Record #:

19711

Author(s):

Moose, John Baxter

Abstract:

St. John's Church, a Lutheran church in German Buffalo Creek, Mecklenburg County, wrote its constitution shortly following the Revolutionary War. Pastor Nussmann is the main author of the document which calls for religious ministrations and education open to all. The constitution in its entirety is reprinted here with the translation from original German text to English by Professor A.G. Voigt of Columbia, South Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 13 Issue 4, Oct 1936, p335-355, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Nussman, Adolphus, 1739-1794; Lutheran church