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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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pressive occasion. Early on the next day, July 20th, Rudman started forNew York, accompanied by Mr. Thomas, a schoolmaster tfrffcP- jfyp> P&Zs*t at Christ Church, who was in deacons orders and intendedto sail for England to receive ordination. A number ofSwedes, led by pastor Sandel, Matz Keen, Peter Ramboand Eric Keen, also accompanied them part of the way. Rudman, upon his arrival in New York, at once com-menced to gather up and organize the Lutherans (German,Dutch and Swedish), who were scattered over so large aterritory, which, in addition to the embryo city and the val-ley of the Hudson, included parts of Long Island and EastJersey. After Rudman was well established in his new field oflabor, he sent to Pennsylvania for his wife and youngfamily, and all went well until the summer of the follow-ing year, when the yellow fever broke out in the citadeland town. In the latter part of August Dominie Rudmanand his family were prostrated by the terrible scourge, Rudmaris Entry, 5i
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52 Dominic Justus Falckner. and upon the death of his second son, Anders, he wroteto Philadelphia for aid, stating that both he and hisdaughter were stricken with the disorder.13 In response to this urgent appeal, Revs. Biorck andSandel at once made arrangements to go to his assistance ;but so slow were the imperfect means of communication atthat time, it was not until September 13th when a start wasmade from Philadelphia to relieve the stricken pastor.The party arrived in New York on the afternoon of the16th, where they found Dominie Rudman recovering, buthis daughter still severely ill.14 Dominie Rudman never entirely recovered from thisattack, and being of a frail constitution he realized, afteranother years trial, that on account of the rigor of theclimate he could not continue in charge during anotherwinter. In this extremity, not wishing to leave the fielduncovered, he bethought himself of the Falckner brothers,and finding that Daniel had married and was occupiedwith the civic a

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