William J. Schmelder (1933-2018) Papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection ID-0949
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of multiple sermons written for each Sunday of the church year, as well as festival days, copies of speeches/presentations, articles authored by Rev. Schmelder, information concerning the walkout from Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis, Missouri), course syllabi, and ecclesiastical art projects.
Dates
- Creation: 1957 - 2014
Biographical / Historical
Rev. William J. Schmelder was born on August 5, 1933 in Bristol, Connecticut. He received his bachelor's degree in 1954 from Concordia College (Bronxville, New York), and earned his Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Theology degrees from Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis, Missouri) in 1959 and 1960. He served as associate pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church (Saint Charles, Missouri: 1960-62); pastor at Gethsemane Lutheran Church (Fort Wayne, Indiana: 1962-69); pastor at Saint John Lutheran Church in Covina, California (1969-71); and pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church (Casa Grande, Arizona) and Christ Lutheran Church (Coolidge, Arizona: 1972-74). In 1974, he joined the faculty of Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis, Missouri) serving as associate professor, registrar, and chaplain. He excelled at teaching the art of preaching. He retired in 1995. He also assisted at Immanuel Lutheran Church (Olivette, Missouri) for more than 30 years. Rev. Schmelder died on June 18, 2018.
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
A.3.11.6
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession #: FEB 2019 #12 and FEB 2016 #30
Separated Materials - Not Retained
- LCMS LifeLight, 2 Corinthians (Student and Leader)
- Various copies of "With One Voice" by J. A. O. Preus from The Lutheran Witness
- The Heart of C. F. W. Walther, presented in commemoration of: 150th Anniversary of Arrival of Walther and the Saxon Immigrants, 150th Anniversary of Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, Missouri, and 120th Anniversary of Concordia Publishing House, translated by Everette W. Meier, 1989
- Faithful to Our Calling Faithful to Our Lord: an affirmation in two parts, Faculty of Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, Missouri- Part 1 - A Witness to Our Faith, Part 2 - I Believe, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1973
- "Concordia Comments", December 1974, June 1975 and insert: Congregational Autonomy: A Fifth Amendment" and insert #7 "What Does Ordination Signify?"
- Concordia Journal, January 1975, 1:1
- Concordia Journal, March 1975, 1:2
- Christian History, Issue 23
- Anniversary Collection of Bach Chorales, edited by Walter E. Buszin, Schmitt, Hall, and McCreary Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1963
- A Second Book of Bach Chorales, edited by Walter E. Buszin, Hall and McCreary, Chicago, Illinois, 1941
- Chorales for Unchanged Voices, edited by John Schroeder, Hall and McCreary, Chicago, Illinois, 1936
- Lutheran Worship Notes - Resources for Worship Leaders, Christmas Cycle - Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Summer 1985
- Changing Perspectives and Expectations in Worship, Inter-Connections, September 1989
- Winifred, Mary. "Hasten the Kingdom - Praying the O Antiphons of Advent", Collegeville, Minnesota, The Liturgical Press, 1996
- Wyneken, F. C. D. and Rehmer, R. F., trans. "The Distress of the German Lutherans in North America", Fort Wayne, Indiana, Concordia Theological Seminary Press, 1982
- Essays for the Church, Volume 1, Saint Louis, Missouri, Concordia Publishing House, 1992
- Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship, "The Great Thanksgiving", New York, New York, 1975
- Schmelder, William J., "Pro Esta Causa Me Ponho de Joelhos", Concordia Editora Ltda, Porto Alegre, RS, 1989
- "The Order of Holy Communion", Musical Setting by Healey Willan, Authorized by the Commission on Worship, Liturgics, and Hymnology of the LCMS
- Pope Pius XII, "The Dogma of the Assumption", Minificentissimus Deus, The Paulist Press, New York, New York, 1951
- Mahrenholz, Christhard. "Johann Sebastian Bach und der Gottesdienst seiner Zeit", Barenreiter-Verlag Kassel und Basel, 1950
- Carroll, Thomas K., "Preaching the Word" Message of the Fathers of the Church, Wilmington, Delaware, Michael Glazier, Inc., 1984
- Pless, John T. "Catechism and Liturgy", Inter-Connections, March 1991
- Bass, George M. "An Introduction to Liturgical Preaching", Response #1, 29-32, 1979
- Voobus, Arthur. "History of the School of Nisibis" Louvain, Secretariat du Corpus SCO, 1965, pages 76-81
- Sloyan, Gerard S. "What is Liturgical Preaching?" Liturgy Journal, 8:3, Fall 1989, pages 9, 11-15
- Franzmann, Martin H. "The Devil Has All the Good Tunes?", Commencement Address, May 25, 1973
- Schmidt, Herman, ed. Liturgical Self-Expression of the Church. Concilium Religion in the Seventies Herder and Herder, 1972, pages 12-15, 18-21, 50-53
- Denzler, Georg. Das Papsttum Und Der Amtszolibat, Stuttgart: Anton Hiersemann, 1973, pages 1-7
- Bouley, Allan O.S.B. "From Freedom to Formula - The Evolution of the Eucharistic Prayer from Oral Improvisation to Written Texts", Number 21, Washington, DC, The Catholic University of America Press, 1981
- Ramshaw-Schmidt, Gail. "Christ in Sacred Speech - The Meaning of Liturgical Language" Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1986, pages 108-115
- Cabie, Robert. "The Church at Prayer - An Introduction to Liturgy" New Edition, Collegeville, Minnesota, The Liturgical Press, (Volume 2: The Eucharist, Volume 3: The Sacraments), 1986
- Modern Liturgy. "Vatican 2: 20 Years Later", 10:4, May 1983
- Marty, Martin E. and R. Scott Appleby, eds. Fundamentalisms Observed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991
- Marty, Martin E. and R. Scott Appleby, eds. Fundamentalisms and Society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993
- Marty, Martin E. and R. Scott Appleby, eds. Fundamentalisms and the State. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993
- Marty, Martin E. and R. Scott Appleby, eds. Accounting for Fundamentalisms. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994
- Kittel, Rud., ed. Biblica Hebraica. Stuttgart: Privileg. Wurtt. Bibelanstalt, 1937, 1952
- Gaustad, Edwin S., ed. A Documentary History of Religion in America: Since 1965. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1983
- Robinson, Edward. Greek and English Lexicon of the New Testament. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1883
- May, Herbert G. and Bruce M. Metzger. The Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha. New York: Oxford University Press, 1973, 1977
- The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues. Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1940
- Nelson, E. Clifford, and Eugene L. Fevold. The Lutheran Church Among Norwegian-Americans; A History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg Pub. House, 1960 (2 volumes, slipcase)
- Walther, C. F. W. Goldkörner: Predigten. Zwickau: Johannes Herrmann, 1882
- Dietrich, Johann Conrad. Dr. Martin Luthers Kleiner Catechismus. Saint Louis: Barthel, 1888
- Stuart, M. A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Andover, MD: 1828
- Kirchen-Gesangbuch fur Evangelisch-Lutherische Gemeinden. St. Louis: CPH, 1903
- Willkomm, Otto. D. th. Georg Stöckhardt - Lebensbild eines deutsch-amerikanischen Theologen. Zwickau: Johannes Herrmann, 1914
- Grabner, A. L. Geschichte der Lutehrischen Kirche in America. St. Louis: CPH, 1892
- Walther, C. F. W. Die Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche die wahre sichtbare Kirche Gottes auf Erden. St. Louis: Wiebusch, 1867
- Hochstetter, Chr. Die Geschichte der Evangelisch-lutherischen Missouri-Synode in Nord-Amerika und ihrer Lehrkämpfe. Dresden: Heinrich J. Naumann, 1885
- Hanser, Carl Johann Otto. Irrfahrten und Heimfahrten. Buffalo: Lutheran Publishing Company, 1910
- Janzow, C. L. Life of Rev. Prof. C. F. W. Walther. Pittsburg: American Lutheran Publication Board, 1899
- D. Martin Luthers Werke. 21. Band. Weimar: Hermann Böhlaus Nachfolger, 1928
- Documents of the Christian Church, selected and edited by Henry Bettenson. Oxford University Press, 1956
Separated Materials added to the CHI Cataloged Library
- Chemnitz, Martin and J. A. O. Preus, trans. "Loci Theologici." Volumes 1-2, Concordia Publishing House. OCLC:19623949
- Chemnitz, Martin and Fred Kramer, trans. "Examination of the Council of Trent: Part 3-4." Concordia Publishing House, 1986. OCLC:164018
- Chemnitz, Martin and Luther Poellot, trans. "Ministry, Word, and Sacraments: An Enchiridion." Concordia Publishing House, 1981. OCLC:155756640
- Chemnitz, Martin and J. A. O. Preus, trans. "The Lord's Supper." Concordia Publishing House, 1979. OCLC: 4515266
- Nafzger, Samuel H. et al. "Confessing the Gospel: A Lutheran Approach to Systematic Theology." Concordia Publishing House, 2017. OCLC: 927401732
- Metaxas, Eric. "Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World." Viking, 2017. OCLC: 973140622
- "English Cathedrals: 169 Photogravure Plates." London: Thames and Hudson, 1950, 1956. OCLC: 1412417
- Meyer, Carl S. "Moving Frontiers: Readings in the History of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod." Concordia Publishing House, 1964. OCLC: 2019524
- Pless, John T. "Handling the Word of Truth: Law and Gospel in the Church Today." Concordia Publishing House, 2015 (revised). OCLC: 56319744
- Baue, Frederic W. "The Epistles of Herman Noodix." Pergola Press, 2011. OCLC: 764567439
- Springer, Carl P. E. "Luther's Aesop." Truman State University, 2011. OCLC: 733238845
- Franzmann, Martin H. "Alive with the Spirit." Concordia Publishing House, 1973. OCLC: 1421455
- Pettegree, Andrew. "Brand Luther." Penguin Press, 2015. OCLC: 925490183
- Voelz, James W. "Fundamental Greek Grammar." Concordia Publishing House, 1985. OCLC: 12313608
- Sasse, Hermann. "This is My Body." Augsburg, 1959. OCLC: 761156
- Reu, Michael. "Dr. Martin Luther's Small Catechism: A History of Its Origin, Its Distributions, and Its Use." Concordia Publishing House Heritage Series, [1982?]. OCLC: 844540654
- Burger, Mildred L., compiler. " Short History of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Fort Wayne Public Library, 1967. OCLC: 5136412
- Posset, Franz. "The Real Luther: A Friar at Erfurt and Wittenberg." Concordia Publishing House, 2011. OCLC: 2010049890
- "Concordia or Book of Concord; The Symbols of the Evangelical Lutheran Church." Concordia Publishing House, 1952. OCLC: 4532391
- Sermonic Studies: The Standard Epistles, Volume 1 and 2." Concordia Publishing House, 1957. OCLC: 3821516
- Grosse, Johannes. "Unterscheidungslehren der hauptsachlichsten..." Concordia Publishing House, 1909. OCLC: 882423
- Franzmann, Martin H. "Preaching Notes on the Gospel According to Luke." Concordia Publishing House. OCLC: 221421626 (2 copies)
- Franzmann, Martin H. "The Way of the Servant." Lutheran Laymen's League, 1967. OCLC: 9400340
- Arndt, William F. and F. Wilbur Gingrich. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. University of Chicago Press, 1957. Special Gift Edition given to President John W. Behnken by Martin H. Scharlemann and the LCMS Committee on Scholarly Research.
- Woytt, Georg Christian. Lutherus biblicus, das ist die gantze heilige Schrift alten und neuen Testaments 1. Franckfurth am Mayn: Verl. Joh. Maximil. von Sands seel. Buchhandlung, 1736. OCLC: 312266154
- Woytt, Georg Christian. Lutherus biblicus, das ist die gantze heilige Schrift alten und neuen Testaments 2. Franckfurth am Mayn: Verl. Joh. Maximil. von Sands seel. Buchhandlung, 1736. OCLC: 312266197
- Vermehrtes Lüneburgisches Kirchen-Gesang-Buch : nebst einem Gebet-Buche, auf Sr. König. Gross-Britannischen Majestat und Chur-Fürstl, Das Exemplar [Lüneburg, 1800]
- Title
- William J. Schmelder (1933-2018) Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Peg Robson and Todd D. Zittlow
- Date
- May 22, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Concordia Historical Institute Repository
Contact:
804 Seminary Place
Saint Louis MO 63105 USA
314-505-7935
reference@concordiahistoricalinstitute.org
804 Seminary Place
Saint Louis MO 63105 USA
314-505-7935
reference@concordiahistoricalinstitute.org