Identifier: lutheranlandmark00finc (find matches)
Title: Lutheran landmarks and pioneers in America : a series of sketches of colonial times
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Finck, William J. (William John), b. 1861
Subjects: Lutherans
Publisher: Philadelphia : General Council Publication House
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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nd ordained inAmerica was Jacob van Buskirck, a descendant of theDutch settlers in upper New Jersey. The last is thefirst one that comes within the range of the subject of thissketch. It is true that Lidenius was born in America, butwhile he was yet a boy his father returned to Sweden andthere educated his children. After his ordination theson came back to the home of his mother and laboredamong the Swedes on the Delaware as their pastor untilhis death, finding a last resting place in Pennsylvania. In this sketch we are interested in American studentseducated by the pioneers, so we must begin with VanBuskirck. He was born in 1739 and ordained at NewHanover in the fall of 1763. The way he received hiscourse of instruction illustrates fairly well how the earlypioneers labored to educate candidates for the ministryin their days of limitations and difficulties. First he spentfour years under the private care of his pastor, Rev. J. A.Weygandt, in New York, for in those days many a par- 148
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Major General Peter MuhlenbergThe Hon. Frederick Muhlenberg Dr. Henry Muhlenberg The Three Distinguished Brothers who as Boys went to Halle PIONEERS EDUCATING THEIR SONS FOR THE MINISTRY sonage was made a schoolhouse. Pastor Weygandt pre-pared him for Princeton College, and after spending sometime there he was received into the home of Muhlenbergat the Trappe, for the purpose of studying theology. Hepractically became a member of Muhlenbergs household.He studied under his patron and assisted him in his workof teaching and preaching. The people of New Hanoverdesired to have him for their regular pastor, and he wastherefore ordained for them in their church by Muhlen-berg and his colleagues. The Swedish Provost, Dr.Wrangel, preached the sermon in the ordination service.Van Buskirck labored faithfully in Eastern Pennsylvaniatill his death in 1800, filling important pastorates likeMacungie and Allentown. The real difficulties of education in provincial timesbegan to present themselves to

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