Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-18
II. STEPHENS NEW PASTOR
Formally Installed on Sunday
Morning.
PROMISING YOUNG MINISTER
The Rev. Frederic A. Doerr OF
Lancaster, Pa.


THE Rev. Frederic Doerr was in
stalled as pastor of st. Stephens |
En4lIAh Lutheran Church on Sunday
3 morning The Installation ceremonies
WQf4 performed by the Rev. William
Ashnaead Schaeffer of Germantown, Pa,
superintendent Of the Lutheran missions
~ {s Fennsylvania, and the Rev Il. l..
tHed Of Catawissa. Pa, preached the
Aeflnon.
The auditorium Of the church, on Tat.
uall sireet between Seventh and Eighth,
was appropriately and tastefully deco;
xa<ed with flowers and plants. Appro-
pfiAra music was also rendered by the
4hdiT, A large congregation was
Mr. Heed took his text from ii Corin-
3hiAhs, ", 1920. and the theme was
= Tho Ministry of Reconciliation" Mr..
AL Heed opened his discourse by stating
= Il shat the ministry is committed to men;
Nd 1t ii real service To this ministry, he
VI saia, Ii committed the Word of Recon-
& eiliAtiop. To the ministry is also COM
NJ united the administration of the sacra-
81 nnbuts. 10 the ministry further belongs
h 3he administration of the office the keys,
\ or discipline. From all this, he con-
I 81 ttnred, we soc the responsibility of the
I 1T ministry The success of the ministry
W depends on the whole confidence in
Mi God, whose ambassadors the ministers
81 are. After dwelling at length on the
xe4p6nsihilities duties and offices OF the
nainiatfv, MIR. Reed committed the
chnrch 10 the care Of Mr.. Doerr. Mr..
,s2 HAad preached att night and Pastor
Sa u 3oerr conducted IL e liturgical service.
= Hsv. Frederic Doerr was born in
4 s.rs3 anenster, Pa, September goth, 1854,
f,rng 4 ~ 30 years Of age. He attended
nain7sined fihool IN lancaster and entered
q email boy. Earlyolleges, atSAilentown, IN
-of musicians and uatso from .rat insnsu-
os ssss,5 he heard on Lutheran Theological
/. LAR s,sa;n feature Of graduated last spring.
n. ' sssvads about Wild to the ministry at st
,sfs, '.s,f spa>ulatior Philadelphia, on june
v =. Z Nj - yvhich pree Lutheran ministerium
2 ,,.eaa. The lina<a, which was then IN
VI! ss<ssf vsith ii there, Pastor Doerr Il
III Then The twill reside for the pres
1s< .i,ssrtsw after Anily of L. A. Bertolette
|s 5zst,ans VII Fifth street. The new
3zs.ssss - 81 hted, genial, affable ant
xiHar p1v1stght, and the members Q
4sIstoan of pm have already becom'
III 'xk6fshai Il e. I'm. The church will nj
322s 386l q Ulcers ST thunder his ministry.
Of DelaN English Lutheran Churcl
{fS1 K6Si naent bafa mission in 1883, and Of
I I642szapt rife sM of that year it was OF
l2 L RSn,& the Rev. William A
I 81 ss4 21e xsisonalnad been conducting tn
" arss. 10 A,stalled as pastor. Up
# &.ss1,s.n ptyn, the congregation met |
& +. ~. sTfs 4 Wbisnt locations. On Apr
FL 7<f7 s''f3 ',,,,et Rand building now occupSee
|S4 .Is3{ Fngs dressed asen purchased, WIS Jed
4 nsftenal hisReption Of the missile
3&napeer &out 80 naembers enrolled
3sae. hqok atihe membership numbers abot
SHfeF the church is prosperous.
2: Eg'Aoted above, Rev. William 1
s<sfnis IHaet was the first pastor. In Is!
5 ssiRaed to take up educational VOL
e H.e lutheran church, and on Octob
BY that year the Rev. L. ]. Bickel
# stown was Installed to the pastoral
s 1T continued there until April 18th
= y III {nreseut year, when heresigned al
s 10 Pottstown, Pa. Since APP
me pulpit has been supplied
q rintendent Schaffer of the Pen
mia missions. On May 9th CT
II II 81 xtended by the congregation
81 z3oerg. and as soon as he gradual
Il AZ |l sneptod the call. Several times sin
Il alton he has preached at
u Su In this city.
Fl aAocai church is in the Penns
district