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Henry Melchior Muhlenberg LJHLENBERGMUHLENBERGMUHLENBERGMUHLENBERGMUHLENBERGMUHLENBERGMUHLENI Early in his ministry, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg was offered “a call to the dispersed Lutherans in Pennsylvania.” Muhlenberg’s parish tried to persuade him to stay, but he left Germany because he saw it as the will of God. When he arrived in Philadelphia on November 25, 1742, he was shaken physically from the rough and hazardous journey, but still undaunted spiritually. He set out for Trappe on the day of his arrival and had his first experiences with the untamed American wilderness. When he arrived in Trappe, he found that the congregation had contracted with a quack doctor to serve as a preacher. Furthermore, they doubted Muhlenberg’s credentials. His accomplishments were numerous despite this. He saw to the erection of church buildings, such as St. Michael’s Church in Philadelphia and the Augustus Church in Trappe. He was also involved in 2
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Pastor Henry Muhlenberg holding a service in a local barn :rgmuhlenbergmuhlenbergmuhlenbergmuhlenbergmuhlenbergmuhlenbergmu the establishment and running of schools. Muhlenberg was instrumental in organizing the Lutheran Church in America through the establishment of the Synod of Pennsylvania. At that time, a governing body of six clergymen and many lay people decided that it was time to establish themselves as a free church in a free state, thus breaking away from their European antecendents. As the Revolution broke out in 1776, the elderly Henry Melchior was preparing for retirement. As a minister, he had remained aloof from politics throughout his career, and remained officially neutral towards the war. He respected the British for allowing him to carry out his ministry. As the war continued, Henry Melchior was plagued by divided loyalties. At first he saw the war as a punishment of the unfaithful people on both sides, but as time wore on, he sympathsized more and more with the 3
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