Historical data and life sketches of the deceased ministers of the Indiana Conference of the Evangelical Association, 1835 to 1915 . ND CONVERSION He was especially endowed with gifts, which, if properly di-7ccted and invested, would make him a very useful man. Histeacher and pastor soon observed this and appealed to his parentsti direct him to choose some educational calling. He availed him-self of all the educational opportunities that offered themselves tohim, both by the school and the church. At 14 years of age hecompleted his catechetical course, was confirmed and became amember of the L
Historical data and life sketches of the deceased ministers of the Indiana Conference of the Evangelical Association, 1835 to 1915 . ND CONVERSION He was especially endowed with gifts, which, if properly di-7ccted and invested, would make him a very useful man. Histeacher and pastor soon observed this and appealed to his parentsti direct him to choose some educational calling. He availed him-self of all the educational opportunities that offered themselves tohim, both by the school and the church. At 14 years of age hecompleted his catechetical course, was confirmed and became amember of the Lutheran Church. He desired to continue his stud-ies, but his father induced him to assist him in his work. In 67his brother-in-law, Valentine Schaaf, of Indianapolis, Ind., visitedthe fatherland, which William always considered to have beenprovidential, and he concluded to leave his home and go withMr. Schaaf to America. On March 10, 67, they safely arrived atIndianapolis, Ind. Here, by the influence of his sister, he wasbrought under the preaching of the Evangelical Association, and 122 LIFE SKETCHES OF OUR DECEASED MINISTERS. WM. G. BRAECKLY through the labors of John Fuchs awoke to his real , under the ministry of Fr. Wiethaup, he was, as he loved toput it, born again deep intoeternal life. At once he be-came an active member of the1st Church and took a deep in-terest in Sunday-school, prayer-meetings and all other publicservices. He soon gave evidenceof possessing gifts for publicwork, and that the divine callto preach was upon him. Thoughvery limited in means, he de-cided to enter North-WesternCollege, in order to better pre-pare for the work of the holyministry. Upon hearing this,his relatives and friends in In-dianapolis cheerfully assistedhim with means. He completedthe German Course with credit,besides pursuing other select studies. His school-life was notwithout its hardships, as he oftentimes related. Great economyhad to be exercised and luxuries denie
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