Alexander Mackay

Lillian Trasher, Egypt, Orphanage, Lillian, Trasher, Orphans, 1910,

Seneca

Every night before going to sleep, 

we must ask ourselves: 

What weakness did I overcome today? What virtue did I acquire?

C.F.W. Walther, Law and Gospel,  High Resolution, Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther (October 25, 1811 – May 7, 1887), Lutheran Free Church President, Concordia

Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther (October 25, 1811 – May 7, 1887) 
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

Frederich A. Schmidt

                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 

Luther 95 Thesis - stained glass

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