The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-12-06
DEATH OF DR.. HAUER.
One of the Oldest Lutheran
Clelgymen and a Native
of This City.

or This City.
The death of DR.. Daniel J.
Uauer. one # the oldest, if hot
the Oldest Clergyman in the
United states. and a native Of
This city. died at his home III
Hanover. Pa, last Wednesday.
the eth of November. aged 96
wears. To the younger genera
ton. DR.. Hauer was oull known
bv his prominence in church
work and ~ reputation, but
many Of our older residents re
member him we'll He has been
| in falling health for some time
past. but the end was FASTENED
by.a severe cold he contracted
several days before his death,
which produced catarrhal troubles
and finally paralysis of the lungs.
+ SKETCH OF DIR. DANIEL HAUER'S
LIFE.
For the remarkably long period
Of - wears DR. lIauer was a min
lister Of the gospel. He was IL
cpnsed to preach when but 20
years OF age. and delivered his
last sermon only about three
years ago. For 90 years he reg
ularly occupied the pulpit. DR..
llaurr was IA member of the West
Pennsylvania Lutheran Synod.
and his church atiiIialion was the
Third Lutheran, Of Hanover. Pa.
The deceased is survived by
one son-Ilarry IIauer, of Balti-
mOre-and two daughters-Mrs.
George Everhart, of Baltimore,
and Miss Maria Hauer. of Han.
over, Pa.
DR.. Hauer was of German de.
scent, his ancestors having emf
grated from Lorraine, and was
born in this city on March 3rd,
1906. His boyhood and youth
were spent in this place. When
DE-. Hauer was growing into man
hood. Thomas Johnson, one of
the illuStrious men of the ReVo.
lutionary period, lived in Fred.
erick. His memory of Mr.. John.
son was one of DR.. IIauer'S most
encouraging b0yhood recollec-
tions. Young Hauer pursued a
classical course in Frederick Col.
lege, and i'll 1923 began the study
OF theology under the Rev. DR..
ID. +. Schaeffer, who was the edi-
tor of the MteiiigeRcer, the first
Lutheran Church paper published
in America.
Licensed to preach in 1925 10y
the Synod of Maryland and Viz
ginia, he began his work in the
mountain districts of Virginia.
He organized four congregations,
and i'll serving these charges
was obliged to travel from one to
the other on horseback.
Journeying into North Caro-.
lima he took up his residence
near Greensboro. Here he min
iStered to four congregations, 10
miles apart, in Guilford and
Orange Counties. About this
time he was ordained to the min
iStry at Wythe Court House, in
Virginia, by the Synod Of North
Carolina.
In 1928 he returned to Virginia,
having accepted call from Sev
eral churches in the Shenandoah
Valley. His pastoral home was
at Salem. DR.. Itauer was called
to Loudon County, Virginia,
in 1882, where he remained -
years.
Then returning to his native
State he held important charges
i'll Frederick and Carroll Coun.
ties, frequently organizing new
congregations and building addi-
tional houses of worship.
Since 1862 Or. Hauer had faith
tnlIy served large congregations
in York and Lancaster Counties,
! Pennsylvania.
Some of the pioneers of Luther
aniSm i'll America were his aSso-
ciateS III his younger days, and
he was in attendance at the first
meeting al the General Synod Of
fine Lutheran Church. He began
his ministry nearly 10 years be-
fore the first Lutheran Col
lege was founded in the United
States, at Gettysburg.
DR.. Hauer knew many of the
Z patriots of the Revolution. He
had "A vivid recollection Of the
exciting events of the second
war with England From his
home he saw the light and smoke
from the burning public build
ingS at Washington in 1914 and
Witnessed the troops passing
through his native town to the
defence of Baltimore, when at
tackled by an invading foreign
foe.
DR.. Hauer was born on Court
| street, in the house now occupied
! nv Mrs Hammond Ha was n