English Lutheranism in the Northwest / y George Henry Trabert . eminary at Philadelphia,heard that Mission work was to be begun in Minnesota,and he wrote, calling special attention to St. Paul. Uponrequest he visited Lebanon on Thanksgiving Day, 1882,and gave whatever information he could concerning thefield and the importance of starting work without delay,both in Minneapolis and St. Paul. He was more particu-larly acquainted with the latter city, as his father, GeneralHerman Haupt, was the general manager of the NorthernPacific Railway which was then being built from Mandan,Dakota, westward.
English Lutheranism in the Northwest / y George Henry Trabert . eminary at Philadelphia,heard that Mission work was to be begun in Minnesota,and he wrote, calling special attention to St. Paul. Uponrequest he visited Lebanon on Thanksgiving Day, 1882,and gave whatever information he could concerning thefield and the importance of starting work without delay,both in Minneapolis and St. Paul. He was more particu-larly acquainted with the latter city, as his father, GeneralHerman Haupt, was the general manager of the NorthernPacific Railway which was then being built from Mandan,Dakota, westward. The headquarters were in St. Paul,where he resided and where his son, A. J. D., had spentone or two summers. The interview showed that theyoung man would spend his vacation again in St. Paul,and that he was willing to assist in advancing the work. Early in January the missionary went to Minneapolisto inaugurate the work and rent a house for his Augustana congregation still occupied the church,but he preached on Sunday evening, January 15th, and 42. Rev. A. J. D. Haupt EARLY BEGINNINGS 43 was able also to hold two morning services. The serviceswere advertised and there was a fair attendance, but thework could not be regularly inaugurated until work of hunting up English Lutherans was at oncebegun. It was not an easy task for an entire stranger, butby making use of the daily newspapers and following upclues received from friends who knew of persons who hadmoved to the city, a few were found who still seemed tohave an interest in the Lutheran Church. During the few weeks of his stay he reached nearlyevery part of Minneapolis, although it was terribly conclusion was soon reached that the hope of ourEnglish Church in the Northwest rested in the gatheringin of the young, and thus building up the Church withentirely new material. This conclusion was verifiedby later experience, and after thirty years he finds thatcomparatively few of the members in the E
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