Scholarly Resources from Concordia Seminary

Article Title

The Saxons Move to Perry County

Authors

P. E. Kretzmann, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

5-1-1939

Document Type

Article

Keywords

theological, zeitgeschichtliches, dispositionen, evangelienreihe kirchlich, eiscnacher, engelder, kretzmann, pieper, dallmann, streufert, augsburg confession, lutheran, mueller

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

When the Saxon Lutherans reached the metropolis of the central Mississippi Valley, then a town of some 16,000 inhabitants, their plans had not yet fully matured. Only one point seems to have been reasonably certain, namely, that they did not intend to remain in St. Louis. In the Regulations for the Emigrant, approved in Dresden on May 17, 1838, paragraph 4 reads:

"Place of Settlement. -The place of colonization in the United States of North America is to be chosen in one of the Western States in Missouri or Illinois or perhaps in Indiana."

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Kretzmann, P. E. (1939) "The Saxons Move to Perry County," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 10, Article 38.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol10/iss1/38