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| − | Johannes Risser, a minister of the Mennonite congregation at [[Sembach (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Sembach]], [[Germany|Germany]], was born in [[Friedelsheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Friedelsheim]], 21 November 1810. He was educated at the universities of Heidelberg, Erlangen, and Bonn. On 16 September 1832 he entered the ministry at Sembach. He vigorously cultivated the spiritual life and intellectual interests of his congregation. (The church record books contain his notes on the history of the Mennonite churches in [[Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Palatinate]].) His influence extended far beyond his congregation. He was an active co-worker on the [[Mennonitische Blätter (Periodical)| | + | Johannes Risser, a minister of the Mennonite congregation at [[Sembach (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Sembach]], [[Germany|Germany]], was born in [[Friedelsheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Friedelsheim]], 21 November 1810. He was educated at the universities of Heidelberg, Erlangen, and Bonn. On 16 September 1832 he entered the ministry at Sembach. He vigorously cultivated the spiritual life and intellectual interests of his congregation. (The church record books contain his notes on the history of the Mennonite churches in [[Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Palatinate]].) His influence extended far beyond his congregation. He was an active co-worker on the [[Mennonitische Blätter (Periodical)|<em>Mennonitische Blätter</em>]]. He was closely associated with his co-preachers [[Ellenberger, Jakob (1800-1879)|Jakob Ellenberger]] and [[Molenaar, Johannes (1810-1868)|Johannes Molenaar]]. He had a prominent part in the compilation of the <em>Formularbuch</em>, which was still in use as of 1955, and of the new hymnal (see [[Hymnology (1989)|Hymnology]]) of 1854. Also the questions of the creating of a ministerial fund ([[Predigerfonds|<em>Predigerfonds</em>]]) and of the traveling ministry (<em>Reisepredigt</em>) occupied him. His attempts to bring about a union with the [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonites]] of the Palatinate were only temporarily successful, but are a testimonial to his warm love for the brotherhood, his broad view, and his generous mind. He died at Sembach on 23 May 1868. |
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
Hege, Christian. <em>Die Täufer in der Kurpfalz</em>. Frankfurt: H. Minjon, 1908: 6. | Hege, Christian. <em>Die Täufer in der Kurpfalz</em>. Frankfurt: H. Minjon, 1908: 6. | ||
| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em>Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em>Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 520 f. |
"Johannes Risser, Prediger in Sembach." Autobiographical sketch in <em>Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender</em> (1914): 47-72. | "Johannes Risser, Prediger in Sembach." Autobiographical sketch in <em>Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender</em> (1914): 47-72. | ||
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Revision as of 14:48, 23 August 2013
Johannes Risser, a minister of the Mennonite congregation at Sembach, Germany, was born in Friedelsheim, 21 November 1810. He was educated at the universities of Heidelberg, Erlangen, and Bonn. On 16 September 1832 he entered the ministry at Sembach. He vigorously cultivated the spiritual life and intellectual interests of his congregation. (The church record books contain his notes on the history of the Mennonite churches in Palatinate.) His influence extended far beyond his congregation. He was an active co-worker on the Mennonitische Blätter. He was closely associated with his co-preachers Jakob Ellenberger and Johannes Molenaar. He had a prominent part in the compilation of the Formularbuch, which was still in use as of 1955, and of the new hymnal (see Hymnology) of 1854. Also the questions of the creating of a ministerial fund (Predigerfonds) and of the traveling ministry (Reisepredigt) occupied him. His attempts to bring about a union with the Amish Mennonites of the Palatinate were only temporarily successful, but are a testimonial to his warm love for the brotherhood, his broad view, and his generous mind. He died at Sembach on 23 May 1868.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian. Die Täufer in der Kurpfalz. Frankfurt: H. Minjon, 1908: 6.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 520 f.
"Johannes Risser, Prediger in Sembach." Autobiographical sketch in Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender (1914): 47-72.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Neff, Christian. "Risser, Johannes (1810-1868)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Risser,_Johannes_(1810-1868)&oldid=96256.
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Neff, Christian. (1959). Risser, Johannes (1810-1868). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Risser,_Johannes_(1810-1868)&oldid=96256.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 341. All rights reserved.
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