam Genevieve; pastor, Trinity, Manoa, Pa., 1907-10; Richfield, Pa., 1910-12; Christ Ch., Camden, N. J., 1912-14; Zion's, Marietta, Pa., 1914-21; St. Paul's, Millersville, Pa., 1921-. KELLER, JOHN FRANKLIN, b. Alburtis, Pa., Aug. 15, 1877; s. Daniel F. and Sarah A. Keller; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; m. Clara A. Gilbert, 1907; children, Paul Nathan Daniel, Gilbert Francis; pastor, New Ringgold, Pa., par ish, 1907-09; Fogelsville, Pa., parish, 1909-. KRUSA, HENRY BISCHOFF, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 25, 1881; s. Henry Julius and Meta (Bischoff) Krusa; Columbia U., 1904; graduate work, Bonn U., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. N. Y. Min., 1907; m. Johanne M. Ebeling, 1908; children, Ruth, Elsa, Paul Henry, Hans Ernst; pastor, St. John's, Peekskill, N. Y., 1907-10; St. Paul's, Redwood, and miss. at Theresa, N. Y., 1910-; Orleans Four Corners, N. Y., 1914-. MILLER, CHARLES DAWSON, b. Germano, O., Oct. 26, 1879; s. Andrew Belden and Flora Anna (Smith) Miller; Ph.B., Grove City Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1907; m. Mary Adaline Corll; children, Charles Belden, Robert Smith, Frank Dawson, Eleanor Dorothea; pastor, St. James, Avonmore, Pa., 1907- 10; First Ch., Cleveland, O., 1910-; prin., Fredonia, Pa., High Sch.; Kilgore, Pa., High Sch.; prof., Natural Sciences, Fredonia Institute. MILLER, LAWRENCE RENNINGER, b. Niantic, Pa., Dec. 4, 1873; s. Henry J. and Leah Amanda (Renninger) Miller; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; m. 1st, Ella Riegner, 1895; 2d, Mary Schlappig, 1921; children, Estella, Marguerite, Martin Luther, J. Edgar, Magdalene; pastor, Rohrerstown, Pa., 1907-12; Centre port, Pa., 1912-. MILLER, LEWIS SAMUEL GODFREY, b. Salem, Va., Aug. 23, 1881; s. Rev. Prof. Lewis Godfrey Meineke, '74, and Laura (Campbell) Miller; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1901; D.D., 1921; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Virginia Syn., 1907; m. Daisy Byron Sutton, 1909; children, Mary, 208 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD Lewis Godfrey, Meineke; United Syn. South and U. L. C. miss. to Japan, 1907-. PFEIFER, WILLIAM FREDERICK, b. Evans City, Pa., Nov. 12, 18&1; s. Peter Philip and Katherina Louisa (Ifft) Pfeifer; Thiel Col.; A.B., Wittenberg Col., 1904; A.M., 1907; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1907; m. Christine Mary Wahl, 1912; children, William Frederick, Henry Wahl, Herman Edmund; pastor, Baden, Pa., parish, 1907-12; Trinity, Verona, Pa., 1912-16; First Ch., Selinsgrove, Pa., 1916-22; Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1922-. POENSGEN, CARL EDUARD, b. Venlo, Holland, Feb. 17, 1877; s. Eduard and Marie Poensgen; Wartburg Orphans' Farm School, 1885-93; N. Y. U., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; m. Lili E. Muller, 1910; pastor, St. John's, Bridgeton, N. J., 1907-08; St. Paul's, Jersey City, N. J., 1908-. QUADE, EDWARD CHRISTIAN; Wagner Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. N. Y. Min., 1907; pastor, Dreieinigkeit, Hartford, Conn., 1907-09; address unknown. REICHARD, FRANCIS EDWARD, b. Citronia, Pa., Oct. 17, 1872; s. Edward Paul and Coletta Lucetta (Newhard) Reichard; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; pastor, Long Run-Packerton, Pa., 1907-; Nesquehoning, Pa., 1912-. RHODES, GEORGE HEILIG, b. Gouldsboro, Pa., Jan. 28 1881; s. Rev. George Heilig, '75, and Margaret Rhodes; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Southwestern Virginia Syn., 1907; m. Mary M. Flower; children, Paul Heilig, Virginia Elizabeth; pastor, Pulaski, Va., 1907-09; Rural Retreat, Va., 1909-20; Knoxville, Tenn., 1920-; sec., Southwestern Virginia Syn., 1912-15; vice-pres., 1915-20; pres., 1920; sec., United Syn. Virginia, 1922-. RITTER, HORACE BEAN, b. Breinigsville, Pa., Aug. 10, 1874; s. Nathaniel F. (M.D.) and Anna Louisa (Bean) Ritter; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1904; A.M., 1907; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; m. Jennie L. Kocher, 1904; children, Frederick Kocher, Ethel May, John Nathaniel; pastor, Hellertown, Pa., parish, 190715; AmityvilleOley, Pa., parish, 1915-. RITTER, NORMAN YERGEY, b. Boyertown, Pa., Dec. 6, 1882; s. Calvin and Candace Ritter; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; m. Bessie R. Romich, 1908; children, Ruth Helena, Miriam Esther; pastor, Ch: of the Redeemer, Eden, Pa., 1901-09; Keller's, Pa., 1909-15; Trinity, Perkasie, Pa., 1915-. 209 ALUMNI SHAUD, JOHN IRA, b. Jonestown, Pa., July 4, 1882 s. M. H. and Clara (Sarge) Shaud; A.B., Lebanon Valley Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; m. Louisa Tillie Hemke; pastor, Ridgway, Pa., 1907-09; Ambridge-Wall Rose, Pa., 1909-15; Christ Ch., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1915-; mem., Syn. bds. and coms.; pres., Ch. Extension Soc., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1913-. + STELLJES, JOHN HENRY MILES, b. New York City, Dec. 12, 1880; s. Martin and Anna Adelaide (Oetting) Stelljes; Wagner Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. N. Y. Min., 1907; m. Ida Minetta Gerling, 1907; children, Gomer Henry, George Gerling; pastor, Ghent-Harlemville, N. Y., 1907-08; Emmanuel, Albany, N. Y., 1908-11; Ch. of the Covenant, Ridgewood, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1911-17; St. John's, Merrick-Smithville, N. Y., 1917; St. Peter's, Verona, N. Y., 1922; d. Flushing, N. Y., Nov. 2, 1922. SULTZBACH, DANIEL ISAIAH, b. Elizabethville, Pa., Oct. 24, 1879; s. Joseph H. and Kathryn (Hartman) Sultzbach; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1904; A.M., 1907; Phila. Sem., 1907; graduate work, Temple U.; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; asst. pastor, St. Stephen's, Phila., 1907-08; pastor, Ch. of the Resurrection, Phila., 1908-. SWANK, MARTIN JACOB, b. Wapwallopen, Pa., Sept. 6, 1877; s. Reuben and Mary (Weiss) Swank; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; m. Alma Mahlstedt; child, Albert Martin; pastor, St. John's, St. Johns, Pa., 1908-18; resigned temporarily on account of ill health; address, 26 Rochelle Place, New Rochelle, N. Y. WEBER, EMIL WILLIAM, b. Tompkinsville, S. I, N. Y., Sept. 6, 1884; s. Friedrich and Mina (Ahrens) Weber; Wagner Col. 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; graduate work, U. of Erlangen, Leipsic U., 1907-08; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; m. Bertha Sophie Behner, 1909; pastor, St. Johannis, Bridgeton, N. J., 1908-13; Redeemer, Yonkers, N. Y., 1913-17; chaplain, 54th Inf., U. S. A., 1917-22; sec., Chaplains' Sch., Fort Wayne, Mich., 1922-. WENDEL, HUGO CHRISTIAN MARTIN, b. Phila., Apr. 6, 1884; s. Hugo Rudolf and Louisa (Freudenberger) Wendel; Wagner Col., 1904; A.B., Princeton U., 1905; Phila. Sem., 1907; graduate work, U. of Erlangen, U. of Leipzig, 1907-08; Columbia U., 1915-16; U. of Pa., Ph.D., 1918; ord. Min. Pa., 1907; asst. pastor, Trinity, Trenton, N. J., 1907-10; asst. to director, Mary J. Drexel Home, Phila., 1910-14; withdrew from the ministry, 1915; Harrison Fellow in History, U. of Pa., 1915-16, 1917-18; asst. instr., History, N. Y. U., 1916-17, 1918-20; asst. prof., History, 1920-; mem., Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton U.; 210 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD American Historical Assoc.; American Soc. Ch. History; American Political Science Assoc.; Academy of Political Science; fellow, American Geographical Soc.; author, Evolution o f Industrial Freedom in Prussia, 1845-49, 1918; contr., Lutheran Church Review. WERNER, OSCAR VICTOR, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1886; s. Rudolph Carl and Lina Mathilde (Auer) Wemer; Wagner Col., 1905; Teachers' Col. Columbia U., 1909; Phila. Sem., 1909; Columbia U., 1920-21; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1909; m. Margaret Cecilia Haupt, at Rajahmundry, India, 1912; children, Oscar Victor Carl, Louise Nisamani, John Kenneth, Beatrice Pearl; pastor, Christ Ch., Freeport, L. I., 1909-11; G. C., U. L. C. miss., Rajahmundry, India, 1911-; mem., American Oriental Soc.; examiner in Telugu, Southern India Miss. Assoc. WITTEKIND, JOHN, b. Asterode, Germany, Sept. 9, 1880; s. Henry and Martha Elisabeth (Stroh) Wittekind; Wagner Col., 1904; Phila. Sem., 1907; ord. N. Y. Min., 1907; m. Martha Anna Press, 1908; children, Friederike Elisabeth, Lydia Catherine; pastor, Fort Plain, N. Y., 1907-09; St. John's, Syracuse, N. Y., 1909-. 1908 BLUNCK, AUGUST HINRICH CONRAD, b. Bracebridge, Can., May 30, 1885; s. August and Johanna (Jensen) Blunck; Wagner Col., 1905; A.B., N. Y. U., 1919; Phila. Sem., 1908; graduate work, N. Y. U., 1919-20; A.M., 1920; D.D. People's National U., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; m. Wanda Margarethe Suessmann, 1914; pastor, St. Paul's, Millville, N. J., 1908-10; Kreuz Kirche, Phila., 1910-15; St. Paul's, Port Chester, N. Y., 1915-; author, Types of Conception Concerning the Origin of Man, 1922. DECK, LUTHER BUSHONG, b. Kimberton, Pa., Sept. 12, 1883; s. Rev. John Pemberton '81, and Martha Myerle (Hunter) Deck; U. of Pa.; Phila. Sem. 1908; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; m. Emma Florence Winterer, 1909; child, Elizabeth Amelia; pastor, Holy Trinity, Minneapolis Minn., 1908-13; Holy Communion, Minneapolis, Minn., 1909-12; field miss. for Minnesota, 1913-20; pastor, St. Paul's, Vancouver, Wash., 1921-. DIMPFL, JOHN, b. Rochester N. Y., June 12, 1882; Wagner Col., 1905; Phila. Sem., 1908; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1908; m. Emma Caroline (Dimpfl), 1914; child, Doris Elizabeth; pastor, Ch. of the Redeemer, Yonkers, N. Y., 1908-10; asst. pastor, Ch. of the Reformation Rochester, N. Y., 1910-16; pastor, Grace Ch., Dunkirk, N. Y., 1916-. 211 ALUMNI DRIES, WIRT ADDISON, b. Maidencreek Twp., Berks Co., Pa., May 17, 1875; s: Cyrus and Catharine (Leibold) Dries; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1905; A.M., 1910; Phila. Sem., 1908; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; m. Estella F. Weidner, 1908; children, Paul Luther and John Cyrus, David Charles, Mary Elizabeth; pastor, Zion's, Girardville, Pa., 1908-11; Wolf Cross Roads, Pa., parish, 1911-14; Plainfield, Pa., parish, 1914-19; Mahoning, Pa., parish, 1919-; teaching in public schs., 6 years; Kutztown S. N. S., 1903. GAUGER, CHARLES, b. Albany, N. Y.; s. Jacob and Margaret Miller Gauger; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1905; Phila. Sem., 1908; graduate work, U. of Pa.; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; asst. pastor, Holy Communion, 1908-09; pastor, Grace Ch., Wyndmoor, Pa., 1909-14; instr., Pa. State Col., 1921-22; prof., Roanoke Col., 1922-. HAUSER, JOHN WILLIAM, b. Phila., Feb. 25, 1886; s. John and Anna Marie (Beck) Hauser; U. of Pa.; Phila. Sem., 1908; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; pastor, Grace, Roxborough, Phila. 1908-11; Holy Trinity, Chester, Pa., 1911-20; supt., Germantown Orphans' Home and Asylum, 1920-. HEFFNER, CHARLES GABY, b. Richland Twp., Berks Co., Pa., Feb. 4, 1880; s. Isaac Rothermel and Emma Alin (Gaby) Heffner; A.R., Muhlenberg Col., 1905; Phila. Sem., 1908; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; m. Bernice Courson, 1910; child, Emerson; pastor, Washingtonville-Oak Grove, Pa., 1908-10; Mohnton, Pa., parish, 1910-. KEISER, CLARENCE ELWOOD, b. Lyons, Pa., Oct. 12, 1884; s. William H. and Fianna Carl Keiser; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1905; Phila. Sem., 1908; graduate work, U. of Pa., 1909-10; A.M., 1910; Yale U., 1910-12; Ph.D., 1912; U. of Leipzig, 1911; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; m. Eva May Heilman, 1914; pastor, St. Paul's, Millersville, Pa., 1908-09; supply pastor in Connecticut; asst. curator, Yale U. Babylonian Collection 1912-14; instr., Biblical Literature, Smith Col., 1914-15; work in J. B. Nies' Babylonian Collection, 1915-; lecturer, Sumeriology, Yale U., 1919-20; mem., American Oriental Soc., 1912-; contr., The Museum Journal; author, Cuneiform Bulloe of the Third Millennium B. C., 1914; Letters and Contracts from Erech Written in the Neo-Babylonian Period, Vol. I, 1918; also the following in Yale Oriental Series: Selected Temple Documents of the Ur Dynasty, 1919; Patesis of the Ur Dynasty, 1919; A System of Accentuation for Sumero-Akkadian Signs, 1919; coauthor, with Dr. J. B. Nies, Historical, Religious and Economic Texts and Antiquities, 1920. KERN, ISAAC HOWARD, b. Bowmansville, Pa., Aug. 23, 1881; s. Milton and Mary (Kramer) Kern; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1905; Phila. 212 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD Sem., 1908; graduate work, U. of Pa., 1907; Temple U., B.D., 1909; S.T.D., 1911; ord. Min. Pa., 1908 pastor, Zion, Frackville, Pa., 1908-11; Trinity, Mt. Joy, Pa., 1911-16; Christ Ch., Mahanoy City, Pa., 1916-. KIDD, HARVEY SAMUEL, b. Bath, Pa., Apr. 28, 1884; s. John and Anna Margaret (Eberts) Kidd; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1905; Phila. Sem., 1908; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; m. Anna Florence Kramer, 1908; children, Marian Althea, Violet Hilda, Heraldine Christine, Samuel Eberts; pastor, Windgap, Pa., 1908-12; field sec., $500,000 Educational Fund, Min. Pa., 1912-14; pastor, Womelsdorf, Pa., parish, 1914-. KLINE, WILLIAM HERBERT, b. Maxatawny, Pa., May 27, 1883; s. William F. and Mary A. (Grim) Kline; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1905; Phila. Sem., 1908; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; m. Laura Edith Diener; children, David William, Mary Emmaline; pastor, Red Bank, Pa., 1908-09; Topton, Pa., parish, 1909-. KUNZMANN, PAUL LUTHER, b. Greensburg, Pa., Oct. 4, 1883; s. Rev. Dr. Jacob Christoph, '78, and Anna Christina (Mathay) Kunzmann; A.B., Thiel Col., 1902-04; Gettysburg Col., 1905; A.M., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1908; ord. English Syn. of the Northwest, 1908; m. Mary Alice Wagner, 1908; children, John Wagner, Jeanne Pauline, Doris Virginia; pastor, Ch. of the Reformation, Milwaukee, Wis., 1908- 10; Cedarburg, Wis., 1908-09; Lansford-Hauto, Pa., 1910-22; St. John's, Tacoma, Wash., 1922-. REITER, FRANK HORACE, b. Red Hill, Pa., Aug. 11, 1883; s. Calvin and Senora Ara Vesta (Miller) Reiter; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1905; Phila. Sem.; 1908; U. of Pa., Ph.D., 1916; ord. Min. Pa., 1910; m. Elizabeth Hesser Mortimer, 1909; miss. to deaf of Min. Pa:, 1910-16; instr. in Psychology, U. of Pa., 1914-. SCHOLL, JACOB F. b. Bath, Pa., Jan. 1, 1881; s. Henry W. and Harriet L. (Smith) Scholl; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1902; Phila. Sem., 1908; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; m. Annie E. Miller, 1908; children, Paul, John, Martin; pastor, Christ Ch., West Newton, Pa., 1908-. SMITH, FRISBY DAVIS, b. Roanoke, Va., Aug. 18, 1884; s. Rev. William Jacob and Alice (Kizer) Smith; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1905; Phila. Sem., 1908; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; m. Bessie Porter Fenton, 1909; child, Jane Porter Smith; G. C., U. L. C. miss. to Japan, 1908-22; pastor, Halifax, N. S., 1922-. WEIBEL, GEORGE LUTHER, b. Churchtown, Pa., Feb. 16, 1878; s. Rev. George Theophilus. '75, and Anna Susanna (Trabert) Weibel; 213 ALUMNI A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1905; Phila. Sem., 1908; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; m. Margaret Josephine Pachnicke, 1909; children, Frances Marie, George Luther, Jr., Laura Alice; pastor, Freeburg, Pa., parish, 1908-12; Zion's, Leacock, Pa., 1912-17; Grace, Tarentum, Pa., 1917-18; Ch. of the Saviour, Trenton, N. J., 1918-. 1909 ARTZ, WAYNE ZERN, b. Adamstown, Pa., Feb. 26, 1878; s. William and Louisa (Zern) Artz; U. of Pa., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1909; ord. Min. Pa., 1909; m. Lillie Mae Root, 1909; children, Harold Eugene, Dorothy Elizabeth; pastor, Zion, Turbotville, Pa., 1909-18; Lykens Valley, Pa., parish, 1918-. BORNHOLD, JOHN FREDERICK, b. Aug. 19, 1885; s. Frederick and Louise (Loeffler) Bornhold; U. of Toronto, 1906; Phila. Sem., 1909; graduate work, Leipzig U., 1910; ord. Syn. of Central Canada, 1909; m. Louise F. Rittinger, 1913; child, Dorothy Louise; pastor, St. Paul's, Guelph, Can., 1909; St. Paul's, Hainesport, N. J., 1911-18; Kensington, Buffalo, N. Y., 1918-. DRY, WILLIAM SCOTT, b. New Jerusalem, Pa., Dec. 14, 1882; s. Augustus F. and Annie (Boyer) Dry; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1909; ord. Min. Pa., 1909; m. Emma M. Hartman, 1911; children, Frederick Augustus, Richard Hartman, John William; pastor, Stouchsburg, Pa., parish, 1909-. KARKAU, AUGUST CARL, b. Gunthen, Germany; s. Ludwig and Elizabeth Schmitke Karkau; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1906; Saginaw Sem., 2 years; Phila. Sem., 1909; ord. Min. Pa., 1909; pastor, Trinity, Newport News, Va., 1909-11; Christ Ch., Freeport, N. Y., 1911-18; in business, 1918-. KERN, JOHN MARTIN, b. Phila., June 20, 1887; s. George and Mary Kern; Phila. Sem., 1909; ord. Min. Pa., 1918; graduate work Phila. Sem., 1917-; supply pastor under Min. Pa. and Home Miss. Bd.; 1909-18; pastor, Folsom, N. J., 1918-. KRAUSS, HOWARD HOFFMAN, b. East Greenville, Pa., Mar. 7, 1876; s. Henry Schultz and Amanda Hade (Hoffman) Krauss; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1906; A.M., 1909; Phila. Sem., 1909; ord. Min. Pa.. 1909; m. Susan W. Kriebel; children, Frances, Winifred, Frederick, Alberta, Ida May; pastor, St. John's, Berrysburg, Pa., 1909-12; Auburn, Pa., parish, 1912-; prin., Auburn, Pa., schs.; 1918-22; pres., Borough Council, Auburn, Pa., 1913-20. 214 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD LICHNER, SAMUEL, b. Modor, Hungary, Aug. 20, 1872; s. Samuel and Katherine (Wohlmuth) Lichner; Bratislava Lyceum; Phila. Sem., 1909; graduate work, Budapest U., M.D.; ord. Min. Pa., 1908; m. Dr. Mathilda Osborne; pastor, Slovak Ch., Northampton, Pa., 1908-09; Lansford, Pa., 1909-10; Holy Trinity Slovak Ch., Chicago, Ill., 1910-. MILLER, HERMANN FREDERICK, b. Mecklenberg, Germany, Apr. 11, 1887; s. Carl and Wilhelmina (Wichmann) Miller; Wagner Col., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1909; ord. N. Y. Min., 1909; m. Adolphine A. Brezing, 1910; children, Flora Dorothea, Hermann Brezing, Esther Lydia; pastor, St. Paul's, Pittsford, N. Y., 1909-15; Resurrection, Buffalo, N. Y., 1915-. PODSZUS, FRITZ EMIL, b. Gumbinnen, Germany, Dec. 29, 1886; s. Fritz and Caroline (Bastian) Podszus; U. of Koenigsberg; Phila. Sem. 1909; studied music, Koenigl. Academ, Musik, Hoch Schule, Berlin, 1912-13; Mus. D., Ph.D.; ord. Min. Pa., 1909; m. Ella Anna Faegenstaedt, 1911; child, Traut Erika; pastor, Williamstown, N. J., 1909-10; Coeymans and (supply) Trinity, Albany, N. Y., 1910; (supply) Neufietz, West Prussia, 1911; New Springville, S. I. N. Y., 1911-12; Lindenhurst, L. I, N. Y., 1913-15; Inner Miss. Soc., Brooklyn, N. Y., 1915-. REITER, FREDERICK ADOLPHUS, b. Quakertown, Pa., June 22, 1886; s. Rev. Daniel Henry, '81, and Emma Catharine (Gross) Reiter; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1909; ord. Min. Pa., 1909; m. Pearl R. L. Fisher, 1909; child, Marguerite Katherine; pastor, First Ch., Leechburg, Pa., 1909-21. RUDY, CHARLES ELMER, b. Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 31, 1881; s. Henry W. and Mary Virginia (Speicer) Rudy; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1909; m. Stella Kathryn Miller, 1909; children, Evelyn Miller, Richard Courtney Rengier, James Henry; pastor, Trinity, Reynoldsville, Pa. 1909-10; Woodlawn, Pa., 1910; supply pastor, Christ Ch. and Grace Ch., Lancaster, Pa., 1911-12; Zion's, Frackville, Pa., 1912-21; St. John's, Summit, N. J., 1921-. + SCHANTZ, JOHN W. B., b. near Macungie, Pa., July 8, 1878; s. Ambrose and Emma Schantz; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1909 ord. Mennonite Ch., 1907; m. Lydia Allebach, 1909; children, Lois, Evangeline; pastor, Schwenksville-Bertolett's-Souderton, Pa., Mennonite congregations; d. Schwenksville, Pa., Sept. 18, 1916. STERNER, LEIDY BENNER, b. Richland Twp., Bucks Co., Pa., Oct. 31 1877; s. William and Susanna Elizabeth (Benner) Sterner; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1909; ord. Min. Pa., 1909; 215 ALUMNI m. Emma A. Schutter, 1913; child, William; pastor, Audenried-Beaver Meadow, Pa., 1909-13; Weissport, Pa., parish, 1913-14; North Water Gap, Pa., parish, 1915-19; Herndon, Pa., parish, 1919-. STOLTE, JOHN FREDERICK, b. New York City, Oct. 3, 1884; s. Hermann and Elizabeth (Aichele) Stolte; Amity Theological Sch., 1906; Central U. of Indiana, Ph.B., 1919; Ph.D., 1922; Phila. Sem., 1909; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1909; m. Beta Kathryn Schaffer, 1910; pastor, College Point-Corona, N. Y., 1909-11; Grace, Gouldsboro, Pa., 1911-15; St. Mark's, Lancaster, Pa., 1915-. WEBER, HERBERT TRIMBLE, b. Goshen, Ind., May 24, 1871; s. Rev. John and Lucy Ann Weber; A.B., Wittenberg Col., 1898; A.M., 1901; Chicago Sem., 1901; Phila. Sem., 1909; B.D., Wittenberg Col., 1915; ord. Dist. Syn. of O., 1901; m. Mary Baxter Ridgely, 1902; organized and pastor, Emmanuel, Coshocton, O., 1901-07; pastor, St. Paul's, Coshocton Co., O., 1903-08; Holy Trinity, Humbuston, Ont., 1908; Stark Co., O., parish, 1909-19; St. Matthew's, Detroit, Mich., 1919-; sec., Dist. Syn., O., 1915-18; contr., Lutheran Church Review. 1910 BITTNER, JACOB HARVEY WEBSTER, b. Lowhill Twp., Lehigh Co., Pa., June 18, 1882; s. Nathan and Hettie (Schadt) Bittner; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1907; Phila. Sem., 1910; ord. Min. Pa., 1910; m. Carrie Amelia Rauch, 1906; child, Jacob Luther; pastor, Brickerville, Pa., parish, 1910-14; Kutztown-Blandon, Pa., charge, 1914- . BROWN, JOHN DAVID MILLER, b. Lebanon, Pa., Dec. 2, 1883; s. John David and Mary J. (Dietrich) Brown; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1910; A.M., Columbia U., 1907 graduate work, U. of Pa., 1909-10; U. of Grenoble, 1914; Litt.D., Wittenberg Col., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1910; m. Mary Elizabeth Zimmerman, 1916; children, Mary Martha, Ruth Elizabeth; pastor, St. Paul's Millersville Pa., 1910-12; supply pastor, Catasauqua, Pa., 1913-14, 1917-18; St. John's, Allentown, Pa., and other congregations, 1918-; instr., English and Public Speaking, Muhlenberg Col., 1912-15; asst. prof., 1915-17; prof., 1917-; mem., National Council, Teachers of English; contr., poems and articles, The Lutheran, Lutheran Church Review. DEIBERT, WILLIS FRANKLIN, b. Lehighton, Pa., Mar. 15, 1883; s. Joseph Peter and Flora Ann (Kern) Deibert; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1907; Phila. Sem., 1910; ord. Min. Pa., 1910; m. Maria Louisa Seidel, 1915; children, Flora Louisa, Joseph Heber; pastor, Birdsboro, Pa., parish, 1910-. 214 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD HARRY, CAROLUS POWEL, b. Norristown, Pa., Jan. 13, 1884; s. Charles Howard and Elizabeth (Longaker) Harry; A.B., U. of Pa., 1907; A.M., 1912; Phila. Sem., 1910; ord. Min. Pa., 1911; m. Lillian Dannaker, 1914; children, Ruth, John Boyer; pastor, Ch. of the Holy Spirit, Reading, Pa., 1911-17; student pastor, Eastern Middle Atlantic States, 1917-22; general sec. for state universities and other schools, U. L. C. Bd. of Education, 1922-; sec., personal evangelism, U. of Pa. Christian Assoc., 1920-22; asst. instr. in Hebrew, Phila. Sem., 1909-10; head History Dept., George Sch., 1910-11; chairman, Min. Pa. Boys' Work Com., 1917-19; chairman, U. L. C. Com. for Work Among Boys, 1919-; mem., Phi Beta Kappa, U. of Pa.; contr., Lutheran Church Review, The Lutheran, American Lutheran Survey; author, Protest and Progress, 1917. HERING, AMBROSE, b. near Kutztown, Pa., June 8, 1885; s. Penrose Michael and Amelia Susan (Komp) Hering; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1907; Phila. Sem., 1910; Phila. Training Sch. for Social Work, 1911; graduate work, U. of Pa.; ord. Min. Pa., 1910; m. Mabel A. Borthwick, 1912; child, Chalmers; director, Phila. Settlement, 1910-14; supt., Pittsburgh Inner Miss. Soc., 1914-. LAUER, WILLIAM HENRY CHRISTIAN, b. Nov. 5, 1885; s. Rev. William Conrad Ludwig, '73, and Mary Catharine (Schneider) Lauer; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1907; Phila. Sem.; 1910; graduate work, Phila. Sem., 1920-; ord. Min. Pa., 1910; m. Florence May Hartzell, 1910; child, Elizabeth Irene; asst. pastor, Holy Trinity, Lancaster, Pa., 1910-12; pastor, Ch. of the Redeemer, Montreal, Can., 1912-13; St. Paul's, Summit Hill, Pa., 1914-20; St. Simeon's, Phila., 1920-. LINK, JOHN WILLIAM b. Duffields, W. Va., Feb. 10, 1882; s. William Harmon and Martha (Smith) Link; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1907; Phila. Sem., 1910; ord. Southwestern Virginia Syn., 1910; m. Helen E. Link, 1913; children, John William, Elizabeth Melvin, Arthur Stanley; pastor, Bristol Tenn, parish., 1910- 11; Strasburg, Va., parish., 1911-18; National Lutheran Com., camp pastor, 1918- 19; New Market, Va., 1920-. MICHLER, ARTHUR THOMAS, b. Easton, Pa., Apr. 13, 1881; s. Edwin Thomas and Matilda Permelia (Nicholas) Michler; Lafayette Col. 1903-05; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1907; Phila. Sem., 1910; graduate work, U, of Pa., 1921-22; ord. Min. Pa., 1910; m. Carrie Minerva Ritter, 1913; pastor, Holy Trinity, Lebanon, Pa., 1910- 14; Incarnation, Phila., 1914-17; Redeemer, Falls of Schuylkill, Phila., 1917-; instr., History, Boys' Central High Sch., Phila., 1920-; contr., Lutheran Church Review; The Lutheran, Luther League Review. 217 ALUMNI MULLER, GEORGE JOSEPH, b. Marietta, Pa., Oct. 27, 1884; s. Rev. George Philip, '78, and Anna Catharine (Stump) Muller; F. and M. Col., 1903-05; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1910; graduate work, U. of Pa., 1908-09; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1910; m. Daisy Elizabeth Skinner, 1911; children, Carl Luther, Harold Edwin, John David; pastor, Ch. of the Incarnation, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1910-17; St. Peter's, Janesville, Wis., 1917-; instr., Lancaster, Pa., High Sch., 1906-07; Allentown Preparatory Sch., 1909; Janesville, Wis., High Sch., 1917-21. OBENSCHAIN, ARTHUR BITTLE, b. Vinton, Va., Mar. 15, 1883; s. Rev. James Patterson and Sarah Frances (Engleman) Obenschain; Washington and Lee U., 1901- 04; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1907; Phila. Sem., 1910; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1910; m. Kathryn Vera Cleopatra Wierth, 1910; children, Helen Frances Othorina, Arthur Wierth, James Luther; pastor, Holy Spirit, College Point, L. I., N. Y., 1910-12; Emmanuel, Albany, N. Y., 1912-20; St. Stephen's, Lexington, S. C., 1920-. SHEWELL, JEHILE EDWARD, b. Phillipsburg, N. J., June 12, 1883; s. Edward and Emma Shewell; A.B., Lafayette Col., 1905; Phila. Sem., 1910; ord. Syn. of Northwest, 1910; m. Louisa M. Winter, 1910; pastor, St. John's, Duluth, Minn., 1910-13; First Ch., Lorain, O., 1913-18, 1921; Mifintown, Pa., 1919-20. 1911 BLUNCK, CONRAD FRIEDRICH ERNST, b. Rostock, Can., Mar. 2, 1888; Wagner Col., 1908; A.B., Upsala Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1911; graduate work, Columbia U., Bucknell U., Princeton U., Johns Hopkins U., Princeton Sem., B.D., 1913; ord. N. Y. Min., 1911; pastor, Plain field, N. J., 1911-13; South Williamsport, Pa., 1913-15; Blossom, N. Y.; studying medicine, Col. of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia U., 1919-. + COPENHAVER, BENJAMIN ALPHONSO, b. Smyth Co., Va., Nov. 7, 1881; s. Reese P. and Elizabeth (Buchanan) Copenhaver; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1906; M.A., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1911; ord. Syn. of Virginia, 1908; pastor, Mt. Jackson, Va., parish, 1911-18; instr., Preparatory Dept., Roanoke Col., 2 years; d. Winchester, Va., Nov. 29, 1918. FEDDERS, JOHN FREDERICK, b. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1887; s. Louis and Margaret Fedders; Martin Luther Col.; Phila. Sem., 1911; graduate work, U. of Wisconsin, 1912; ord. Min. Pa., 1911; m. May 218 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD Hough, 1915; pastor, Holy Trinity, Madison, Wis., 1911-12; Holy Communion Racine, Wis., 1912-18; chaplain, U. S. Navy, 1918-19; Lake Park, Milwaukee, Wis., 1919-; Y. M. C. A. evening work, 1907-17. FITTING, HARRY WILLIAM, b. Enders, Pa., Jan. 14, 1872; s. William Henry and Caroline (Cooper) Fitting; Phila. Sem., 1911; ord. Min. Pa., 1911; m. 1st, Sarah Estella Swab, 1898; 2d, Evelyn Zendt Umsted; children, Sara Catherine, Eugene Luther; pastor, Amityville, Pa., parish, 1911-15; St. John's, Quakertown, Pa., 1915-. FLUCK, WILLIAM ALBERT, b. Phila., Dec. 17, 1888; s. Rev. John Franklin Cressman, '80, and Elizabeth Katherina (Schmitt) Fluck; Temple U., 1907-08; Phila. Sem., 1911; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1911; m. Carrie Sigafoos, 1916; children, William Franklin, Alice Elizabeth; pastor, Holy Trinity, East Orange, N. J., 1911-13; Lower Tinicum, Pa., parish, 1913-21; St. Luke's, Reading, Pa., Jan. 1, 1922. HORN, EDWARD TRAILL, Jr., b. Charleston, S. C., Sept. 23, 1887; s. Rev. Prof. Edward Traill, '72, and Harriet (Chisolm) Horn; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1907; Phila. Sem., 1911; graduate work, Yale U., 1908; ord. Min. Pa., 1911; m. Laura W. Rossiter, 1911; children, Isabella Traill, Edward Traill, Fordyce Hubbard, Frank Buchman, Louise Chisolm, Maurice Rossiter; G. C., U. L. C. miss. to Japan, 1911-; acting American Consular Agent, 1917. KIRSCH, PAUL ANDREW CONSTANTINE, b. Webster, N. Y., Feb. 11, 1889; s. Rev. John A. W. and Louise Charlotte Martha (Leddin) Kirsch; Northwestern Col., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1911; ord. N. Y. Min., 1911; m. Clara M. Haller, 1912; asst. pastor, St. John's, Buffalo, N. Y., 1911-12; pastor, St. Mark's, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1912-13; Immanuel, Meriden, Conn., 1913-; English sec., N. Y. Min. MEYER, HENRY CHRISTIAN, b. New York City, Jan. 16, 1887; s. Henry Christian and Christine (Schroeder) Meyer; Wagner Col., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1911; ord. N. Y. Min., 1911; m. L. Berkemeier, 1916; children, Gottleibe Henrietta Caroline Susette Louise; pastor, St. Paul's, Narrowsburg, N. Y., 1911-12; St. John's, Englewood, N. J., 1912-19; asst. director Wartburg Orphans' Farm Sch., 1919-21; pastor, Kreuz Kirche, Farnham, N. Y., 1921-. PAULES, HOWARD SAMUEL, b. Slatedale, Pa., Feb. 16, 1884; s. Francis and Emma Paules; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1911; ord. Min. Pa., 1911; m. Martha A. Swartwood, 1911; children, Floyd Amos, Francis Samuel; pastor, Hilltown, Pa., parish, 1911-18; Trinity, Lansdale, Pa., 1919-. 219 ALUMNI PIFER, GEORGE B. McCLELLAN, b. Jefferson City, Pa., Aug. 5, 1881; s. George Warner and Hannah Melinda (Wolfe) Pifer; Susquehanna U., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1911; graduate work, Susquehanna U.; ord. Nova Scotia Syn., 1911; m. Alice I. Stauffer, 1911; children, Josephine Melinda, George B. McClellan, Jr., Mildred Alice, Mary Catharine; pastor, Conquerall parish, Nova Scotia, 1911-16; St. Paul's, Bridgewater, N. S., 1916-; sec., Nova Scotia Syn., 1913-14; pres., 1915; pres., Bethany Orphans' Home, 1914-19. + RUDH, PAUL HERMAN, b. Christiania, Norway, Nov. 6, 1882; s. Henry and Laura Bertha (Haakensen) Rudh; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1911; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1911; m. Mary Debold, 1912; pastor, Ch. of the Redeemer, Yonkers, N. Y., 1911-12; Freeburg, Pa., 1912-13; d. Freeburg, Pa., June 1, 1913. SCHMIEDER, JOHN, b. Edenwald, Can., Oct. 11, 1890; s. Rev. Heinrich Coelestin and Elfriede (Koerrnann) Schmieder (fifth generation of Lutheran ministers); Northwestern Col., 1908; Kropp Sem., 1908-09; Phila. Sem., 1911; graduate work, Berlin U., 1915-16; Marburg U., 1916; ord. Min. Pa., 1911; m. Margaret Poser, 1918; children, Henry Herman, Marie Ruth; pastor, St. John's, Shenandoah, Pa., 1911-15; Dreieinigkeit, Phila., 1916-18; St. Matthew's, Kitchener, Ont., 1918-. + SEYLER, HARRY LEVI YOUSE, b. Friedensburg, Pa., May 27, 1884; s. James B. and Harriet H. Seyler; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1911; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1911; pastor, Holy Trinity, Elizabeth, N. J., 1911-21; St. James' and St. Peter's, Pottstown, Pa., 1921; d. Pottstown, Feb. 25, 1923. SNYDER, FRANK CARL, b. Muff, Pa., Sept. 5, 1880; s. Casper and Margaret (Bradenbaugh) Snyder; A.B., Wittenberg Col., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1911; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1911; m. Mabel Elizabeth Hill, 1916; children, Eunice Elizabeth, Carl Luther; pastor, Christ Ch., Mozart Park, Wheeling, W. Va., 1911- 15; Oak Grove, Zelienople, Pa., 1915-16; St. Paul's, Warren, O., 1916-20; Jewett, O., parish, 1920-. SPIGGLE, CHARLES KRAUTH, b. Newport, Va., Oct. 25, 1883; s. Rev. George W. and Mary Jane Spiggle; A.B., Roanoke Col. 1908; Phila. Sem., 1911; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1911; m. Meta Charlotte Beneke, 1911; children, Mary Elise, George Claus; pastor, Coudersport-Mina, Pa., 1911-12; Delmont-Export, Pa., 1912-21; Warren, O., 1921-. STUMP, ALFRED MILTON, b. Shofer's, Pa., Dec. 23, 1884; s. John K. and Catherine Stump; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1911; ord. Min. Pa., 1911; m. Anna Pauline Burkhart, 1911; children, 220 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD Alfred Milton, Jr., John Philip; pastor, Washingtonville, Pa., 1911-12; St. Luke's, Easton, Pa., 1912-18; St. Paul's, Red Hill, Pa., 1918-. WEAVER, HERBERT ALEXANDER JOHN, b. Jamestown, Pa., Mar. 7, 1884; s. Oscar and Carlena (Gehring) Weaver; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1911; graduate work, U. of Pa.; ord. Min. Pa., 1911; m. Gertrude Estella Paules, 1911; children, Herbert Benjamin, Leonard David, Gertrude Sophia, Louise Emma; pastor, Spring City, Pa., 1911-16; Grace Ch., Phillipsburg, N. J.; 1916-; contr., Lutheran Church Review; necrologist, Min. Pa., 1918-21. 1912 BECHTOLD, GUSTAVUS HENRY, b. Phila., Jan. 8, 1882; s. Gustavus Conrad and Magdalene (Baumgaertner) Bechtold; Muhlenberg Col., 1907-09; Phila. Sem., 1912; ord. Min. Pa., 1912; m. Leona Mary Wetmore, 1912; children, Esther Caroline, Gustavus Henry, Jr., Austin Theodore; pastor, Atonement, Asbury Park, N. J., 1912-14; director, Phila. Lutheran Settlement and Martin Luther Neighborhood House, 1914-22; executive sec., Bureau of Inner Miss., Min. Pa., 1922-; mem., National Lutheran Commission; Min. Pa. and U. L. C. coms. COOPER, EDGAR CLAUDIUS, b. Rowan Co., N. C., Mar. 29, 1887; s. John Francis Jacob and Martha Jane Cooper; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1907; graduate work, Princeton U.; A.M., 1909; Phila. Sem., 1912; prin., Strasburg, Va., High Sch., 1907-08; ord. Southwestern Virginia Syn., 1912; m. Vera Lavene Mauney, 1913; children, Jacob Mauney, Margaret Juletta; pastor, Holy Trinity, Lynchburg, Va., 1912-15; Ch. of the Advocate, Phila, 1915-. DICKERT, HENRY BRUNO HELMUTH, b. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1888; s. John and Eva Anna Catharine (Hebel) Dickert; Wagner Col., 1909; Phila. Sem., 1912 ord. N. Y. Min., 1912; pastor, St. Paul's, West New Brighton, S. I., N. Y., 1912-16; St. John's, Canajoharie, N. Y., 1916-. EICHNER, FLOYD LEWIS, b. Freemansburg, Pa., Jan. 13, 1889; s. Alexander and Julia Eichner; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1909; Phila. Sem., 1912; ord. Min. Pa., 1912; m. Calanthe Larelda Fritchman, 1912; children, Myron Alexander, Miriam Calanthe; pastor, St. John's, Stroudsburg, Pa., 1912-. GREEN, DALLAS FRANKLIN, b. Little Gap, Pa., Jan. 21, 1887; s. Charles and Catharine Jane (Ziegenfuss) Green; A.B., Muhlenberg 221 ALUMNI Col., 1909; Phila. Sem., 1912; Potomac U., A. M., 1914; Ph.D., 1915; ord. Min. Pa., 1912; m. 1st, Mary Alice Heimbach, 1909; 2d, Anna Amelia Ernold, 1919; children, Luther Paul, Arlene Catharine, Isabel Christine; pastor, Howertown, Pa., parish, 1912-; St. James', Allen town, Pa., 1915-17; Trinity, Bangor, Pa., 1917-. HAUSER, WALTER KISTLER, b. Snyders, Pa., Apr. 27, 1887; s. Lewis A. and Elmira (Kistler) Hauser; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1909; Phila. Sem., 1912; ord. Min. Pa., 1912; m. Louise Charlotte Klump, 1912; pastor, Selinsgrove, Pa., parish, 1912- 15; Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, parish, 1915-20; St. Paul's, Summit Hill, Pa., 1920- ; archivist, Nova Scotia Syn.; business manager, Nova Scotia Lutheran, 1915-19; ed., 1917-19; sec., Nova Scotia Syn., 1917-18. + HULSBERG, WILLIAM, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1888; s. John Henry and Adelhaide Katherine Hulsberg; Wagner Col. 1909; Phila. Sem., 1912; ord. N. Y. Min., 1912; pastor, Trinity German, Ravena, N. Y., 1912-13; d. Ravena, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1914. KEITER, AARON CHARLES ROBERT, b. Bethlehem, Pa. Aug. 16, 1888; s. Rev. Dr. William Daniel Caspar, '87, and Millie S. Keiter; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1912; graduate work, U. of Pa., 1909; A.M., Moravian Col., 1914; ord. Min. Pa., 1912; m. Mabel E. Snyder, 1912; children, Charles William Harvey, Edmund Snyder; pastor, Holy Trinity, Wildwood, N. J., 1912-15; Grace, Norristown, Pa., 1915-20; Salem, Lebanon, Pa., 1920-; contr., Lutheran Church Review. KERN, RUFUS ERB, b. Red Hill, Pa., Nov. 22, 1886; s. Milton M. and Annie H. (Erb) Kern; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1909; Phila. Sem., 1912; ord. Min. Pa., 1912; m. Florence May Haring, 1912; pastor, Marion, Va., 1912-14; St. Bartholomew, Trenton, N. J., 1914-16; Keller's Ch., Pa., 1916-22; St. John's, Hamburg, Pa., 1922-; instr., German and Ethics, Marion Col., 1912-14. KRAELING, EMIL GOTTLIEB HEINRICH, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Apr. 13, 1892; s. Rev. Emil Conrad Johannes, '86, and Clara Mathilde (Maus) Kraeling; N. Y. U., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1912; graduate work, U. of Pa., 1911-12; U. Leipzig, 1912-13; Columbia U., Ph.D., 1917; ord. N. Y. Min., 1913; asst. pastor, Zion's, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1913-; instr., Hebrew, Phila. Sem., 1914-16; O. T., Union Sem., 1919-; Semitic Languages, Columbia U., 1920-; mem., Soc. of Biblical Literature, American Oriental Society; author, Aram and Israel, 1918; contr., Journal of American Oriental Society, Journal of Biblical Literature. 222 PHILADELPHIA SEMINARY RECORD KRUMBHOLZ, CLARENCE EDMUND, b. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1887; s. Arno F. and Katharine Lehman Krumbholz; A.B., Hamilton Col., 1909; A.M., 1912; Phila. Sem., 1912; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1912; m. Mary Krauth Dosh, 1916; children, Katharine Baker, Mary Lee; asst. pastor, Holy Trinity, New York City, 1912-14; director, New York City Lutheran Hospice, 1914-15; city miss., New York City, 1915-18; pastor, Ch. of the Redeemer, Yonkers, N. Y., 1918-22; executive sec., Inner Miss. Soc., New York City, 1922-; mem., Syn. com.; mem., Phi Beta Kappa. NONAMAKER, EDGAR VASCO, b. Bedminster, Pa., Sept. 14, 1885; s. Noah S. and Elizabeth (Bean) Nonamaker; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1909; Phila. Sem., 1912; ord. Nova Scotia Syn., 1912; m.; pastor, Northfield, N. S., parish, 1912-21; Mahone Bay, N. S., parish, 1921-; pres., Nova Scotia Syn., 1921-. OBERLEITER, LEO GEORG, b. Trendel, Germany, Feb. 10, 1889; s. Leonhard and Barbara Oberleiter; Kropp pro-Sem., 1909; Phila. Sem., 1912; ord. Canada Syn., 1912; m. Anna Marie Heirnle, 1913; children, Arno Bertram, Karl; pastor, St. Peter's, Wiarton, Ont., 1912-13; St. Paul's; Marine City, Mich., 1913-20; Bethlehem and St. Mark's, Jewell, O., 1920-. PUTRA, PAUL ANDREW, b. Danova, Austria-Hungary; s. Andrew and Kathryn (Holick) Putra; Muhlenberg Col.; U. of Pa., A.B., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1912; ord. Min. Pa., 1912; m. 1912; pastor, Phila. Slovak parish, 1912; Little Falls, N. Y., 1912-20; Irwin, Pa., parish, 1920-. SCHMIEDER, PAUL HENRY COELESTIN, b. Phila., Dec. 9, 1888; s. Rev. Henry Coelestin and Elfriede (Koermann) Schmieder (fifth generation of Lutheran ministers); Northwestern Col., 1906; Phila. Sem., 1912; ord. Min. Pa., 1912; assoc. pastor, St. Johannes, Reading, Pa., 1912; pastor, Zion's, Lancaster, Pa., 1912-18; St. Johannis, Phila., 1919-; with Friends' Service Com., Vienna, Austria, 1920-21. WHITTEKER, HERMAN DAVID, b. Greenville, Pa., Nov. 12, 1884; s. Rev. Prof. John Edwin and Emma Hanna Zenet (McKee) Whitteker; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1909; Phila. Sem., 1912; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1912; m. Anna Catherine Hess, 1912; children, John Edwin, William Frederick; pastor, Emlenton, Pa., parish, 1912-13; Derry, Pa., parish, 1913-17; Ambridge, Pa., parish, 1917-21; St. Stephen's, Chicago, Ill., 1922-. 223 ALUMNI 1913 BROWN, PLEASANT DAVID, b. Salisbury, N. C., Nov. 26, 1886; s. Nathan and Rosa Sophronia Brown; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1909; graduate work, Roanoke Col., 1910; A.M., 1910; Phila. Sem., 1913; ord. North Carolina Syn., 1913; m. Florence Adelle Bodenhorn, 1913; children, Robert Meredith, Janice Adelle; pastor, High Point, N. C., 1913-21; Ebenezer, Columbia, S. C., 1921-; instr., Latin and Mathematics, Roanoke Col., 1909-10; officer, Syn. com., etc. HASSLER, JOHN, b. Ephrata, Pa., Feb. 5, 1882; s. Frederick and Sarah Hassler; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1910; Phila. Sem., 1913; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1913; m. Helen M. Haines, 1914; pastor, Holy Trinity, Elmira, N. Y., 1913-; mem., Syn. com. HEMSATH, WILLIAM KARL, b. Bethlehem, Pa., Mar. 8, 1887; s. Rev. Charles Henry, '78, and Ada Elizabeth (Leinbach) Hemsath; W. and J. Col., 1907; Phila. Sem., 1913; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1913; m. Adelaide M. W. Poehlmann, 1913; children, Mary Elizabeth, Ruth Marguerite; assoc. pastor, Holy Trinity, Buffalo, N. Y., 1913-17; pastor, Redeemer, Utica, N. Y., 1917-22; St. Michael's, Germantown, Phila., 1922-; instr., Science and Modern Languages, Thiel Col., 1907-10; pres., Lutheran Home for Aged and Infirm of Central New York, 1919-22. HUYETT, PAUL PHILLIPS, b. Lower Heidelberg Twp., Berks Co., Pa., June 24, 1888; s. Henry W. and Clara S. Huyett; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1910; Phila. Sem., 1913; ord. Min. Pa., 1913; m. Beulah Livingston Shenk, 1913; child, Jeanne Pauline; pastor, St. John's, Berrysburg, Pa., 1913-. KELLER, ARNOLD FREDERICK, b. Santa Lucia, Cuba, Dec. 28, 1890; s. Herman and Emilie (Bahr) Keller; Wagner Col., 1910; Phila. Sem., 1913; ord. N. Y. Min., 1913; pastor, Floral Park-Valley Stream-Lynbrook, L, I., N. Y., parish, 1913-15; Valley Stream-Lynbrook, L. I., N. Y., parish, 1915-16; Trinity, New Haven, Conn., 1917-20; St. Paul's, Phila., 1920-22; Ch. of the Redeemer, Utica, N. Y., 1922-; contr., The Lutheran. LANDIS, ELBERT EPHRAIM, b. Plumstead Twp., Bucks Co., Pa., Oct. 26, 1886; s. William Rosenberger and Ella Amanda (Campbell) Landis; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1910; Phila. Sem., 1913; graduate work, U. of Pa., 1911-12; ord. Min. Pa., 1913; m. Henrietta K. Moyer, 1913; children, Olive, Oliver, William, Henrietta, Ellen; pastor, Redeemer and Ascension, Lancaster, Pa., 1913-14; Leesport, Pa., parish, 1914-.