Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . erintendent of Latter-daySaints Sunday schools, from 1894 to1901, was born Jan. 16, 1828, in Meiszen,Saxony, Germany. His father was anartist employed in the china workswhere the famous Dresden china isproduced. He was in easy circum-stances but by no means wealthy. Karl 708 LATTER-DAY SAINT attended the public school of Melszen,and finished his education in the nor-mal school at Dresden, graduatingfrom that institution in May, 1848
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . erintendent of Latter-daySaints Sunday schools, from 1894 to1901, was born Jan. 16, 1828, in Meiszen,Saxony, Germany. His father was anartist employed in the china workswhere the famous Dresden china isproduced. He was in easy circum-stances but by no means wealthy. Karl 708 LATTER-DAY SAINT attended the public school of Melszen,and finished his education in the nor-mal school at Dresden, graduatingfrom that institution in May, 1848. Hebecame one of the teachers in the cityschools of Dresden, and later was em-ployed as a private tutor in the fami-lies of prominent Protestants in Bo-hemia. He again connected himselfwith the city schools of Dresden. Hissuperior ability was soon recognizedand he was given the position of headteacher in the Budig institute. Whileconnected with that institution the twomost vital events of his life was the securing of a wife, thedaughter of the principal of the normalcollege, who was his faithful helpmeetfor a half a century, evincing a devo-. tion seldom equalled even by her ownsex. His wife was the sister of Schoenfelt of East Brighton,and also of Camilla Cobb. The fatherof these girls, Emmanuel Meith, diedwhen Camilla was a little girl, and adopted her. She was broughtup under the good mans teachings andexample, and was brought to Utah byhim. The other event was that whichturned the current of his life, the meet-ing with three Mormon missionaries,viz. the late Apostle Franklin D. Rich-ards. Pres. William Budge, of the BearLake Stake, and Elder William H. Kim-ball, son of the late Pres. Heber When a boy Dr. Maesers at-tention had been attracted to the Mor-mons by an illustration that appearedin a newspaper, and the impression made upon him at that time waa soprofound that he anxiously waited foran opportunity to meet with a repre
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