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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Eichner, Karl |
| Title, Monographic | Wilhelm Loehe. Ein Lebensbild |
| Edition or Version | Zweite Auflage |
| Place of Publication | Chicago, Ill. |
| Publisher | Wartburg Publishing House |
| Date of Publication | 1908 |
| Extent of Work | 173 pp., portrait ; 23 cm |
| OCLC | 913794774 |
| Notes | On title page: Mit einem Bildnisse Loehe's. On t.p. verso: Printed in Germany. |
| MKI Annotation | Inscribed: "Ihnen, Frau J. Kielkopf, gegeben in Liebe und herzlicher Dankbarkeit von P. [Pastor] u. Frau F.W. Landdeck. Hedrick, Iowa, August, 1911" From a Wikipedia entry: "Löhe was born on February 21, 1808 in the town of Fuerth. . . . Despite being confined to a pastorate in an out of the way village [in the village of Neuendettelsau, Bavaria], which he never left, Löhe nevertheless exhibited a keen interest in missionary work. He was particularly concerned about the state of German immigrants to North America. He solicited funds through a variety of sources to help bolster the spiritual state of the immigrant population beginning in 1841. He also encouraged the sending of pastors to North America to assist the settlers and help with conversion of the Native American populations. To this end, he constructed two schools to train missionaries. One of which became Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. Individuals sent by Löhe were instrumental in the founding of the Synod of Ohio, though Löhe withdrew his support from the Synod in 1845 over doctrinal differences. Löhe’s emissaries also founded the Missouri Synod in 1846. In 1853, Löhe supporters established the Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Iowa. While Löhe is most well remembered for his encouragement of missionary activity in the United States, he also supported work in Brazil, Ukraine, Australia, and New Guinea through his Foreign Missionary Society." |
| Donated by | Mayville [Wis.] Historical Society. |
| Call Number | PIA IL |
| MKI Terms | Löhe, Wilhelm, 1808-1872/ Biographies/ Lutheran Church |