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Biography by Reverend Andrew Henkel A sketch of Rev. Paul Henkel was written by his grandson, Rev.Socrates Henkel, and is published in the History of the LutheranTennessee Synod. A more complete biographical account prepared by his son, Rev. AndrewHenkel, appears in Sprague's Annals of the American Pulpit and is hereappended. GERMANTOWN, O., February 21, 1863. MY DEAR BROTHER: I cheerfully comply with your request for somenotices of the life and character of my venerable father. What Ishall write will be drawn chiefly from my own memory, but I think youmay rely on its authenticity, as far as it goes. My father, Paul Henkel, was the eldest son of Jacob Henkel, and agreat grandson of the Rev. Gerhard Henkel, who emigrated from Germanyat an early period, being one of the first Lutheran ministers who cameto this country. Nearly all that is now known of his history isgathered from his Diary, which was found, some forty-five years ago,in the hands of his granddaughter, then living in Philadelphia, at theage of more than fourscore years. From this Diary it is ascertainedthat he had been a Court Preacher in Germany, and had preached asermon which had greatly offended his Sovereign: and, in order toavoid difficulty, he sent in his resignation and came to America. Myfather was born in the Forks of the Yadkin, in Rowan County, N. C., onthe 15th of December, 1754. While he was yet a youth, his father'sfamily and other families in the neighborhood were obliged to takerefuge in the mountains of Western Virginia, in consequence of abloody war which was waged by the Catawba Indians against the whitesof that country. Here, for a time, they had to live in forts andblockhouses, guarding themselves, as best they could, against savagecruelty. Under the circumstances, he often had to perform the arduousand dangerous duties of sentinel or spy, and soon became expert in theuse of the rifle and familiar with hunting. In short, he was trainedto, and became fond of, a backwoods life. About the year 1776 my father and his younger brother Moses had theirattention directed to the subject of religion as a personal concern,and consecrated themselves, as they believed, to the service and gloryof their Redeemer. Moses soon became a Methodist, and was ultimately adistinguished minister in that connection. But the elder brother,believing that a more thorough course of theological training wasnecessary, placed himself under the instruction of the Rev. Krug, thenPastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Fredericktown, Md. Herehe acquired considerable knowledge of the Latin and Greek languages,and other branches of learning, having a bearing upon his futurecalling. With this preparation he applied to the Evangelical LutheranSynod of Pennsylvania and the adjacent States, (then the only LutheranSynod in this country,) and by that Body he was examined and licensedto preach. Having received a call from several vacant congregations inand about New Market, Va., he settled at that place, though heextended his labours into the Counties of Augusta, Madison, Pendletonand Wythe, where he laid the foundations of a goodly number ofchurches. On the 6th of June, 1792, he was solemnly set apart to theholy ministry, in the city of Philadelphia, the ordaining servicebeing performed by the Rev. John Frederick Schmidt, Pastor of a churchin that city. After labouring for some time among the churches to which he was firstintroduced, he removed to Staunton, in Augusta County, and took chargeof several churches in that neighborhood; and, having served themthree years, he returned to New Market, and resumed his labours amonghis former people. In 1800 he received a call from several churches inRowan (his native) County; but, though he accepted it, yet here, asin Virginia, he did not confine his labours to his immediate charge,but extended them to other places in the surrounding country, wherethey were especially needed. Whilst living in Rowan, he contractedfriendly relations with several of the Moravian Clergy, who lived inand about Salem, often interchanging visits with them; and, as aspecial token of their regard, they dedicated his newly-built house inan appropriate manner, and gave to this fine limpid spring the name,-"Golden Spring,"--little dreaming, at the time, of the fact that hassince been discovered, that there was actually gold there. The regionin which he now resided proved unhealthy, and his family were muchafflicted by the fever and ague; in consequence of which, in 1805, hereturned again to New Market. Having no inclination to confine himselfto any single charge, he resolved to become an independent missionary,not depending for his support upon any missionary fund, but upon thegood-will of those he might serve. In this way he made several toursthrough Western Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio;gathering the scattered members of the Church; administering to themthe Word and Sacraments; instructing and confirming the youth, and, sofar as practicable, organizing new congregations. During the War of1812-1815, he took up his residence at Point Pleasant, Mason County,Va., and organized several congregations in that region, but, at theclose of the War, returned to his old residence at New Market, andresumed his missionary labours. In 1803, whilst living in North Carolina, he, with several otherministers, formerly belonging to the Synod of Pennsylvania, formed theSynod of North Carolina. In October, 1812, while he had his residenceat Point Pleasant, about ten of the brethren, all of whom thenbelonged to the Old Synod of Pennsylvania, held their first specialConference West of the Alleghany Mountains, in Washington County, Pa.To this conference he was invited, but for certain reasons was unableto attend. But at the Conference of the next year, which was held atClear Creek, Fairfield County, Ohio, he was present, and wasrecognized as one of their Body, though he still belonged to the Synodof North Carolina. Thus matters stood until September, 1817, when thebrethren, having met in conference at New Philadelphia, passedResolutions relative to forming themselves into an independent Body.This measure was strongly urged by several of the younger brethren,but equally opposed by the elder. There being but three ordainedministers present, (one of whom was my father), and their consentbeing indispensable to carry out the design, strong efforts were madeto overcome their objections; and they finally did yield, and thedesired object was accomplished. Thus it appears that he was not onlyone of the founders of the Synod of North Carolina, but also of thejoint Synod of Ohio. From some of his earlier publications it would appear that he favoredsome of the alterations in the Augsburg Confession made byMelanchthon; but, after having more fully studied the views of thegreat Reformer, Luther, he became a zealous advocate of the originalConfession, and had the twenty-one doctrinal articles published inpamphlet form for the benefit of the Church. In 1809 he published a small work in the German language, which wasafterwards translated into English, on Christian Baptism and theLord's Supper, in which he defends Infant Baptism and the Mode bySprinkling, in preference to that of Immersion, In 1810 he published aGerman Hymn Book for the benefit of the Church, containing two hundredand forty-six Hymns; and in 1816 another, in the English language,which has since been enlarged and improved, and, at this time,contains four hundred and seventy-six Hymns, a portion of which areadapted to the Epistles and Gospels of the Ecclesiastical Year. Aconsiderable number of these Hymns, both German and English, werecomposed by himself. In 1814 he published his German, and, not longafterwards, his English Catechism, for the special benefit of theyoung, -not changing the substance of the old Lutheran Catechism, butonly dividing the long questions into shorter ones for theaccommodations of the learner. To the Catechisms he appended anexplanation of all the Fast and Festival days observed in the Church.About this time, his little German work, written in rhyme, entitledZeitvertreib (Past-time) made its appearance, to the amusement of someand the annoyance of others-it was a satirical rebuke to fanaticismand superstition, vice and folly. My father was a large man; within half an inch of six feet in height;with physical organs well developed; with a keen, black eye; as erectas an Indian; somewhat inclined to corpulency, and yet athletic andrapid in his movements. Though his health was not always good, yet hewas almost constantly employed either in reading, writing, preachingor traveling; and, when necessary, he did not hesitate to labour withhis hands. He had no desire for this world's goods beyond what waswanting for daily use-what-ever savoured of ostentation was foreign tohis nature. His manner of living was frugal, and his dress plain, andyet, in performing the services of the sanctuary, he uniformly wore agown of rich black silk. He had great equanimity and serenity oftemper, and his friendships were sincere and constant, and his friendsnumerous. In the social circle he always rendered himself agreeable,and often communicated important instruction by means of somepertinent, and sometimes humorous anecdote. As a Preacher, he possessed much more than ordinary power. In thecommencement of his discourse he was slow and somewhat blundering,but, as his subject opened before him, he would become animated andeloquent, with a full flow of appropriate thought and glowinglanguage. His illustrations were lucid and forcible, simple andnatural. He assisted in training a goodly number of young men for theministry, some of whom have occupied responsible stations with greatfidelity and usefulness. After faithfully serving his generation fora long course of years, it pleased the Great Master to call him fromhis labours to his reward. A stroke of palsy rendered him almosthelpless for a time before his departure. He died on the 17th ofNovember, 1825, when he had nearly completed his seventy-first year.His remains are deposited in front of the Lutheran Church in the townof New Market. On the 20th of November, 1776, he was married to Elizabeth Negley,who, with her father's family, had emigrated from New Jersey toWestern Virginia. They became the parents of nine children,--six sonsand three daughters. The eldest son became a Physician, and the otherfive, Ministers of the Gospel in the Lutheran Church-two of whom yetsurvive in the exercise of their ministry. I have the honor of subscribing myself Your humble servant in Christ, ANDREW HENKEL. NOTE. The five sons of Rev. Paul Henkel who became ministers in the LutheranChurch are: 1. Andrew Henkel. 2. Charles Henkel, 1798-1841. He died at Somerset, Perry County, Ohio,and is buried in the old Lutheran Cemetery there. 3. David Henkel, 1795-1831. 4. Philip Henkel, 1779-1833. 5. Ambrose Henkel, 1786-1870. ADDENDA. Rev. Charles Henkel was licensed as a "catechist" at Somerset, Ohio,in 1818. Immediately he took charge of the station at Point Pleasant,Virginia, where his father had visited in 1806. Returning a few yearslater to Ohio, he first took charge of congregations about Columbus.From here he came to Somerset, Ohio, in 1827, where he finally serveda parish of nine congregations. He died of consumption February,1841, at the early age of 43 years. REVEREND PAUL HENKEL, from The Eller Chronicles, Volume 8, February 1,1994 Paul Henckel, son of Jacob and Barbara Teter Henckel, born 15 Dec1754, Dutchman's Creek, Rowan [now Davidson] County, North Carolina;died 17 Nov 1825, buried, New Market, Virginia; married 20 Nov 1776,Elizabeth Negley. This grandson of John Justus Henckel, a nephew ofCatherine Henckel Biffle, and first cousin of Mary Biffle Eller,became a most prominent Lutheran minister in the southeast during aremarkable ministry that spanned forty years (1785 -1825). He was thefather of nine children and the progenitor of a long line of Lutheranministers. Paul Henkle wrote almost daily in his diary in German throughout hisbusy and productive life. The diary remains today a primary source forHenkle family history (I have not yet seen a copy - apparently partsof it have yet to be translated). Because a very busy Paul Henckeltook time to write in his journal each day, the Henckel family anddescendants know more family history than most American families. Paul Henckel received a remarkably fine education for a person of thatday. During his early years he was taught in the German language,first by Cathrine Alein and second by a doctor of medicine, Dr.William Geiniz. In 1764 an English school was established in the areaand his teacher, William Robinson, who had studied at OxfordUniversity, taught him English. In 1776 he enrolled as a theologicalstudent of Reverend Krugh, Lutheran minister, of Frederick, Maryland.By the time he completed his studies he was able to speak, read, andwrite in Latin, German and English. After serving in the Revolutionary War, Paul Henkle's first and onlyattempt at farming ended when a flood destroyed a dam intended toprovide water power for a grist mill. He began preaching in 1781 butwas examined by the Lutheran Diocese of Pennsylvania in 1783 andordained June 6, 1792," The quiet and peaceful life of a village pastor did not appeal to PaulHenckel. He chose to be an itinerant Lutheran minister and travel andpreach among the frontier settlements. He traveled constantly to carrythe Lutheran message to the people in the most remote cabins on thefrontiers of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia (then including WestVirginia), Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio and probably Indiana. He preachedalmost daily in either German or English in barns, cabins, or underthe trees to all who would listen. The Paul Henkle family moved a dozen times before settling in 1818 forthe last time in New Market, Virginia where he had lived once beforeand where he and his sons had achieved ever lasting fame as foundersof the Henckel Press. Perhaps it is not stretching to say that few menhad as great an impact on the German settlers in western NorthCarolina, western Virginia and East Tennessee. He was the founder ofthe Lutheran Diocese of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, andthe Henckel Press. He was a poet, a composer and publisher and hisdescendants continued to have a profound impact on the course ofLutheranism in the southeastern United States. Because of his constant travels along the Appalachian frontier, PaulHenckel knew better than most men the nature and concerns of theGerman settlers. Well-educated for his day, he recognized the greatneed for better educational materials for use in both church andschool. He began to contemplate how such educational aids might beimproved and provided. He is said to have engaged in long discussionswith his son, Solomon, about the matter and with the help and supportof his sons, a Press was purchased and placed in operation. Solomongave financial assistance to the enterprise and eventfully became theowner while his son, Ambrose, served as the principal printer andeditor. Paul continued his ministry and wrote much of the materialpublished by the press, especially religious hymns of which hecomposed hundreds, in both German and English. The Henkle Press inNew Market, Virginia dates from 1806. The impact of the Henkle Press throughout the southeast should not beunderestimated. The wide influence of the diverse and extensivepublications of the Press extended over a broad area embracing severalstates. A letter from one of the employees in 1812 says, "We haveprinted and finished (the following) books and pamphlets: 1500 EnglishCatechisms, 2500 A.B.C. Books, 100 Free-Mason Sermons... about 1500Honig Tropfen, 200 Communion Hymns, 150 copies of the Address of theGovernor to the Assembly, a large number of orders for books to beprinted in New York, blanks and many notices... we are printing anedition of 2500 Hymn Books." An uneducated Paul Henckel would have resisted any notion that Englishshould be used in their churches or schools. The Germans clung totheir beloved native language with great tenacity and stubbornness.This attitude did not derive from a nationalistic ambition toestablish a bit of the fatherland in America. Rather, theseconservative Germans were convinced that the most profound religiousteachings could provoke their deepest feelings and convictions onlywhen expressed in the German language. They also understood that thepreservation of their German heritage depended upon the retention oftheir native language. Paul Henkle, although a full German but an educated one, apparentlycame to recognize that the political and social climate of the timerequired Germans to learn and use the English language if they were torealize their full potential as citizens in a democratic societydominated by English-speaking people. He supported bilingualism forthe Germans throughout his life. Such views were not universallywelcomed, and he no doubt had some critics. But his introduction ofprinted bilingual information from the Henckel Press unleased apowerful force for change. For example, his ABC books were printed inthe German language on one page and the English translation on thefollowing page. As a need for publications in both German and English languages becameapparent, the Henkle Press responded. Paul Henckel wrote in 1811 ofhis plans to publish books including a book of Hymns and variousschoolbooks in both English and German languages. In 1816 his EnglishHymnbook, with 347 hymns, of which 292 were his own composition, camefrom the press. After his death in 1825, the second edition,published in 1838, contained 292 of his hymns. The Henckel presscontinued to operate well into the next century and evidence of itsexistence are still to be found in New Market, Virginia Rev. Paul Henckel was a remarkably enlightened man for his day. The Autobiography and Chronological Life of Reverend Paul Henckel,1754 - 1825. edited by Ken Hinkle This book provides a fascinating account from diaries of the life ofthe Lutheran minister Paul Hinkle and his wife as they traveled byhorse and buggy on missionary trips through the mid-Atlantic states inthe late 1700s and early 1800s. Their travels took them on many tripsto North Carolina and to Pendleton County, Virginia (West Virginia).They lived at short intervals in Sheperdstown and Point Pleasant, WestVirginia. The diaries were translated from German to English by thelate Reverend William J. Finck in the 1930s. Reverend Henckel was born in Rowan County, North Carolina but movedwith his parents (Jacob & Barbara Hinkle) to what is now Pendleton andGrant Counties, West Virginia where he spent much of his boyhood andwent to school. The diaries tell of Paul and his brother Moses goingto a school close to or in the fort where his grandfather John JustusHenkle lived. The fort is known as Hinkle's Fort and was located inGermany Valley near present Riverton in Pendleton County. An Indianattack is mentioned that probably occurred in the county near theNorth Fork River. Paul preached numerous times in churches and homes in Pendleton Countyand was even a resident for a few years. His brother Moses Henckel wasone of the officers that formed Pendleton County and is listed on themonument at Ruddle that commemorates the formation of the county.Paul's sister Christina married Isaac Herman (Harman) and lived inGermany Valley. Paul's mother, the former Barbara Dieter (Teter),lived for many years in the county. Local names mentioned in thediaries besides Harman, Hinkle and Teter include Arbogast, Bennett,Herber (Harper), Mallo (Mallow), Propst and Trambauer (Trumbo). The diaries chronicle the many places Paul Henckel journeyed to andlived, the people he knew and lodged with, the ministry he performed,the places where he preached and the many hardships he and his wifeendured in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Awealth of genealogical records includes scores of marriages, funeralsand baptisms performed by Reverend Henckel in Shenandoah, Page, andRockingham Counties, Virginia and adjoining states. Paul lived muchof his life at New Market, Virginia where he and his wife are buriedat Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Two of Paul Henckel's sons, Solomon and Ambrose, established theHenckel Press at New Market, Virginia in 1806. Biography from Virtual American Biographies HENKEL, Paul, clergyman, born in Rowan county, North Carolina, 15December, 1754; died in New Market, Virginia, 17 November, 1825. Hisancestor, Gerhardt, a court-preacher in Germany, and one of theearliest Lutheran ministers who came to America, settled inGermantown, Pennsylvania, about 1740. Nearly all the male descendantshave been Lutheran clergymen. Paul's father settled in North Carolina,but in 1760 the family were driven by the Catawba Indians to takerefuge in western Virginia. The son grew up an expert hunter, andfamiliar with Indian warfare. About 1776 he listened to the preachingof Whitefield, and determined to enter the ministry. After receivinga brief classical and theological training from the Lutheran clergymanin Fredericktown, Maryland, he was licensed to preach by the synod,settled at New Market, Virginia, and was ordained in Philadelphia on 6June, 1792. He established several churches in the vicinity of NewMarket and in Augusta county, Virginia, and Rowan county, NorthCarolina, where he labored subsequently. While in North Carolina hehelped to form the synod there. In 1805 he returned to New Market,and made missionary tours through western Virginia, Tennessee,Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. He was a fervent speaker and writer,both in English and German, and a man of earnest convictions, whoroused much opposition by his insistence on the conservation of theoriginal confessions and rites of the church. He published a work inGerman on "Baptism and the Lord's Supper" (1809; afterward translatedinto English); a German hymn-book (1810), and one in the Englishlanguage (1816), in each of which were included many hymns composed byhimself. He also issued a German catechism (1814), followed by one inEnglish, and was the author of a German sataical poem entitled"Zeitvertreib." His nephew, Moses Montgomery, clergyman, born inPendleton county, Virginia, 23 March, 1798; died in Richmond,Virginia, in 1864, became an itinerant minister of the M. E. church inOhio in 1819, was for some time a missionary to the Wyandotte Indians,and preached in that state and in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Kentucky,and Alabama. He established a religious magazine, and associatedhimself in 1845 with Dr. McFerrin in the editorship of the "ChristianAdvocate " at Nashville. In 1847 he established the " SouthernLadies' Companion," which he conducted for eight years. He taught inPhiladelphia and other places, and was thus engaged in Baltimore,Maryland, during the civil war, but was sent within the Confederatelines. He published, among other books, a volume of "MasonicAddresses" (1848); "The Primary Platform of Methodism " (1851);"Analysis of Church Government" (1852); "Life of Bishop Bas-coin"(1853); and "Primitive Episcopacy" (1856). Biography of Reverend Paul Henkel Rev. PAUL HENKEL was born on Dec. 15, 1754, at Dutchman's Creek, about13 miles from Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. The town hassince been flooded to form a lake. Paul was the son of Jacob Henkeland Barbara Dieter (Teter) and a brother to Christina Henkel, greatgreat grandmother of David Algie Carpenter, Sr. Paul's family left Rowan County, North Carolina early in 1757. Soonafter their arrival at Ft. Seybert, Pendleton County, Virginia(NowWest Virginia), his sister was burned to death in an Indian attackupon the Fort. His family settled just to the west of the ShenandoahMountains. Paul spoke and wrote both English and German well. He learned theLutheran Orthodox and Cooper's trade. He married Elizabeth Negly on Nov. 20, 1776. They had 6 Children. Theywere: 1. Solomon 1777--1847 2 Phillip 1779--1833 3. Ambrose 1786-- 4. David 1795--1831 5. Andrew 1790--1870 6. Charles 1798--1844 Paul preached his first sermon in 1781. He was encouraged by the Rev.John Andrew Krug of Fredrick, Md. So he resolved to devote himself tothe ministry and studied Latin, Greek, and Theology under the Rev.Christian Streit at Winchester, Virginia. He was licensed in York,Pennsylvania. In 1783, and later ordained by the same body atLancaster, Pennsylvania on June 6, 1792. Paul became the greatest American Lutheran Missionary of his lifetime,traveling each year through Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina,Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. He founded many permanentcongregations, and sought out the pastors to take charge of them. Muchof his work was at his own expense. He turned his home into a familytheological seminary and trained four brothers and five sons for theministry. Paul's headquarters were at New Market, Virginia, although hefrequently was gone on trips. From 1800--1805, he made his home inRowen County, North Carolina, where he was born and probably hadrelatives remaining. During the war of 1812, he lived at PointPleasant, Virginia on the Ohio River. Paul provided much text for his sons who ran the Henkel Press. Hewrote and they published "Das New Eingerichtete Gesand-Buch" (1810),"Kurzer Zeituertreib" (1810), "The Church Hymn Book" (1816), andnumerous more lesser works. The Henkel Press circulated thesewritings widely. Paul was a copious diarist and used his diary towrite his autobiography, which was also published by the Henkel Pressin German. In 1819, Paul's son David was seeking ordination by the General Synod,but failed to receive it. Both David and Paul were disturbed by thisand became more so when a leader in the General Synod promised tocensor David at the coming 1820 meeting, for David's harsh stand onnon-Lutherans. In a sermon, David had said Lutherans marrying outsidethe church were like cows and horsed mating. Sensing there was nochance for David to receive ordination at the next Synod, they openlybroke with the Synod in 1820, setting up their own Synod just beforethe General Synod opened. Paul and David declared that theirs was theonly true Synod to be recognized and that the former General Synod wasof Non-effect. Their first item of business was to ordain DavidHenkel. They drew many away from the General Synod. Those whofollowed them were termed "Henkelites". Paul and David traveled widely to spread a continuing falling awayfrom the General Synod. Instead of a unified body, Paul and David nowworked for many organizations which would not be controlled by acentral body. For awhile, it appeared the unified Lutheran Church inAmerica might disappear due to this movement. Paul was for from home on a trip when he was struck by a paralyticstroke in 1823. His right side was paralyzed; he could neither Walknor speak. He was taken back to New Market, Virginia. Where he madesome recovery. It was hard for him to walk, and his speech remainedslow and slurred, but he was able to continue writing. He retiredfrom all his activities except for writing, which he continued to dotill six weeks before his death on November 27, 1825. David and his brother Phillip continued their work against the GeneralSynod. They almost realized their complete ambition, but fate wasagainst them. In 1831, David died at age 36. Two years later Phillipwas dead at age 54. Without the divisive factor of these three men,Paul, David, and Phillip, the General Synod reorganized in 1835. Life Sketches of Lutheran Ministers, North Carolina and TennesseeSynods 1773-1965, Pages 86 to 91 HENKEL, PAUL, born Dec. 15, 1754, on Dutchman's Creek, 16 miles fromSalisbury, in Rowan County (Now a part of Davie County), was the firstLutheran pastor born in North Carolina. Parents: Jacob and MaryBarbara (Teeter) Henkel. Married Elizabeth Negeley (sometimes spelledNegly, Nagly), Nov. 20, 1776. Children: Six sons and three daughters:Solomon (a physician), and five minister sons, Philip, Ambrose,Andrew, David and Charles; daughters were Hanna (married the Rev. JohnN. Stirewalt), Naomi, and Sabina. While preparing to become aminister and in his early ministry supported his family by working atthe cooper's trade. In 1776 he began his study in theology and theclassics under the guidance and sponsorship of the Rev. John AndrewKrugh, Fredericktown, Maryland. Licensed by the Ministerium ofPennsylvania in June 1783, with renewal annually until ordination bythe same synod on June 6, 1792. Served churches in Virginia, andperhaps in other states, from his home in New Market, Virginia, until1806 when he was appointed "travelling preacher," and was allowed $40a month for the time he was actually engaged in his work. The nextyear (1807) he reported that he travelled 128 days in the service ofthe synod and baptized 158 children and received $106.05 on thisjourney. In 1808 he was appointed missionary for Virginia, NorthCarolina and Tennessee, and from records it appears that he wasre-appointed annually with his field widened to "territory of his ownselection". It seems reasonable to assume that during the years hewas travelling preacher he would have lived in N. C. from 1800 to 1805while serving the following churches in this state: Dutchman's CreekChurch (later called New Jerusalem, then Reformation from 1870 todisbanding in 1925), Davie County, 1800-05; Becks-Bethany-Pilgrim, St.Luke, Davidson County, Nazareth-Shiloh, Forsyth County, 1800-05; also,in same area occasional supply with other Tennesee Synod pastors.Assistant to Johann Gottfried Arends (Arndt), Emmanuel,Lincolnton-Zion, Catawba County, 1803; and supply, St. Mark, GastonCounty, 1803-1805. Because of malarial climate moved back to NewMarket, Virginia, 1805. Made repeated missionary tours in NorthCcarolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennesee, Ohio, Kentucky, andIndiana." No more active, indefatigable and self-denying missionarythan the Rev. Paul Henkel ever labored in this country" (p. 308, TheLutherans in America by Edmund Jacob Wolf, D.D.). One of four pastorswith 14 laymen, organizing the North Carolina Synod in 1803. Assistedin organizing Ohio Synod in 1818, but did not becoming a member. Alsoan organizer of Tennesee Synod, with six other North Carolina Synodpastors, including sons Philip and David. Wrote and published thefollowing: A work on Baptism and the Lord's Supper in German (1809),later translated into English; a German hynmbook with 246 hymns(1810), with some hymns (perhaps in both books) written by himself.Also German and English catechisms based on Luther's Small Catechism.Preached in both German and English. One of the stalwart fathers ofthe Lutheran Church in North Carolina and in other states as well,particularly in Virginia and Ohio. To him and his family the churchowes a great debt of gratitude. The records of the Ministerium OfPennsylvania show that he attended its convention at Lancaster,Pennsylvania, in 1820 for the last time. Died in New Market,Virginia, Nov. 17, 1825; buried at Emmanuel Church, New Market. Two Hundred Years - Bethany-Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church During the period 1794-1797 the Rev. Paul Henkel of the eminent Henkelfamily of New Market served as pastor, He started many churches inVirginia and traveled extensively in Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, andOhio, traversing all Ohio in a two-wheeled cart, and participated inthe organization of three synods. A remarkable versatile man, he foundtime to be both author and publisher of hymnbooks and catechisms inEnglish and in German, and to rear five sons for the Lutheran ministrywho carried on the family publishing firm. This firm's most importantenterprise was the English translation of the Book of Concord afterseven years' work. It appeared in 1851 and was carefully read andstudied by the members of this congregation, as was "Luther on theSacraments" (1853) and "Luther's Church Postil" (1869) . PastorKuegele, in his "Historical Sketch" of the congregation wrote: "If the now rising generation, many of whom the writer . . . hasinstructed and confirmed, will study Luther's 'House Postil' as theirgrandfathers did Luther's Church Postil', then is the future of thiscongregation secured; for then verily the blessing of the Lord willnot depart from it." We see how the providence of God used this publishing firm to recoverthe almost forgotten treasures of the Reformation and revive andpreserve the faith of our fathers. We might add here that one of the congregation's treasures is thesmall German pulpit Bible used in the log church. On the back page,written in German, probably by Pastor Paul Henkel and signed by thetwo elders of the church, we read: "This copy of the Holy Scriptures was bought for the use of thiscongregation and is to be kept for that purpose. We as elders of thischurch attest this with our own hands. Augusta County, Keinert's Church (signed) Nicholas Busch November 9, 1797 Casper Keinadt" Reverend Paul Henkel's Missionary Trip to Ohio REV. PAUL HENKEL'S JOURNAL. HIS MISSIONARY JOURNEY TO THE STATE OF OHIO IN 1806. Translated from the German by Rev. F. E. Cooper, of Milwaukee,Wisconsin, and edited by Clement L. Martzolff, Ohio University,Athens, Ohio. Paul Henkel was commissioned to undertake this missionary journey bythe Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania, which had examined,licensed and finally ordained him in 1792. At this time (1806) he waslocated at New Market, Va., and undertook this missionary journey fromthat point. The Ministerium of Pennsylvania paid him $40.00 a monthfor the actual time that he was engaged on this journey and on thesimilar journey which he made to North Carolina three weeks after hisreturn to New Market, from the journey to Ohio. Mention might be madeof the fact that General Peter Muhlenberg, according to a tradition inthe Henkel family, personally presented to Paul Henkel the clericalgown which Muhlenberg had worn in the pulpit at Woodstock in 1775,when after preaching his sermon, he threw off his gown and revealedhis colonel's uniform. This gown is now preserved in the KrauthMemorial Library of the Lutheran Theological Seminary, at Mt. Airy,Philadelphia. The Journal was sent in by Henkel to the Ministerium of Pennsylvaniaas a part of his official report and has remained in the custody ofthe Ministerium ever since, together with a great deal of similarmaterial. It is now in the care of Dr. Luther F. Reed, Archivarius ofthe Ministerium, the Archives also being kept in the Library of theSeminary. The English translation of the Journal is the work of the Rev. F. E.Cooper, formerly of Lima, Ohio, and now of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It isthrough the courtesy of Dr. Reed that I am permitted to present thissubstantial contribution to the early religious history of Ohio. Web site:http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=toc&vol=23 Obituary in the History of the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod BySocrates Henkel Obituary of Rev. Paul Henkel.-Rev. Paul Henkel was a son of JacobHenkel who was a son of Justus Henkel who was a son of Rev. GerhardHenkel who was a German Court preacher, and came to America about1718, and located at Germantown, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rev.Gerhard Henkel was a descendant of Count Henkel, of Poeltzig, who wasinstrumental in sending Rev. Muhlenberg to America. Count Henkel was adescendant of Johann Henkel, D. D., LL. D., born in Leutschau,Hungary, and was Father Confessor to Queen Maria about 1530. Hesympathized with Protestantism, and maintained friendly relations withMelanchthon, Erasmus, Spalatin, and others who were engaged in theReformation of the sixteenth century. Rev. Paul Henkel was born on the Yadkin River, Rowan County, NorthCarolina, December 15, 1754. Whilst he was a youth, his parents, withtheir family, moved to Western Virginia. About the year 1776, PaulHenkel determined to prepare himself for the Gospel Ministry, placinghimself under the instruction of Rev. Kruch, pastor of the EvangelicalLutheran Church at Fredericktown, Maryland. After having taken acourse in the German, Latin, and Greek languages, and other studiesnecessary to the ministerial office, he applied to the EvangelicalLutheran Synod of Pennsylvania and adjacent States,- the only LutheranSynod then in existence in this country. He was examined and licensedto preach. Having received a call from congregations in the ShenandoahValley of Virginia, at and near New Market, Shenandoah County, heaccepted, and located at New Market, Virginia, and extended his laborsinto other sections, as Augusta, Madison, Pendleton, Wythe, &c., wherehe laid the foundations of a large number of congregations. On the 6thof June, 1792, he was solemnly set apart to the office of Pastor, inthe city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His ordination was performedby Rev. John Frederick Schmidt, pastor of a church in that city. Heafterward located in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, and laboredin that section about three years. He then returned to New Market,Virginia, and resumed his labors among his former congregations. In1800, *e received a call to congregations in Rowan (his nativeCounty), North Carolina. He accepted it, but even there, as inVirginia, he did not confine his labors simply to those congregations,but extended them to other places in the surrounding counties. Butfinding that section unhealthy, on account of chills and fever, hereturned in 1805 to New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia, andbecame an independent missionary. Not depending for a support on anyspecial missionary fund, but on the promises of his Master and thegood will of those to whom he ministered, he made several toursthrough Western Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio,gathering the scattered members of the Church, administering to themthe Word and Sacraments, instructing and confirming the youth, and, asfar as practicable, organizing new congregations. During the War of1812-1815, he took up his residence at Point Pleasant, Mason County,Virginia, and organized several congregations in that section, but atthe close of the war, he returned to his old residence at New Market,Virginia, and resumed his missionary labors. In 1803, whilst he resided in North Carolina, he, with several otherministers, formerly belonging to the Pennsylvania Synod, organized theNorth Carolina Synod. In October, 1812, while he resided at PointPleasant, about ten of the brethren of the Pennsylvania Synod heldtheir first special conference west of the Alleghany Mountains, inWashington County, Pennsylvania. To this conference he was invited,but for certain reasons was unable to attend. But at the conferencewhich was held the next year at Clear Creek, Fairfield County, Ohio,he was present, and was recognized as one of their body, although hestill belonged to the Synod of North Carolina. In 1818, he took partin the organization of the Ohio Synod, and in 1820, in that of theTennessee Synod. In 1809, he published a small work in the German language, onChristian Baptism and the Lord's Supper. This work was afterwardstranslated into the English. In 1810, he published a German hymnbookfor the benefit of the Church, containing two hundred and fortysixhymns. In 1816, he published another hymn-book in the Englishlanguage, which was afterwards enlarged and improved, and containsfour hundred and seventy-six hymns,-a portion of which are adapted tothe Gospels and Epistles of the Ecclesiastical Year. A considerablenumber of these hymns, both German and English, were composed by him.In 1814, he published his German Catechism, and not long afterwardshis English Catechism, for the especial benefit of the young, notchanging the substance of Luther's Catechism. To these Catechisms heappended an explanation of all the Fast and Festival Days observed inthe Church. Soon after this, his little work, written in rhyme,entitled Zeitvertreib (Pastime) made its appearance, to the amusementof some, and the annoyance of others,-it was a satirical rebuke tofanaticism and superstition, vice and folly. He was well proportioned, large and erect, standing about six feet,with well developed physical organs, full of energy and perseverance.His mind was well balanced. His attainments were liberal. As acitizen, he was kind, affectionate, and forbearing. As a neighbor, hewas universally esteemed and beloved. As a preacher, he had fewsuperiors in his day. He was animated and often eloquent. His soul wasin his Master's cause. Few ministers performed more arduous, faithful,efficient labor than he did. In all the relations of life, he wastrue, faithful, pious, reliable, and upright. On the 20th of November, 1776, he entered into the holy estate ofmatrimony with Miss Elizabeth Negley, who, with her father's family,had emigrated from New Jersey to Virginia. They became the parents ofnine children,-six sons and three daughters. The oldest son enteredthe medical profession, and the other five, the ministerial, becomingLutheran ministers. He preached his first sermon in Pendleton County, Virginia, now WestVirginia, in the year 1781, on Phil. 2, 5, and his last one, in NewMarket, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Oct. 9, 1825, on Luke 2,34. After faithfully serving his generation for many years, it pleased thegreat Head of the Church to call him from his labors here to hisreward in the Church triumphant. He died of paralysis, on the 17th dayof November, 1825; aged 70 years, 11 months, and 11 days, and wasburied at New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia; Rev. Geo. H.Riemenschneider officiating. The sermon was based on Phil. 1, 21. Biography from the North Carolina Synod of the Evangeical LutheranChurch in America HENKEL, PAUL Date/Place of Birth: December 15, 1754; on Dutchman's Creek, sixteenmiles from Salisbury, in then Rowan County (now a part of DavieCounty), N.C. Was the first Lutheran pastor born in North Carolina. Parents: Jacob Henkel and Mary Barbara (Teeter) Henkel.Spouse/Marriage Date: Elizabeth (Negeley) (sometimes spelled Negly,Nagly) Henkel; November 20, 1776. Children: Solomon (a physician) and five minister sons, Philip L.,Ambrose, Andrew, David and Charles; Hanna (married the Reverend JohnN. Stirewalt), Naomi, and Sabina. Education: In 1776 he began his study in theology and the classicsunder the guidance and sponsorship of the Reverend John Andrew Krugh,Fredericktown, Md. License/Ordination: Licensed by the Ministerium of Pennsylvania June1783 with renewal annually until ordination by the same Synod on June6, 1792. Calls: In Virginia, and perhaps in other states, from his home in NewMarket, Va., until 1806 when he was appointed "traveling preacher,"and was allowed $40 a month for the time he was actually engaged inhis work. The next year (1807) he reported that he traveled 128 daysin the service of the Synod and baptized 158 children and received$106.05 on this journey. In 1808 he was appointed missionary forVirginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, and from records it appearsthat he was reappointed annually with his field widened to "territoryof his own selection." It seems reasonable to assume that during theyears he was traveling preacher he would have lived in North Carolinafrom 1800 to 1805 while serving the following churches in this state:Dutchman's Creek Church (later called New Jerusalem, then Reformationfrom 1870 to disbanding in 1925), Davie County, 1800-05;Beck'sBethanyPilgrim, St. Luke, Davidson County; NazarethShiloh,Forsyth County, 1800-05; also, in same area after 1820 occasionalsupply with other Tennessee Synod pastors. Assistant to JohannGottfried Arends (Arndt), Emmanuel, LincolntonZion, Catawba County,1803; and supply, St. Mark, Gaston County, 1803. Because of malarialclimate moved back to New Market, Va., 1805. Made repeated missionarytours in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio,Kentucky, and Indiana. Other: While preparing to become a minister andin his early ministry supported his family by working at the cooper'strade. One of four pastors with fourteen laymen, organizing the NorthCarolina Synod in 1803. Assisted in organizing Ohio Synod in 1818 butdid not become a member. Also an organizer of Tennessee Synod, withsix other North Carolina Synod pastors, including sons Philip andDavid. Wrote and published the following: A work on Baptism and theLord's Supper in German, 1809, later translated into English; a Germanhymnbook with 246 hymns, 1810, with some hymns (perhaps in both books)written by himself. Also German and English catechisms based onLuther's Small Catechism. Preached in both German and English. Therecords of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania show that he attended itsconvention at Lancaster, Pa., in 1820, for the last time. Date of Death/Burial Location: November 17, 1825; Emmanuel Church, NewMarket, Va.

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