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Title: Justus Falckner, mystic and scholar, devout Pietist in Germany, hermit on the Wissahickon, missionary on the Hudson : a bi-centennial memorial of the first regular ordination of an Orthodox pastor in America, done November 24, 1703, at Gloria Dei, the Swedish Lutheran church at Wicaco, Philadelphia
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Sachse, Julius Friedrich, 1842-1919
Subjects: Falckner, Justus, 1672-1723
Publisher: Philadelphia : Printed for the Author
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Princeton Theological Seminary Library

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church order, much prefer to attend (in-teresse) the Swedish churches here until they can also havetheir divine worship in their own language as a people.The means are hereby offered in a measure to spread theGospel truth in these wilds, whereby many of their brethrenand fellow-countrymen may be brought from wrong toright, from darkness to light, and from the whirlpool ofsectaries to the peace and quiet of the true church. Where-fore such Swedish Evangelical churches, for my humblepart, have best and heartfelt wishes, and I seek also andpray Your Magnificence to kindly recommend, as occasionoffers, such churches with their ministers, to His IllustriousSerene Highness and Her Highness his spouse, who is aroyal Swedish Princess, and also to contrive that yourinterest may be earnestly brought to the notice of hisSerene Majesty of Sweden. I will here take occasion to mention that many othersbesides myself, who know the ways of this land, maintain 703-MEMORIAL OF DOM. JUSTUS FALCKNER-1903.
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GLORIA DEI OLD SWEDES), WICACOA, A. D. 1903. AFTER ETCHING BY LUDWiG E. FABER. Pleads for an Organ. 45 that music would contribute much towards a good Christianservice. It would not only attract and civilize the wildIndian, but it would do much good in spreading the Gospeltruths among the sects and others by attracting them. In-strumental music is especially serviceable here. Thus awell-sounding organ would perhaps prove of great profit,to say nothing of the fact that the Indians would come run-ning from far and near to listen to such unknown melody,and upon that account might become willing to accept ourlanguage and teaching, and remain with people who hadsuch agreeable things; for they are said to come ever sofar to listen to one who plays even upon a reed-pipe (ro/ir-ffeiffe): such an extraordinary love have they for anymelodious and ringing sound. Now as the melancholy,Saturnine stingy Quaker spirit has abolished (relegiret) allsuch music, it would indeed be a novelty here, and te

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