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Digital Edition 01/27/2002
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EXPERIENCE OF GERMAN METHODIST PREACHERS
Collected And Arranged By Adam Miller
With An Introduction By Charles Elliott
And A Preliminary Discourse By L. L. Hamline
Edited By D. W. Clark
Cincinnati:
Printed At The Methodist Book Concern,
For The Author
R. P. Thompson, Printer
1859
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859,
By Adam Miller, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court
For the Southern District of Ohio.
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CONTENTS
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PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE
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CHAPTER 01
01 -- EXPERIENCE OF ADAM MILLER (A): Birth -- Removal to Ohio -- Society of
Mennonites -- Education and training -- Methodist preaching -- Sent to English school -- Learns
the nature of true religion -- Awakened -- Spiritual exercises -- Leaves the Mennonites -- Joins
the Methodist Church-Conversion -- Sickness and death of his grandfather -- Licensed to exhort --
Attends camp meeting at Canton -- Incidents -- Family Prayer -- Conversion of his sister, and of
other members of the family-Leaves home -- Goes to Knox county -- Licensed to
preach-Recommended to annual conference -- Is received and appointed to Nicholas circuit,
Virginia -- Incidents
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CHAPTER 02
01 -- EXPERIENCE OF ADAM MILLER (B): Determines to study the German -- Finds
William Nast -- Desires from him instruction in German -- Takes him to Virginia-Incidents on the
way -- Translation of Methodist ritual and General Rules into German -- Return of William Nast to
Ohio -- Perseveres in the study of German -- Attempts at German preaching-Conversion of brother
Nast -- Visits him -- Brother Nast licensed to preach -- Removal to Greenville circuit, Ohio --
Voyage down the Kanawha -- Hardships of the itinerant life -- Means of support -- Poverty --
Commencement of German missions -- Unpromising beginning -- Dr. Nast's labors -- Incidents --
Appointed to Milford circuit -- German preaching in Cincinnati -- Missionary labors-First
sacramental service in the German mission -- Christian Apologist established -- Spread of the
German work
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CHAPTER 03
02 -- EXPERIENCE OF WILLIAM NAST: Birth and training -- Religious tutelage --
Confirmation-Death of his father -- Education for the ministry -- Dr. Strauss -- Rationalistic
associations -- University life -- Becomes a Pantheist and free-thinker -- Repays the expenses of
his education-Literary labors -- Migrates to America -- Learns English -- Acquaintance with
Methodists -- Resides at West Point -- Is converted from his skepticism -- Attends Methodist
preaching -- Awakening -- Attends camp meeting -- Is encouraged by his friends -- Is employed as
teacher in Kenyon College -- Religious efforts -- Conversion -- License to preach -- Admission
into conference -- Establishment of the first German mission
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CHAPTER 04
03 -- EXPERIENCE OF JOHN SWAHLEN: Religious training -- Confirmation --
Emigrates to America -- Awakening -- Attends Methodist preaching -- Is converted -- Licensed to
exhort -- Sent out as missionary -- Visits Wheeling -- Receives license to preach -- Admitted into
conference -- First German Methodist church built -- Labors and success
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CHAPTER 05
04 -- EXPERIENCE OF G. A. BREUNIG: Birth -- Catholic training -- Confession to the
priest -- Loose notions of religion -- Character of "the ministry and people-Awakening -- Comes to
America -- Determines to lead a new life-Is instructed by a Lutheran friend -- Reads the Bible --
Suspects the errors of Romanism -- Still continues to attend mass -- Prefers Protestant worship --
Visited by a priest -- Mental conflicts -- Desires to find the truth -- Abandons Romanism -- Finds
religious associates -- Evangelical Lutherans -- Prayer meetings -- Conversion -- Attends the
Methodist meetings -- Joins the Church -- Is licensed as exhorter and local preacher -- Admitted
into conference -- Labors as a missionary
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CHAPTER 06
05 -- EXPERIENCE OF WILLIAM AHRENS: Childhood -- Education -- Confirmation --
Habits of life -- The Church -- Convictions of sin -- Worldly amusements -- Morality-Moral
weakness -- Providentially saved from death -- Migrates to this country -- Arrival -- Visits
Cincinnati -- Boards with Methodist family -- Is awakened -- Seeks for salvation -- Mental
distress -- Deliverance and conversion -- Joins the Church -- Becomes a preacher -- Missionary
labors
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CHAPTER 07
06 -- EXPERIENCE OF ENGELHARDT RIEMENSCHNEIDER: Birth -- Leaves home --
Is awakened -- Joins the Church -- Spiritual distress -- Visits Pittsburgh -- Conversion -- Call to
the ministry -- Licensed as exhorter -- As preacher -- Joins the conference
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CHAPTER 08
07 -- EXPERIENCE OF LUDWIG S. JACOBY: Early experience -- Comes to America --
Attends German Methodist Church -- Awakening -- Repentance -- Joins the Church -- Conversion
-- Called to the ministry -- Becomes exhorter-Becomes preacher -- Sent to St. Louis -- Commences
the mission-Incidents -- Erection of church -- Foreign mission
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CHAPTER 09
08 -- EXPERIENCE OF C. H. DOERING: Birth -- Confirmation -- Customs of the Church
-- Leaves home -- Studies English -- Comes to this country -- Settles in Wheeling -- Resides in a
Methodist family -- Attends Methodist meeting -- Awakening -- Conversion -- License to exhort --
Enters Allegheny College -- Becomes a preacher -- Joins conference
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CHAPTER 10
09 -- EXPERIENCE OF G. L. MULFINGER: Training -- Religious experience -- Removes
to America -- Skepticism -- Awakening -- Conversion -- New thoughts and desires -- Temptations
-- Becomes an exhorter -- Becomes a preacher -- Joins conference
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CHAPTER 11
10 -- EXPERIENCE OF H. KOENEKE: Early life -- Habits -- Seeks for religious
associations -- Meets with pious people -- Repentance -- Opposition from his wife -- Is converted,
with his wife -- Comes to America -- Settles in Wheeling-Becomes a Methodist -- Licensed to
preach -- Incidents -- Success of German missions
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CHAPTER 12
11 -- EXPERIENCE OF G. DANKER: Early religious experience -- Awakening and
conversion-Enters the ministry -- Comes to America -- Unites with the Methodists -- Received as
a minister -- Mission labors.
12 -- EXPERIENCE OF CHARLES HELWIG: Birth and education -- Emigrates to
America -- Attends evangelical worship -- Unites with the Methodist Church -- Licensed as
preacher and joins conference.
13 -- EXPERIENCE OF J. H. BAHRENBURG: Early training -- Awakening -- Conversion
-- Comes to this country -- Joins the Methodists -- Is licensed to preach -- Enters the traveling
ministry
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CHAPTER 13
14 -- EXPERIENCE OF PETER WILKINS: Education -- Leaves home -- Teaches school
-- Death of his sister -- Comes to America -- Hears evangelical preaching -- Is awakened and
converted -- Licensed to preach -- Joins the conference
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CHAPTER 14
15 -- EXPERIENCE OF CHARLES KOENEKE: Migrates to this country -- Goes to
Methodist meetings -- Is awakened -- Conversion -- Joins the Church -- Licensed to preach --
Enters conference -- Incidents.
16 -- EXPERIENCE OF JOHN A. KLEIN: Birth and education -- Comes to America --
Attends meeting and joins the Methodist Church -- Thrown into wicked associations -- Persecuted
by his family -- Led astray -- Becomes hardened -- Is awakened-Conversion -- Awakening and
conversion of his parents and brothers -- Enters the ministry
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CHAPTER 15
17 -- EXPERIENCE OF LEWIS NIPPERT: Removal to America -- Religious training --
Awakening and conversion of friends -- Lutheran prejudices -- Conversion of his parents -- Enmity
to Methodism -- Is awakened, converted, and unites with the Church -- Goes to Cincinnati and
learns the art of printing -- Becomes a preacher -- Enters conference -- Missionary to Germany.
18 -- EXPERIENCE OF PHILIP KUHL: Early training -- Comes to America -- Ignorance
of true religion -- Goes to New Orleans -- Returns to his parents in Illinois -- Attends evangelical
churches -- Incidents -- Awakening and conversion -- Becomes acquainted with and joins the
Methodist Church -- Call to the ministry -- Licensed to exhort and to preach -- Joins the conference
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CHAPTER 16
19 -- EXPERIENCE OF JOHN BIER: Early life -- Education -- Removal to America --
Attends Methodist meetings -- Convicted of sin -- Is awakened -- Temptations-Deliverance -- Is
converted -- Joins the Church -- Labors among his associates -- Call to the ministry -- Preparatory
labors -- Incident -- Licensed to preach -- Enters conference -- Incidents
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CHAPTER 17
20 -- EXPERIENCE OF NICHOLAS NUHFER: Educated in the Catholic Church -- Meets
with the Bible -- Comes to America -- Convicted of sin -- Endeavors to repent-Is instructed in the
truth -- Attends Methodist meetings -- Opposition from his mother -- Begins family worship -- Is
converted -- Joins the Church -- Enters the ministry.
21 -- EXPERIENCE OF J. H. BARTH: Early life -- Removal to this country -- Learns
English -- Death of his father in great peace -- Goes to Louisville -- Hears German Methodist
preaching -- Is awakened -- Goes to class meeting -- Unites with the Church -- Conversion --
Enters the ministry
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CHAPTER 18
22 -- EXPERIENCE OF WILLIAM SCHRECK: Birth and education -- Comes to America
-- Lives in a Methodist family -- Attends Methodist worship -- Awakening -- Conversion -- Call to
the ministry -- Joins the Church and enters the ministry.
23 -- EXPERIENCE OF JOHN PLANK: Birth and early training -- Emigrates to America
-- Opposition to Methodism -- Long-continued sickness-Removal to northern Missouri -- Relapse
of sickness -- Awakening -- Temptations -- Conversion -- Enters the ministry.
24 -- EXPERIENCE OF CASPER JOST: Educated in the Catholic faith -- Comes to
America and settles in Missouri -- Goes to Protestant meeting -- Visits the Methodist church --
Awakened and converted -- Joins the Church -- Licensed to exhort and preach -- Enters the
ministry
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CHAPTER 19
25 -- EXPERIENCE OF CHARLES SCHELPER: Emigrates to this country -- Attends
Methodist meetings -- Is awakened and converted -- Enters the ministry.
26 -- EXPERIENCE OF SEBASTIAN BARTH: Attends Methodist service -- Awakening
-- Joins the Church -- Conversion -- Becomes colporteur -- Enters the ministry.
27 -- EXPERIENCE OF HERMAN KOCH: Comes to this country -- Awakening -- Goes
to Methodist preaching and class meetings Conversion -- Ministry and missionary labors.
28 -- EXPERIENCE OF JOHN MANN: Awakening -- Seeking for pardon-Conversion --
Called to preach -- Is received into conference
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CHAPTER 20
29 -- EXPERIENCE OF JOHN PHETZING: Birth -- Religious instruction -- Comes to
America -- Settles in Wheeling -- Conviction of sin -- Goes to class meeting-Joins the Church --
Awakening -- Conversion -- Visit to Germany -- Incidents -- Returns to America -- Enters the
ministry.
30 -- EXPERIENCE OF CONRAD GAHN: Childhood -- Religious impressions --
Emigrates to America-Methodist meetings -- Convictions of sin -- Penitential sorrow --
Conversion -- Unites with the Church -- Call to the ministry -- Licensed as exhorter and preacher
-- Enters the conference
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CHAPTER 21
31 -- EXPERIENCE OF JOHN HAAS: Residence in St. Louis -- Sends children to Sunday
school -- Family attends Methodist meetings -- Is induced to go with them -- Awakening --
Conversion -- Call to the ministry -- Joins the conference.
32 -- EXPERIENCE OF WILLIAM FIEGENBAUM: Comes to America -- Early
impressions -- Hears Methodist preaching -- Is awakened and converted -- Called to preach --
Joins conference.
33 -- EXPERIENCE OF JOHN L. WALTHER: Early training -- Rationalistic instruction --
Emigration to America -- Companions of the voyage -- Incident -- Removal to Cincinnati --
Attends Methodist meeting -- Conversion of his wife -- Unites with the Church -- Becomes a
backslider -- Piety of his wife -- Her sickness -- He is awakened -- Conversion -- Reunites with
the Church -- Enters the ministry
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CHAPTER 22
34 -- EXPERIENCE OF J. M. WINKLER: Reared in the Catholic faith -- Becomes an altar
attendant on the priest -- Death of his mother -- Conversation with his father -- Conversation with
the priest -- Incident -- Confirmation -- Reads the Bible -- Ceases to go to confession -- Incident --
Letters from America -- Determines to emigrate -- Goes once more to confession -- Ridiculous
penance imposed on him -- Sets out for this country -- Storm on the ocean -- Arrival and settlement
-- Methodist influences -- Awakening -- Conversion -- Persecuted by his friends -- Enters the
ministry -- His father comes to America -- Incident -- Conversion of his father -- Mission work
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CHAPTER 23
35 -- EXPERIENCE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS EMMANUEL HERTEL: Nativity --
Training -- Remarkable providence -- Death of his father -- Confirmed -- Amusements -- Studies
-- Enters the army -- Leaves it for the university -- Irreligious associations -- Death of his mother
-- Goes into business -- Emigrates to America -- Methodist preaching -- Conversion -- Call to the
ministry -- Sickness -- Marriage -- Licensed to preach -- Ministerial labors
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CHAPTER 24
36 -- EXPERIENCE OF GEORGE ANDRE: Comes to America -- Attendance at Church --
Skepticism -- Awakening -- Conversion -- Enters the ministry -- Missionary labors.
37 -- EXPERIENCE OF FREDERIC KOPP: Birth and training -- Letters from America --
Desire to migrate -- Comes to this country -- Settles in Wisconsin -- German Methodist preaching
-- Awakening -- Conversion -- Call to the ministry -- Enters conference -- Missionary influence.
38 -- EXPERIENCE OF HENRY HENKE: Education -- Religious impressions -- Comes
to America -- Settles in Wheeling -- Hears Methodist preaching -- Awakening, conversion, and
call to the ministry
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CHAPTER 25
39 -- EXPERIENCE OF JOHN SCHMIDT: Comes to America -- Wanderings -- Stops in
Louisville -- Lives in a Methodist family -- Is awakened -- Converted -- Enters the ministry
40 -- EXPERIENCE OF HENRY KOLBE: Emigrates to this country -- Attends Methodist
preaching -- Spiritual exercises -- Conversion -- Encouraged to preach -- Joins the conference --
Missionary labors
41 -- EXPERIENCE OF GEORGE BOESHENZ: Early training -- Comes to this country --
Marriage -- Attends Lutheran and Methodist preaching -- Awakening -- Seeking the Savior --
Conversion -- Call to the ministry
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CHAPTER 26
42 -- EXPERIENCE OF ERHARDT WUNDERLICH: Birth -- Education -- Rationalism --
Comes to America -- Determines to lead a new life -- Is awakened -- Joins the Methodist Church
by a singular mistake -- Its benefit to him -- Conversion -- Return to Germany -- Conversations on
religion -- Begins to proclaim Christ -- Persecuted by the people -- Opposed by the government --
Incident -- Returns to this country -- Enters the ministry -- Influence of his labors at his old home.
43 -- EXPERIENCE OF CHARLES A. MILITZER: Birth and education -- Religious
impressions -- Hears Erhardt Wunderlich preach -- Is awakened and converted -- Is licensed to
preach -- Comes to this country
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CHAPTER 27
44 -- EXPERIENCE OF PETER MOELLING: Enters a monastery -- Studies for the
priesthood -- Life at the Gymnasium -- Religious instruction -- Meets with Protestant books --
Reads the Bible -- Interrupted in its perusal -- Reflections -- Desires light -- Biblical
interpretations -- Talk with the under-regent -- Is put into confinement -- Doubts -- Lecture of the
prebendary -- Goes home -- Protestant help -- Returns to the cloister -- Interview with the regent --
Escapes from the monastery -- Attends Protestant worship -- Comes to America -- Religious
experience -- Attends Methodist preaching -- Hears the Gospel -- Is converted -- Joins the
Methodist Church
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CHAPTER 28
45 -- EXPERIENCE OF FREDERIC HELLER: Early training -- Awakening -- Conversion
-- Temptations -- Comes to America -- Becomes careless -- Is again awakened -- Is restored to
spiritual life -- Joins Church -- Is licensed to exhort -- Enters the ministry.
46 -- EXPERIENCE OF H. FIEGENBAUM: Emigrates to America -- In the wilderness --
Methodist preaching -- Goes to St. Louis -- Converted -- Joins Church -- Call to the ministry --
Enters conference.
47 -- EXPERIENCE OF FREDERIC W. FLOCKEN: Education -- Comes to this country --
Hears Methodist preaching -- Awakening -- Conversion -- Enters the ministry -- Sent as
missionary to Bulgaria
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CHAPTER 29
48 -- EXPERIENCE OF R. SHOBE: Early life -- Religious experience -- Comes to
America -- Hears Methodist preaching -- Unites with the Methodist Church -- Enters the ministry
-- Missionary labors.
49 -- EXPERIENCE OF RUDOLFH HAVIGHORST: Education -- Migrates to this country
-- Religious impressions -- Sickness -- Methodist preaching -- Awakening -- Conversion --
Becomes a preacher
50 -- EXPERIENCE OF THEODORE MILLER: Birth and training -- Migration to
America -- Is awakened -- Joins the Church -- Is converted and licensed to preach
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CHAPTER 30
51 -- EXPERIENCE OF GEORGE A. REUTER: Comes to America -- Attends camp
meeting -- Conversion of his wife -- He is awakened and converted -- Joins the Methodist Church
-- Preaches at a funeral -- Enters conference
52 -- EXPERIENCE OF PAUL BRODBECK: Catholic training -- Marries a Methodist girl
-- Attends Methodist preaching -- Awakened and converted -- Persecution -- Enters the ministry
53 -- EXPERIENCE OF FREDERIC SCHULER: Nativity -- Emigration -- Methodist
preaching -- Awakening and conversion -- Enters conference
54 -- EXPERIENCE OF HENRY ELLERBECK: Early life -- Comes to
America-Methodist preaching -- Conversion -- Joins conference
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CHAPTER 31
55 -- EXPERIENCE OF FREDERIC MERTEN: Religious impressions -- Conversion --
Irreligious surroundings -- Becomes cold in religion -- Quickened again unto life -- Joins the
Methodist Church -- Preaches and receives license -- Enters conference
56 -- EXPERIENCE OF CHRISTIAN NACHTRIEB: Early life -- Comes to America --
Awakening and conversion -- Temptations -- Enters conference
57 -- EXPERIENCE OF GERHARD TIMKEN: Migration -- Conversion -- Licensed to
preach -- Enters conference
58 -- EXPERIENCE OF H. SCHNITTKER: Birth -- Religious training -- Comes to
America -- Camp meeting -- Conversion -- Backslides -- Is reclaimed -- Enters the ministry
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CHAPTER 32
STATISTICS OF GERMAN METHODISM
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PREFACE
The narratives contained in the following pages were-furnished me by their respective
authors, nearly all of whom wrote in the German language. In making the translations into English,
slight changes in the phraseology have, in a few instances, been made, yet not so as to convey any
meaning different from that intended by the author. The translations, it is admitted, might have been
made to wear a smoother English dress; but it was thought best to change the peculiar idioms and
forms of expression as little as possible. In a few instances I have been compelled to abridge the