Ohio History (Volume 23 ) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1914. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... REV. PAUL HENKEL'S JOURNAL. HIS MISSIONARY JOURNEY TO THE STATE OF OHIO IN 1806. Transl ted from the German by Rev. F. E. Cooper, of Milwaukee, Wis., and edited by Clement L. Martzolff, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia.2 Monday, July 7th. To-day, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, I started on my first journey as travelling preacher. As the affairs of my household were in such shape that my wife could leave home for a time, and as we had some reason to believe that her bodily health would be benefited thereby, matters were so arranged that she went along. We secured, in addition, the company of an excellent man, George Ruddall by name, who is travelling from here to Kentucky, where he resides. He travels 250 miles of our way. As he has two horses, he is a great help to us, in that he carries fodder for the horses, and we carry provisions for ourselves in our chaise. The day is very warm; we travelled only 14 miles; found good entertainment at the house of friend I. Kratzer, in Rockingham County. 1 Paul Henkel was commissioned to undertake this missionary journey by the Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania, which had examined, licensed and finally ordained him in 1792. At this time (1806) he was located at New Market, Va., and undertook this missionary journey from that point. The Ministerium of Pennsylvania paid him $40.00 a month for the actual time that he was engaged on this journey and on the similar journey which he made to North Carolina three weeks after his return to New Market, from the journey to Ohio. Mention might be made of the fact that General Peter Muhlenberg, according to a tradition in the Henkel family, personally presented to Paul Henkel the clerical gown which Muhlenberg had worn in the pulpit at Woodstock i...