Arthur von Broecker

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Arthur von Broecker 1905

Theodor Paul Oskar Arthur Broecker , von Broecker since 1868 (born September 11, 1846 in Neisse ; † October 27, 1915 in Hamburg ) was a German theologian .

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Broecker was a son of the Prussian Lieutenant General Rudolf von Broecker (1817-1890) and his wife Julie, née Schweitzer (* 1826). His father was elevated to the hereditary Prussian nobility on June 29, 1868 by King Wilhelm I.

Broecker studied Protestant theology in Breslau and Berlin from 1865 to 1868 . Before joining the Brandenburg Consistory, he passed the theological exams in 1869 and 1871 and was ordained in 1872 . His quick comprehension and good memory were praised. He also devoted himself to German literature.

He first worked as a civilian educator at a cadet house in Kulm , later as an assistant preacher in Berlin. During the Franco-Prussian War he was divisional pastor in Châlons-sur-Marne and Verdun in 1870/71 . In 1873 he was transferred to Schleswig as a division pastor, where he looked after officers and soldiers as well as a large community of civilians in the garrison church, the castle church of Gottorf Castle . He taught confirmands and taught at the Sunday School, the Daughters School and the Teachers' College.

In 1883 Broecker moved to the main church St. Jacobi in Hamburg as pastor . Here he looked after numerous confirmands and taught religion and literature at private daughter schools such as the Milberg School. He was particularly committed to caring for the poor and preached God's grace in his sermons. In 1897 he was elected Chief Pastor of the Church for his services. He took over the chairmanship of the Hamburg main association of the Gustav Adolf Foundation and tried to increase its effectiveness by founding branch associations in the parishes . On the occasion of the Hamburg regional association of the Evangelical Social Congress , Broecker discussed publicly with the workers. He was also a member of the Hamburg Pastoral Conference and was a member of the Administrative Committee of the Inner Mission . He worked for the North German Mission and was involved in bringing about the Hanseatic-Oldenburg Mission Conference in 1903. He presided over the Tract Society and fought against Methodist-colored writings. In addition to theological issues, he also lectured on German classics and romantics.

"Theodor Paul Oscar Arthur von Broecker D.", double collecting grave plate, main pastors of St. Jacobi / pastors of St. Jacobi , Ohlsdorf cemetery

Broecker was a member of the theological examination committee and examined the subjects of the Old Testament and the Hebrew language . Since the summer semester of 1897 he gave lectures in the general lecture series, from the winter semester 1908/09 to the summer semester 1915 he taught at the Colonial Institute . From 1911 to 1915 he represented the positions of Orthodox theologians in the synod and council of churches and discussed church life and the constitution.

Arthur von Broecker published numerous writings. Among other things, he dealt with questions of cremation , the Hamburg customs connection and the Hamburg pericope system . From 1894 to 1904 he published the magazine for the Protestant Church in Hamburg and from 1904 Der St. Jacobi-Kirchenbote. An Evangelical Lutheran parish journal for the St. Jacobi parish . From 1911 he edited the magazine Der Nachbar - illustrated Christian Sunday newspaper . In addition, he compiled the church statistics for Hamburg from 1891 to 1910. During the First World War he wrote Daily Devotions in scriptural passages with interpretation. The work was published in 1916 under the title A strong castle is our God! released.

The University of Greifswald awarded Arthur von Broecker an honorary theological doctorate in 1905.

He married Anna Elisabeth Dominik on September 14, 1872 in Kulm (born May 20, 1853 in Wahlstatt ). The couple had a son, Friedrich Rudolf Joachim (born November 18, 1873 in Schleswig ).

Arthur von Broecker is commemorated on the double collecting grave plate, main pastors to St. Jacobi / pastors to St. Jacobi of the Althamburg Memorial Cemetery, Ohlsdorf Cemetery .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1913. Seventh year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1912, p. 114.
  2. ^ Marcelli Janecki : Handbook of the Prussian nobility. First volume, Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1892, p. 74.
predecessor Office successor
Georg Heinrich Röpe Chief Pastor at St. Jacobi in Hamburg
1897–1915 		Karl Horn
personal data
SURNAME Broecker, Arthur von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Broecker, Theodor Paul Oskar Arthur von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian
DATE OF BIRTH September 11, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Nysa
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1915
Place of death Hamburg