His  home,  with  his  interesting  and  cultured  wife.
is  30C  Dunklin  street.
Directory  of  Jefferson  City  and  Cole   County.
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EVANGELICAL  LUTHERAN  TRINITY  CHURCH.
The  E\aiif:('licul  LntliiTaii  Tiinity  ilmrcli  was  oi'-
ganizi'd  -Vii^usi  21,  1S7(I.  hv  seven  cliarter  iiieiubers.
As  early  as  1S47  l^utliei  aiis.  esiteciall.v  troiu  liavaiia,
<  Jeriuaii.x .  had  settled  in  the  cit^  and  vicinity,  and
were  ]ii()\  ided  with  the  wold  of  (lod  and  sacianient
liy  ministers  of  the  Missonri  Synod.  The  tiist  of
These  was  l\ev.  Kolh,  who.  tinding'  a  new  held  of
labor  in  Indiana,  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  ^^'efi■e.  The
next  in  charjie  was  Kev.  (".  Thurow,  now  in  Milwau-
kee, Wis.  In  the  meantime  there  was  a  division  in
the   church,   resnirinji'   in    two   eougreitations.     The


first  stationary  minister,  after  its  organization,  was
Rev.  J.  J.  Walker  (1874-1875).  now  serving  a  congre-
gation in  Cleveland,  Ohio;  he  was  succeeded  by  Rev.
H.  Wesche,  now  in  St.  Louis  county,  who  continued
for  twelve  years  (1875-1887),  doing  excellent  work.
His  successor  was  Rev.  H.  Koeppel,  one  of  the  most
able  ministers,  serving  one  year,  when  he  accepted


the  directorship  of  Concordia  <'iillcge.  where  he  has
continued  since.  He  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  H.
Rolilliiig,  who  died  a  few  months  later,  and  was  suc-
ceeded by  Rev.  ('.  l*iii/.iier.  It  was  largely  diu'  to
his  elTicieiit  woilc  thai  the  magnificent  new  church
building  on  the  corner  of  ilonroe  and  McCarty
streets  was  erected.  This  church  was  dedicated  in
November.  Is'.tCi.  tlii'  dedicatory  sermon  being
jtreachcd  by  Rev.  II.  Wesche  of  St.  Louis  county,
who  served  the  same  congregation  from  1875  to  1887.
In  1S!I7  Rev.  Purzner  accejited  a  call  to  Kgyi)t  Mills,
Cape  (iiraideau  county.  Mo.,  where  he  is  still  sta-
tioned, his  successor  being  the  present  pastor,  Rev.
Fr.'d.  ileyer.
