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when extraneous church business was being discussed. It is contrary to the way things happened and a pervertion of the truth when he writes that decisions revolved around personal objectives and that our pastors had to resort to arbitrators to make decisions.
9.) It is a shameful lie that our chairman announced to Krause that the pastors Grabau and von Rohr had given them advice while acting as covert spies and that he could prove this. To the contrary it was he who advised such action and he requested that our chairman go along with it. However, when the results of such eavesdropping and spying concerned his eldest daughter and he was told of her disruptive behavior, he forbade such activity. 10.) There still remains the issue that by his repeated resignations for the congregation, as he himself acknowledges, he rejected all requests, delivered via the 3 degrees of warning by the ministry and the synod, for formal investigation. 11.) Is it poor reasoning since there was demonstration of Missouri's false teaching in the Informatorium and because Minister Löhe was blamed when it was said that it was taught that sanctity resides only with our pastors? It remains a sad lie that they taught such things. 12.) It is a lie that the teachings examined and determined by pastors Grabau and von Rohr would have been forbidden. 13.) It remains true that Krause seeks to deceive souls through hypocrisy and flattery in his libelous writings such as this article. Both within and outside of our congregation he calls to us honorably and falsely, using a liar's voice. 14.) Once more, when he reaches his conclusion, he states that the article in the Informatorium does not express our opinion. Let the signatures we affix below convince him of the contrary, that to this day we are in agreement with the article. Furthermore, to this day we acknowledge and profess that Krause has been duly and properly excommunicated in accordance with Christian ordering as the letter of our ministers against the former preacher L. F. E. Krause has indicated. We are in total and unanimous agreement with our church ministry. Finally we have requested our spiritual caregiver, Pastor Wilhelm Wier, to record our testimony here today, summarizing it in as brief a manner as possible so that it may stand as a testimony of truth for all Christians and especially for the readers of the Lutheran and the Lutheran Christians of the Synod in Missouri, so they may see that it is sincere. Gottfried Otterstein Erdmann Wurl
H. von Rohr, Pastor
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regarding the reprint of our verdict concerning the Ludwig accusations, page 71 and subsequent pages. Since 1851 Jacob Ludwig is properly reconciled with Pastor Winkler and the congregations of our synodal band and all sins have been forgiven and forgotten. Therefore we would not have published the verdict rendered by our synodal authorities regarding each and every point of contention if we had not felt compelled to do so. We published the entire verdict especially for our foes from Missouri. But now that J. Ludwig is reconciled in a Christian manner with the vexed church, we accept the assurance (with regard to pages 71, et. al.), which he gives us as a reconciled fellow Christian, that at the time he did not maliciously intend to become the instigator and inciter of a great quarrel. Rather, out of rashness and imprudence he placed himself in the conflict between Gareis and Karstens and upon stringent self examiniation he sees how passionate ill intent became an ever growing part of his soul. We see it as our duty to add this correct acknowledgement to our verdict.
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Review of the Parochial Report of 1851
| Buffalo Pastor Grabau | New Bergholz Pastor von Rohr | Martinsville Pastor Wier | New Wallmore Pastor von Rohr | Eden Pastor Lange | |
| Births: | 91 | 53 | 38 | 8 | 7 |
| Baptisms: | 93 | 51 | 38 | 8 | 7 |
| Marriages: | 14 couples | 20 couples | 4 couples | " | 1 couple |
| Deaths: | 32 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| Excommunicated: | 34 | 14 | 1 | " | - |
| Accepted: | 45 | 26 | 15 | 1 | - |
| Communicants: | 1933 | 2362 | 992 | 439 | 109 |
| School Children: | 223 | 192 | 90 | 31 | approx. 30 |
| School Teachers: | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Confirmed: | 17 | ? | ? | ? | 25 |
| Humberstone --- | Detroit Pastor Winkler | Macomb County Pastor Winkler | Milwaukee Pastor Müller | |
| Births: | 19 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Baptisms: | 19 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Marriages: | 3 couples | - | - | 2 couples |
| Deaths: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Excommunications: | - | - | - | 3 |
| Accepted: | - | - | - | approx. 10 |
| Communicants: | - | 113 | 52 | 170 |
| School Children: | approx. 30 | 25 b. 30 | 7 | - |
| School Teachers: | 1 | - | - | - |
| Confirmed: | ? | 4 | - | 6 |
| Freystatt Pastor Müller | Kirchhayn Pastor Kindermann | Cedarburg Pastor Kindermann | |
| Births: | 21 | 22 | 3 |
| Baptisms: | 21 | 22 | 3 |
| Marriages: | 2 couples | 6 couples | 1 couple |
| Deaths: | 10 | 12 | 3 |
| Excommunicated: | - | 3 | - |
| Accepted: | approx. 15 | 16 | 3 |
| Communicants: | 934 | 836 | 95 |
| School Children: | 50 | 64 | 29 |
| School Teachers: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Confirmed: | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| Watertown
Pastor Kindermann | Total 7 Pastors | |
| Births: | 2 | 278 |
| Baptisms: | 2 | 278 |
| Marriages: | - | 53 couples |
| Deaths: | - | 81 |
| Excommunicated: | - | 55 |
| Accepted: | 9 | 140 |
| Communicants: | 149 | 8184 |
| School Children: | 15 | 791 |
| School Teachers: | 1 | 13 |
| Confirmed: | 1 | approx. 106 |
from February 7, 1852 to February 7, 1853
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Income:
Title I: Towards real estate for the Martin Luther College
| 1852 | June 2 | Kirchhayn, Wisconsin | $ 15.87½ |
| July 16 | Detroit, Michigan | 4.00 | |
| July 24 | Detroit, Michigan | 3.00 | |
| August 11 | Martinsville, NY | 21.57 | |
| August 12 | Gottfried Kaufmann, Macomb Co., Michigan | 1.00 | |
| August 30 | Mancus, Detroit | 0.50 | |
| September 7 | Bernhard Kaufmann, Macomb Co., Michigan | 0.50 | |
| September 7 | Friedrich Bökmann, Detroit | 0.50 | |
| September 8 | New Bergholz, NY | 64.00 | |
| September 8 | New Walmore, NY | 25.22 | |
| September 12 | Martinsville, NY | 3.55 | |
| October 12 | Detroit, Michigan | 4.62½ | |
| October 25 | Eden | 11.00 | |
| November 8 | Pastor Meisner, Canada | 8.00 | |
| November 29 | Ludwig Stüber, Detroit | 1.00 | |
| December 1 | Freystatt, Wisconsin | 16.74 | |
| 1853 | January 4 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 3.50 |
| January 8 | Newark, NJ | 15.62 | |
| January 10 | New Bergholz, NY | 23.00 | |
| January 10 | Martinsville, NY | 0.50 | |
| January 11 | Philipp Dapper, Crawford Co., Ohio | 0.50 | |
| January 31 | Kirchhayn, Wisconsin | 17.00 | |
| January 31 | Freystatt, Wisconsin | 6.16 | |
| January 10 | Borrowed | 100.00 | |
| February 1 | Pastor Kühn in Warren, PA | 1.00 | |
| February 3 | George Abitz in Newark | 1.00 | |
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| Title I: Total | $349.36 |
Title II: Income towards support of the Kirchliches Informatorium
| 1852 | June 5 | W. Hildemann | $ 0.25 |
| Salingre | $ 1.00 | ||
| W. Robert | $ 0.25 | ||
| Pastor Hofmann, Louis Co., NY | $ 0.50 | ||
| F. Buddemeyer | $ 0.25 | ||
| June 8 | P. Habel, Ohio | $ 1.00 | |
| June 16 | F. Ferchen | $ 0.12½ | |
| Chr. Balhorn | $ 0.10 | ||
| August Haseley | $ 0.25 | ||
| Friedrich Wendt | $ 0.25 | ||
| Fr. Pfuhl | $ 0.25 | ||
| Pastor von Rohr | $ 0.50 |
| 1852 | June 16 | Just. Grobengiesser | $ 0.25 |
| W. Hachmann | $ 0.50 | ||
| C. Gram | $ 0.25 | ||
| H. Bichy | $ 0.25 | ||
| June 17 | Chr. Wolf | $ 0.50 | |
| Hammelmann | $ 0.60 | ||
| Damerow | $ 0.50 | ||
| F. Cammann | $ 0.10 | ||
| Fr. Walk | $ 0.50 | ||
| Philipp William | $ 0.50 | ||
| Chr. Wendt | $ 0.25 | ||
| P. Loge | $ 0.37½ | ||
| Gottfr. Rehwald | $ 0.25 | ||
| Christoph Walk | $ 0.50 | ||
| June 26 | Friedrich Kruse | $ 0.50 | |
| W. Grobengiesser | $ 0.25 | ||
| Gustav Rother | $ 0.25 | ||
| Ernst Rother | $ 0.50 | ||
| D. Boneberg | $ 0.12½ | ||
| Caspar Puls | $ 0.12½ | ||
| Dr. Eckel | $ 0.12½ | ||
| June 30 | Johann Pfunder, Canada W. | $ 0.44 | |
| June 31 | Pastor Grabau | $ 1.00 | |
| August 9 | Pastor Hahn | $ 0.50 | |
| Wilhelm Petermann | $ 0.25 | ||
| August Vermehr | $ 0.25 | ||
| Christian Schröder | $ 0.30 | ||
| Pastor Winkler | $ 0.20 | ||
| August Hirthe | $ 0.25 | ||
| September 10 | Philipp Rauch | $ 0.12½ | |
| E. Wurl | $ 0.50 | ||
| W. Vognitz | $ 0.12½ | ||
| Fr. Winter | $ 0.12½ | ||
| Reitzel, School Teacher | $ 0.25 | ||
| Ludwig Dette | $ 0.50 | ||
| Johann Reinsch | $ 0.50 | ||
| November 29 | L. Lederer | $ 0.50 | |
| Wurzel | $ 0.50 | ||
| Probst | $ 0.25 | ||
| Mellwille | $ 0.25 | ||
| Christ. Joseph | $ 0.12½ | ||
| Daniel Sy | $ 0.25 | ||
| Johann Köpfel | $ 0.12½ | ||
| Schmedgen | $ 0.25 | ||
| Geo. Lüders | $ 0.25 | ||
| December 1 | Meyer | $ 0.50 | |
| Unnamed Source | $ 0.50 |
Copy of text provided by the A. R. Wentz Library, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, PA
Imaging and Translation by Susan Kriegbaum-Hanks
