August Crull (1845-1923) Papers

This collection contains sermons and other writings of Crull. It also includes correspondence with William Dallmann, 1888–1892, regarding the first hymnal of the English Missouri Synod. Of particular significance is his personal notebook, his “Red Book,” containing hymn texts and translations with entries dating 1882–1904. Also noteworthy are several English writings, including student sermons while attending Concordia Seminary, an address delivered on 4 July 1865 — Independence Day, shortly after the end of the Civil War — and the English address at the dedication of Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, in 1883.

Box 1

• Addresses and Speeches [includes English speech delivered July 4, 1865; English address at dedication of Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, 1883]
• Beichtreden (Confessional Addresses)
• Bibelstunde, 1873
• Catechesis, 1870
• Correspondence, 1865–1915
• Devotions, 1872–1873
• Exegetical Notes
• German Grammar and Writing Style
• “Germania,” 1858–1862 — Ledger bearing Crull’s signature with copies of speeches given by students at Concordia College, Saint Louis/Fort Wayne. “Germania” was the name of a student society, but the ledger also contains material pertaining to a “Clio” society of which Crull was sometimes the president. The purpose of the “Clio” society was to promote the use of the English language. Several speeches pertain to the Civil War and include Crull’s strong support of the Union cause.
• “Hermeneutica Sacra dictate a Professore C. F. W. Walthero, Concordia Collegium, St. Louis, Mo.” (Notebook: C. F. W. Walther’s Hermeneutics) [Signature: Aug. Crull (st. theol) (12/12 ’62)]
• Messages of congratulations, 25th Anniversary, 1898 — Letters
• Messages of congratulations, 25th Anniversary, 1898 — Telegrams
• Personal Documents, 1859–1862
• Personal Notebook (Black), 1862 [Gift from John Herzer on Crull’s 17th birthday]
• Personal Notebook (“Red Book”) containing hymn texts, 1882–1904
• Picture Album (containing several early portraits of Crull and family from Rostock; includes one tintype; given to Prof. O. F. Hattstädt by Crull’s widow, Katherine (nee John), in March 1923)
• Prayers, 1889
• Reden, gehalten bei einer Versammlung der mit der Missouri-Synode verbundenen lutherischen Gemeinden Chicagos (1893) [Cover inscription: “Rev. Prof. G. Schick, with compliments of speaker No. 4, A.C.” The fourth speaker was A. Crull on “A Free Church in a Free State.”]

Box 2

• Sermons, 1863–1864 (as seminary student, German and English)
• Sermons, 1865–1866 (numbered series)
• Sermons, 1866–1870
• Sermons, 1871
• Sermons, 1872
• Sermons, 1873
• Sermons, 1874
• Sermons, undated
• Sermons—Funeral, 1870–1875
• Sermons—Special Occasions, 1872