Adolf Schütte (pastor)

Adolf Heinrich Schütte (born November 29, 1878 in Jever , † July 1, 1957 in Delmenhorst ) was a German Protestant pastor and later a church councilor in the Oldenburger Land .

Life

Schütte was the son of the teacher Karl Schütte.

He studied theology in Erlangen , Berlin and Halle . In 1903 he passed the exam and after temporary work in Oldenburg and Osternburg, in 1908 he took up his first pastorate in Ratekau , in the Principality of Lübeck , which belongs to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg .

On May 5, 1912, he moved to Altenesch , where he was appointed pastor without being elected. On November 11, 1917 he was then second and on October 1, 1921 first pastor in Easter Castle. He stayed there until his retirement.

Schütte was a supporter of the organ movement , which in the early 20th century spoke out in favor of the baroque sound ideals and principles of organ building and against the conception and manufacture of organs ("factory organs") built from the early days of the founding . As a highly talented, respected organ player, he was appointed to the examination committee for organists and, after the regional synod in 1926, saved many Oldenburg church organs from improper "renewal".

In 1924 he received his doctorate from the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Münster with a thesis on the history of Oldenburg church singing. He took an active part in the development of the 1925 Oldenburg hymn book.

In 1945 he retired and was awarded the title of Council of Churches.

family

Schütte married Marie born in 1907. Thorad. The couple had three children, of whom the daughter Hanna married the pastor Paul Schipper (1904–1945).

literature

• Gerhard Wintermann: Schütte, Adolf Heinrich. In: Hans Friedl u. a. (Ed.): Biographical manual for the history of the state of Oldenburg . Edited on behalf of the Oldenburg landscape. Isensee, Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-135-5 , p. 657 f. ( online ).