Distinguished successful Americans of our day: containing biographies of prominent Americans now living... (Google eBook) 1912
GUSTAV ADOLPH BENZE, Clergyman, Was born in Warren, Pa., Jan. 11, 1867; son of A. Leopold Benze, preacher, poet and composer, and Elizabeth (Kiehl) Benze. The Benze family is an old Brunswick family of which the celebrated astornomer Gauss is its most illustrious descendant. The paternal grandmother was a De Pomalianski, member of a noble Polish family. He was educated in the public schools of Erie, Erie high school, Thiel college, Greenville (graduated A.B. with first honor and A.M. in course); theological seminary, Gettysburg; and graduated from the theological seminary of Lutheran church, Philadelphia. Received the honorary title of D.D. from Upsala college, Kenilworth, N.J., May 30, 1911. He married in Erie, Pa., October 7, 1903, Alice L. Fourspring. Mr. Benze was ordained to the ministry in 1889, holding his first pastorate at Corry Drakes Mills, 1889-1891; organized the first Danish church in Pennsylvania at Corry; assumed pastorate of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church, 1891; built a large addition to the church at the cost of $35,000. He organized St. Stephen's church, Erie, and built the first church; organized St. Mathew's church, Erie; was instrumental in organizing missions at Conneaut and Ashtabula, Ohio, and Dunkirk, N.Y., also in starting Erie Church Extension society; one of the founders of the Lutheran Home for the Aged, Erie, Pa. Mr. Benze has been president of the Erie conference of Lutheran Pittsburg Synod 1878-1910; member of the executive committee of synod 1898-1910; member of mission committee and secretary of educational committee Pittsburg synod; delegate to the general councils of the Lutheran church at Erie, Pa.; Lima, O.; Norristown, Pa.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Buffalo, N.Y.; and Lancaster, Pa. He is a member of the Erie County Historical society, Chamber of Commerce, Erie; president of the Lutheran Home for the Aged, Chrysostomos society, Thiel college, Alumni association of Thiel college. Member of the Kropp commission of the general council; of the committee on German conference; recording secretary of the German home mission board, and recording secretary of the Slav mission board of the general council. He is author of a history of St. John's Lutheran church, Erie, Pa., and publisher and editor of the Kirchliche Wegweiser and Parish Index.
GUSTAV ADOLPH BENZE, Clergyman, Was born in Warren, Pa., Jan. 11, 1867; son of A. Leopold Benze, preacher, poet and composer, and Elizabeth (Kiehl) Benze. The Benze family is an old Brunswick family of which the celebrated astornomer Gauss is its most illustrious descendant. The paternal grandmother was a De Pomalianski, member of a noble Polish family. He was educated in the public schools of Erie, Erie high school, Thiel college, Greenville (graduated A.B. with first honor and A.M. in course); theological seminary, Gettysburg; and graduated from the theological seminary of Lutheran church, Philadelphia. Received the honorary title of D.D. from Upsala college, Kenilworth, N.J., May 30, 1911. He married in Erie, Pa., October 7, 1903, Alice L. Fourspring. Mr. Benze was ordained to the ministry in 1889, holding his first pastorate at Corry Drakes Mills, 1889-1891; organized the first Danish church in Pennsylvania at Corry; assumed pastorate of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church, 1891; built a large addition to the church at the cost of $35,000. He organized St. Stephen's church, Erie, and built the first church; organized St. Mathew's church, Erie; was instrumental in organizing missions at Conneaut and Ashtabula, Ohio, and Dunkirk, N.Y., also in starting Erie Church Extension society; one of the founders of the Lutheran Home for the Aged, Erie, Pa. Mr. Benze has been president of the Erie conference of Lutheran Pittsburg Synod 1878-1910; member of the executive committee of synod 1898-1910; member of mission committee and secretary of educational committee Pittsburg synod; delegate to the general councils of the Lutheran church at Erie, Pa.; Lima, O.; Norristown, Pa.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Buffalo, N.Y.; and Lancaster, Pa. He is a member of the Erie County Historical society, Chamber of Commerce, Erie; president of the Lutheran Home for the Aged, Chrysostomos society, Thiel college, Alumni association of Thiel college. Member of the Kropp commission of the general council; of the committee on German conference; recording secretary of the German home mission board, and recording secretary of the Slav mission board of the general council. He is author of a history of St. John's Lutheran church, Erie, Pa., and publisher and editor of the Kirchliche Wegweiser and Parish Index.
Distinguished successful Americans of our day: containing biographies of prominent Americans now living... (Google eBook) 1912
GUSTAV ADOLPH BENZE, Clergyman, Was born in Warren, Pa., Jan. 11, 1867; son of A. Leopold Benze, preacher, poet and composer, and Elizabeth (Kiehl) Benze. The Benze family is an old Brunswick family of which the celebrated astornomer Gauss is its most illustrious descendant. The paternal grandmother was a De Pomalianski, member of a noble Polish family. He was educated in the public schools of Erie, Erie high school, Thiel college, Greenville (graduated A.B. with first honor and A.M. in course); theological seminary, Gettysburg; and graduated from the theological seminary of Lutheran church, Philadelphia. Received the honorary title of D.D. from Upsala college, Kenilworth, N.J., May 30, 1911. He married in Erie, Pa., October 7, 1903, Alice L. Fourspring. Mr. Benze was ordained to the ministry in 1889, holding his first pastorate at Corry Drakes Mills, 1889-1891; organized the first Danish church in Pennsylvania at Corry; assumed pastorate of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church, 1891; built a large addition to the church at the cost of $35,000. He organized St. Stephen's church, Erie, and built the first church; organized St. Mathew's church, Erie; was instrumental in organizing missions at Conneaut and Ashtabula, Ohio, and Dunkirk, N.Y., also in starting Erie Church Extension society; one of the founders of the Lutheran Home for the Aged, Erie, Pa. Mr. Benze has been president of the Erie conference of Lutheran Pittsburg Synod 1878-1910; member of the executive committee of synod 1898-1910; member of mission committee and secretary of educational committee Pittsburg synod; delegate to the general councils of the Lutheran church at Erie, Pa.; Lima, O.; Norristown, Pa.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Buffalo, N.Y.; and Lancaster, Pa. He is a member of the Erie County Historical society, Chamber of Commerce, Erie; president of the Lutheran Home for the Aged, Chrysostomos society, Thiel college, Alumni association of Thiel college. Member of the Kropp commission of the general council; of the committee on German conference; recording secretary of the German home mission board, and recording secretary of the Slav mission board of the general council. He is author of a history of St. John's Lutheran church, Erie, Pa., and publisher and editor of the Kirchliche Wegweiser and Parish Index.
GUSTAV ADOLPH BENZE, Clergyman, Was born in Warren, Pa., Jan. 11, 1867; son of A. Leopold Benze, preacher, poet and composer, and Elizabeth (Kiehl) Benze. The Benze family is an old Brunswick family of which the celebrated astornomer Gauss is its most illustrious descendant. The paternal grandmother was a De Pomalianski, member of a noble Polish family. He was educated in the public schools of Erie, Erie high school, Thiel college, Greenville (graduated A.B. with first honor and A.M. in course); theological seminary, Gettysburg; and graduated from the theological seminary of Lutheran church, Philadelphia. Received the honorary title of D.D. from Upsala college, Kenilworth, N.J., May 30, 1911. He married in Erie, Pa., October 7, 1903, Alice L. Fourspring. Mr. Benze was ordained to the ministry in 1889, holding his first pastorate at Corry Drakes Mills, 1889-1891; organized the first Danish church in Pennsylvania at Corry; assumed pastorate of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church, 1891; built a large addition to the church at the cost of $35,000. He organized St. Stephen's church, Erie, and built the first church; organized St. Mathew's church, Erie; was instrumental in organizing missions at Conneaut and Ashtabula, Ohio, and Dunkirk, N.Y., also in starting Erie Church Extension society; one of the founders of the Lutheran Home for the Aged, Erie, Pa. Mr. Benze has been president of the Erie conference of Lutheran Pittsburg Synod 1878-1910; member of the executive committee of synod 1898-1910; member of mission committee and secretary of educational committee Pittsburg synod; delegate to the general councils of the Lutheran church at Erie, Pa.; Lima, O.; Norristown, Pa.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Buffalo, N.Y.; and Lancaster, Pa. He is a member of the Erie County Historical society, Chamber of Commerce, Erie; president of the Lutheran Home for the Aged, Chrysostomos society, Thiel college, Alumni association of Thiel college. Member of the Kropp commission of the general council; of the committee on German conference; recording secretary of the German home mission board, and recording secretary of the Slav mission board of the general council. He is author of a history of St. John's Lutheran church, Erie, Pa., and publisher and editor of the Kirchliche Wegweiser and Parish Index.
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