Every night before going to sleep,
we must ask ourselves:
What weakness did I overcome today? What virtue did I acquire?
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
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| C.F.W. Walther, Law and Gospel, High Resolution, Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther (October 25, 1811 – May 7, 1887), Lutheran Free Church President, Concordia |
C.F.W. Walther, Law and Gospel, High Resolution, Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther (October 25, 1811 – May 7, 1887), Lutheran Free Church President, Concordia
http://www.lutheranhistory.org/presidents/pres_walther.htm
Original Colorization by Andrew Olson
Monday, October 27, 2014
Frederich A. Schmidt
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Opponent was: Frederich A. Schmidt
Schmidt took a position based on Pontoppitan's Catechism against C.F.W. Walther
Wrote a pamphlet (Altes Und Noyes) - The Old and the New
Monday, October 20, 2014
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Brief Bio - 1711-1787 - Hannover, Germany
Henry Melchior Muhlenberg 1711-1787
From Hannover, Germany
Motto: Planting the Church
Supported by nobles in the homeland
Spent two months in England and learned English
Affiliated with the Anglican church
Given a letter of call from Halle University to join Georgia Lutherans (Saltzburg)
Eventually left Georgia to go to Pennsylvania
Arrived in Pennsylvania 1742 from Halle, Germany
Called to serve three congregations: New Hannover, Philadephia, and the Trappe
The Sheep Dog of the Colonial Church
At 19 he realized the power of Divine Love
First Lutheran pastor in Ohio
Apprentice to a wagon maker---later journeyed to Hagerstown MD, where he met his wife
Established a wilderness community in Ohio
Was asked to do weddings, sacraments for the common people
After years of lay-service, he became ordained
Library: Speners Explanation of Luther's 5 Principles, Catechism, Starke's Commentary, Bible, Hymnal
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