Justus Falckner, mystic and scholar, devout Pietist in Germany, hermit on the Wissahickon, missionary on the Hudson : a bi-centennial memorial of the first regular ordination of an Orthodox pastor in America, done November 24, 1703, at Gloria Dei, the Swedish Lutheran church at Wicaco, Philadelphia . brothers, as has been frequently stated byPastorius. The charge by the latter that they sold theabove land for their own use and benefit is also herebyshown to be without any foundation. The above entry is the last notice of Justus Falckner 36 Dominic Justus Falckner. upon the official records of
Justus Falckner, mystic and scholar, devout Pietist in Germany, hermit on the Wissahickon, missionary on the Hudson : a bi-centennial memorial of the first regular ordination of an Orthodox pastor in America, done November 24, 1703, at Gloria Dei, the Swedish Lutheran church at Wicaco, Philadelphia . brothers, as has been frequently stated byPastorius. The charge by the latter that they sold theabove land for their own use and benefit is also herebyshown to be without any foundation. The above entry is the last notice of Justus Falckner 36 Dominic Justus Falckner. upon the official records of Pennsylvania. This attemptto recover the land for its rightful owner was evidently thebeginning of the differences with Daniel Lloyd and IsaacNorris, which ended five years later in the Sprogel con-spiracy and the dispossession of Daniel Falckner. That Justus Falckner, dur-ing his sojourn in Pennsyl-vania, was a man without re-proach and one with exem-plary piety, may be judgedfrom his subsequent careerand the fact that his name isnot even mentioned by thesplenetic Pastorius, who sopersistently villified the Just what partJustus bore in the organiza-tion of the Lutheran con-gregation at Falckners Swamp (New Hannover, Mont-gomery County, Penna.), the first High German Lutheran. ARMS OF PASTORIUS. 11 The following memorandum was found among the Frankfort papersat the Pennsylvania Historical Society. It is in the handwriting of Pas-torius and it shows how vindictive the deposed steward of the Companywas toward his successor. It is needless to say here that these chargeshave been shown to be far from the truth, vide Dr. Schmauks Historyof the Lutheran Church, 1638-1800, and Sachses German Pietists. 11 In the aforesd year 1700 at the end of the 6th Month (August) DanielFalckner and Johannes Jawart being arrived here, began along with Johan-nes Kelpius to administer the Companys affairs, to whom the sd PastoriusDelivered up the land, house, barn, stable, corn in and a
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