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Title: The history of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and Ministerium of North Carolina, in commemoration of the completion of the first century of its existence
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Bernheim, G. D. (Gotthardt Dellman), 1827-1916 Cox, George H. (George Henry), 1838-1928
Subjects: General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States. Synod of North Carolina Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North Carolina and Adjacent States German Americans
Publisher: Philadelphia, Published for the Synod by the Lutheran Publication Society
Contributing Library: University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of Cultural Resources. Grant issued to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a subcontractor to Duke University, for the Religion in North Carolina project.

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ical Lutheran Synod andMinisterium of North Carolina, the Mother Synod in the South,and the third Synod in the United States, was organized in May,1803, and here, in 1884, the Diet was held that projected theformation of the United Synod in the South. The congregation has had many trials and difficulties, lapsingat one time for more than twenty years. Now, however, it is ina flourishing condition, holding property valued at $20,000.00,and having three hundred and seventy-two confirmed members,with more than three hundred in the Sunday school. The pastoral changes have been many and frequent. Thefollowing is the list, as nearly accurate as can be ascertained : Pastors. Rev. Adolph Nussman 1773—!774- Rev. J. G. Arends 1775—1785. Rev. C. A. G. Storch 1788. Rev. John Reck 1831. Rev. D. P. Rosenmiller 1831—1832. Rev. John T. Tabler 1832—1833. Rev. S. Rothrock, D. D 1833—1835. Rev. E. A. Bolles 1835—1836. Rev. S. Rothrock, D. D 1836—1839. Rev. John D. Sheck . 1840—1844. ^3 \
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SKETCHES OF CONGREGATIONS. 129 Pastors. Rev. S. Rothrock, D. D 1844. Rev. J. B. Anthony 1844—1846. Rev. J. H. Coffman 1848—1852. Rev. Simeon Scherer 1852—1S55. Rev. L. C. Groseclose 1856—1S65. Rev. N. Aldrich 1865—1867. Rev. Simeon Scherer) . . ., o,. c_ > lomtly 1807—1872. Rev. W. H. Cone J Rev. J. G. Neiffer 1872—1876. Rev. T. W. Dosh, D. D 1876—1877. Rev. W. J. Smith 1S7S— 1SS3. Rev. William Stoudenmire 1884—1886. Rev. C. B. King 18S6—1896. Rev. L. E. Busby, D. D 1896. St. Johns Church, located in Cabarrus County, N. C,six miles east from Concord and three miles west from Mt.Pleasant. The exact date of the organization of the congrega-tion is not known, but it was, no doubt, shortly after the arrivalof the first German emigrants from Pennsylvania, in 1747. Its first house of worship was located near Buffalo Creek, aboutone and one-half miles north from Mt. Pleasant and about threemiles east from the present church. It was a rude log-hut, built ofunhewn pine

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