Webpage 1: Title page and Preface.

Webpage 2: Preface (concluded) and pages 1 - 3.

Webpage 3, pages 4 - 8: Leaving Germany & the Voyage - November 1838.

Webpage 4, pages 9 - 13: The Voyage continues - December 1838.

Webpage 5, pages 14 - 18: The Voyage continues - December 23, 1838 through January 6, 1839.

Webpage 6, pages 19 - 23: The Voyage continues - January 10-26 1839, election of Stephan as bishop, arrival at the port of New Orleans.

Webpage 7, pages 24 - 28: In New Orleans, Travel up the Mississippi by steamship, January 23-31, 1839.

Webpage 8, pages 29 - 33: Grounded on a sandbar in the Mississippi, Arrival in St. Louis, February 1839.

Webpage 9, pages 34 - 38: Harsh winter in St. Louis, the bishop's palatial residence.

Webpage 10, pages 39 - 43: Cold reception by the German population of St. Louis, editorials to the German newspaper, Anzeiger des Westens.

Webpage 11, pages 44 - 48: Further criticism of the "Stephanists."

Webpage 12, pages 49 - 53: Stephan's extravangances, reports of the congregation's abuse by its clergy.

Webpage 13, pages 54 - 58: More reports on the utter poverty of most of the immigrants.

Webpage 14, pages 59 - 63: Refutation of the reports and more charges by the Anzeiger des Westens.

Webpage 15, pages 64 - 68: More editorials in the Anzeiger des Westens.

Webpage 16, pages 69 - 73: More editorials in the Anzeiger des Westens, background on the charges leveled against Stephan back in Germany.

Webpage 17, pages 74 - 78: The settlement in Perry County, April 1839.

Webpage 18, pages 79 - 83: Charges of establishing a priestly regime and refutation of those charges.

Webpage 19, pages 84 - 88: Further refutation of the charges.

Webpage 20, pages 89 - 93: Four young women accuse Stephan of sexual impropriety, the ministers and congregation administrators demand his resignation.

Webpage 21, pages 94 - 98: The German population's response to the news.

Webpage 22, pages 99 - 103: The deficit in the congregation's community funds, Stephan's ouster from Perry County.

Webpage 23, pages 104 - 108: Stephan sues the congregation to recover his property, the German population of St. Louis rallies to the aid of the Stephanists.

Webpage 24, pages 109 - 113: The town meeting to help the congregation and the measures to be taken.

Webpage 25, pages 114 - 118: The dreadful conditions in Perry County.

Webpage 26, pages 119 - 124: The clergy's grand plans for Perry County, news of the probable sinking ot the ship Amalia and the passenger manifest.