German Lutheran pastor who emigrated to America in 1864.
He was a pastor at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1864 to 1873, at which time he became a professor at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving there from 1873 to 1910. He served as president of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America from 1880 to 1888 and was also the president of the Pennsylvania Ministerium from 1892 to 1895. He was a scholar of liturgy and hymnology, having writen numerous works on the subjects.
German Lutheran pastor who emigrated to America in 1864.
He was a pastor at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1864 to 1873, at which time he became a professor at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving there from 1873 to 1910. He served as president of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America from 1880 to 1888 and was also the president of the Pennsylvania Ministerium from 1892 to 1895. He was a scholar of liturgy and hymnology, having writen numerous works on the subjects.
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