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                 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

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MEYER, WILLIAM RUDOLPH HERMAN, b. New York City, Nov. 18, 1889; s. Henry Charles 
and Christina (Schroeder) Meyer; Wagner Col., 1910; Phila. Sem., 1913; ord. N. 
Y. Min., 1913; m. Louise H. Perry, 1914; child, Virginia; pastor, Epiphany, 
Hempstead, N. Y., 1913-.

MILLER, CURTIS ALBERT, b. Gratz, Pa., Feb. 26, 1883; s. Emanuel and Caroline 
(Klinger) Miller; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1910; Phila. Sem., 1913; ord. Min. Pa., 
1913; m. Hannah Miriam Hepler, 1912; children, Lucille, Curtis Albert; pastor, 
Washingtonville, Pa., 1913-19; Hilltown, Pa., 1919-.

REISNER, KARL LUTHER, b. Mercersburg, Pa., Aug. 5, 1887; s. Lewis Cashmir and 
Katherine Sophia (Koch) Reisner; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1910; Phila. Sem., 1913; 
ord. Min. Pa., 1913; m. Laura Helen Heaney, 1914; child, Frank; pastor, St. 
Simeon's, Phila., 1913-19; Ch. of the Redeemer, Atlanta, Ga., 1919-.

SANDT, WALTER CORRELL, b. Easton, Pa., June 24, 1887; s.  Rev. Charles Milton 
and Esther Ellen (Hawk) Sandt; A.B., Haverford Col., 1909; teaching fellow, 
Haverford Col., 1909-10; Phila. Sem., 1913; ord. Min. Pa., 1913; m. Marie 
Theresa Kostenbader, 1916; child, Helen Barbara asst. pastor, Holy Communion, 
Phila., 1913-14; pastor, Holy Trinity, Barbara; asst. Pa., 1914-17; Gloria Dei, 
Phila., 1917-.

SCHLICK, EMIL RUDOLF WILHELM, b. Allmendingen, Germany, Sept. 16, 1887; s. 
Johannes and Friederike Elisabeth (Koehler) Schlick; Institut Bartholdy, 
Strassburg; Phila. Sem., 1913; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1913; m. Elsie Frieda 
Hilbiber, 1913; child, Frederick John; pastor, Bridgeville, Pa. 1913-14; 
Gloucester City, N. J., 1914-19; St. Thomas', Germantown, Phila., 1919-.

SCHMOYER ARTHUR HARRISON, b. Alburtis, Pa., Feb. 25, 1889; s. Charles Milton and 
Cresilda (Schafer) Schmoyer; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1910; Phila. Sem., 1913; 
ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1913; m. Maude Louise Smith, 1909; children, Arthur 
Robert, Gertrude Louise, Charles Frederick; pastor, Ch. of the Good Shepherd, 
Weehawken, N. J., 1913-.

SHIERY, GEORGE HENRY UNRUH, b. Phila., May 20, 1883; s. Nicholas Benner Unruh 
and Lucy Shiery (on death of his father, adopted by grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. 
Henry Shiery, 1899); A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1910; Phila. Sem., 1913; ord. Min. 
Pa., 1913; m. Miriam V. Mader, 1914; child, John Henry; pastor, St. Paul's, 
Millersville Pa., 1913-17; St. James, Lebanon, Pa., 1917-19; Spring City, Pa., 
1919

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VON BOSSE, SIEGMUND GEORGE RUDOLPH, b. Egg Harbor City, N. J., Oct. 2, 1892; s. 
George Siegmund Rudolph and Louise (Stiefel) von Bosse; Wagner Col., 1910; Kropp 
Sem.; Leipzig U.; Erlangen U., 1910-11; Phila. Sem., 1913; ord. Min. Pa., 1913; 
m. Irma Louise Vieser; children, Siegmund George, Louise Wilhelmina, Elsie 
Margaret, George Frederick; asst. pastor, Zion, Wilmington, Del., 1913-21; 
director, Wartburg Orphans' Farm Sch., Mt. Vernon, N. Y., 1921-; mem., German 
Soc. of Pa.; American Academy of Social and Political Science; contr., secular 
press.

WOHLSEN, PETER NICHOLAS, b. Lancaster, Pa., May 20, 1886; s. Peter Nicholas and 
Anna Susan (Schwebel) Wohlsen (descendant, Johann Schwebel, the German 
reformer); F. and M. Col.; A.B., Muhlenberg. Col., 1909; Phila. Sem., 1913; ord. 
Min. Pa., 1913; m. Maude Edna Resh; child, Asa Sutherland; pastor, St. John's, 
Quakertown, Pa., 1913-14; Christ Ch., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1914-.

YERGER, NATHAN BENJAMIN, b. Quakertown, Pa., Aug. 11, 1885; s. Henry Reichert 
and Ida Sevilla Rohrbach (Yoder) Yerger; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1910; Phila. 
Sem., 1913; ord. Min. Pa., 1913; m. Sadie Stitzer Fry, 1913; children, Paul 
Henry, Pauline Henrietta, Sara Elizabeth; pastor, Rohrerstown, Pa., 1913-16; 
Trinity, Quakertown, Pa., 1917-.

YOUNT, PAUL LUTHER, b. Bridgewater, N. S., Apr. 22, 1885; s. Rev. A. L. and Leah 
Henkel Yount; U. of West Virginia; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1910; Phila. Sem., 1913; 
ord. Min. Pa., 1913; asst. pastor, Holy Trinity, Lancaster, Pa., 1913-15; 
pastor, St. Paul's, Phila., 1916-20; St. Mark's, Williamsport, Pa., 1920-; camp 
pastor, Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., and Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga., 1918.

1914

ANDERSON, ROBERT HOMER, b. Marion, V a., Oct. 29, 1888; s. John Robert and Laura 
A. Anderson; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1910; A.M., 1911; Phila. Sem., 1914; ord. South 
Carolina, Syn., 1914; m. Helen A. Morrissette, 1914; children, Helen 
Morrissette, Garnett Celeste, Robert Homer, Jr.; pastor, Pomaria, S. C., 1914-
15; Tazewell, Burke's Garden, Va., 1915-18; Strasburg, Va., 1919-; Y. M. C. A. 
sec., U. S. Army camps, 1918-19.

BARINGER, PHILIP SCHLOSSER, b. Hilltown, Pa., Jan. 11, 1884; s. Christian 
Frederick and Magdalena (Schlosser) Baringer; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1911; 
Phila. Sem., 1914; B.D., 1918; ord. Min. Pa., 

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1914; m. Mrs. Elizabeth M. Hiltebrant, 1920; pastor, Ch. of the Redeemer, Falls 
of Schuylkill, Phila., 1914-16; Kingston, N Y., 1916-20; Sherwood, Ont., Can., 
1921-.

+ BERKEMEIER, WILLIAM G. J. H., b. Port Chester, Conn., Mar. 3, 1892; s. Rev. H. 
J. and Magdalena Luther Berkemeier; Wagner Col., 1911; Phila. Sem., 1914; 
graduate work, Phila. Sem. and U. of Pa., 1915-16; d. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Oct. 
14, 1918.

COLEMAN, FREDERICK LEROY, b. Lebanon, Pa., Nov. 16, 1887; s. Robert Dawson and 
Mary C. (Young) Coleman; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1914; 
graduate work, Phila. Sem., 1922-23; ord. Min. Pa., 1914; m. Edith M. Shoop, 
1914; children, William Dawson, Julia May, Frederick Charles; G. C., U. L. C. 
miss. to India, 1914-; sec., ministerium, Rajahmundry Miss.; instr., Lebanon, 
Pa., High Sch., 1910-11.

GRUNOW, WALTER GEORGE HERBERT, b. Pittsfield, Mass., June 21, 1890; s. Franz and 
Elizabeth (Becker) Grunow; Wagner Col., 1911; Phila. Sem., 1914; ord. Min. Pa., 
1914; m. Florence M. Stahl, 1914; children, Florence Adele, Lenore Helen; 
pastor, Cross Roads parish, Sunbury, Pa., 1914-16; Atonement, Asbury Park, N. 
J., 1916-22; withdrew from the ministry, 1922.

+ KAEHLER, JANN THIESSEN, b. Weddingstadt, Germany, Nov. 13, 1892; Kropp Sem.; 
Phila. Sem., 1914; ord. Min. Pa., 1914; pastor, Latrobe, Pa., 1914-17; d. 
Cresson, Pa., Jan. 23, 1917.

KORNTHEUER, JOSEPH, b. Kiralyfalva, Hungary, June 12, 1885; s. Joseph and 
Theresia (Mattes) Korntheuer; Pressburg (Hungary) Col., 1907; Pressburg Sem., 
1911; Redenburg Sem., 1912; Phila. Sem., 1914; ord. N. Y. Min., 1914; pastor, 
Ch. of Our Saviour, Buffalo, N. Y., 1914-16; Reformation (Hungarian), Buffalo, 
N. Y., 1917-18; Zion's, Martin's Ferry, O., 1919-.

KRAUSE, MORRIS WILLIAM, b. Kempton, Pa., July 9, 1879; s. Jacob and Mary Savinah 
(Smith) Krause; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1908; Phila. Sem., 1914; ord. Min. Pa., 
1914; m. Flossie T. Huntsinger, 1917; pastor, Hegins, Pa., parish, 1914-18; 
Ringtown, Pa., 1918-.

MEYER, HERMANN ALEXANDER, b. Rochester, N. Y., June 21, 1890; s. Rev. Hermann 
Christian Albert, '89, and Emilie (Haag) Meyer; Wagner Col., 1911; Phila. Sem., 
1914; ord. Min. Pa., 1914; m. Meta Juliana Schlobohm, 1914; child, Mae Adelheid 
Emilie; pastor, St. John's, Bridgeton, N. J., 1914-15; Immanuel, New 
Springville, S. I., N. Y., 1935-.

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POSSELT, FRANZ GUSTAV ADOLPH, b. Cohocton, N. Y., Nov. 22, 1890; s. Otto 
Ferdinand (miss. in Transvaal) and Margarethe (Horn) Posselt; Wagner Col., 1911; 
Phila. Sem., 1914; ord. N. Y. Min., 1914; m. Elizabeth M. Goerke, 1914; child, 
Adalbert Franz Robert Otto; pastor, Naugatuck, Conn., 1914; St. Peter's, Port 
Jervis, N. Y., 1914-20; Dreieinigkeit, Phila., 1920-.

SANJEK, LOUIS, b. Hrascina, Jugo-Slavia, Feb. 16, 1889; s. Joseph and Angela 
(Forst) Sanjek; State Gymnasium, 1907; U. Francis Joseph I., 1911; Phila. Sem., 
1914; graduate work, U. of Pa., 1916; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1914; m. Angela 
Cebocy de Cebovecky, 1912; children, Russel Louis, Ewald Walter; pastor, Phila. 
Slovak parish, 1914-17; Mahanoy City, Pa., Slovak-Windish parish, 1917-.

SCHORLING, GEORGE JOHN VICTOR, b. New York City, June 19, 1890; s. John Victor 
and Margaretha Rebecka (Garlisch) Schorling; Wagner Col., 1911; Phila. Sem., 
1914; m. Bertha Johanna Kettelhodt, 1914; children, Marjorie Victoria Bertha, 
Ruth Margaret; pastor, St. Paul's, East Northport, N. Y., 1914-16; First Ch., 
Jeffersonville, N. Y., 1916-18; Newburgh, N. Y., 1918-; contr., American 
Lutheran Survey.

SIEVERT, EUGENE ALBERT, b. West Prussia, Germany, May 18, 1878; s. Albert Gustav 
and Mathilde Dorothea Wilhelmine (Kroepke) Sievert; Wagner Col., 1911; Phila. 
Sem., 1914; ord. N. Y. Min., 1914; m. Elisabeth Weigand; children, Martin 
Luther, Dorothea Elisabeth, Martha Ruth; pastor, Trinity, Victoria, Tex., 1914-; 
Martin Luther Ch., Colettoville, Tex., 1918-; Emanuel, Inez, Tex., 1916-20; 
First Ch., Tivoli, Tex., 1918-20; sec., Texas Syn., and pres., Miss. Bd.

STEIK, PETER EDWARD, b. Ubbenorm-Umurga-Oschi, Latvia, Sept. 27, 1879; s. Peter 
and Katrina C. Amolin Steik; Tiflis Gymnasium, Russia, 1901; U. of Dorpat, 
Russia, 1905 (graduate in chemistry); Phila. Sem., 1914; graduate work, Phila. 
Sem., 1914-15; U. of Pa., 1915-16; ord. Min. Pa., 1914; m. Olga Fels, 1915; 
children, Austra Sophie, Mirdsa Agnes; pastor, New York City and Phila. Lettish 
congregations, 1914-; teacher of Sciences, Tukum Gymnasium, Latvia, 1905-07; 
industrial chemist, 1907-11; contr., The Lutheran, American Lutheran Survey, 
etc.

VOGT, FREDERIC KARL, b. Brownville, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1892; s. Jacob and Elizabeth 
(Lebert) Vogt; Wagner Col., 1911; Phila. Sem., 1914; graduate work, Princeton 
U., 1915; A.M., 1915; Princeton Sem., B.D., 1916; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 
1916; pastor, Holy Communion, Utica, N. Y., 1916-20; Concordia, Watertown, N. 
Y., 1921-.

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WALZ, MATTHIAS FREDERICK, b. Troy, N. Y., Mar. 2, 1889; s. Rev. Adolph 
Frederick, '85, and Katherine (Bissikummer) Walz; Cornell U., 1912; Phila. Sem., 
1914; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1914; pastor, Ch. of the Mediator, Brooklyn, N. 
Y., 1914-16; asst. pastor, Reformation, Rochester, N. Y., 1916-17; pastor, 
Trinity, Newark, N. J., 1917

WOLPER, PAUL BERNDT, b. Norristown, Pa., Apr. 11 1887; s. William H. and Anna M. 
Wolper; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1911; Phila. Sem., 1914; graduate work, Phila. 
Sem., 1914-18; B.D., 1917; ord. Min. Pa., 1914; m. Sallie M. Koch, 1915; child, 
Paul Koch; pastor, Grace, Wyndmoor, Pa., 1914-19; St. John's, Tremont, Pa., 
191922; Christ Ch., Easton, Pa., 1922-.

1915

BAUERS, ULLA ONISCHKA EDWIN, b. Phila., Feb. 13, 1891; s. Clarence and Eliza 
Henrietta Morong Bauers; Phila. Sem., 1915; ord. Min. Pa., 1915; m. Mary Louise 
Muench, 1916; children, Barton Muench, Ulla Edwin, Robert Munch; pastor, Holy 
Spirit, Phila., 1915-17; North Water Gap, Pa., parish, 1917-19; Ascension and 
Magnolia, N. J., 1919-.

+ BROBST, HENRY JULIUS, b. Mahanoy City, Pa., Apr. 23, 1890; s. Washington and 
Johanna (Walz) Brobst; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1912; Phila. Sem., 1915; ord. Min. 
Pa., 1915; m.; child, Richard Lamont; pastor, St. John's, Tremont, Pa., 1915-19; 
d. Tremont, Pa., Jan. 11, 1919.

DURR, RALPH MARTIN, b. Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 14, 1888; s. John Jacob and Mary 
Louise (Horlbeck) Durr; Wagner Col., 1912; Phila. Sem., 1915; ord. N. Y. Min., 
1915; m. Henrietta Adele Stahl, 1915; pastor, Holy Trinity, Rockville Centre, N. 
Y., 1915-17; Christ Ch., Floral Park, L. L, 1917-.

HINE, CECIL CLARENDON, b. Winston-Salem, N. Y., Sept. 18, 1891; s. Gilbert 
Clarendon and Garrie Efrid Hine; A.B., Roanoke Col.. 1911; graduate work, Yale 
U., 1912; Phila. Sem., 1915; ord. Min. Pa., 1915; m. Frances Julian, 1916; 
child, Gilbert Clarendon; assoc. pastor, Grace, Lancaster, Pa., 1915-17; pastor, 
Trinity, Catasauqua, Pa., 1917-.

LINN, JOHN KENNETH, b. Mt. Pleasant, N. C., Apr. 29, 1889; s. Rev. Josephus 
Adolphus, '77, and Mary Cordelia (Miller) Linn; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1911; Phila. 
Sem., 1915; graduate work, Hartford Sem., 1918-19; ord. Min. Pa., 1915; m. Lucy 
Laurie Ligon, 1915; children, Mary Louise, John Kenneth, Jr.; G. C., U. L. C. 
miss. to Japan, 1917-; instr., English and Latin, Roanoke Col., 1911-12.

229 ALUMNI 

LOPEZ DE ALDA, MARCIANO, b. Santa Cruz, Spain, June 14, 1878; s. Agapito and 
Polasa Estrada de Alda Lopez; Monteagudo, 1893; Sn. Millan, 1895; Marcilla, 
1897; Augustinian; converted to Protestantism; Phila. Sem., 1915; ord. Min. Pa., 
1915; G. C. miss., Porto Rico, 1915-17.

MIKKELSON, OTTO AUGUST, b. New York City Apr. 28, 1892; s. Christian and Therese 
M. Mikkelson; Wagner Col., 1912; Phila. Sem., 1915; ord. N. Y. Min., 1915; 
pastor, Farmington-Victor, N. J., parish, 1915; withdrew from the N. Y. Min. to 
unite with the Unitarians, 1918.

OTTEN, FRIEDRICH WILHELM, b. Kropp, Germany, Nov. 3, 1892; s. Christian F. and 
Catharine (Paulsen) Otten; Kropp Sem., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1915; ord. N. Y. Min., 
1915; pastor, St. Paul's, Narrowsburg, N. Y., 1915-19; Rockville, Conn., 1919-.

PLAGEMANN, OTTO AUGUST WILHELM, b. Jabel, Germany, Dec. 10, 1893; s. Gerhard and 
Augusta (Weidemann) Plagemann; Kropp pro-Sem., 1911; Kropp Sem., 1911-13; Phila. 
Sem., 1915; ord. N. Y. Min., 1915; m. Mrs. Catherine A. Stead, 1920; pastor, 
First Ch., Southington, Conn., 1915-.

SAVACOOL, JACOB STEELEY, b. Hilltown Twp., Bucks Co., Pa., Jan. 16, 1890; s. 
Jacob Andrew and Eve Lovina Savacool; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1912; Phila. Sem., 
1915; ord. Min. Pa., 1915; m. Anna Ruth Long, 1915; child, Mildred LaRue; 
pastor, St. James'-St. Peter's, Pottstown, Pa., 1915-21; Emaus, Pa., 1921-.

SCHOTT, J. FREDERICK WILLIAM, b. Pottstown, Pa., Feb. 4, 1885; Wagner Col., 
1912; Phila. Sem., 1915; ord. N. Y. Min., 1915; m. Attilie Katharine Siegner, 
1915; children, Amanda Theodora, Frederick Luther; pastor, Elizabeth, N. J., 
1915-.

SMITH, EDWIN BITTLE, b. Bloom, Va., Sept. 2, 1891; s. William Jacob and Alice 
Bell (Kizen) Smith; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1912; Phila. Sem., 1915; ord. Nova 
Scotia Syn., 1915; m. Margaret Henderson, 1915; pastor, Midville, N. S., parish, 
1915-17; Greeneville, Tenn., 1918-.

SNYDER, CLARENCE MITMAN, b. Sellersville, Pa., Mar. 1, 1888; s. Milton Henry and 
Olivia (Mitman) Snyder; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1912; Phila. Sem., 1915; ord. 
Min. Pa., 1915; m. 1st, Bessie Gertrude De Esch; 2d, Gertrude Anders, 1921; 
child, Bessie Gertrude; pastor, Grace, Gouldsboro, Pa., 1915-21; Grace, 
Norristown, Pa., 1921-.

WERTZ, HENRY MORRIS, b. Reading, Pa., Dec. 29, 1886; s. Cyrus and Mary E. Wertz; 
A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1912; Phila. Sem., 1915; 

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graduate work, Phila. Sem., 1917-18; B.D., 1918; ord. Min. Pa., 1915; m. Adele 
H. E. Tapper, 1915; children, Mary Adele, Elizabeth Henrietta; pastor, Epiphany, 
Camden, N. J., 1915-20; St. Stephen's, Phila, 1920-.

WUNDER, FREDERICK CHARLES, b. Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 1888; s. Frederick and Rose 
Margaret (Young) Wunder; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1911; Phila. Sem., 1915; ord. N. 
Y. and N. E. Syn., 1915; m. Anna Mary Sensenderfer, 1915; children, Emma 
Margaret, William Frederick, Gretchen Winifred;. pastor, Reformation, New 
Britain, Conn., 1915-17; St. James', Allentown, Pa., 1917-; instr., English 
Bible, Allentown Preparatory Sch., 1918-19.

1916

BARTSCH, CARL HERBERT, b. Warren, Pa., Oct. 25, 1888; s Charles and Amelia 
(Schmidt) Bartsch; A.B., Thiel Col., 1913; Phila Sem., 1916 ord. Pittsburgh 
Syn., 1916; m. Caroline Carleton Wineow, 1916; children, Carl Herbert, Jr., 
James David; pastor, First English, Winnipeg, Can., 1916-17; Holy Trinity, 
Minneapolis, Minn., 1917-.

BROWN, BACHMAN STORCH, Jr., b. Madison Court House, Va., Oct. 6, 1889; s. Rev. 
Bachman Samuel and Mary Kate Brown; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1916; 
ord. Holston Syn., 1916; pastor, Salem and Luther Memorial, Parrotsville, Tenn., 
1916-.

CORLEIS, HARRY GEORGE, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 18, 1893; s Henry and Gesche 
(Robohm) Corleis; Wagner Col., 1913; Phila. Sem 1916; ord. Nova Scotia Syn., 
1916; m. Alma H. Buck, 1916; pastor, Conqueral parish Nova Scotia, 1916-17; 
Christ Ch., Ellenville, N. Y., 1917-19; St. Paul's, Liberty, N. Y., 1919- .

CRESSMAN, HARRY PHILIP CHRISTIAN, b. Weatherly, Pa Oct. 28 1889; s. Philip and 
Marie Gertrude (Mitze) Cressman; A.B. Muhlenberg Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1916; 
graduate work, Columbia U., 1920; U. of Pa., 1920-21; ord. Min. Pa., 1916; 
pastor, Holy Trinity, Wildwood, N. J., 1916-17; chaplain 311th Inf., A. E. F., 
1917-19; pastor, Grace, Gouldsboro 1920-23; chaplain, Pa. American Legion, 
192021; instr., History, Sociology, Religion, Muhlenberg Col., 1920-21; contr., 
The Lutheran.

DAVIS, HENRY GRADY, b. Eve Mills, Tenn., June 5, 1890; s. William Henry and 
Margaret Dorothy (Shaffer) Davis; Hiwassee Col., 1905-08; A.B., Roanoke Col., 
1910; Phila. Sem., 1916; ord. Holston Syn., 1910; m. Madge Mitchell, 1917; 
children, Henry Grady, Jr., Mar-

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garet; pastor, St. James' parish, Greene Co., Tenn., 1910-13; Ch. of the 
Saviour, Trenton, N. J., 1916-18; Holy Trinity, Kingsport, Tenn., 1918-21; 
pres., Weidner Institute, Mulberry, Ind., 1921-; sec., Holston Syn., 1910-13.

DEIBERT, ELMER ROBERT, b. Orwigsburg, Pa., Mar. 31, 1889; s. Nathan and Susanna 
Deibert; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1916; ord. Min. Pa., 1916; m. 
Miriam Boyer, 1916; child, George Luther Muhlenberg; pastor, St. Peter's, 
Pittston, Pa., 1916-21; St. John's, East Mauch Chunk, Pa., 1921-.

FREDERICK, DAVID HEFFNER, b. New Jerusalem, Pa., Sept. 30, 1885; s. Joseph M. 
and Susanna C. (Heffner) Frederick; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 
1916; ord. Min. Pa., 1916; pastor, Audenried-Beaver Meadow, Pa., parish, 1916-.

HAWORTH, FREDERICK FRANCIS, b. Pittsburgh, Pa., June 20, 1888; s. Jehu R. and 
Ada Jeannette (Elliott) Haworth; A.B., Thiel Col., 1913; A.M., 1916; Phila. 
Sem., 1916; graduate work, Phila. Sem., 1916-18; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1916; m. 
May Frances Roth, 1916; pastor, St. John's, Center Square, Pa., 1916-20; Baden-
Conway, Pa., 1920-.

ISCHINGER, ROBERT HUGO, b. Stuttgart, Germany, Jan. 15, 1893; s. August and 
Clara (Seyfer) Ischinger; Wagner Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1916; graduate work, 
Phila. Sem., 1916-18; B.D., 1918; ord. Min. Pa., 1916; m. Ethel Gilbert, 1917; 
children, Hazel Marion, Robert Hugo, Jr.; pastor, Sassamansville-Niantic, Pa., 
parish, 1916-19; St. Peter's, Allentown, Pa., 1920-; contr., American Lutheran 
Survey, Der Deutsche Lutheraner.

JANKE, OTT0 CARL FERDINAND, b. Buffalo, N. Y., Mar. 5, 1890; s. Henry R. and 
Martha (Langner) Janke; Muhlenberg Col., 1908-11; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1913; 
Phila. Sem., 1916; A.M., Bucknell U., 1921; ord. Min. Pa., 1916; m. Ethel Bell 
Sellick, 1916; pastor, St. Bartholomew's, Trenton, N. J., 1916-17; Lairdsville, 
Pa., 1917-19; West Milton, Pa., 1919-; instr., Jersey Shore, Pa., High Sch., 
1911-12.

KATZ, WILLIAM LEWIS, b. Shenandoah, Pa., Aug. 19, 1885; s. George and Henrietta 
(Bernhardt) Katz; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1916; graduate work, 
Phila. Sem., 1920-; ord. Min. Pa., 1916; m. Salina B. Weir, 1916; children, 
William Lewis, Jr., Anna Weir, Ruth Weir; pastor, Immanuel Ch., Burholme, 
Phila., 1916-.

KEIM, CHARLES EUGENE, b. Bath, Pa., May 27, 1894; s. Frank and Amanda C. 
(Kreidler) Keim; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1913; Phila. 

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Sem., 1916; ord. Min. Pa., 1916; m. Hannah C. Hauser, 1916; pastor, Spring City, 
Pa., 1916-19; Holy Trinity, Lebanon, Pa., 1919-.

KINARD, GEORGE HAROLD, b. Leacock, Pa., Apr. 29, 1890; s. Dr. George W. and 
Clara (Lenhardt) Kinard; Ph.B., F. and M. Col., 1911; Phila. Sem., 1916; 
graduate work, Princeton U., 1917; ord. Min. Pa., 1917; m. S. Marie Zaun, 1917; 
children, Robert Kerwin, Constance Elizabeth, Richard Zaun; pastor, St. Paul's, 
Easton, Pa., 1917-21; Christ Ch., Allentown, Pa., 1921-; instr., Mercersburg 
Academy, 1912-13.

KIPPS, MICHAEL MOSES, b. Repton Mills, Va., Mar. 24, 1884; s. Henry and Ann 
Rebecca (Tussing) Kipps; Lenoir Col., 1909-12; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1913 Phila. 
Sem., 1916; ord. Min. Pa., 1916; m. Undine Heldtke, 1916; children, Frances 
Kiku, Henry Edward; U. L. C. miss. to Japan, 1916-21; asst. pastor, Ch. of the 
Transfiguration, Phila., 1921-22; pastor, St. Michael's, Cogan Station, Pa., 
1922-.

KNERR, WALLACE ROYER, b. Frederick, Pa., Aug. 8, 1887; s. John F. and Elamanda 
(Royer) Knerr; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1916; ord. Min. Pa., 
1916; m. Alverda J. Miller, 1911; children, Mary Elamanda Kathryn Alverda, 
Bessie Louise, Wallace Luther; pastor St. Michael's, Strasburg, Pa., 191620; St. 
John's, Denver, Pa., 1921-.

KRAUSS, ROBERT HOFFMAN, b. Kraussdale, Pa., Nov. 20, 1887; s. Henry Schultz and 
Amanda (Hoffman) Krauss; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1916; ord. 
Min. Pa., 1916; m. Maude L. Reeser, 1916; child, Robert Theodore; pastor, 
Hellertown, Pa., parish, 1916-.

MECK, JOHN IRWIN, b. Phila., Aug. 7, 1888; s. John and Euphemia (Hoffman) Meck; 
A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1916; ord. Min. Pa., 1916; m. Ruth 
Elizabeth Walbert, 1916; child, Elizabeth Euphemia; pastor Palmyra-Hershey, Pa., 
parish, 1916-18; Prince of Peace, Phila., 1918-20; Chester, Pa., 1920-.

MENSCH, JOHN ABRAHAM LOGAN, b. near Mt. Pleasant, Pa., Dec. 21, 1884; s. John B. 
and Emma (Heinze) Mensch; A.B., Thiel Col., 1911; A.M., 1916; Phila. Sem., 1916; 
ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1916; m. Nellie Ann Schearer, 1908; children, Alice 
Minerva, Mary Agnes, John Abraham Alexander, Henry James Franklin, George Luther 
Schearer; pastor Grace Erie, Pa. 1916-17; Erie Co., Pa., parish, 1918-19; Berlin 
Center, O., parish, 1920-.

REUMANN, WILLIAM PAUL, b. Bridgeport, O., Dec. 9, 1892; s. Rev. Henry and Sophia 
(Knauss) Reumann; Wagner Col., 1913; Phila. 

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Sem., 1916; ord. N. Y. Min., 1916; m. Ethel May Rauth, 1917; pastor, St. John's, 
Shenandoah, Pa., 1916-22; St. Paul's, Easton, Pa., 1922-.

SCHEEHL, LUTHER BUCHER, b. Utica, N. Y., July 26, 1890; s. Henry and Amelia 
Louisa Scheehl; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1916; ord. N. Y. and 
N. E. Syn., 1916; pastor, Noxen, Pa., 1916-17; St. Paul's, Johnson City, N. Y., 
1917-20; Federated Reformed (Christ's) and Second Lutheran, Fayette, N. Y., 
1921-.

SCHERER, PAUL EHRMAN, b. Mt. Holly Springs, Pa., June 22, 1892; s. Rev. Dr. 
Melanchthon Gideon G. and Alice M. C. Scherer; A.B., Col. of Charleston, 1911; 
A.M., 1915; Phila. Sem., 1916; graduate fellow, Phila. Sem., 1916-18; B.D., 
1917; ord. Min. Pa., 1916; m. Lilie Fry Benbow, 1919; child, Barbara Benbow; 
assoc. pastor, Holy Trinity, Buffalo, N. Y., 1918-19; Holy Trinity, New York 
City, 1920-; instr., Elberton, Ga., and Charleston, S. C., High Schs., 1911-13; 
instr., Phila. Sem., 1919-20; contr., Lutheran Church Review.

TOEBKE, CARL GUSTAV, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1884; s. Carl Louis and Helen 
(Gennert) Toebke; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1916; ord. N. Y. and 
N. E. Syn., 1916; m. Anna Catharine Otten, 1919; child, Paul Frederick; pastor, 
St. Paul's, Richmond Hill, N. Y., 1916-.

WACKER, HENRY ALBERT DIEDRICH, b. New York City, Sept. 20, 1890; s. Henry and 
Anna Wacker; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1916; graduate work, 
Phila. Sem., 1919-20; A.M., U. of Pa., 1922; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1916; m. 
Elsie H. P. Schlegel, 1917; child, Henry; pastor, Ch. of the Mediator, Brooklyn, 
N. Y., 1916-18; Epiphany, Manayunk, Pa., 1919-; U. S. A. chaplain with A. E. F., 
1918-19.

1917

BEER, PHARES GROFF, b. Bedminster, Pa., Apr. 19, 1890; s. Edwin K. and Lydia 
(Groff) Beer; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1917; graduate work, 
Temple U., 1914-15; U. of Pa., 1916-17; Susquehanna U., 1919-20; U. of Pa., 
1920-21; ord. Min. Pa., 1917; m. Edith H. Moyer; children, Edyth Vyrtue, Ruth 
Lydia Minnie; pastor, Line Mountain, Pa., parish, 1917-19; Plainfield Pa., 
parish, 1919-21; Grace, Allentown, Pa., 1922-; ed., Bibliography of Pennsylvania 
History, 1917.

DEIBERT, ARTHUR SOLOMON, b. Schnecksville, Pa., Aug. 29, 1889; s. Joseph P. and 
Flora A. (Kem) Deibert; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1917;  ord. 
Min. Pa., 1917; m. Elsie E. Sell;

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children, Katherine Louise, Leona Ruth; pastor, Berwick, Pa., parish, 1917-19; 
Washingtonville, Pa., 1919-23; Northampton, Pa., 1923-.

DIEROLF, CLAUDE OCTAVIUS, b. Lancaster, Pa., July 20, 1892; s. Edwin and Orella 
Nora (Groff) Dierolf; A.B., F. and M. Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; ord. Min. 
Pa., 1917; B.D., International Christian Bible Col., 1919; S.T.D., Oskaloosa 
Col., 1920; m. Clara Hiller Bohn, 1917; children, Clara Orella, Claude Edwin; 
pastor, Zion Ch., Leacock, Pa., 1917-; contr., The Lutheran.

EGNER, HENRY CHARLES, b. New York City, July 12, 1889; s. Fred G. and Emily E. 
(Hammond) Egner; Wagner Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; ord. N. Y. Min., 1917; m. 
Romaine L. Osler, 1917; child, Henry Charles, Jr.; pastor, St. Peter's, Verona, 
N. Y., 1917-19; Atonement, Saugerties, N. Y., 1919-.

FRY, HENRY JACOB, b. Lancaster, Pa., May 2, 1892; s. Rev. Dr. Charles 
Livingston, '81, and Laura F. Fry; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1914; Bible Teachers' 
Training Sch., New York City, 1914-15; Phila. Sem., 1917; B.D., 1917; A.M., 
Columbia U., 1921; B.D., Union Theological Sem., 1921; ord. N. Y. and N. E. 
Syn., 1917; m. Gladys Elizabeth Gordon-Smith, 1917; child, Alison; pastor, 
English Lutheran Ch., Mt. Vernon, N. Y., 1917-18; Y. M. C. A. Hist. sec., Camp 
Mills, 1918; chaplain, U. S. Navy, 1918-20; sec., Inter-Ch. World Movement, 
1920-21; fellow in Biology, Columbia U., 1921-; withdrew from the ministry, 
1922.

GRAMMES, ARTHUR PETER, b. Walbert, Pa., Nov. 29, 1889; s. William and Rosa A. 
Grammes; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; B.D., 1917; graduate 
work, Harvard U., 1917-19; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1917; m. Carrie Mae Kuhns, 
1917; student pastor, Harvard U., and pastor, St. Luke's Community Ch., 
Cambridge, Mass., 1917-18; Berwick, Pa., 1919-22; St. Paul's, Easton, Pa., 1922-
; instr., Allentown Preparatory Sch., 1909-10.

HAMMER, EMANUEL WILLIAM, b. New York City, Apr. 3, 1895; s. Georg Reinhold and 
Hulda (Nehring) Hammer; Concordia, Bronxville, N. Y., 1908-13; Wagner Col., 
1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; ord. N. Y. Min., 1917; m. Marie A. Ringen, 1918; child, 
Theodore Emanuel; pastor, St. Peter's, Greenport, L. I., 1917-18; Emanuel, 
Hudson, N. Y., 1919-.

HASSKARL, FREDERICK GEORGE HARRY, b. Frederick, Md., May 23, 1892; s. Rev. Dr. 
Gottlieb Christopher Henry, '80, and Elizabeth (Wehrnng) Hasskarl; Wagner Col., 
1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; B.D., 1917; ord. N. Y. Min., 1917; m. Flora Frances 
Gruenagel, 1917; child, 

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Frederick George Harry, Jr.; pastor, St. John's, Bridgeton, N. J., 1917-21; 
Zion, Wilmington, Del., 1921-.

HAUSE, LOUIS GEORGE, b. Maspeth, L. I., N. Y., Mar. 2, 1892; s. George Conrad 
and Elizabeth (Oberdorf) Hause; Wagner Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; ord. Min. 
Pa., 1917; m. Ernestine A. Lutz, 1917; child, Edith Rose; pastor, Trinity, 
Magnolia, N. J., 1917-18; New Bedford, Mass., 1918-.

JENSEN, CHRISTIAN PETER, b. Whitesboro, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1891; s. Andrew and 
Petrea Jensen; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; ord. N. Y. and N. 
E. Syn., 1917; m. Anna Leona Leefeldt, 1917; child, Franklin Leefeldt; pastor, 
Ascension, Brooklyn, 1917-19; Gilead, Center Brunswick, N. Y., 1919-.

KIDD, ELMER SYLVESTER, b. Bath, Pa., May 29, 1893; s. John and Anna M. Kidd; 
A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; ord. Min. Pa., 1917; m. Helen R. 
Siegfried, 1917; children Elizabeth June, Paul John; pastor, Ridge parish, 
Sellersville, Pa., 1917-.

KRAUCH, RUDOLPH FREDERICK, b. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 18, 1892; s. Rudolph F. and 
Bertha Krauch; Wagner Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; ord. N. Y. Min., 1917; m. 
Anna M. Shank, 1917; child, Donald; pastor, Fort Plain, N. Y., 1917-20; 
Rochester, N. Y., 1920-.

LEISEY, ELMER LEBBO, b. Denver, Pa., June 19, 1892; s. Abraham W. and Annie 
Leisey; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; graduate work, U. of 
Pa.; ord. Min. Pa., 1917; pastor, St. Paul's, Numidia, Pa., 1917-22; Trinity, 
New Holland, Pa., 1922-.

MEHRTENS, BEHREND, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1893; s. William and Augusta 
(Buck) Mehrtens; Wagner Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; B.D., 1917; graduate 
work, Union Sem.; ord. N. Y. Min., 1917; m. Pauline C. Gademann, 1917; children, 
Paul Henry, Ruth Beatrice; pastor, Holy Trinity, Rockville Center, N. Y., 1917-
21; Trinity, New Haven, Conn., 1921-; director, Education Fund Campaign,
N. Y. Min., 1918.

MILLER, HAROLD SCHAEFFER, b. Phila., Oct. 4, 1892; s. E. Augustus and Mary (Van 
Reed) Miller; A.B., Haverford Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; B.D., 1917; ord. N. 
Y. and N. E. Syn., 1917; m. Anna Maria Eenberg, 1922; pastor, Incarnation, 
Brooklyn, N. Y., 1917-.

OFFERMAN, HENRY CARL, b. Camden, N. J., Dec. 4, 1892; s. Rev Prof. Henry F. and 
Emily (Saalman) Offerman; A.B., Haverford Col., 

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1913; graduate work, Princeton U., 1914; Phila. Sem., B.D., 1917; ord. Min. Pa., 
1917; pastor, East Mauch Chunk-Christman's, Albrightville, Pa., 1917-18; Holy 
Spirit, Phila., 1918-20; St. Johannes, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1920-.

RUCCIUS, WALTER MARTIN WILHELM, b. Winnipeg, Can., Sept. 1, 1895; s. Martin and 
Wilhelmina (Wagner) Ruccius; Wagner Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., B.D., 1917; ord. N. 
Y. Min., 1917; m. Elsie Christine Xeller, 1921; pastor, Valley Stream-Lynbrook, 
L. I., N. Y., 1917-19; Grace, Wyndmoor, Pa., 1919-.

SCHMIDTKONZ, LOUIS, b. Kingston, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1890; s. Rev. Adam and Anna 
(Berkemeier) Schmidtkonz; Wagner Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., 1917; B.D., 1918; ord. 
Min. Pa., 1918; pastor, St. Paul's, Haines port, N. J., 1918-19; Ch. of the 
Advent, Trenton, N. J., 1920-; assoc. ed., Der Jugend-freund.  

SELL, HARVEY THOMAS; b. Newside, Pa., Dec. 21, 1889; s. Tilghman and Agnes M. 
(Kern) Sell; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; ord. Min. Pa., 
1917; m. Mame E. Wuchter, 1915; children, Harold Wuchter, Grace Mame, Betty 
Jane, Robert Tilghman; pastor, Weissport, Pa., parish, 1917-18; Mickleys-
Schoenersville, Pa., 1918-.

SIEGNER, HERBERT LUDWIG, b. Tavistock, Can., May 5, 1892; s. Frederick and 
Elizabeth (Weicker) Siegner; A.B., Wittenberg Col., 1907-08; Wagner Col., 1914; 
Phila. Sem., 1917; ord. Syn. of Central Canada, 1917; m. Alice Henrietta Wesp; 
children, Allan Wesp, Robert Wesp; pastor, St. Peter's, Ottawa, Can., 1917-18; 
Reformation, Buffalo, N. Y., 1919-.

WARNATH, OSCAR JULIUS, b. Erie, Pa., May 12, 1890; s. Fred and Mary Warnath; 
Wagner Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1917; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1917; m. Ruth 
Henrietta Juers, 1921; pastor, First Ch., Ridgway, Pa., 1917-22; All Saints, 
Phila., 1922-.

WICKLUND, EDWARD RAYMOND, b. East Union, Minn., Jan. 17, 1892; s. Alfred and 
Emma (Holt) Wicklund; St. Olaf Col., 1913; Phila. Sem., B.D., 1917; ord. Syn. of 
Northwest; pastor, Faith, Winona, Minn., 1917-20; Richfield, Minneapolis, Minn., 
1920-.

1918

BRAUN, CLARENCE LUDWIG, b. Elmwood, Can., Aug. 5, 1894; s. Valentine and Marian 
(Ludwig) Braun; Wagner Col., 1915; Chicago Sem., 1915-16; Phila. Sem., 1918; 
ord. N. Y. Min., 1918; pastor, St. John's, Potter, N. Y., 1918-19; Grace, North 
Tonawanda, N. Y., 1919-.

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CROUTHAMEL, EDGAR CROUTHAMEL, b. Phila., Feb. 22, 1888; s. Harry Rohr and Martha 
(Crouthamel) Crouthamel; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1918; ord. 
Min. Pa., 1918; m. Gertrude J. Burmeister, 1918; pastor, Faith-Peace, Reading, 
Pa., 1918-20; Advent, Newark, N. J., 1920-.

DEATON, JOHN LEROY, b. Selwood, S. C., June 12, 1894; s. Rev. Dr. Willis 
Alexander, '91, and Margaret Pauline (Miller) Deaton; A.B., Lenoir Col., 1915; 
Phila. Sem., B.D., 1918; ord. Min. Pa., 1918; pastor, Atonement, Wyomissing, 
Pa., 1918-.

EBERHARDT, FRANK FELIX, b. Jersey City, N. J., May 21, 1894; s. Felix and Maria 
Eberhardt; Wagner Col., 1915; Phila. Sem., B.D., 1918; ord. Min. Pa., 1918; m. 
Ruth L. Hemsath; children Charles, Ruth Ada; pastor, St. John's, East Mauch 
Chunk, Pa., 1918-21; St. Mark's, Cuero, Tex., 1921-.

FINCK, THEODORE KRETSCHMANN, b. Anderson, Ind., Aug. 13, 1895; s. Rev. Dr. 
William John, '87, and Anna Louise (Kretschmann) Finck; Newberry Col., 1910-12; 
A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1915; Phila. Sem., B.D., 1918; graduate work, U. of Pa., 
1915-18; ord. Min. Pa., 1918; m. Mary Elizabeth Aierstuck, 1920; pastor, St. 
Paul's, Millersville, Pa., 1918-20; Prince of Peace, Phila., 1920-.

HOH, PAUL JACOB, b. Reading Pa., Sept. 20, 1893; s. Rev. Philip Jacob and Mary 
Ellen (Schick) Hoh; U. of Pa., 1914; Phila. Sem., 1918; ord. Min. Pa., 1918; m. 
Anna Moldenke, 1919; child, Philip Richard; pastor, St. Mark's, Bethlehem, Pa., 
1918-20; Holy Trinity, Wildwood, N. J., 1920-21; Ch. of the Ascension Mt. Airy, 
Phila., 1921-; instr., Bethlehem Preparatory Sch., 1914-15.

+ HUDAFF, WILHELM HERMANN PETER, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 18, 1894; s. Oelrich 
and Julia Hudaff; Wagner Col., 1915; Phila. Sem., 1918; ord. N. Y. Min., 1918; 
pastor, St. Mark's, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1918; d. Brooklyn, N. Y., 
Nov. 16, 1918.

KROPP, HEINRICH AREND, b. Ritterhude, Germany, Oct. 24, 1892; s. Johann and Meta 
Gesine (Bruenjes) Kropp; Wagner Col., 1915; Phila. Sem., B.D., 1918; ord. N. Y. 
Min., 1918; m. Hildegard Wilhelmine von Bosse, 1918; pastor, Dreieinigkeit, 
Phila., 1918-20; German St. Paul's, New York City, 1920-.

LINN, CHARLES ADOLPHUS, b. Mt. Pleasant, N. C., Oct. 27, 1890; s. Rev. Josephus 
Adolphus, '77, and Mary Cordelia (Miller) Linn; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1915; Phila. 
Sem., B.D., 1918; ord. Min. 

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Pa., 1918; m. Jennie Holmes Snider, 1919; child, Jennie Holmes; pastor, Holy 
Trinity, Wildwood, N. J., 1918-19; Ch. of the Redeemer, Macon, Ga., 1919-22; Mt. 
Pleasant, N. C., 1922-.

SCHMITTHENNER, JOHN WILLIAM, b. Flushing, L. I., N. Y., Sept. 20, 1884; s. Rev. 
August Elias and Addie R. (Heissenbuttle) Schmitthenner; Wagner Col., 1915; 
Phila. Sem., 1918; ord. Min. Pa., 1918; m. Florence May Neiswender, 1919; child, 
John William; pastor, New Ringgold, Pa., parish, 1918-.

YIENGST, LEVI W., b. Mt. Zion, Pa., Oct. 3, 1890; s. William and Susan Yiengst; 
A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1915; Phila. Sem., 1918; ord. Min, Pa., 1918; m. Helen 
Dorney, 1915; children, Homer Arthur, Dorothy June, Kathleen Eleanor; pastor, 
Hegins, Pa., parish, 1918-23; Noxen, Pa., 1923-.

1919

BAGGER, HENRY HORNEMAN, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1893; s. Hartwig Axel and 
Agnes (Horneman) Bagger; A.B., Muhlenberg Col. 1915; graduate work, Columbia U., 
1916; Phila. Sem., B.D., 1919; A.M., U. of Pa., 1919; ord. Min. Pa., 1919; m. 
Margaret Finck, 1920; child, Geoffrey Austin; pastor, St. Paul's, Morgantown, W. 
Va., 1919-21; First English, Butler, Pa., 1921-; instr., German and English, 
Lebanon, Pa., High Sch., 1915-16; instr., sub-Junior Dept., Phila. Sem., 1919.

BILLOW, HARRY JACOB, b. Newport, Pa., Feb. 19, 1888; s. William H. and Ellen R. 
Billow; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1916; Phila. Sem., 1919 ord. Min. Pa., 1919; m. 
Sue E. Weaver, 1919; pastor, Zion's, Turbotville, Pa., 1919-.

EICHNER, CLIFFORD EARL, b. Freemansburg, Pa., Sept. 10, 1894; s. Alexander and 
Julia (Steinbach) Eichner; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1916; Phila. Sem., 1919; ord. 
Min. Pa., 1919; pastor, St. John's, St. Johns, Pa., 1919-.

HAFFNER, FREDERICK DANIEL, b. New York City, Mar. 21, 1894; s. John Daniel and 
Gertrude Elizabeth (Vaupel) Haffner; Wagner Col., 1916; Phila. Sem., B.D., 1919; 
ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1919; m. Mabel Anna Schneider, 1919; pastor, Ch. of 
the Mediator, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1919-21; St. Paul's, Scranton, Pa., 1921-.

JAXHEIMER, DAVID GOODWIN, b. Bethlehem, Pa., Mar. 7, 1894; s. Reuben R. and Mary 
(Lambert) Jaxheimer; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1916; Phila. Sem., B.D., 1919; ord. 
N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1919; 

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m. Christine Louise Paul, 1919; pastor, St. Paul's, Hartford, Conn.,
1919-.

MILLER, CARL HUMBERT, b. Kutztown, Pa., Oct. 3, 1883; s. Ulrich John and 
Elizabeth Miller; Phila. Sem., 1919; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1919; m. Ruth 
Mary Snyder, 1915; pastor, Christ Ch., Freeport, N. Y., 1919-.

MOEHLING, HENRY, Jr., b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1890; s. Henry and Anna Kate 
(Schumacher) Moehling; Pratt Sch. of Architecture, 1909; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 
1916; Phila. Sem., 1919; ord. East Pa. Syn., 1919; m. Myrtle Miller Strohl, 
1919; pastor, Gethsemane, Phila., 1918-.

ROYER, PAUL LEEDS, b. Rothsville, Pa., Aug. 28, 1892; s. Francis G. and 
Elizabeth S. (Leeds) Royer; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1916; Phila. Sem., 1919; 
graduate work, U. of Pa., 1918-19; White Bible Sch., 1922; ord. Virginia Syn., 
1919; m. Grace E. Moyer, 1919; pastor, Mt. Jackson, Va., parish, 1919-.

VESPER, HERMAN FREDERICK JOHN, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1891; s. Herman 
Andreas and Wilhelmina Dorothea (Meyerherm) Vesper; Wagner Col., 1916; Phila. 
Sem., 1919; ord. N. Y. Min., 1919; m. Marie Elizabeth Bohrer, 1919; pastor, Holy 
Trinity, New Rochelle, N. Y., 1919-22; Hudson, N. Y., 1922-; commercial 
illustrator, 1910-16.

WEAVER, HOMER ARTHUR, b. Dec. 2, 1889; s. Moses G. and Villetta (Moyer) Weaver; 
A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1916; Phila. Sem., 1919; graduate work, Phila. Sem., 
1919-20; ord. Min. Pa., 1919; m. Ethel M. Anders, 1921; pastor, Hatfield, Pa., 
parish, 1919-.

1920

DOCKTER, ALBERT WARTZ, b. Rochester, Pa., Aug. 8, 1892; s. William Manfred and 
Mary Emma Dockter; A.B., Thiel Col., 1920; Chicago Sem., 1917-19; Phila. Sem., 
1920; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1920 m. Elsa Dorothy Miksch, 1918; children, Mary 
Elizabeth, Albert Warren, Jr.; pastor, Ashtabula, O., parish, 1920-.

DUERR, LEO FREDERICK, b. Detroit, Mich., July 17, 1891; s Leopold Frank and 
Teresa Miller Duerr; Wagner Col., 1917; Phila Sem., 1920; ord. Min. Pa., 1920; 
m. Mary Katherine Henrich, 1920; child, Elwood John; pastor, Freeburg, Pa., 
parish, 1920-21; St. Luke's, Sunbury, Pa., 1921-.

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DUNDORE, ISAAC NOBLE, b. Lebanon, Pa., May 17, 1896; s. Joshua Wagner and Almeda 
(Garman) Dundore; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1917; Phila. Sem., 1920; ord. 
Pittsburgh Syn., 1920; pastor, Epiphany, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1920-22; Scenery Hill, 
Pa., 1922-.

EARLY, JOHN WILLIAM, Jr., b. Trevorton, Pa., July 19, 1893; s. Martin Luther and 
Margaret Ellen Garman Early; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1916; Phila. Sem., 1920; 
ord. Min. Pa., 1920; m. Margaret Gruver Hartzell, 1921; pastor, St. John's, Pen 
Argyl, Pa., 1920-; with A. E. F., 1918-19.

HECKMAN, RAYMOND JEREMIAH, b. Hamburg, Pa., Nov. 5, 1892; s. Elias and Lenora 
Heckman; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1917; Phila. Sem., 1920; ord. Min. Pa., 1920; m. 
Grace Staudt, 1920; pastor, Faith and Peace, Reading, Pa., 1920-.

KARSCH, CARL HENRY, b. Phila., Oct. 30, 1894; s. Rev. Carl Gustave, '98, and 
Katie (Scheuerman) Karsch; A.B., U. of Pa., 1916; Phila. Sem., 1920; B.D., 1921; 
graduate work, Columbia U., 1922-; ord. Min. Pa., 1920; asst. pastor, Zion's, 
Minersville, Pa., 1920; instr., Allentown Preparatory Sch., 1921-22.

KISTLER, SAMUEL KELCHNER, b. Allentown, Pa., Jan. 1, 1896; s. Samuel S. and 
Fyanna (Kelchner) Kistler; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1917; Phila. Sem., 1920; ord. 
Min. Pa., 1920; m. Glenna Beidler, 1920; pastor, Christ Ch., South Camden, N. 
J., 1920-.

KRAELING, CARL HERMANN, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Mar. 10, 1897; s. Rev. Emil Conrad 
Johannes, '86, and Clara Mathilda (Maus) Kraeling; Columbia U., 1918; Phila. 
Sem., 1920; B.D., 1921; graduate work, U. of Pa., 1919-21; ord. Min. Pa., 1920; 
graduate fellow and instr., Phila. Sem., 1920-21; student, Heidelberg U., 1921-
22; Columbia U. and Union Theological Sem., 1922-23; mem., Phi Beta Kappa, 
Columbia U.; mem., Classical League, Phila., 1920-.

MOHN, JOHN EMERSON, b. Middleburg, Pa., Sept. 4, 1895; s. Dr. and Mrs. J. O. 
Mohn; Ph.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1917; Phila. Sem., 1920; ord. Min. Pa., 1920; m. 
Jean Doris Wittman, 1918; child, Jean; pastor, Hobbie parish, Nescopeck, Pa., 
1920-22; Zion's, Spring City, Pa., 1922-.

MOYER, HENRY HARRISON, b. Aquashicola, Pa., Mar. 27, 1897; s. Rev. Harrison Erb, 
'96, and Amanda Lefevre Moyer; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1917; m. Ethel Rauch, 
1920; Phila. Sem., 1920; B.D., 1921; ord. Min. Pa., 1920; U. L. C. miss. in 
India, 1920

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OTTEN, KENNETH PESCHAU, b. Wilmington N. C., Apr. 17, 1896; s. Henry F. and 
Margaret (Peschau) Otten; U. of North Carolina, 1913-14; A.B., Roanoke Col., 
1917; Phila. Sem., 1920; graduate work, Phila. Sem., 1920-22; B.D., 1921; ord. 
Min. Pa., 1920; junior pastor, Incarnation, Phila., 1920-22; pastor, Holy 
Trinity, West Bethlehem, Pa., 1922-.

PORATH, PAUL EMIL FERDINAND, b. Erie, Pa., Mar. 29, 1893; s. Frederick Ferdinand 
and Johannah Pergandie Porath; Wagner Col., 1917; Phila. Sem., 1920; ord. 
Pittsburgh Syn., 1920; m. Louisa Schultz, 1920; child, Louisa Carolina; pastor, 
St. Matthew's, Leetsdale, Pa., 1920-.

REISSIG, FREDERICK EDWARD, b. West Henrietta, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1893; s. Rev. 
Ernest Frederick and Dorothea (Lange) Reissig; Wagner Col., 1917; Phila. Sem., 
1920; ord. N. Y. Min., 1920; m. Florence Anna Lee, 1920; child, Frederick 
Herman; pastor, Lynbrook-Valley Stream, L. I., N. Y., parish, 1920-22; St. 
John's, Lynbrook, L. I., N. Y., 1922-.

SHETLOCK, BELA, b. Egypt, Pa., Jan. 11, 1895; s. Andrew and Catherine (Schultz) 
Shetlock; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1917; Phila. Sem., 1920; graduate work, U. of 
Pa., 1921-22; ord. Min. Pa., 1920; pastor, Zion, Olney, Phila., 1920-.

SIPES, HIRAM HILL, Jr., b. near Freeport, Pa., Sept. 25, 1888; s. Mr. and Mrs. 
Hiram Sipes, Sr.; A.B., Thiel Col., 1913; A.M., U. of Pa., 1920; Phila. Sem., 
1920; ord. Min. of Pa., 1920; m. Elsie Ashe, 1913; children, Mary Golden, Betty 
Eleanor William Anderson; G. C. lay miss. in India, 1913-17, in charge of 
Peddapur High Sch.; U. L. C. miss. in India, 1920-; in charge of Guntur Col.

SNYDER, CORSON CRESSMAN, b. Harleysville, Pa., Dec. 20, 1892; s. Edwin and Emma 
Snyder; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1917; Phila. Sem., 1920; ord. Min. Pa., 1920; m. 
Lucy Willenbecker, 1920; child, Lucy; pastor, Shillington, Pa., parish, 1920-.

TAPPERT, WILFRIED CARL HEINRICH, b. New York City, Apr. 11, 1899; s. Rev. Ernst 
August and Elsabea (Veers) Tappert; A.B., Thiel Col., 1918; A.M., 1920; Phila. 
Sem., 1920; B.D., 1921; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1920; assoc. pastor, Zion, 
Johnstown, Pa., 1920-; author, pageant, The Heavenly Word, 1922; contr., 
American Lutheran Survey.

WEBER, ERNEST ADAM, b. Mount Joy, Pa., Oct. 22, 1893; s. Rev. Adam Monroe, '88, 
and Alma Matilda (Rentschler) Weber; A.B., 

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Muhlenberg Col., 1916; Phila. Sem., 1920; ord. Min. Pa., 1921; m. Clara J. Webb, 
1920; child, Richard Webb; pastor, Pine Grove, Pa., parish, 1921-; instr., 
Boyertown, Pa., High Sch., 1920-21; with A. E. F., France, 1918-19.

WEISKOTTEN, HERBERT THEBERATH, b. Jamestown, N. Y., June 4, 1894 s. Rev. Dr. 
Samuel George, '87, and Emily (Theberath) Weiskotten; Columbia U., 1914; A.M., 
Princeton U., 1915; Ph.D., 1918; Phila. Sem., 1920; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 
1920; m. Mary Catherine Wilcox, 1920; pastor, St. John's, Summit, N. J., 1920-
21; prof., Greek and History, Wagner Col., 1921-; mem., American Soc. of Ch. 
History, American Philological Assoc.; author, The Greek Evangelistary, 1916; 
Sancti Augustini Vita, 1919.

1921

BELLAN, JOHN MICHAEL, b. Turckok, Slovakia, May 20, 1892; s. Michael and Susanna 
(Pasjak) Bellan; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1918; Phila. Sem., 1921; graduate work, 
U. of Pa., 1921-22; ord. Min. Pa., 1920; supplied Holy Trinity Slovak 
Congregation, Northampton, Pa:, 1916-20; pastor, Holy Trinity, Slovak, Phila.; 
St. John's Slovak, Trenton, N. J.; St. John's, Camden, N. J., and St. John's, 
Pottstown, Pa., 1920-; sec. Slovak Zion Syn., 1920-; business manager, Slovensky 
Lutheran, 1920-; special representative of the U. L. C. in Europe, 1922; contr., 
American Lutheran Survey and Slovak Ch. papers.

BOHRER, BERNHARD, b. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., May 28, 1897; s. George and Margaret 
(Eppelmann) Bohrer; Wagner Col., 1918; Phila. Sem., 1921; ord. N. Y. Min., 1921; 
m. Mary Marion Schmidt, 1922; pastor, First Ch., Jeffersonville, N. Y., 1921-.

BOSCH, HERBERT ARNOLD, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 28, 1898; s. Rev. Frederick 
Henry Albert, '95, and Anna Christine (Klee) Bosch; Wagner Col., 1918; Phila. 
Sem., 1921; ord. N. Y. Min., 1921; m. Ruth Krauss, 1922; pastor, St. Peter's, 
Port Jervis, N. Y., 1921-.

COPE, MAHLON F., b. Perkasie, Pa., June 25, 1897; s. Frank L. and Ella Cope; 
Muhlenberg Col., 1919; Phila. Sem., 1921; ord. Min. Pa., 1921; m. Anita E. 
Schoonover, 1921; pastor, Mt. Bethel, Pa., parish, 1921-22; Kellers, Pa., 
parish, 1922-.

DRUCKENMILLER, DAVID ULAM NUSS, b. Salfordville, Pa., Oct. 4, 1896; s. David 
Dess and Emma (Nuss) Druckenmiller; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1919; Phila. Sem., 
1921; ord. Northwest Syn., 1921; m. Edith Cecelia Hain, 1921; child, David Ulam, 
Jr.; pastor, Holy Trinity, Superior, Wis., 1921-23; Tremont, Pa., 1923-.

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FIEDLER, FRED JOHN, b. Scranton, Pa., Jan. 19, 1891; s. Andrew Christian and 
Emily Sophie (Zimmermann) Fiedler; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1918; A.M., U. of Pa., 
1921; Phila. Sem., 1921; ord. Min. Pa., 1921; m. Sarah Rhoads Mayberry, 1921; U. 
L. C. miss., India, 1921-.

FLEISCHER, CARL WILLIAM, b. Mamaroneck, N. Y., Nov. 4, 1895; s. Charles Henry 
and Johannetta Fleischer; Wagner Col., 1918; Phila. Sem., 1921; ord. N. Y. Min., 
1921; m. Katherine Marie Bradfisch, 1921; pastor, St. John's, Potter, N. Y., 
1921-.

GETZ, ARTHUR GEORGE HENRY, b. Scranton, Pa., Oct. 14, 1897; s. Louis C. and 
Margaret Getz; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1919; A.M., U. of Pa., 1921; Phila. Sem., 
1921; B.D., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1921; pastor, Concordia and St. James', 
Chestnut Hill and Columbia, Pa., 1921-.

GOERING, GUSTAVE CHARLES, b. Utica, N. Y., Nov. 25, 189'5; s. Gustave Frederick 
and Anna Sheenan Goering; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1919; graduate work, U. of Pa., 
1919-20; Phila. Sem., 1921; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1921; pastor, St. 
Peter's, Baldwin, L. I., N. Y., 1921-.

HOEBEL, WILLIAM JOHN, b. Buffalo, N. Y., Mar. 16, 1898; s. John and Margaret 
Hoebel; Wagner Col., 1918; Phila. Sem., 1921; ord. N. Y. Min., 1921; pastor, 
Holy Cross, Yoakum, Tex., 1921-.

HOH, ERNEST HENRY JOHN, b. Wheeling, W. Va., Feb. 16, 1899; s. Rev. Philip Jacob 
and Mary Ellen (Schick) Hoh; U. of Pa., 1916-18; Phila. Sem., 1921; B.D., 1922; 
ord. Min. Pa., 1921; pastor, Trinity, Fort Washington, Pa., 1921-.

ISAAC, EDWARD JOHN, b. Roxbury, Boston, Mass., Oct. 7, 1896; s. John and 
Elizabeth (Laurila) Isaac; A.B., Tufts Col., 1919; Phila. Sem., 1921; ord. Suomi 
Syn., 1921; pastor, Brantwood, Wis., parish, 1921-22; First Finnish, Duluth, 
Minn., 1922-; mem., Phi Beta Kappa, Tufts Col.

KLECKNER, JOSEPH SANTEE, b. Bath, Pa., Mar. 15, 1898; s. Rev. George Snyder, 
'98, and Mary (Santee) Kleckner; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1918; graduate Work, U. 
of Pa., 1918-20; A.M., 1920; Phila. Sem., 1921; ord. Min. Pa., 1921; graduate 
fellow and instr., Phila. Sem., 1921-.

KLETT, WILLIAM GOTTLOB, b. New York City, May 11, 1896; s. William Gottlob and 
Augusta (Ohm) Klett; Concordia Inst., 1918; 

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Phila. Sem., 1921; ord. N. Y. Min., 1921; m. Helen Glenn, 1921; pastor, 
Atonement, Beloit, Wis., 1921-.

KNUBEL, FREDERICK RITSCHER, b. New York, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1897; s. Rev. Dr. 
Frederick Hermann (first pres., U. L. C., 1918- ) and Christine (Ritscher) 
Knubel; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1918; Phila. Sem., 1921; ord. N. Y. and N. E. 
Syn., 1921; asst. pastor, Ch. of the Reformation, Rochester, N. Y., 1921-; U. S. 
A. Training Camps, Nov.-Dec., 1918.

KRAFT, HENRY CHRISTIAN, b. West Hazleton, Pa., Dec. 31, 1887; s. Christian Henry 
Otto and Anna Margaret (Gicking) Kraft; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1917; Phila. 
Sem., 1921; ord. Min. Pa., 1921; m. Helen Miller, 1921; pastor, St. Lawrence, 
Morrisburg, Can., parish, 1921-; U. S. Army, Dec., 1917-Dec., 1918.

MELVILLE, FREDERICK JEROME, b. Newark, N. J., Sept. 13, 1896; s. John and 
Katherine Melville; Wagner Col., 1918; Phila. Sem., 1921; B.D., 1922; ord. N. Y. 
Min., 1921; pastor, St. Paul's, Fort Plain, N. Y., 1921-22; Freybush-Nelliston, 
N. Y., 1922-; pvt., 1st class, U. S. Army, 1918. 

PFLUM, HENRY JACOB, Jr., b. Reading, Pa., Dec. 28, 1892; s. Henry Jacob and Ida 
Catharine Pflum; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1918; Phila. Sem., 1921; graduate work, 
Columbia U., 1921-; ord. Min. Pa., 1921; m. Florence M. Wessell, 1921; pastor, 
Holy Trinity, Rockville Centre, L. I., N. Y., 1921-.

SCHMITTHENNER, AUGUST FREDERICK, b. Canajoharie, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1897; s. August 
Elias and Addie Rose Schmitthenner; Wagner Col., 1917; Phila. Sem., 1921; ord. 
Min. Pa., 1921; m. Marian Eyster, 1922; U. L. C. miss., India, 1921-.

SCHWENK, ELWOOD, b. Red Hill, Pa., Oct. 28, 1894; s. John G. and Sarah Ann 
(Keck) Schwenk; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1917; Phila. Sem., 1921; ord. Min. Pa., 
1921; m. Stella Tabor, 1918; children, Ruth Marie, John; pastor, Holy Trinity, 
Wilkes-Barre, West Side, Pa., 1921-.

STREMEL, ALEXANDER WARREN, b. Johnstown, Pa., Nov. 28, 1893; s. William and 
Katharine Barbara (Datz) Stremel; A.B., Thiel Col., 1919; Phila. Sem., 1921; 
ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1921; m. Ruth Wasser, 1920; pastor, St. Matthew's, Erie, 
Pa., 1921-.

TAMKE, GEORGE ROBERT FORMER, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Mar. 17, 1896; s. Henry Tamke; 
Wagner Col., 1918; Phila. Sem., 1921; ord. 

245 ALUMNI 

N. Y. Min., 1921; pastor, St. Paul's, West New Brighton, S. I., N. Y., 1921-.

TAPPER, ANDREW EDWARD HENRY, b. Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 21, 1895; s. Henry H. and 
Elizabeth C. Tapper; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1918; Phila. Sem., 1921; graduate 
work, Phila. Sem., 1921-22; B.D., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1921; pastor, St. 
Peter's, North Wales, Pa., 1921-.

WUCHTER, MOSES LEROY, b. Orwigsburg, Pa., Nov. 12, 1895, s. Oliver Moses and 
Catharine Irene (Hauser) Wuchter; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1918; Phila. Sem., 
1921; ord. Min. Pa., 1921; m. Mae Zinn Zimmerman, 1918; child, Robert Zimmerman; 
pastor, Holy Trinity, Hershey, Pa., 1921-.

1922

ATKINS, PAUL ALEXANDER, b. Wytheville, Va., Feb. 27, 1898; s. George Calahan and 
Myrtle Ryder Atkins; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1919; Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. Virginia 
Syn., 1922; m. Mary Johnson, 1921; pastor, Luther Memorial, Portsmouth, Va., 
1922-.

BROWN, FRANK MELANCHTHON, b. Norristown, Pa., Feb. 7, 1897; s. Frank Luther and 
Emma Marie Naegele Brown; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1919; A.M., U. of Pa., 1922; 
Phila. Sem., 1922; pastor, Ch. of the Holy Nativity, Endicott, N. Y., 1922-.

ERNST, JAMES EMMANUEL, b. Centerport, Pa., Oct. 17, 1893; s. Charles Joseph and 
Ida Kauffman Phillips Ernst; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1917; A.M., U. of Pa., 1922; 
Phila. Sem., 1922; U. S. A., 1918-19 (A. E. F., France, 1 year); prof. of 
English, Jamestown Col. (Episcopal), Jamestown, N. D., 1922-.

FINEHOUT, RAYMOND ENGLISH, b. Flushing, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1897; s. George and 
Aurelia Cornell Warmsley Finehout; Concordia Col. (Bronxville, N. Y.), 1919; 
Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. N. Y. and N. E. Syn., 1922; pastor, Woodhaven, L. I., N. 
Y., 1922-.

FISHER, ALLEN SCHANELY, b. Bechtelsville, Pa., Apr. 24, 1890; s. Walter B. and 
Kate (Baurnan) Fisher; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1918; Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. Min. 
Pa., 1922; m. Hattie Dengler Swavely, 1922; pastor, Tinicum, Pa., parish, 1922-; 
pvt., 1st class, 317th Field Hospital, Apr., 1918-June, 1919; with A. E. F., 
France.

GALLENKAMP, WALDEMAR LOUIS, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Mar. 9, 1894; s. Rev. Oscar 
August and Christine (Volker) Gallenkamp; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1917; Phila. 
Sem., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1922; pastor, Zion, Frackville, Pa., 1922-; U. S. 
Army, 1917-19; 1st lieut.

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HARTZELL, LUTHER FRANKLIN, b. East Bangor, Pa., Jan. 14, 1897; s. R. Frank and 
Edna E. (Kramer) Hartzell; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1918; graduate work, U. of 
Pa., 1919-20; ord. Min. Pa., 1922; m. Kathryn George, 1920; child, Lucile 
Miriam; pastor, St. Luke's, Bethlehem, Pa., 1922-; pvt., 1st class, Motor 
Transport Corps, U. S. A., Sept., 1918-May, 1919.

HERMAN, HARRY EDWARD, b. Elizabethville, Pa., Oct. 21, 1892; s. Harry Thomas and 
Minnie U. Lyter Herman; Muhlenberg Col., 1915-18; sub-junior, Phila. Sem., 1918-
19; Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1922; m. Elizabeth Whitmer, 1922; pastor, 
Ch. of the Redeemer, Reading, Pa., 1922-.

HOEPPNER, MARTIN JULIUS, b. Norristown, Pa., Nov. 11, 1898; s. Rev. G. Julius 
and Margaretha (Heilman) Hoeppner; Muhlenberg Col., 1916-18; sub-junior, Phila. 
Sem., 1918-19; Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1922; pastor, St. John's, 
Shenandoah, Pa., 1922-.

HOLCIK, SAMUEL, b. Bratislava, Czecho-Slovakia, May 5, 1895; s. Jan Holcik and 
Vilma Holcikova (Majtan); Classic Gymnasium, Bratislava, 1914; Theological 
Academy, Bratislava, 1918; U. and New Col., Edinburgh, Scotland, 1920; Bible 
Training Institute and Free Ch. Col., Glasgow, Scotland, 1921; Phila. Sem., 
1922; War Hospital Service at Italian Front, 1915-18; ord. Lutheran Ch. of 
Hungary, 1918; pastor, Slovak Ch., Binghamton, N. Y., 1922-; graduate work, U. 
of Pa., 1922-23.

HORVATH, JOSEPH, b. Mosovce, Czecho-Slovakia, Feb. 8, 1897; s. Michael and Anna 
(Bullo) Horvath; Lutheran Theological Sem., Leipzig, 1914; Free Faculty of 
Protestant Theology, Paris, 1919-20; graduate work, U. of Paris; Lutheran Sem., 
Springfield, Ill., 1920-21; Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. Slovak Zion Syn., 1922; 
pastor, Emmanuel (Slovak), Pittsburgh, Pa., 1922-; officer in Czechoslovak Army, 
attached to Russian and French armies, 1914-19, rising to rank of major; 
wounded; on military missions through Siberia and Japan to the United States; 
decorated by the Russian, French and Czechoslovak governments.

JENSEN, JOHN MARTIN, b. Toledo, O., Mar. 24, 1893; s. Rasmus and Margrethe 
(Sorensen) Jensen; Augsburg Col., Minneapolis, Minn., A.B., 1920; Biblical Sem. 
of N. Y., 1920-21; Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. United Danish Ch., 1922; pastor, St. 
Peter's, Salmonhurst, N. B., Can., 1922-.

JENTSCH, TRAUGOTT EHRENFRIED WERNER, b. Waterbury, Conn., Aug. 27, 1897; s. Rev. 
Dr. Karl Wilhelm and Gertrud (Werner)

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Jentsch; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1919; graduate work, U. of Pa., 1919-21; Phila. 
Sem., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1922; pastor, Gloucester, N. J., parish, 1922-.

KROUSE, LUTHER ADOLPH, b. Reading, Pa., Apr. 28, 1897; s. Harry K. and Mary A. 
Krouse; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1919; graduate work, U. of Pa., 1919-20; Phila. 
Sem., 1922; ord. Pittsburgh Syn., 1922; pastor, First Ch., Ridgway, Pa., 1922-; 
hospital apprentice, 2d class, U. S. N., July, 1918-Feb., 1919.

LINN, JUSTIN ARTHUR, b. Versailles, O., Oct. 27, 1893; s. Rev. Josephus 
Adolphus, '77, and Mary Cordelia Linn; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1917; graduate work, 
U. of Pa., 1920; Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1922; m. Mabel K. De Ment, 
1922; U. L. C. miss., Japan, 1922-; 79th Co., 6th Regt. Marines, Apr., 1918-
July, 1919, A. E. F., France; severely wounded by shell at Pontamusson.

LONGACRE, DAVID FENSTERMACHER, b. Weissport, Pa., May 7, 1897; s. Rev. Jacob 
Hoppes, '93, and Irene D. Longacre; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1918; Phila. Sem., 
1922; m. Clara Andrews, 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1922; pastor, Stouchsburg, Pa., 
parish, 1922-; acting sgt., Medical Corps, U. S. A., 1918-19.

NUTZHORN, CARL WILLIAM, b. Englewood, N. J., June 6, 1898; s. Adolph and Emma 
Doris (Schwetje) Nutzhorn; Wagner Col., 1919; Phila. Sam, 1922; ord. N. Y. Min., 
1922; pastor, St. Paul's, Valley Stream, N. Y., 1922-.

SHIREY, FREDERICK WALTER, b. Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pa., June 11, 1894; 
s. Charles Frederick and Sybilla (Bossart) Shirey; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1917; 
Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. Michigan Syn., 1922; pastor, Luther Memorial, Detroit, 
Mich., 1922-.

SNYDER, RUSSELL DEWEY, b. Berrysburg, Pa., June 14, 1898; s. Henry H. and Clara 
Elizabeth (Phillips) Snyder; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1919; A.M., U. of Pa., 1921; 
Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1922; fellow and instr., Phila. Sem., 1922-.

STRICKLER, LUTHER WARREN, b. Bridgewater, Va., Oct. 23, 1894; s. Rev. James 
William and Mary Cole Strickler; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1915; Phila. Sem., 1922; 
ord. Min. Pa., 1922; m. Ina Lee Frye; pastor, Redeemer, Macon, Ga., 1922-; U. S. 
Army, 1917-19, first lieut.

SWAVELY, CLARENCE HESS, b. Amityville, Pa., June 2, 1891; s. Mahlon R. and 
Violetta (Hess) Swavely; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 

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1914; A.M., U: of Pa., 1922; Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1922; U. L. C. 
miss., India, 1922-; sgt., 1st class, U. S. A. Base Hospital 68, A. E. F., 1918-
19.

TEICHMANN, FREDERICK WILLIAM ERNEST, b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1899; s. 
Frederick Carl and Clara M. Teichmann; Wagner Col., 1919; Phila. Sem., 1922; 
ord. N. Y. Min., 1922; pastor, Holy Trinity, and student pastor, Purdue U. and 
Indiana State U., Lafayette, Ind., 1922-.

ULRICH, GEORGE LEON, b. Harmony, Pa., Sept. 22, 1893; s. John George and Sarah 
Magdalena (Eichert) Ulrich; A.B., Thiel Col., 1919; Phila. Sem., 1919; ord. 
Michigan Syn., 1922; m. Edna Florence Ruth Keck, 1922; pastor, Holy Trinity, 
Flint, Mich., 1922-.

WALZ, ADOLPH RAYMOND, b. Troy, N. Y., June 28, 1897; s. Rev. Adolph Frederick, 
'85, and Katharine (Bissikummer) Walz; New York State Col. for Teachers, 1915-
16; Cornell U., 1916-18; Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1922; pastor, Salem, 
Cleveland, O., 1922-.

WENG, ARMIN GEORGE, b. Oshkosh, Wis., Oct. 9, 1897; s. Rev. George M. and Jennie 
F. (Hillemann) Weng; Wartburg Col., 1919; graduate work, U. of Wis., 1920; U. of 
Pa., A.M., 1922; Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1922; pastor, First English, 
Bridgeport, Conn., 1922-.

ZELM, CARL WILLIAM, b. Talsen, Latvia, Dec. 29, 1892; s. Karl and Eva (Kihwit) 
Zelm; Muhlenberg Col., 1916-19; Phila. Sem., 1922; ord. Min. Pa., 1922; pastor, 
Lettish Lutheran, Boston, Mass., 1922-.

1923

(CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION)

BORTZ, ROLAND GEORGE, b. Apollo, Pa., Mar. 10, 1896; s. George John and Barbara 
(Kepple) Bortz; A.B., Gettysburg Col., 1918; prin., Bell Twp. High Sch., 1918-
19.

BUTZ, JOHN EDWIN, b. Salem, O., May 24, 1899; s. Rev. Emanuel Theodore and Flora 
(Busch) Butz; A.B., Thiel Col., 1920.

ERB, EARL STEYER, b. East Greenville, Pa., Mar. 4, 1899; s. George H. and Sarah 
Smith Erb; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1920; m. Alma Dunkelberger, 1922.

249 ALUMNI

FISCHER, ALBERT GOTTLIEB, b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 19, 1894; s. Gottlieb 
Friedrich and Kathrine Anna Fischer; A.B., Roanoke Col., 1920; served with A. E. 
F. in Somme defensive, St. Mihiel and Argonne offensive, pvt., 320th Inf., 80th 
Division.

HEMMIG, FREELAND LEROY, b. Mohnton, Pa., Dec. 13, 1898; s. Albert and Priscilla 
L. Hemmig; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1920.

HILL, WILLIAM CHESTER, b. Vandergrift, Pa., July 22, 1896; s. William F. and 
Flora K. Hill; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1920.

KLICK, LUTHER BEUCHLER, b. Pine Grove, Pa., July 19; 1894; s. Rev. Aaron Henry, 
'00, and Agnes (Beuchler) Klick; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1920; served with A. E. 
F. in France eight months; upon discharge, enlisted in A. E. F. "Y" service; 
pvt., 41st Division.

MOYER, FLOYD HERMAN, b. Palmerton, Pa., Apr. 2, 1901; s. Rev. Harrison Erb., 
'96, and Amanda Eschbach (Lefevre) Moyer; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1920; A.M., U. 
of Pa., 1923.

NOLDE, OTTO FRED, b. Phila., June 30, 1899; s. Anton Harry and Ida Fuchs Nolde; 
A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1920.

REISCH, CONRAD RUPPERT, b. Southington, Conn., Dec. 3, 1898; s. Conrad John and 
Rosa Walker Reisch; Wagner Col., 1920; m. Emilie Saalfelder, 1923.

REISSIG, HERMAN FREDERICK, b. Farmington, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1898; s. Rev. Ernest 
Frederick and Dorothea (Lang) Reissig; Wagner Col., 1920.

RONGE, PAUL RICHARDS, b. Danville, Pa., Oct. 19, 1896; s. Rev. William Ernest, 
'89, and Clara A. (Richards) Roney (Ronge); A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1920; A.M., 
U. of Pa., 1923.

ROWOLDT, PAUL MARTIN LUTHER, b. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., May 11, 1897; s. Rev. Paul 
and Marie (Boetcker) Rowoldt; Fort Wayne Concordia Col., 1912-15; Martin Luther 
Sem., 1917-19; m. Emma Garnich, 1923.   

SHUPP, FLOYD EDWIN, b. Gilbert, Pa., Aug. 17, 1894; s. Franklin D. and Ida A. 
(Schafer) Shupp; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1920; served on Meuse-Argonne offensive 
with A. E. F., Sept. 26, 1918, until the armistice.

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SNYDER, HARVEY CRESSMAN, b. Upper Gwynedd, Pa., Feb. 1, 1896; s. Edwin and Emma 
S. Snyder; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1920; m. Dorothy E. Heintzelman, 1921; served 
with A. E. F. in Meuse-Argonne offensive, Grand Montague sector, on Verdun 
front; sgt., 316th Field Hospital, 304th Sanitary Train, 79th Division.

STEFFENS, KARL PAUL, b. Thorn, Germany, Jan. 23, 1896; s. Josef and Marie 
Steffens; A.B., Martin Luther Sem., 1922.

TYSON, HOBART WILLIAM, b. Catawissa, Pa., Mar. 5, 1897; s. David and Annie 
Rachel Tyson; A.B., Muhlenberg Col., 1920; A.M., U. of Pa., 1923; m. Mary S. 
Siegel, 1918.

WIEBKING, CARL CLIFTON, b. Baltimore, Md., Apr. 12, 1890; s. Louis H. and Anna 
Elizabeth Wiebking; Martin Luther Sem., 1917-20.

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GRADUATES OF OTHER SEMINARIES WHO HAVE RECEIVED DEGREES IN COURSE

BACHELOR OF DIVINITY

1917

DECKER, THEODORE CARL ROBERT
SCHAEFFER, HENRY, Ph.D.

1920

KLUTTZ, MILAS JOSEPH

1921

BODIE, EARL KENNAN
ROOF, EDWIN FRANKLIN KYZER
SHEALY, JOSEPH ALONZO

1922

CHAMBERLIN, EDWIN ALLAN
INADOMI, HAJIME
KEPLEY, CHARLES EVERETT
WEBER, PAUL CHARLES

MASTER OF SACRED THEOLOGY

1918

DECKER, THEODORE CARL ROBERT, B.D. 
SCHAEFFER, HENRY, Ph.D., B.D.