Today in History (January 5): 1797 Gotthold Heinrich Loeber, Saxon pioneer and immigrant; pastor of Concordia, Frohna, Missouri; born in Kahla, Saxe-Altenburg 1839 C. F. W. Walther arrived in New Orleans from Germany aboard the _Johann Georg_, the second ship carrying Saxon immigrants 1848 Jacob Abraham Clutz, General Synod and ULC professor, born in Adams County, Pennsylvania 1877 Birth of Henry Sloane Coffin, American Presbyterian educator, in New York City; both a clergyman and professor of practical theology at Union Theological Seminary, New York City; best remembered today as the English translator of the hymn of petition "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" ---------- If you wish to use these items, please get permission. Permission to post TIH items on LUTHERAN-ROOTS was received from Marvin A. Huggins, C.A., Associate Director Concordia Historical Institute (314)505-7921 801 De Mun Avenue FAX: (314)505-7901 St. Louis, MO 63105-3168 mhuggins@chi.lcms.org Web Page: http://chi.lcms.org/ for today, John Birkholz brotherjohn@imt.net 963 McIver Road Great Falls, MT 59404