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Lutheran Ministers Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 28, 2024
1. Lutheran Ministers Memorial
Inscription.
In
memory
of
deceased
Lutheran ministers
born
in this
valley.

Resurgemus.
[Let us rise again]

Revs. John Carver. Died June 13, 1813. • W.A. Wadsworth. A.M. Died Apr. 1844. • Pres. Ezra Keller, D.D. Died Dec. 29th 1848. • R.A. Fink, D.D. Died Mar. 25, 1895.

H.L. Wiles, D.D., Died Sept. 4th, 1902 • J.T. Gladhill, A.M., Died Jan. 12th, 1902. • M.L. Young, Ph.D., Died Dec. 12th, 1904. • J.W. Poffinberger, A.M., Died Mar. 30th, 1909. • J.L. Smith, D.D., Died June 21st, 1913. • Josiah Kuhn, M.S. Died July 28th, 1913.

"And I heard voices from Heaven saying unto me. Write Blessed are the dead, which die in the Lord from henceforth; Yea, saith the spirit that they may rest from their labours; and their words do follow them."

Rev. S. C. C. Culler, Died Aug. 19th, 1860. • D. H. Bittle, D. D. Died Jan. 11, 1821. • Pres. D.F. Bittle, D.D. Died Sept. 26th, 1826 • Alfred Buhrman Died Mar. 23rd, 1877.

J. Elmer Bittle, D.D., Died Oct. 7th, 1939 • Robert W. Doty D.D. Died July 30th 1942 • Wilson L. Remsberg D.D. Died Apr. 7th 1944 • Silas H. Culler Died Oct 20th 1946 • E. Carlton Mumford Died Jan. 28th 1948 • George S. Bowers D. D. Died Oct. 7th 1949

Revs. D. W. Smith D. D. Died May 3, 1890 • Daniel Schindler D.D. Died June 30th 1893 • J.P. Willard A.M. Died July 26th 1893 • J. J. Welch A. M> Died Jan 8th 1902

C. E. Derr, Ph. D., Died Feb. 8th 1925 • M. L. Culler, D. D., Died Aug. 10th 1925. • S. A. Hedges, A.M., Died Oct. 28th 1925. • Samuel J. Derr Died Aug 9th 1927. • Henry A. Koogle Died June 8th 1932. • Oscar C. Dean D. D. Died May 27th 1939.

Revs. J.M. Friday, A.M., Died May 31, 1877. • Isaac Culler Died Mar. 29th 1882. • Prof. C.A. Stork, D.D. Died Dec. 17th 1883. • Obadiah Brown. Died Apr. 10th 1885.

J.L. Metzger, A.M. Died April 28th, 1917. • M.C. Horine, D.D., Died May 16th, 1917. • Martin Luther Smith Died May 1st, 1918. • D B. Floyd, D. D. Died Jan. 23rd, 1922. • L. M. Gaver, A.M. Died Nov. 28th, 1923. • W. S. T. Metzger, A.M. Died Aug. 1st, 1924

William G. Minnick Died Nov. 9, 1949 • Clay E. Rice Died Nov. 9, 1954 • Frederick A. Hightman Died Feb. 11, 1967 • John Culler Bowers, D.D. Died Jan. 4, 1958 • Harold A. Ahalt Died Aug. 24, 1975 • Elmer F. Rice, D.D. Died Nov. 11, 1977
 
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This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is April 28, 1917.
 
Location. 39° 26.642′ N, 77° 32.817′ W. Marker is in Middletown, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40) and North Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 107 W Main St, Middletown MD 21769, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stonebraker and Harbaugh Shafer Building (a few steps from this marker); Middletown in the Path of War (within shouting distance of this marker); Private Martin Luther Lutz
Lutheran Ministers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 28, 2024
2. Lutheran Ministers Memorial
(within shouting distance of this marker); In Commemoration (within shouting distance of this marker); Advance, Retreat, and Refuge in Middletown (within shouting distance of this marker); 29 West Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Middletown (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Middletown (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Middletown (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Additional commentary.
1. About the marker
This memorial is a historical marker, not a grave marker, naming the Lutheran ministers who are from the Middletown, Maryland area.
    — Submitted July 28, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
Lutheran Ministers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 28, 2024
3. Lutheran Ministers Memorial
Lutheran Ministers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 28, 2024
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Lutheran Ministers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 28, 2024
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Lutheran Ministers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 28, 2024
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Lutheran Ministers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 28, 2024
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 28, 2024
8. Lutheran Ministers Memorial
Lutheran Ministers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 28, 2024
9. Lutheran Ministers Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on July 28, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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