Edward Traill Horn Sr (1850 - 1915)

Born 10 Jun 1850 in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet (Chisolm) Horn — married 15 Jun 1880 in Charleston, SC

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1915 at age 64 in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

ACTION OF THE SEMINARY FACULTY [Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Pa.]

Prepared by Dr. H. E. Jacobs [father-in-law of Rev. Wm. M. Horn who was son of deceased] At a special meeting held March 4, 1915.

The Faculty places upon record the following minute concerning the death of the REV. PROF. EDWARD TRAILL HORN, D.D., LL.D. Born, Easton, Pa., June 10th, 1850^[1]; Died, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, March 4th, 1915; An alumnus of this seminary, Class of 1872. Professor of Christian Ethics and of the Theory and Practice of Missions since September 1911.

A diligent, close and methodical student, who spared no pains, by laborious research and wide reading, to master every subject for whose treatment he was responsible.

An attractive personality, warm-hearted, generous, affable and sympathetic, commanding esteem and winning affection, by his cultivated manner and his weight of character, in every circle of society and among all classes of men.

A clear, graceful and forceful writer and speaker, logical in thought and skillful in presentation.

An administrator of rare executive ability, with high ideals and wide horizon, combining minute attention to details with resolute and impartial adherence to fixed principles.

An aggressive and courageous leader, as wise and judicious, as he was energetic and persevering.

A laborious and faithful pastor, and an instructive and inspiring preacher, who served with distinguished success in three parishes over which he was placed.

An eminent representative of the Lutheran Church, devoted to her doctrines and principles, of which he was both an unwearied student and a zealous and fearless advocate.

A loyal son of this Seminary, ever intent upon increasing its usefulness, raising its standards and widening its scope of influence, pleading for it beyond the Synod, and planning for it with his colleagues in this Faculty, and, prior to his election to a Professorship, during years of laborious service as a member of the Board of Directors.

A conscientious teacher, making most exhaustive preparation for the class-room, taking the deepest personal interest in every pupil, and exerting, by his presence and example, as he moved among the students, a power for good no less permanent than that which he communicated in his official relations. - A humble, devout, earnest and consistent Christian gentleman, always ready for every good work and word.

The Faculty deeply mourns his loss and regrets that his service as a Professor in this Seminary was for so brief a period. - Attest: Jacob Fry, Secretary of the Faculty, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Pa. Pg40.

Robert Traill Apr. 1744 - Jul. 1816 Major, 5th Battn.,1777; Assistant Deputy Quartermaster- General, 1779; Northampton County, PA Militia^[2]

Edward Traill Horn, Frank Melchior Horn biographies^[3]

Edward Traill Horn

HORN, Edward Traill, clergyman, born in Easton, Pennsylvania, 10 June, 1850. He was graduated at Pennsylvania college, Gettysburg, in 1869, and at the Philadelphia theological seminary in 1872; became pastor of Christ (Lutheran) church at Chestnut hill, Philadelphia, in 1872, and in 1876 of St. John's (Lutheran) church, Charleston, South Carolina, where he still (1887) remains. Mr. Horn took an active part in the work of effecting a union of the Lutheran synods in the south. He is known on account of his labors in the interest of liturgics, a subject on which he is an authority. He is now (1887) an active member of the committee on a common service for all English-speaking Lutherans. The degree of D. D. was conferred upon him by Roanoke in 1887 and by Newberry. He is the author of "The Christian Year" (1876); "History of St. John's, Charleston, from 1734 till 1886" (1886); and "The Evangelical Pastor" (1887); besides articles in "The Lutheran Church Review" and other periodicals.^[4]

REV. EDWARD TRAILL HORN, D.D., LL.D. became a member of this Society in January, 1898, by transfer from the South Carolina Society of the Sons of the Revolution. The son of Colonel Melchior Hay Horn, of Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, by his wife Mathilda L. Heller, he was born at Easton, Pennsylvania, and died at his residence in Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, March 4, 1915. Educated at Catasauqua Public Schools until 1863, Allentown Academy 1863 to 1865, he entered the Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg in 1865, and was graduated in 1869, having taken Freshman prize, Junior Latin medal, Graeff English prize, first honor. He studied for the ministry at the Theological Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Philadelphia, was graduated in 1872, ordained by the Ministerium of Pennsylvania and accepted the pastorate of Christ Lutheran Church, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, in the same year, continuing until 1876. From 1876-1897 he was in charge of St. John's, Charleston, South Carolina, and from 1897-1911, of Trinity Church, Reading, Pennsylvania. In the latter year he took the Chair of Ethics and Theory and Practice of Missions at his Alma Mater, and held the same at the time of his decease. He received the degree of A. M. from Pennsylvania College, 1872; D.D. from Roanoke College, Virginia, 1888; D.D. from Newberry College in the same year and LL.D. in 1906; was secretary of a joint committee to prepare a common church ritual for all English speaking Lutherans in 1880; president of the United Synod of the South 1887-1889; president of Board of Home and Foreign Missions of that body 1886-1894; president of Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania 1909-1911, and of the Board of Foreign Missions of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America. He was also a member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and of the Pennsylvania German Society. As an author, Dr. Horn was a scholarly contributor to the literature of the Lutheran faith. His published works embrace: The Christian Year, 1876; Old Matin and Vesper Services of the Lutheran Church, 1882; The Evangelical Pastor, 1887; Outline of Liturgies, 1890; Lutheran Sources of Common Service, 1890; Translations of Locke's Catechism, 1893; Commentary on Epistles to the Philippians, Colossians, and II Thessalonians, and to Philemon, 1896; The Application of Lutheran Principles to the Church Building, 1905; Summer Sermons, 1908; Translation of Locke's Three Books on the Church, 1908, as well as numerous articles for Reviews and Cyclopaedias. He married June 15, 1880, Harriet, daughter of Robert G. Chisolm, of Charleston, S. C. Of their seven children, five survive: Professor Robert Chisolm Horn, Ph.D., of Muhlenberg College; Rev. William Melchior Horn, pastor of Lutheran Church in New York City; Harriet Emily Horn, Rev. Edward Traill Horn , Jr., a Lutheran missionary in Japan, and Mary Gregg Horn. [Preceded in death by children Isabella Trail Horn and M. Hay Horn ]

Occupation

Occupation: Professor, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Mount Airy, Pa.

Note

Note: N1576

Parents Marriage:

Date: 12 OCT 1845

Horn Family Notes

User ID: 89AA877BB2404C66BBA08C45E56FF487D4F6

Sibling: Charles Robert Horn

Sibling: William Heller Horn

Sibling: Frank Melchior Horn

Sibling: Isabella Traill Horn

Sibling: Susan Butz Horn

Sibling: Edward Traill Horn

Sibling: Dr. Harry Yohe Horn

Notes

Clergyman; born in Easton. Pa., June 10, 1850; son of Col. Melchior Hay Horn and Matilda (Heller) Horn, He received his education in Catasauqua High School, Allentown Academy, and Pennsylvania College, graduating as A. B. in 1860, with prizes for Latin and English, and first honor, received A. M. in 1874: graduated from the Theological Seminary of Philadelphia in 1812; received from Newberry College. S. C., the degree of D. D. in 1888 and LL. D. In 1906, and also from Roanoke College, Va., the degree of D. D. in 1888. He married in Charleston, S C., June 15, 1880, Harriet Chisolm of Charleston, and they have three sons: Prof. Robert C. Horn of Allentown. Rev. William M. Horn of New York. and Edward T. Horn, Jr., and three daughters. He was pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1872-1876, St. John's Church, Charleston, S. C., 1876 - 1897, and Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, since 1897. He is author of: The Christian Year. 1876. The Evangelical Pastor, 1887; Outlines of Liturgies, 1890: Commentary on Epistles to Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians and Philemon, 1896. and many articles in reviews and cyc1opadias on ecelesiological and doctrinal subjects. Dr. Horn is a trustee of Muhlenberg College, Allentown. Pa., and the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia: is president of the Board of Foreign Missions of the General Council of the Lutheran Church in North America; and he is a member of the Sons of the Revolution. Address: 527 Washington Street, Reading.

Sources

1. ↑ Jordan, J. W., E. M. Green, and G. T. Ettinger; Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of The Lehigh Valley [Pennsylvania] Vol. 1, p. 442; The Lewis Publishing Co., New York, 1905.
2. ↑ Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution Roll of Ancestors
3. ↑ Famous Americans featuring Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. 6 vols. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889 was the "most-quoted" biographical source for 19th and early 20th America. Please note that Appleton's reflects the bias and prejudice of America in the late 1880s. It is also estimated that 100 to 200 of the 35,000 biographies are entirely fictitious.
4. ↑ Annual Proceedings: of the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution, 1914-1915; Page 33-34

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112812463/edward-traill-horn : accessed 20 March 2022), memorial page for Rev Edward Traill Horn Sr. (10 Jun 1850–4 Mar 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112812463, citing Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by N.D. Scheidt (contributor 47099775) .

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to John McVey for creating WikiTree profile Horn-1575 through the import of the 22 FEB 2011 revision of the Hopkins Thomas 2500.ged on Oct 10, 2013.