The Lutherans of New York, Their Story and Their Problems

Produced by Prof. Kurt A. Bodling, Ganser Library, Millersville
University, Millersville, PA, USA
The Lutherans of New York
Their Story and Their Problems
BY GEORGE U. WENNER, D.D., L.H.D. Pastor of Christ Church
New York THE PETERSFIELD PRESS 819 East Nineteenth Street 1918
Copyright, 1918 By GEORGE U. WENNER
TO THE LUTHERANS OF NEW YORK IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY May you bring forth fruit and may your fruit remain
Contents Apology Introduction Their Story In the Seventeenth Century—1648-1700 In the Eighteenth Century—1701-1750 In the Eighteenth Century—1751-1800 In the Nineteenth Century—1801-1838 In the Nineteenth Century—1839-1865 In the Nineteenth Century—1866-1900 In the Twentieth Century—1900-1918 Their Problems The Problem of Synods The Problem of Language The Problem of Membership The Problem of Religious Education The Problem of Lapsed Lutherans The Problem of Statistics Epilogue Appendix—The Churches; Deaconesses; Former Pastors; Sons of the Churches; Institutions and Societies; Other Associations; Periodicals; Book-stores; Bibliography; Index.
Apology
Lutherans are not foreigners in New York. Most of us it is true are new comers. But with a single exception, that of the Dutch Reformed Church, Lutherans were the first to plant the standard of the cross on Manhattan Island.
The story of our church runs parallel with that of the city. Our problems are bound up with those of New York. Our neighbors ought to be better acquainted with us. We ought to be better acquainted with them. We have common tasks, and it would be well if we knew more of each other's ways and aims.