A History Of The Evangelical Lutheran Synod Of Kansas

Author : H. An; Ott
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ISBN 13 : 9781332344444
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (444 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Kansas written by H. An; Ott and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Kansas: Together With a Sketch of the Augustana Synod Churches and a Brief Presentation of Other Lutheran Bodies Located in Kansas In the earlier days of Kansas Synod historians were appointed to collect data especially covering its pioneer history. This collection of documents was deposited in St. Johns church at Wellington when the terriffic cyclone of May 27th, 1892, swept over that unfortunate city, tearing down the church and scattering these precious papers to the winds, a loss over which the writer has mourned as an irretrievable one. At a later period other matter had been gathered by Rev. J. B. McAfee, and this likewise perished in the burning of his home at Prospect Farm near Topeka. After this Revs. David Earhart and J. B. McAfee prepared brief statements of their earlier experiences. Shortly before his death the former sent out statistical blanks all over the state and gathered considerable congregational data. This he was unable to edit owing to the infirmities of old age. In 1901 the Synod appointed a Historical Committee composed of Revs. H. A. Ott, J. B. McAfee, David Earhart, Holmes Dysinger, D.D., J. W. Ball and R. B. Wolf, and instructed it to prepare a manuscript history of Kansas Synod. This committee outlined such a work and apportioned its several parts among its members. At the convention of the Synod at Salina in 1902, the writer read an extended sketch of the pioneer history preceding the organization of Kansas Synod. Aside from this nothing was done for the two following years save to gather material. The removal of Dr. Dysinger and Rev. Ball, and the death of Father Earhart, resulted in adding to the committee, Drs. H. L. Yarger and M. F. Troxell and Rev. E. E. Stauffer. The committee agreed that the work of writing the History could be done satisfactorily only by delegating the entire labor to one man. The writer was chosen editor and instructed to enlarge the scope of the work taking in other Kansas Lutheran bodies as largely as possible. The Synod authorized its publication. Thus given free rein the author set himself to the task. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.