Taken from the Queenslander, Brisbane, Saturday, April 28, 1894 p 791 Old Times Revived A little event which took place at Badmington, Nudgee-road, on the 16th instant, and which for the second time proclaimed Carl Frederick GERLER and Clara THOMPSON man and wife, suggests thoughts of bygone days. The marriage took place in the drawing room of Dr. LANG, on the 16th April, 1844. The breakfast followed, and the cake-- a monster in its way, measuring as it did 3ft. 6in. in height and 1ft.1in. in Diameter--was cut and served by the great grandaughter, little Estelle M;GILL. The cake was in four tiers, representing the four generations of the family present. The Lutheran Mission was established at what is now Nundah in 1838, the first batch of workers including the familiar names of:--- SCHMIDT, EIPPER, WAGNER, RODÉ, ZILLMANN, HAUSMANN, FRANZ, HARTENSTEIN, and OLBRECHT. There were twelve in number, and had been sent on their mission of peace by that very able man, Father GOSSNER. He was so satisfied with the results achieved by his pioneer missionaries that in 1843 he despatched a second lot of four, and among these was Mr. GERLER, then a single man. His co-labourers were Brothers RICHTER, GERIKE, and HERMANN, the first of whom vanished some years ago, no one seems to know where; the other two are dead. This story then takes up almost the whole page of the paper, names mentioned are as follows: Rev. A.G. WELLER Mr. Carl GERLER, jnr. Lieut GERLER, the youngest son, an officer in the Salvation Army Mr. WESTAWAY Captain WICKHAM Mr. James GIBSON Mr. SLADE Mr. GERLER, though 77 years, is still a vigorous old gentleman, but a buggy accident which befel hin a few years ago has incapacitated him somewhat. Cheers Bev