Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

| Upon his arrival here in North
Carolina, he at first, made his home
in the vicinity of Organ church
and served as pastor Of that church
and St. Johns church in Salisbury,
and occasionally visited and minist-
cred to the spiritual needs Of ST.
! John church in Cabarrus County,
The school teacher, Mr.. Arndt.
taught the children of Organ
church for two years, and was then
ordained to the Gospel Ministry,
and became the second pastor of
Organ church, the Rev. Nussman
to Cabarrus County and
becoming the pastor of St. John
church in that county, which he
served faithfully and well until his
death, November 8, 1874. His
earthly remains lie in the old grave
yard of St. John church.
Rev. Arndt was the first Luth-
eran Minister ever ordained in
North Carolina, and the second
pastor of Organ church. He serv-
ed hat congregation for eleven
years and then removed to Lincoln
County. He was one of the organ
Iizers of the North Carolina Synod
and was its first president.
The ministerial life and history
Iof this church is, indeed, remark
able. In its history it seems to have
been vacant but one year. 1t has
had twenty different pastors, whose
names and time of service are as
follows:
Rev. Adolphus Nussman 1773-
1774, l year.
Rev. Gottfried Arndt, u.s.
1885, 10 years.
Rev. Adolphus Nussman, 1885,
1887, 2 years.
The church was now vacant for
one year, and was visited OCCASION
ally by Rev. Gottfried Arndt.
Rev. C. A. G. Storch, 17SS-
1928, IS years.
Rev. Daniel Scherer, 1S25-1S29,
6 years.
Rev. Jacob Kaempfer, 1929
1882, ; years.
Rev. Henry Graeber, 1882
1884. II years.
Rev. Samuel Rothbrock, 1874
1866, p years.
Rev. W. H. Cone, Janl, 1866
May l, 1866, 4 months.
Rev. William Artz, May 1, 1866.
Rev. Samuel Rothrock July l.,
1S6S-Jan. l, 1869, 6 months.
Rev. S. Scherer and w. H. Gone,
1S69-1870, l year.
Rev. w. H. Cone, Jan. l, 1866
May l, 1873, 3 years, 4 months
Rev. w. r. Ketchie, June 1873
June 1874, l year.
Rev. P. A. Strobe, Jan. /, 1874
Oct. l, 1875, l year, 9 months.
Rev. Samuel Rothrock, Jan. l.,
1S76-Jan. 1, 1885, 10 years.
Rev. w. R. Brown, July 1, 1886
Jan. = 1894, 8 years.
Rev. G.. H. Cox, 1S94-1904, 10.
years.
Rev. C. A. Brown, 19O4-19o7,
4 years
Rev. H. A. Trexler, 19oS-1913,
s years.
Rev. R. R. Sewers, Jan. 1, 1914
April 80, 1918, 4 years 4 months.
Rev. L. L. Lohr, Nov..1, 1913
April IS, 1919, 81 months.
Rev. M. L. Ridenhour, May l,
1919-May l., 1923, 3 years.
Rev. P. L. Miller, Sept. l, 1927
II years.
During the troubles of 1873
1879, which resulted in the organ
ization of the Tennessee Synod in
1920, Organ congregation came
in for its full share. Party spirit
ran very high between what was
then called the "Henkelites'' and
the "Lutherans." Both parties
sought to hold possession of the
old church, and were not very
scrupulous as to the measures or
means used.
On one occasion a communion
meeting was in progress in Old
Organ church. Services were held
on Saturday and while progressing
one of the "Henkelites'' slipped the
key from the door of the church,
hastily pressed it against his bare
wrist, thereby taking an impression,
from which he quickly whitfield in
pine bark a pattern; that night he
made a key.
Sometime during the night
"Henkelites' gathered at the
church, expecting with the key to
open the door and take possession