Spaeth, Adolf

D.D. (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1875), Luther an (General Council); b. at E lingen, Wiirtemberg, Oct. 29, 1839; graduated at the University of Tubingen, 1861; was tutor in the family of the Duke of Argyle, 1863; collegiate pastor of St. Michael's and Zion's German Luther an congregation, Philadelphia, 1864-67; and since 1867 has been pastor of St. Johannis' Church, Philadelphia; since 1872 profe or at the Luther an Theological Seminary, Philadelphia; and since 1880 president of the General Council of the Evangelical Luther an Church in North America. He has published Brosamen von des Herrn Tische, Philadelphia, 1869; Die Evangelien des Kirchenjahrs, 1870; American is che Be leuch tung des american is chen Reisebilder des Herrn Prof'. Dr. Pfleiderer, 1882; The General Council ofllie Evangelical Luther an Church in North America, 1885; Phoebe, the Deacone , 1885. He prepared the appendix to the American edition of Biichner's Concordanz, 1871; and edited the General Council's German Sunday-school Book 1875, and Church Book 1877.