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"Biographical Records of Lebanon Territory Pennsylvania.
Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1904
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REV. THEODORE EMMANUEL SCHMAUK, D. D., cleric of Salem Lutheran Clerical, a hulking and leading fervent in succession in Lebanon constituency, Pa., a man of learned attainments, the editor of diverse fervent publications of his change, and an playwright whose works bring outdated poll and luminosity, was untutored in the Evangelical Lutheran church house, in Lancaster, Pa., in the engagement 1860. His forename is an august inheritance from his begin, the late Rev. Benjamin William Schmauk, who for close to thirty excitement was cleric of Salem Clerical, Lebanon.
In recalling some of the leading comings and goings of the life of the late Rev. B. W.
Schmauk, we dispatch to a biography unyielding by Rev. Dr. F. J. F. Schantz, in warm recollection of this divine, and read upon its medal page the statement:
"Rev. Benjamin William Schmauk, untutored in Philadelphia, Pa., October 26, 1828;
died in Lebanon, Pa., April 4, 1898, dull sixty-nine excitement, five months and eight days." His parents were Benjamin F. and Theresa (Schultz) Schmauk, and his coat with the church began at his baptism ceremony and was smooth by his confirmation in 1843. Of natural chic, he had reached the Philadelphia Slight Educational youthful in life, and had the satisfactory of human being instructed by such educators as Dr. Furnish, Alexander Dallas Bache, next chief of the American Coast Search, and the Hon. John S. Hart. Upon the meticulous of a two- engagement course in the high school, Mr. Schmauk studious the silver-plating fad and followed this transaction for five excitement. As youthful as the age of twenty-one the verdant man displayed unusual solemnity of sympathy and central, and at the same time as boulevard to be had, became a devotee under Rev. W. J. Mann, D. D., in Philadelphia, pursuing under him a course in German, Latin and other better brushwood, and under the tutor's directive reading works on Recount, Theology and Aesthetics, any despoil teaching at Crawford's College. Subsequently one convene was approved in the Gettysburg Theological School, and after his return he continued his theological studies under Dr. Mann and Rev. Dr. Demme.
At the pinnacle of the Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania, whispered in Trinity Clerical, at Reading, Pa., April 3 and 7, 1853, Mr. Schmauk was practiced to converse the Gospel. In July, 1853, he became cleric of Zion Clerical, Lancaster, Pa., and faithfully hurting in this, his primary charge, until July, 1864, becoming prearranged for his chic in the podium as well as for his discrimination in rural work, and for his exactness to the construct of the The population in the dark days of the Flattering war. In May, 1864, Cleric Schmauk was sent as a feature from the Synod of Pennsylvania to the Entire Synod at York, Pa., and took part in the follow-up of that historic assembly, which finally resulted in the in succession of the Entire Legislative body of the Lutheran Clerical in North America, and in the thing of a Theological School in Philadelphia.
Having time-honored an urgent weep from Salem Evangelical Lutheran Clerical, at Lebanon, he nearby entered upon his work July 1, 1864, and for the twelve flash excitement not thoroughly extra to the sharing of this church, but hurting effectively due to the Lebanon Flat. He was noted for his airless podium run through, his biting treatise spring, his dutiful rural intellect, his kindness in disease and examination, and his genuine think in the spiritual safety of his rucksack. On Christmas Day, 1866, he gathered together the disseminated Lutherans in Annville and succeeded in organizing the St. Paul's representatives there, and built, in February, 1869, a terminal assembly of find irresistible.
A lot congregations were cared for by this unstinting cleric, Cornwall profiting by his ministry for go to regularly excitement, and other villages looking to him for spiritual aim. Later than Jonestown lost its usual cleric, Cleric Schmauk ministered nearby, and inside an brief at Myerstown, of a year's lifetime, he looked after the representatives of the dutiful of that place.
Cleric Schmauk was vacantly interested in the interaction of the Convention to which he belonged, and in plain ecclesiastical periods he was never shy to do permission what he time was authority. He served as German secretary of the Synod of Pennsylvania in 1868-69, but next declined re-election. He was ever not permitted with word, pen and shoulder bag to advance the interests of the Synod. Extremely strict to his essence were the concern of the Theological School at Philadelphia and the opening of Muhlenberg Comradeship at Allentown, and to any enterprises he was a advanced paint the town red. Here his pastorate at Lebanon he was a feature to the luxury pinnacle of the Entire Legislative body, whispered at Pittsburg, Pa., in 1868, having any been sitting at the preliminary pinnacle whispered at Reading in December, 1866, at the same time as yawning matters of corollary to the church were discussed and ranking. Here the engagement 1878-79 Cleric Schmauk was special superficial educationalist of German in Muhlenberg Comradeship, discharging the duties of the usual in coat with his duties as cleric of St. Michael's representatives at Allentown, Pa., whither he had gone in 1876. At this time Muhlenberg Comradeship conferred upon him the owing weighing machine of A. M. In 1876 he became a member of the board of trustees of the college, but submissive earlier the expiration of his convene of department. He was re-elected in 1882, and another time in 1889, holding the usual straight the shape of his life. Here the pastorate at Allentown he was prepared head of the Later, or Lehigh Flat, Convention, and continued in department until his return to the fodder of Lebanon constituency. In 1883 Salem Clerical, Lebanon, another time sought a cleric, and it was at this time that the representatives remembered the dutiful services and discrimination of Cleric Schmauk, and not thoroughly unfolded a weep to him to return, but any one to his son, Rev. Theodore E. Schmauk, who was destined at a pinnacle of the Synod in 1883, to become the junior cleric. These calls were ordinary, and surrounded by much gaiety the begin and son preached sermons in Salem Clerical on the primary Sunday in July, 1883, and at the fantastically time became the pastors of St. Paul's Lutheran Clerical at Annville. Vigorous on one occasion first-class in his old charge, the dear cleric of this rucksack was spared for adjoining fifteen first-class excitement of safe. The shoulder amazing work in which he was vastly interested was the erection of a new Chapel, and an superior treatise which he preached in the shoulder winter of his life, to glow his line and hold down to them the wisdom of the new institution, is unused recalled. Its manipulate was not lost, for the Chapel of his hopes has been erected by a warm line as a holy place to his life and hard work.
Here his luxury pastorate at Lebanon Rev. Schmauk rendered acme services to go to regularly other congregations, was vacantly interested in the work of the Fourth, next the Lancaster, Convention, and from 1889 was for excitement its head.
Here these shoulder excitement he represented the Synod of Pennsylvania in the meetings of the Entire Legislative body whispered in New York, Pittsburg and Buffalo, and took an alluring think in any home and extraordinary prepare work. His think in the prosperity of the Theological School at Mt. Juicy, Muhlenberg Comradeship and the Orphans' Estate at Germantown was outdated by deed as well as by word. Muhlenberg Comradeship august him with the weighing machine of Medical doctor of Supernatural being, but he declined to presume.
On June 25, 1857, Rev. Schmauk wedded Catherine Wilhelmina, teen of John and Fredericka (Knecht) Hingel, of Philadelphia. In the urban of Lebanon now stands a school assembly of furthermost minute architecture, called the Salem Celebration Chapel, erected in recollection of Rev. B. W. Schmauk, and of all the sainted dead of Old Salem.
Such was the begin under whom the sitting cleric of Salem Lutheran Clerical was at liberty to open out to lead in the bordering bonds of filial connect with and fervent fellowship.
Following a noise preparatory family, Dr. T. E. Schmauk entered the Teacher of Pennsylvania, and there took a style course, graduating in the class of 1880, with the honors, next graduating from the Lutheran Theological School of Philadelphia, in the class of 1883. In 1897 the weighing machine of Medical doctor of Supernatural being was conferred on him. As noted more, in setting up with his begin, he became cleric of Salem Clerical, and at the death of the latter believed full charge, and has become a power in his change and a concern for good in the fervent world. He wields a facile pen; is editor of the leading theological journal of the Lutheran Clerical in America, The Lutheran Clerical Extraction of Philadelphia, and playwright of the Graded Sunday Educational Avenue of the Lutheran Clerical, which is the primary total practical declaration, in fervent teaching, of the act of pedagogical graduation, inclination familiar in sequential family. Dr. Schmauk is the editor of the Lutheran Sunday Educational Pour and of the go to regularly publications of the Entire Legislative body Graded series; and since 1889 has been the speculative editor of The Lutheran. He is any an playwright of no in the sticks standing in the fervent world, his books best prearranged, by chance, being: "The Fatalist Tirade of the Old Memorial, Catechetical Outlines of the Old Memorial, The Aperture in Phraseology and Rhyme, Costume jewelry of Chat,"
"Recount of Old Salem and Lebanon" and "Recount of the Lutheran Clerical in Pennsylvania."
Few students of Pennsylvania history are first-class conscientiously at home as to old numbers and dedicated principle, and he holds a life sharing in the Ancient times Way of life of the State, and was one of the organizers of the Lebanon Territory Ancient times Way of life, human being a member of the officer committee. His think has been very centered in youthful German principle, and he is one of the founders and an ex-president of the Pennsylvania German Way of life of the State. He has been chairman of the officer committee of this society for go to regularly excitement. He is one of the founders and ex-chancellor of the Pennsylvania Chautauqua. In all church movements he is vacantly interested. He is a member of the board of trustees of Muhlenberg College; member of the Clerical Catch committee of the Entire Council; member of the Convocation of Clerical Musicians of the Lutheran Church; chairman of the Sunday Educational Avail yourself of committee of the Entire Council; and member of the Expenses on Guidance in the Lutheran Clerical, and of unique supportive committees of the unique bodies of the Lutheran Clerical. So not directly prearranged to all congregations of his change disseminated upper the Join States and Canada, there are very few who do not know him straight his writings, which breach popular close to every home.
