Martin Hauser Papers
Martin Hauser was born Sept. 23, 1799 in Bethania, NC. He was awakened during a revival in 1827 and emigrated to Indiana, where he founded the Moravian congregation of Hope. He served as exhorter and liturgus, 1830-1833. He was ordained in 1833 and continued to serve as minister at Hope until 1847. He was minister at West Salem 1847-1852 and home missionary in its vicinity. From 1858-1861 he was English minister at West Salem. After his retirement he lived in Olney, West Salem, and Hope, where he died on Oct. 25, 1875. 1 box The papers contain his autobiography (cont. as diary, 1872-1875); diaries in 8 vols. (1837-1875) (last vol. also contains a biography of Eliza Burkett Hausser); "Account of the United Brethren's Home Mission in the State of Indiana 1830-1843 (the three maps are moved to DP f.041.3-5); birthday book; book of quotations.
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Martin Hauser Papers
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German
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154F PP HaM
moravian-church_233
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Converted from Dublin Core to MODS during migration from CONTENTdm to Islandora