Pastor Stiemke of Holy Cross was certainly aware of the interpersonal conflicts that had resulted in the separation of Holy Cross as well as St. Peter’s in Serbin from Kilian’s congregation in Serbin. That’s why I find this tidbit from a letter from Pr. Kilian wrote to the Rev. F. J. Biltz in Concordia, Missouri …
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” Read More »
The Rev. Timotheus Stiemke was in a difficult situation. He’d been assigned to a new Lutheran congregation in the little town of New Start (a few miles south of Serbin), where he was installed on the fourth Sunday in Advent in 1874. Stiemke was the second pastor to serve the congregation, which had only been …
“And unto the Wends I became as a Wend, that I might gain the Wends…” Read More »
When you see the name “Suess” what’s the first thing you think of? I’m betting it’s green eggs and ham, the Grinch, or the Cat in the Hat. Take a look at that name again, though. The fellow you’re taking about is Dr. Seuss (spelled slightly differently)! In late 1876, the Rev. Simon Suess arrived …