CHAPTER VI. 



1823 — 1835. 



The synod and the theological seminary — early history 

 of the lutheran congregations at ebenezer and s vvan- 



NAH — VISITED BY THE PASTOR OF ST. JOHN's — FORMATION 



of the south carolina synod — theological seminary at 

 tennessee — seminary in south carolina — rev. john g. 

 schwartz — ernest hazelius, d. d. — the charleston church 

 prospers- letter from s. s. schmucker, d. d. — degree of 

 doctor of divinity conferred on the pastor of st. 

 •John's. 



DURING the period of American colonization, the 

 spirit of adventure and the promise of rich gain 

 hired numbers from the over-crowded population of 

 Europe, to the shores of the newly discovered AVest- 

 ern Continent. But the fires of religious persecution 

 brought to the colonies a noble class of emigrants ; 

 those who sought, above all, " freedom to worship 

 God.'^ " The war of the Spanish Succession '' was 

 instrumental in furnishing settlers for tlie English 

 Colonies. The Edict of Nantes had been revoked by 

 the brilliant yet cruel Louis XIV. of France. Garden 

 spots on the banks of the Rhine, the peaceful and 

 prosperous homes of the Protestants in Alsace and 

 the Palatinate had been laid waste. Tiie refugees 

 sought an asylum in friendly countries. God moved 



