Schmucker at 225:
Revisiting What He Thought and What He Wrought
Join in this informative day of presentations and discussion about Samuel Simon Schmucker, his impact, controversies, and legacy.
February 24, 2024
Gettysburg College
Mara Auditorium, Masters Hall
Parking available in the Masters Hall Parking Lot
SPONSORS
Lutheran Historical Society of the Mid-Atlantic
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College Provost’s Office
Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College History Department
Christ Lutheran Church, Gettysburg
$25 registration fee covers program and lunch at the Gettysburg College dining hall.
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9:00 a.m.
Welcome
9:10 a.m.
Opening Presentation
Schmucker’s Long Shadow
The Rev. Dr. Maria Erling
10:15 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
Panel
Moderator:
The Rev. Dr. Guy Erwin
Panelists:
“Your Aged Friend”: Samuel Schmucker, Ernest Hazelius, and the “Consequences of Controversy”
Dr. Susan McArver
Some Surprising Aspects of Schmucker’s Opposition to Slavery
The Rev. Dr. Mark Oldenburg
Schmucker and Payne: Venerable Preceptors
The Rev. Dr. Nelson Strobert
11:45 a.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Afternoon Presentation
“Laying the Foundation of a Superior Education”: Samuel Simon Schmucker’s Pragmatic Vision and the Future of Gettysburg College
Dr. Michael Birkner
2:00 p.m.
Break
2:10 p.m.
Panel
Moderator:
The Rev. Dr. Teresa Smallwood
Panelists:
A New American Future: Hopes for
Interracial Unity in the Civil Right Years
Dr. Jill Titus
Fraternal Appeal: A Reappraisal
Bishop Matthew Riegel
Schmucker and the Frankean Abolitionists
The Rev. Stephen Herr
3:30 p.m.
Adjourn