A History of the Wittenberg Synod of the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church 1847-1916

Lutheran Book Concern, Columbus, OH, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Book A detailed history for the seventieth anniversary of the synod. It contains a great deal of information on the early ministers, churches and leaders of the synod, including the Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society. Extensively illustrated with pictures of the churches and their ministers. Numerous lists of ministers of the churches and the years in which they served. Chapter IX provides tables of statistics, including officers, financial accounts, dates of church group organizations, founding of churches, attendance figures, etc. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 582 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though the pages have toned with age. Hardbound in dark blue cloth over boards with an embossed frame on the front cover with the title and synod emblem in bright gilt. Title and publisher's device, also in bright gilt, on the spine. Corners sharp with some shelf wear at the tips. Light wear at the head and foot of the spine. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing, though slightly tanned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Religion & Theology; Wittenberg Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ohio; United States; 1900-1920; Main Picture: C.S. Ernsberger (1917), HIstory of the Wittenberg Synod - Front cover and spine. Picture 2: C.S. Ernsberger (1917), HIstory of the Wittenberg Synod - Rear cover and page edges. Picture 3: C.S. Ernsberger (1917), HIstory of the Wittenberg Synod - Frontispiece portrait and title page. Picture 4: C.S. Ernsberger (1917), HIstory of the Wittenberg Synod - Table of Contents. Picture 5: C.S. Ernsberger (1917), HIstory of the Wittenberg Synod - First page of text. Picture 6: C.S. Ernsberger (1917), HIstory of the Wittenberg Synod - Sample pages with full-page photo of church. Picture 7: C.S. Ernsberger (1917), HIstory of the Wittenberg Synod - Sample pages with portraits of ministers. Picture 8: C.S. Ernsberger (1917), HIstory of the Wittenberg Synod - Table from the appendices. Picture 9: C.S. Ernsberger (1917), HIstory of the Wittenberg Synod - Table from the appendices. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1304. .