John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 2080

[Continuing the letter of Stoever, Hold, and Schmid to the London clergy written in 1734]

"In the hope that this salubrious final purpose to the continuation of the Kingdom of God be achieved in said Congregation, we constantly call God with heart and mouth, yea, praise and thank, as well as untiringly implore the same for temporal and eternal reward to them who help in such Christian mercy.
London, 13 Decemb: 1734

Your Highly Honorable, Highly Learned,
In particular Highly Honored,
all Reverend Protestant Lutheran Pastors and Preachers,
Michel Hold.
Michel Schmid.
Submissively most obedient
Johann Caspar Stoever,
called the Congregation’s Pastor, unworthy."

The response of the London clergy was a letter which read as follows:
"We undersigned Protestant-Lutheran Preachers here, certify herewith upon request, that we consider the previous presentation of the condition of the Congregation in Virginia as credible, the desired contribution as necessary, and the supplicants for their seriousness and zeal worthy not only of a common but of a right brotherly lover, and thus consider the maintenance of the light of the gospel among them particularly beneficial and useful to the kingdom of Christ, and as we recommended the collection for this reason to our Congregations, nor ourselves failed to add our mite as well, so we want also to have recommended best a generous contribution to our worthy brothers in faith in Germany and Holland and in particular to our dear brothers in office everywhere, and shall strive to return eagerly such love in the same case.
London in England, the 10th of June, 1735.

Friedr. Mich Ziegenhagen.
Henrich Alard Butjenter,
Court Preachers at the German Court Chapel at St. James
Henrich Walther Gerdes, D.
Henrich Werner Palm,
Pastor of the Protestant-Lutheran Church in the Savoy."

(31 Mar 05)

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