Английская Википедия:Hermann Herlitz
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox clergy Hermann Herlitz (10 June 1834 – 9 June 1920) was pastor of the Lutheran Trinity Church in East Melbourne, Australia, for 46 years from 22 March 1868 to 14 June 1914. He was president of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Victoria and of the Evangelical Lutheran General Synod. Born to Jewish parents, he converted to Christianity in 1857.
Personal life
Herlitz was born on 10 June 1834 in Neiße, Silesia, Prussia (now Nysa, Poland).Шаблон:Sfnp He was the only child of Jewish parents although his father died before he was born.Шаблон:Sfnp He attended a Lutheran primary school from age 5, and a Catholic grammar school from age 10. He also studied Hebrew and Judaism until his bar mitzvah at age 13.Шаблон:Sfnp
Herlitz left school in his final year, at age 16.Шаблон:Sfnp He then completed a commercial apprenticeship and worked as a clerk, bookkeeper and salesman for several companies over six years.Шаблон:Sfnp After moving to London his money was stolen and he was forced to sell his belongings.Шаблон:Sfnp He turned to Dr J. C. Ewald for assistance. Ewald was of Jewish descent and a graduate of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society and after three months of deliberation Herlitz was baptised by Ewald on 1 March 1857.Шаблон:Sfnp After studying at the Basel Mission Society, Herlitz was ordained on 17 August 1862,Шаблон:Sfnp and in January 1863Шаблон:Sfnp was the first of their graduates to arrive in Australia.Шаблон:Sfnp
Herlitz married Wilhelmine "Minnie" Feldmann on 27 September 1864; they had three surviving children.Шаблон:Sfnp
Herlitz was naturalised on 25 July 1865;Шаблон:Sfnp he died on 9 June 1920.Шаблон:Sfnp
Grovedale
Herlitz's first position as a pastor was in Germantown (now known as Grovedale) in Victoria, Australia.Шаблон:Sfnp After arriving in Victoria on 23 January 1863, Herlitz was advised that the Germantown congregation had revoked his call, with one group led by Pastor Peter Jacobsen occupying the church and manse, while another wanted Herlitz to be their pastor.Шаблон:Sfnp Herlitz arrived at Germantown in January 1863 and took legal action against the leaders of the congregation for breach of contract. A settlement left Jacobsen in control of the church and manse, while Herlitz received compensation for non-employment and loss of the manse.Шаблон:Sfnp
The conservative group supporting Jacobsen believed that the Basel Mission Society was unionistic and non-confessional.Шаблон:Sfnp Herlitz acted as pastor of the St Pauls congregation at Germantown, ministering from the school for five years.Шаблон:Sfnp
East Melbourne
In February 1867, Matthias Goethe requested six months' leave from his role as pastor of the Lutheran Trinity Church in East Melbourne.Шаблон:Sfnp As a temporary replacement, Herlitz was invited to conduct two services a month at the Trinity Church and to edit Der Australische Christenbote (The Australian Christian Messenger). Goethe did not return to Melbourne; instead he sent a letter of resignation in December 1867.Шаблон:Sfnp Two pastors, Herlitz and Friedrich Munzel, were considered as successors to Goethe with Herlitz chosen by lot; he became pastor of Trinity Church on 22 March 1868.Шаблон:Sfnp
In 1874 a new church was built on the site of the existing Trinity Church. This was followed in 1890 by a new manse adjacent to the church.Шаблон:Sfnp
Church services were in German. Herlitz proposed that some evening services should be in English to increase attendances but no change occurred.Шаблон:Sfnp
Due to poor health, Herlitz resigned on 14 June 1914 after 46 years as pastor of the Trinity Church.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp
Work
In addition to his work as pastor of the Trinity Church, Herlitz ministered several outlying congregations and was editor of the monthly Der Australische Christenbote from 1867 to 1910.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp
Herlitz was president of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Victoria (ELSV) from 1868 to 1914 and president of the Evangelical Lutheran General Synod from 1876 to 1914.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp The ELSV was part of the Victorian Council of Churches from the Council's formation and was the only Lutheran organisation to join. Herlitz was president of the Council from 1896 to 1897.Шаблон:Sfnp
Like many pastors from the Basel Mission Society, Herlitz regarded all protestant denominations as having a common goal of following God's teachings. Accordingly, Herlitz strove for unity among the Australian Lutheran congregations and was disappointed that his work was sometimes regarded as drifting away from traditional Lutheranism.Шаблон:Sfnp Herlitz advocated for the union of Lutheran synods in the General SynodШаблон:Sfnp while opposing the idea that union could only involve groups following the strict confessionalism of the South Australian Lutherans.Шаблон:Sfnp
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