Joseph was born the son of John and Eliza (Schuler) Seiss, a farming family, near Graceham, Maryland. Graceham was a Moravian settlement. Joseph's great grandfather John George Seiss had settled there ca1756.
Joseph became a student in Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg, 1839-41, without graduating. His theological study was mostly privately accomplished over the ensuing years.
Joseph married Elizabeth S. Barnitz.
Joseph and Elizabeth had 5 children:
1. Helen Elizabeth Seiss [1845]
2. Covington Few Seiss [1849]
3. Mary Louisa Seiss [1851]
4. Lennie Josephine Seiss [1856]
5. Ralph William Seiss [1860]
Joseph served as pastor at:
Martinsburg and Shepherdstown, Virginia 1843
Cumberland, Maryland 1847
Baltimore, Maryland 1852
St. John's, Philadelphia 1858
Holy Communion, Philadelphia 1874
He was one of the most eloquent preachers of the country, possessing a style that was clear, ornate, and forceful. He was one of the founders of the General Council, and one of the committee which made its Church Book. He edited Prophetic Times, a monthly, 1863-75; was joint editor of The Lutheran, 1860-61; of The Lutheran and Missionary, 1861-73; editor of the latter, 1873-79; and travelled in Europe and the East, 1864-65.
He was the author of Lectures on Epistles to the Hebrews (Baltimore, 1846); Baptist System Examined (Philadelphia, 1854); Digest of Christian Doctrine (1855); Last Times (1856); Holy Types (1860); Book of Forms (1860); Evangelical Psalmist (1860); Parable of the Ten Virgins (1862); Ecclesia Lutherana (1867); Plain Words, sermons (1869); Lectures on the Apocalypse (3 vols., 1870-84; 6h ed., 1900); The Javelin, by a Lutheran (1871); Uriel, Occasional Discourses (1874); Church Song (1875-81); Lectures on the Gospels (2 vols., 1876); A Miracle in Stone (1877); Recreation Songs (1878); Thirty-three Practical Sermons (1879); Voices from Babylon (1879); Blossoms of Faith, sermons (1880); The Golden Altar, manual of private devotions (New York, 1882); Gospel in the Stars (Philadelphia, 1882); Luther and the Reformation (1883); Lectures on the Epistles (2 vols., 1885); Riggght Life (1886); Letters of Jesus (1889); Beacon Lights (1900); The Christ and his Church (1902); and Recent Sermons (1904).
Joseph wrote the wonderful Christian hymn, "Fairest Lord Jesus".
LINEAGE:
John Seiss [1794] MD
Godfrey Seiss [1763] MD
John George Seiss [1718] lower Alsatia
Joseph became a student in Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg, 1839-41, without graduating. His theological study was mostly privately accomplished over the ensuing years.
Joseph married Elizabeth S. Barnitz.
Joseph and Elizabeth had 5 children:
1. Helen Elizabeth Seiss [1845]
2. Covington Few Seiss [1849]
3. Mary Louisa Seiss [1851]
4. Lennie Josephine Seiss [1856]
5. Ralph William Seiss [1860]
Joseph served as pastor at:
Martinsburg and Shepherdstown, Virginia 1843
Cumberland, Maryland 1847
Baltimore, Maryland 1852
St. John's, Philadelphia 1858
Holy Communion, Philadelphia 1874
He was one of the most eloquent preachers of the country, possessing a style that was clear, ornate, and forceful. He was one of the founders of the General Council, and one of the committee which made its Church Book. He edited Prophetic Times, a monthly, 1863-75; was joint editor of The Lutheran, 1860-61; of The Lutheran and Missionary, 1861-73; editor of the latter, 1873-79; and travelled in Europe and the East, 1864-65.
He was the author of Lectures on Epistles to the Hebrews (Baltimore, 1846); Baptist System Examined (Philadelphia, 1854); Digest of Christian Doctrine (1855); Last Times (1856); Holy Types (1860); Book of Forms (1860); Evangelical Psalmist (1860); Parable of the Ten Virgins (1862); Ecclesia Lutherana (1867); Plain Words, sermons (1869); Lectures on the Apocalypse (3 vols., 1870-84; 6h ed., 1900); The Javelin, by a Lutheran (1871); Uriel, Occasional Discourses (1874); Church Song (1875-81); Lectures on the Gospels (2 vols., 1876); A Miracle in Stone (1877); Recreation Songs (1878); Thirty-three Practical Sermons (1879); Voices from Babylon (1879); Blossoms of Faith, sermons (1880); The Golden Altar, manual of private devotions (New York, 1882); Gospel in the Stars (Philadelphia, 1882); Luther and the Reformation (1883); Lectures on the Epistles (2 vols., 1885); Riggght Life (1886); Letters of Jesus (1889); Beacon Lights (1900); The Christ and his Church (1902); and Recent Sermons (1904).
Joseph wrote the wonderful Christian hymn, "Fairest Lord Jesus".
LINEAGE:
John Seiss [1794] MD
Godfrey Seiss [1763] MD
John George Seiss [1718] lower Alsatia
Joseph was born the son of John and Eliza (Schuler) Seiss, a farming family, near Graceham, Maryland. Graceham was a Moravian settlement. Joseph's great grandfather John George Seiss had settled there ca1756.
Joseph became a student in Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg, 1839-41, without graduating. His theological study was mostly privately accomplished over the ensuing years.
Joseph married Elizabeth S. Barnitz.
Joseph and Elizabeth had 5 children:
1. Helen Elizabeth Seiss [1845]
2. Covington Few Seiss [1849]
3. Mary Louisa Seiss [1851]
4. Lennie Josephine Seiss [1856]
5. Ralph William Seiss [1860]
Joseph served as pastor at:
Martinsburg and Shepherdstown, Virginia 1843
Cumberland, Maryland 1847
Baltimore, Maryland 1852
St. John's, Philadelphia 1858
Holy Communion, Philadelphia 1874
He was one of the most eloquent preachers of the country, possessing a style that was clear, ornate, and forceful. He was one of the founders of the General Council, and one of the committee which made its Church Book. He edited Prophetic Times, a monthly, 1863-75; was joint editor of The Lutheran, 1860-61; of The Lutheran and Missionary, 1861-73; editor of the latter, 1873-79; and travelled in Europe and the East, 1864-65.
He was the author of Lectures on Epistles to the Hebrews (Baltimore, 1846); Baptist System Examined (Philadelphia, 1854); Digest of Christian Doctrine (1855); Last Times (1856); Holy Types (1860); Book of Forms (1860); Evangelical Psalmist (1860); Parable of the Ten Virgins (1862); Ecclesia Lutherana (1867); Plain Words, sermons (1869); Lectures on the Apocalypse (3 vols., 1870-84; 6h ed., 1900); The Javelin, by a Lutheran (1871); Uriel, Occasional Discourses (1874); Church Song (1875-81); Lectures on the Gospels (2 vols., 1876); A Miracle in Stone (1877); Recreation Songs (1878); Thirty-three Practical Sermons (1879); Voices from Babylon (1879); Blossoms of Faith, sermons (1880); The Golden Altar, manual of private devotions (New York, 1882); Gospel in the Stars (Philadelphia, 1882); Luther and the Reformation (1883); Lectures on the Epistles (2 vols., 1885); Riggght Life (1886); Letters of Jesus (1889); Beacon Lights (1900); The Christ and his Church (1902); and Recent Sermons (1904).
Joseph wrote the wonderful Christian hymn, "Fairest Lord Jesus".
LINEAGE:
John Seiss [1794] MD
Godfrey Seiss [1763] MD
John George Seiss [1718] lower Alsatia
Joseph became a student in Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg, 1839-41, without graduating. His theological study was mostly privately accomplished over the ensuing years.
Joseph married Elizabeth S. Barnitz.
Joseph and Elizabeth had 5 children:
1. Helen Elizabeth Seiss [1845]
2. Covington Few Seiss [1849]
3. Mary Louisa Seiss [1851]
4. Lennie Josephine Seiss [1856]
5. Ralph William Seiss [1860]
Joseph served as pastor at:
Martinsburg and Shepherdstown, Virginia 1843
Cumberland, Maryland 1847
Baltimore, Maryland 1852
St. John's, Philadelphia 1858
Holy Communion, Philadelphia 1874
He was one of the most eloquent preachers of the country, possessing a style that was clear, ornate, and forceful. He was one of the founders of the General Council, and one of the committee which made its Church Book. He edited Prophetic Times, a monthly, 1863-75; was joint editor of The Lutheran, 1860-61; of The Lutheran and Missionary, 1861-73; editor of the latter, 1873-79; and travelled in Europe and the East, 1864-65.
He was the author of Lectures on Epistles to the Hebrews (Baltimore, 1846); Baptist System Examined (Philadelphia, 1854); Digest of Christian Doctrine (1855); Last Times (1856); Holy Types (1860); Book of Forms (1860); Evangelical Psalmist (1860); Parable of the Ten Virgins (1862); Ecclesia Lutherana (1867); Plain Words, sermons (1869); Lectures on the Apocalypse (3 vols., 1870-84; 6h ed., 1900); The Javelin, by a Lutheran (1871); Uriel, Occasional Discourses (1874); Church Song (1875-81); Lectures on the Gospels (2 vols., 1876); A Miracle in Stone (1877); Recreation Songs (1878); Thirty-three Practical Sermons (1879); Voices from Babylon (1879); Blossoms of Faith, sermons (1880); The Golden Altar, manual of private devotions (New York, 1882); Gospel in the Stars (Philadelphia, 1882); Luther and the Reformation (1883); Lectures on the Epistles (2 vols., 1885); Riggght Life (1886); Letters of Jesus (1889); Beacon Lights (1900); The Christ and his Church (1902); and Recent Sermons (1904).
Joseph wrote the wonderful Christian hymn, "Fairest Lord Jesus".
LINEAGE:
John Seiss [1794] MD
Godfrey Seiss [1763] MD
John George Seiss [1718] lower Alsatia
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