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Robert Heidmann
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The only connection I can find to Robert is that Henry Nagel is the brother-in-law of Earnst Herman Lieske (son of August Ludwig Lieske)

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Funeral Services Held for Rev. R. Heidmann

(Following are a few facts about the life of Rev. R. Heidmann as given by Rev. J. Bradtke at the funeral services)

He was born on February 6, 1869 at Darnewitz in Germany. His parents were Teacher Fredrick Heidmann and Elizabeth nee Schultz. At his baptism he received the name Robert.

Baptized into Thy name most holy
O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
I claim a place, though weak and lowly,
Among Thy seed. Thy chosen host.
Buried with Christ, and dead to sin,
Thy spirit now shall live within. 298,1.

Early in his childhood, at age of five years, he started school which was conducted by his father.

Let the children hear the mighty deeds
Which God performed of old,
Which in our younger years we saw,
And which our fathers told.

The father died when our deceased pastor was still a very small lad. After the death of his father he enrolled for a year at the preparatory school at Stendel and then transferred to the Mission Gymnasium in Halle where he studied for six years. While he was at Halle he was confirmed.

Let me be thine forever,
Thous faithful God and Lord;
Let me forsake Thee never,
Nor wander from Thy Word.
Lord, do not let me waver,
But give me steadfastness,
And for such grace forever
Thy holy name I’ll bless.

After he finished his course at Halle he suffered an accident which confined him to his bed for a very long time. During the time of his convalescence he decided to enter the mission work of the church. He attended the Mission School in Wuerttemberg, which was conducted by Professor Voelter, and then in the fall of 1886, together with ten other young men, left Germany and came to our country. On Sept. 9 of the same year he arrived at New Ulm, MN and immediately enrolled in the Theological Department of the Dr. Martin Luther College. He graduated from the college at the end of June 1889. On July 30, 1889, he was ordained in the office of the Holy Ministry by Pastor Junker.

O blessed ministry of reconciliation,
That shows the way to God and brings to us salvation!
By thine evangel pure, Lord, Thou
Preserv’st the fold,
Dost call, enlighten, keep, Dost comfort and uphold.

His first charge was the Union, Hokah and Brownville field. A few years later he also served the Caledonia congregation which is the center of the aforementioned congregations. After serving these congregations for more than six years he accepted a call to the Baytown and Withrow congregations near Stillwater. He served there until he accepted the call of our St. Paul’s congregation, where he was installed on Thanksgiving Day 1902 by Pastor Hupfer. The Lord permitted him to labor here for almost 39 years. His labors were greatly blessed. There were difficult times, but they were far outnumbered by the many blessings which the Lord showered upon his work in this congregation. During the time he served here the church building was enlarged and the present pipe organ acquired. Our school was erected in 1916. The parsonage was built and the teacherage acquired in 1922. On June 1, 1941, Pastor Heidmann retired from the active ministry after having served for almost 53 years. During his retirement he was always willing to lend his counsel when perplexing problems arose. He helped almost every time when the congregation celebrated Holy Communion.

On March 6, 1890, he entered the bonds of Holy Matrimony with Miss Lydia Koch of New Ulm. The Lord blessed their marriage with six children. Two of them, Lydia and Ruth, and his dear wife preceded him in death. The daughter, Miss Elsie, as she is known by all in our congregation, took over the household after the death of the mother. She was his constant companion during these last years. Our deceased Pastor had been ailing for quite some time but he seldom complained. The signs of approaching death made themselves known especially during these last weeks, yet he was able to attend our Mission Festival services last Sunday. Shortly before then o’clock Monday evening (Oct. 7) his dear Lord, whom he had served so faithfully, took him unto Himself. He was permitted to attain an age of 77 years, 8 months and 1 day.

“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours: and their works do follow them.” Rev. 14, 13.

He leaves to mourn his departure, his sons Ernst in Gaylord and Karl in Chicago; his daughters Miss Elsie, and Mrs. Rutherford Sander (Meta) here in Arlington; his son-in-law, Rutherford Sander, his daughter-in-laws, Mrs. Ernst and Mrs. Karl Heidmann; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; three brothers-in-law and three sisters-in-law, and many other relatives; his congregations at and near Caledonia, nears Stillwater, and our own St. Paul’s congregation, and many other friends and acquaintances.

We inter his mortal remains in the congregation cemetery in the firm hope that the Lord will reunite his body and soul on His great resurrection day and take him to Himself in heaven.

A memorial wreath for the work in the Kingdom of our Lord, and especially for an addition to our parochial school has been given by the relatives, the friends, the pastors and the congregations. The memorial wreath amounted to $426.00.

The Lord bless thee and keep thee. The Lord make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee and give thee peace.

Funeral Services

Prayer service wa held on Friday, October 11th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Sander, after which the remains were taken to church where a short prayer service was held. The children of the Christian Day School sang very beautifully “Let Me Go To Jesus.” The body lay in state at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church from 10:15 a.m. until 2. The honor guard consisted of the members of the Church and School Board: H.J. Meyer, Ernest Wallert, Frank Abraham, Fred Kistner, Edward Kaps and Henry Nagel.

Rev. J. Bradtke, the local pastor, conducted the services at the home, church, and cemetery. He based his sermon on Luke 2:29-32. The Pastor A. Ackerman of Mankato, a life-long friend of the deceased, delivered the German sermon on “Christus der ist mein Leben, Sterben ist mein Gevinn.” Phil. 1,21.

The choir beautified the services with the following hymns “long Hast Thou Labored,” “Lass Mich Gehen,” Asleep in Jesus,” and “For Me To Live Is Jesus.” The remains were laid to rest on the family lot in St. Paul’s Cemetery. The pallbearers were: Walter Kroells, Alfred Luepke, Allan Mueller, Loverne Prinz, Henry Scheer, Jr. and Ernest Spannaus.

Relatives from a distance who attended were: Miss Ida Koch, Mrs. Bertha Fenske, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Somsen, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Somsen, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fenske and Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Fenske, all of New Ulm; Mrs. A.F. Kock of Echo, and Dr. and Mrs. George R. Kock of Minneapolis. Many close friends of the family from out of town also came to pay their last respects. There were also about fifty pastors and teachers in the large concourse of friends who came from a distance to attend the rites.

source:Clara Hinderer Baur collection.

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