1881 — 35 p. 19 cm. Disbound. No wraps. Very Good. Rev. William Henry Harrison Gotwald (1841-1921) was from a long line of Lutheran ministers. After the Civil War, he re-enrolled in Pennsylvania College, graduated from there in 1866, and became principal of the Aaronsburg Academy. He was ordained in the Lutheran ministry in 1868. His first ministry was at Loganton, PA, which had been a part of his father's last charge. During his career in the Lutheran ministry, he served several churches and held a variety of offices in the Lutheran Church. In April 1873 became pastor to the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church at Milton, PA. and continued as its pastor for nearly fifteen years, when he had to resign due to bronchial troubles. While he was serving as pastor at Milton, he was also President of the Susquehanna Synod for three years and Chairman of the Examining Committee for many years. He served as a member of the Milton School Board for twelve years, being its president for three years. He was the originator and organizer of the Pennsylvania State School Directors' Association and was its president for three years. He was a delegate to the General Synod and Director of the Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. He served as a Presbyterian minister in Ocala, Florida, where he had gone due to his health. He also built a Lutheran church at Martin, Florida. He organized the St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Washington, D.C. and served as its pastor until June 1897. SCARCE. OCLC Shows this item in only four U.S. libraries. Bound vol. PA 48
