Jakob Matthias Buehler (1837-1901) Papers

Collection

Identifier: Collection ID-0246

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Scope and Contents

General Description:

Box 1 - Folders 1-5 Seminary Class notes, 1857-58
Box 2 - Folders 1-4 Sermon Sketches, 1869-1901

There is a general description of Box 1 - Folders 1-5 in a letter dated June 30, 1964, from Ila Koenig (San Francisco, California) to Pastor Arthur Nitz (San Francisco). This letter contains a description of materials given to Rev. Nitz which he is to give to the Institute. The letter is on file here at the Institute.

Box 1

1 Dogmatics - Prof. Walther - Annotations to Baier's Compendium

a. "Dogmatik. Annotationes ad Baieri compendium theol. positivae. Prof. Walther." "Im 2 Semester des 2 Jahres."
b. "Dogmatik" - Heft I - (Nature of Theology to Theological Habit)
c. "Dogmatik" - Prof. Walther - (continuation - Attitude to Theology and Dogmatics)
d. (blank) - (continuation of previous - doctrines of God and creation)
e. (no cover) - (continuation of previous - creation and the angels)
f. "Dogmatik" - (continuation - on angels)
g. "Dogmatik" - (continuation - on sin, grace, the person of Christ)
h. "Dogmatik" - "Prof. Walther (sic)" - (dealing with judgment and sin; fits into the blank pages in the preceding notebook)
i. "Dogmatik" - (continuation - on work of Christ, faith conversion, good works)
j. (blank) - (Continuation - on good works, Law and Gospel)
k. "De Semipelagianismo“

2 Hermeneutics — Exegesis of Gospel of St. Matthew - Prof. Walther

a. "Hermeneutica sacra. I. citata ab per Dom. Prof. Walther Sept. 3, 1857."
b. "Hermeneutica sacra. Heft II."
c. "Hermeneutica sacra. Heft III."
d. "Exegesis des Matthäus" - Prof. Walther (Chap. 1-2:15)
e. (continuation - Chap. 2:15 to 5:18)
f. "Explicatio Evang. Matth. Isagogik" Chap. 7-8:13.

3 Isagogics - O.T. and N.T Dr G Seyffarth

a. "Isagogik ins A.T."
b. "Isagogik ins N.T. I."
c. "Issgogik in die Schriften des N. T. II"
d. "Isagogik. III."

4 Exegesis of Psalms and Isaiah - Georg Schick

a. "Auslegung des Propheten Jesaias. I” Chap. 1-31
b. "Auslegung des Propheten Jesaiss. II"
c. "Psalmen Heft. 1." – Ps. 1, 36
d. "Psalmen. Heft II." - Ps. 36, 127, 14
e. "Ps. Heft. III." - Ps. 14, 37, 49, 73
f. "Auslsgung der Psalmen" - Ps. 22, 45
g. "Fortsetzung ___ Erklarung der Ps." Ps. 45, verse 17, pe. 58, 82, 17, 141, 19, 33, 65, 104

5 World History - Biblical Archaeology Prof. Seyffarth

a. "Allgemeine Geschichte. Allgemeine Welt geschichte" - introduction to world history
b. (blank) - (continuation - Ancient history, incl. Hebrew and Egyptian)
c. "Allgemeine Weltgeschichte. Geschichte
d. Perser, Medes, Babylonies, Asayries, Phönizien, Griechenland u.s.w."
e-f. 3 shorter notebooks continuing the history of the Greeks from their early times to Alexander the Great
g. "Allgemeine Weltgeschichte." "Davenport Thomas (a student?)" - from early Roman history to Diocletian 285-305 AD.
h. "Archaeologie des Alten u Neuen Testaments.” geography of Palestine and finds.
i. "Archologiagie (sic)" — the people of the Lands.
j. "Biblische Archäologie" - archaeology as related to the events of the Bible.

6 Two covers used for protecting Buehler's notes — writing and drawings on them
7 Book of Sermons owned by J M Buehler

Box 2

1 Buehler Sermon Sketches, 1869-1885
2 Buehler Sermon Sketches, 1885-1892
3 Buehler Sermon Sketches, 1892-1899
4 Buehler Sermon Sketches, 1899-1901

Supplement Box 1

Notebook on California Mission
Manuscripts
Seminary class notes
First sermons of J.M. Buehler and letters
Several pamphlets of sermons and one of his entering-office celebration
Christliche Lehre in Catechetical form as dictated by Dr. Walter and used by Buehler
Historical information on Buehler
Picture, Historical timeline of Buehler's life, correspondence

Dates

Creation: 1857 - 1901

Creator

Buehler, Jacob Matthias, 1837-1901 (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Jacob Matthias Buehler was the pioneer pastor of the Missouri Synod on the Pacific Coast. He was born on 8 August 1837 in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Concordia College and Seminary in Saint Louis, graduating in 1860. He was ordained as a pastor in San Francisco that same year. A schism came about because of Buehler's firm stand for confessional Lutheranism. As a result, Saint Paulus was organized in 1867 and soon become the mother church on the Pacific coast. Buehler organized a day school in 1872. After the California and Oregon District was formed in 1887, Buehler became president until 1899. The California and Oregon District was reorganized, creating the California and Nevada District. When that occurred, Buehler was elected as its first president, and remained such until his death in August 1901.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (Two 5" letter boxes, one 5" legal box)

Language of Materials

German

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

3.07.2.1

Custodial History

Donated by the Pritlaff Library, April 1958; Ila Koenig, July 1964; O. H. Tietjen, June 1968; Louise Koenig, October 1969. Items from biographical file, January 23, 2024