An Eure Gendenket Lehrer...Febr. 13,7, (sculpture).

An Eure Gendenket Lehrer...Febr. 13,7, (sculpture).

Light, L., sculptor.

Meyr, Vernon R., designer.

An Eure Gendenket Lehrer...Febr. 13,7, (sculpture).

Remember Your Teachers, (sculpture).

Luther Walther Loeber Memorial, (sculpture).

1992. Dedicated Oct. 31, 1992.

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Sculpture: concrete, granite, and bronze; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 10 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in.

L. Light/1992 (Clockwise around top of sculpture, incised, script lettering:) (Front:) an eure (Next side:) Gendenket (Last side:) Lehrer...Febr. 13, 7 (Bronze plaque on front of sculpture:) (Cross)/DOCTOR CARL FERDINAND/WILHLEM WALTHER/FIRST PRESIDENT OF/THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - MISSOURI SYNOD/1847-1850 1864-1878/BORN: OCTOBER 25,1811/LANGENCHURSDORF, SAXONY, GERMANY/DIED: MAY 7, 1887/ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI/After having arrived with the Saxon immigrants in/Perry County in 1839, Walthers served as pastor of the newly founded congregations of Dresden and/Johannisberg. He assumed leadership in the Saxon/Settlements following the dismissal of Bishop/Martin Stephan. Walther was co-founder of the first/Lutheran Seminary west of the Mississippi (Log/College 1839). Walther took the affirmative and winning stand in the famous "Altenberg (sic) Debate"/in April 1841 when things were near spiritual/disaster in Perry County. He served as president of Concordia Seminary from 1847-1887. he also/started/Der Lutheraner in 1844. The Walther/League, organized in Buffalo, New York, May 23, 1893, was in his honor. it served as Synod's youth organization until 1968. Walther has/been called the "Luther" of America and its/greatest Christian theologian of the nineteenth century.

(Next side of sculpture going clockwise from front, on bronze plaque:) (Cross)/Pastor Gotthold/Heinrich Loeber/Founder of/Trinity Lutheran Church/Altenberg (sic), Missouri 1839/Born: January 5, 1797/Kahla, Saxony, Germany/Died: August 17, 1849/Altenberg (sic), Missouri/Loeber became on of the leading pastors in the/Perry County Settlements. Altenberg (sic) was namwd (sic)/by Loeber after Altenberg (sic) in Saxony, German./Loeber built his own parsonage which also served/as Trinity's place of worship for six years. For a/period of time he was the only professor in the/log college seminary in Perry County founded in/1839. After other pastors in the area resigned or accepted calls. Loeber for a time ministered to all/Lutherans within the Brazeau Township. Loeber/was one of the founders of the Lutheran Church -/Missouri Synod organized in Chicago, Illinois in/1847 where he delivered the opening sermon. Walthers eulogy of Loeber gave the following/tribute at the next convention of Synod: "Loeber/was the crown of our Synod, its father in Christ,/lively example of an experienced and upright/servant of the church,...its ardent peace maker..."/(Lower, on bronze plaque:) Soli Deo Gloria/October 31, 1992 A.D./Perry County/Lutheran Historical Society, Inc./Altenberg (sic), Missouri/Major contributions by Perry County/Lutheran Historical Society, Inc., Trinity/Lutheran Church, Altenberg (sic), Missouri; and decendants (sic) of Pastor Loeber.

(Continuing clockwise, bronze plaque on third side of sculpture:) (Cross)/DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER/REFORMER AND EDUCATOR/BORN: NOVEMBER 10, 1483/EISLEBEN, GERMAN/DIED: FEBRUARY 18, 1546/EISLEBEN, GERMANY/Luther was called professor to the University of Whittenberg and was ordained a priest in/1507. On October 31, 1517, Luther posted an/announcement of his famous 95 thesis to the/door of the Castle Church in Whittenberg. He/authored the large and small catechisms and the first congregational hymn book. Luther/strongly advocated Christian education for boys/and girls. In 1534 he completed the task of/translating the entire Bible into the German/language. Luther's watchword of the/Reformation was "The Scriptures alone, by/Grace alone, through Faith alone." Luthe's (sic)/famous words spoken before the Diet at Worms/on April 18, 1521, was: "I can not and will/not recant/... Here I stand; I can not do/otherwise! God help me! Amen." signed

A tapered, concrete obelisk with three identical sides, with a bronze commemorative plaque on two sides, and two bronze commemorative plaques on the remaining side. The obelisk is topped with a granite slab.

Homage -- Luther, Martin

Homage -- Loeber, Gotthold Heinrich

Homage -- Walther, Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm

Occupation -- Education -- Teacher

Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy

Occupation -- Other -- Reformer

Occupation -- Writer

Religion -- Lutheran

Ethnic -- German

Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Altenburg

Administered by Perry County Lutheran Historical Society, Altenburg, Missouri 63732

Located Log College Park, Church & Main Streets, Altenburg, Missouri

The memorial commemorates the founders of the Lutheran religion, Log College Seminary, and the Missouri Synod, acknowledging the impact of the Lutheran religion and settlement as a major source in the development of Perry County, Missouri. Founders commemorated are: Dr. Martin Luther, the great reformer of the 16th century; Dr. Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther, co-founder of the first Lutheran seminary west of the Mississippi River, Log College, in Altenburg in 1839, champion of the "Altenburg Debate" in 1841, First President of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod; and founder of the publication "Der Lutheran" in 1844; and The Reverend Gotthold Heinrich Loeber, founding Pastor of the historic Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg and co-founder of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

The title of the memorial is in German, translated as "Remember Your Teachers." The memorial was commissioned by the Perry County Historical Society with the Trinity Church, which owns the site. The Historical Society and the Church, along with the descendants of Pastor Loeber, were the major contributors to the memorial. the memorial's dedication on Reformation Day marked the 125th anniversary of the Trinity Lutheran Church building in Altenburg, and the 475th anniversary of Martin Luther's Reformation. The site, Log College Park is also referred to as Concordia Log College Park or Trinity Log College Park. IAS files contain articles from: Perry County Republic, Nov. 3, 1993 and the Perryville Monitor, Oct. 29, 1992 which discuss of the dedication.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1994.

Perry County Republic, Nov. 3, 1992, pg. 1.

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