Rev. Peter Sahm, D. D., was born near Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His parents were was John and Mary (Plasterer) Sahm. Peter Sahm was one of seven children. One of his brothers, Abram, became a ME minister.
Peter attended the Gettysburg Gymnasium from 1827 to 1831 (became Pennsylvania College, now Gettysburg College) and in 1833, he graduated from the Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary.
His first charge was in the vicinity of Maytown, Lancaster County. In 1834, Middletown was added to the charge. Two years later, in 1836, that he was censured by Synod (German Evangelical Synod of Pennsylvania) for introducing revivalist measures in the Middletown church. Ultimately, this caused a break in the church, with some members who called him a heretic splitting off and starting a new congregation. Rev. Sahm was requested to stop these measures since they "are calculated to distract and ruin our church".
However, at this same meeting of Synod, he was ordained as a minister in the Lutheran Church.
By 1837, he was the pastor of the St. Thomas Charge (Franklin County) having beforehand been involved in Missionary work in Clearfield County in the vicinity of New Millport. In 1839, he began serving the Greencastle Charge (Franklin County).
He married Susan Tritle on March 18, 1841 at Grindstone Hill. According to the records, they had eight children. Seven are chronicled here. Mary Catherine (b. 2/6/1841, d. 10/2/1841), who is buried in the Grindstone Hill Cemetery; John Tritle Luther (b. 9/6/1843, d. 12/28/1906) who was a lawyer and Prothonotary; Theophilus Henry Tritle (b. 9/8/1843, d. 5/5/1910), a lawyer who married Hariett Baker; William Kopp Tritle, M. D. (b. 6/19/1850); Rev. Melanchthon Oecolampadius Tritle (b. 4/11/1853), who was a Lutheran Minister and Miss Anna E. T. (b. 3/12/1856, d. 2/24/1941).
In 1845, he was the pastor of the Blairsville (Indiana County) Charge and in 1848, became pastor of the Johnstown (Cambria County) Lutheran Charge. In 1853, he took charge in Indiana, Pa., and established two churches. In 1858 he became the pastor of the Stoystown (Somerset County) Charge and then in 1861, he came to Loysville (Perry County).
In 1869, he was awarded his D. D. by Pennsylvania College and in the same year became pastor of the Aaronsburg Charge (Centre County). He was the pastor of this Charge at the time of his death.
He was a prominent preacher of his time. Besides tutoring many future pastors, he had served as president of the Central Pennsylvania Synod, was a director of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and was a Trustee of the Tressler Lutheran Orphan's Home at Loysville. He wrote a book, "Proper Methods for Treating the Awakened Sinner".
Peter attended the Gettysburg Gymnasium from 1827 to 1831 (became Pennsylvania College, now Gettysburg College) and in 1833, he graduated from the Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary.
His first charge was in the vicinity of Maytown, Lancaster County. In 1834, Middletown was added to the charge. Two years later, in 1836, that he was censured by Synod (German Evangelical Synod of Pennsylvania) for introducing revivalist measures in the Middletown church. Ultimately, this caused a break in the church, with some members who called him a heretic splitting off and starting a new congregation. Rev. Sahm was requested to stop these measures since they "are calculated to distract and ruin our church".
However, at this same meeting of Synod, he was ordained as a minister in the Lutheran Church.
By 1837, he was the pastor of the St. Thomas Charge (Franklin County) having beforehand been involved in Missionary work in Clearfield County in the vicinity of New Millport. In 1839, he began serving the Greencastle Charge (Franklin County).
He married Susan Tritle on March 18, 1841 at Grindstone Hill. According to the records, they had eight children. Seven are chronicled here. Mary Catherine (b. 2/6/1841, d. 10/2/1841), who is buried in the Grindstone Hill Cemetery; John Tritle Luther (b. 9/6/1843, d. 12/28/1906) who was a lawyer and Prothonotary; Theophilus Henry Tritle (b. 9/8/1843, d. 5/5/1910), a lawyer who married Hariett Baker; William Kopp Tritle, M. D. (b. 6/19/1850); Rev. Melanchthon Oecolampadius Tritle (b. 4/11/1853), who was a Lutheran Minister and Miss Anna E. T. (b. 3/12/1856, d. 2/24/1941).
In 1845, he was the pastor of the Blairsville (Indiana County) Charge and in 1848, became pastor of the Johnstown (Cambria County) Lutheran Charge. In 1853, he took charge in Indiana, Pa., and established two churches. In 1858 he became the pastor of the Stoystown (Somerset County) Charge and then in 1861, he came to Loysville (Perry County).
In 1869, he was awarded his D. D. by Pennsylvania College and in the same year became pastor of the Aaronsburg Charge (Centre County). He was the pastor of this Charge at the time of his death.
He was a prominent preacher of his time. Besides tutoring many future pastors, he had served as president of the Central Pennsylvania Synod, was a director of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and was a Trustee of the Tressler Lutheran Orphan's Home at Loysville. He wrote a book, "Proper Methods for Treating the Awakened Sinner".
Rev. Peter Sahm, D. D., was born near Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His parents were was John and Mary (Plasterer) Sahm. Peter Sahm was one of seven children. One of his brothers, Abram, became a ME minister.
Peter attended the Gettysburg Gymnasium from 1827 to 1831 (became Pennsylvania College, now Gettysburg College) and in 1833, he graduated from the Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary.
His first charge was in the vicinity of Maytown, Lancaster County. In 1834, Middletown was added to the charge. Two years later, in 1836, that he was censured by Synod (German Evangelical Synod of Pennsylvania) for introducing revivalist measures in the Middletown church. Ultimately, this caused a break in the church, with some members who called him a heretic splitting off and starting a new congregation. Rev. Sahm was requested to stop these measures since they "are calculated to distract and ruin our church".
However, at this same meeting of Synod, he was ordained as a minister in the Lutheran Church.
By 1837, he was the pastor of the St. Thomas Charge (Franklin County) having beforehand been involved in Missionary work in Clearfield County in the vicinity of New Millport. In 1839, he began serving the Greencastle Charge (Franklin County).
He married Susan Tritle on March 18, 1841 at Grindstone Hill. According to the records, they had eight children. Seven are chronicled here. Mary Catherine (b. 2/6/1841, d. 10/2/1841), who is buried in the Grindstone Hill Cemetery; John Tritle Luther (b. 9/6/1843, d. 12/28/1906) who was a lawyer and Prothonotary; Theophilus Henry Tritle (b. 9/8/1843, d. 5/5/1910), a lawyer who married Hariett Baker; William Kopp Tritle, M. D. (b. 6/19/1850); Rev. Melanchthon Oecolampadius Tritle (b. 4/11/1853), who was a Lutheran Minister and Miss Anna E. T. (b. 3/12/1856, d. 2/24/1941).
In 1845, he was the pastor of the Blairsville (Indiana County) Charge and in 1848, became pastor of the Johnstown (Cambria County) Lutheran Charge. In 1853, he took charge in Indiana, Pa., and established two churches. In 1858 he became the pastor of the Stoystown (Somerset County) Charge and then in 1861, he came to Loysville (Perry County).
In 1869, he was awarded his D. D. by Pennsylvania College and in the same year became pastor of the Aaronsburg Charge (Centre County). He was the pastor of this Charge at the time of his death.
He was a prominent preacher of his time. Besides tutoring many future pastors, he had served as president of the Central Pennsylvania Synod, was a director of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and was a Trustee of the Tressler Lutheran Orphan's Home at Loysville. He wrote a book, "Proper Methods for Treating the Awakened Sinner".
Peter attended the Gettysburg Gymnasium from 1827 to 1831 (became Pennsylvania College, now Gettysburg College) and in 1833, he graduated from the Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary.
His first charge was in the vicinity of Maytown, Lancaster County. In 1834, Middletown was added to the charge. Two years later, in 1836, that he was censured by Synod (German Evangelical Synod of Pennsylvania) for introducing revivalist measures in the Middletown church. Ultimately, this caused a break in the church, with some members who called him a heretic splitting off and starting a new congregation. Rev. Sahm was requested to stop these measures since they "are calculated to distract and ruin our church".
However, at this same meeting of Synod, he was ordained as a minister in the Lutheran Church.
By 1837, he was the pastor of the St. Thomas Charge (Franklin County) having beforehand been involved in Missionary work in Clearfield County in the vicinity of New Millport. In 1839, he began serving the Greencastle Charge (Franklin County).
He married Susan Tritle on March 18, 1841 at Grindstone Hill. According to the records, they had eight children. Seven are chronicled here. Mary Catherine (b. 2/6/1841, d. 10/2/1841), who is buried in the Grindstone Hill Cemetery; John Tritle Luther (b. 9/6/1843, d. 12/28/1906) who was a lawyer and Prothonotary; Theophilus Henry Tritle (b. 9/8/1843, d. 5/5/1910), a lawyer who married Hariett Baker; William Kopp Tritle, M. D. (b. 6/19/1850); Rev. Melanchthon Oecolampadius Tritle (b. 4/11/1853), who was a Lutheran Minister and Miss Anna E. T. (b. 3/12/1856, d. 2/24/1941).
In 1845, he was the pastor of the Blairsville (Indiana County) Charge and in 1848, became pastor of the Johnstown (Cambria County) Lutheran Charge. In 1853, he took charge in Indiana, Pa., and established two churches. In 1858 he became the pastor of the Stoystown (Somerset County) Charge and then in 1861, he came to Loysville (Perry County).
In 1869, he was awarded his D. D. by Pennsylvania College and in the same year became pastor of the Aaronsburg Charge (Centre County). He was the pastor of this Charge at the time of his death.
He was a prominent preacher of his time. Besides tutoring many future pastors, he had served as president of the Central Pennsylvania Synod, was a director of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and was a Trustee of the Tressler Lutheran Orphan's Home at Loysville. He wrote a book, "Proper Methods for Treating the Awakened Sinner".
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