Johann Adam Steinmetz

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Johann Adam Steinmetz

Johann Adam Steinmetz (born September 24, 1689 in Groß-Kniegnitz , † July 10, 1762 in Prester ) was a Protestant theologian , pietist and educator . He was one of the most important school men of the 18th century and is seen as a mediator between German and American Pietism . He also influenced the founding of the Moravian Brethren .

Life

He was born as the son of the pastor Johann Christoph Steinmetz and Anna Barbara geb. Olemann, pastor's daughter of Schreibendorf , was born in Groß-Kniegnitz near Nimptsch in the Principality of Brieg . His grandfather Christoph Steinmetz from Breslau was also a pastor there. After attending grammar school in Brieg, he studied theology in Leipzig from 1710 . In 1715 he became parish priest in Mollwitz and in 1717 pastor in Tepliwoda .

From 1719 to 1730 Steinmetz worked as pastor primarius in Teschen . He supported the building of a new church there , as well as that of a school and orphanage, of which he became director. Steinmetz's opponents accused him of heresy and asked the University of Wittenberg for a theological opinion against him. Another report from the University of Jena acquitted him of all allegations. Since he had performed spiritual functions on a trip to Schweidnitz at the request of a Protestant resident, Steinmetz was sentenced by the tax authorities to a fine of 300 ducats and suspended from his office. Most recently, charges were brought against him at the court in Vienna and official interrogations took place. After four weeks of house arrest imposed on Steinmetz and his employees, the order was issued to leave the imperial hereditary lands within a period of six months. At the end of 1729 the judgment was carried out and the displaced persons were led across the border.

In 1730 Steinmetz became superintendent in Neustadt an der Aisch on the recommendation of Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf . During his activity there he had completely joined the herrenhuth movement. From autumn 1732 he was general superintendent of the Duchy of Magdeburg and head of the school in the Berge monastery . Steinmetz rose to become the most important abbot of the monastery. The organization of the elementary school system and thus also the supervision of the entire church and school system was entrusted to him. In 1735 he established a seminar for country school teachers, which had existed until the end of the pedagogy. In 1750 he also founded a free school for poor townspeople in Magdeburg from his own resources. He waived the payment of the boarding fee for needy pupils. In 1750 he called the so-called edification hours into being, which he gave in a separate hall on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. It found a large audience. He devoted himself to this activity until 1760.

In the last two years of his life he retired to rural Prester. He died after a short illness on July 10, 1762. The funeral took place on August 6, 1762 with great sympathy. The monastery preacher Stisser gave the funeral sermon and the official speech of the procurator of the monastery Johann Gottlieb Schäler.

family

Steinmetz married in 1724 in Teschen Helene Sidonie von Bludowsky, the daughter of the heir to Orlau, Lase and Niederbilau, Joachim von Bludowsky. She died the following year. Their daughter Anna Helene died at the age of three.

Works

  • Funeral sermon to Mrs. von Sandrasky and Sandraschütz about Acts. 22, 17, Brzeg, 1719
  • Divine reflections on Joh. 1, 51, Nuremberg, 1731
  • Sermon on the Gospel on Sunday 18th, after Trinity, Frankfurt and Leipzig, 1732
  • Good Friday sermon on John 19, 30, Frankfurt and Leipzig, 1732
  • Speech on Oct 14 1732 held in the school in Neustadt ad Aisch, Frankfurt and Leipzig, 1732
  • Epistles on various important matters for the practice of true Christianity, accompanied by letters from Clemens Romanus, Justinus Martyr and Cyprian, Leipzig, 1732
  • Hans Albrecht v. Heugel's last will in spiritual matters, Magdeburg and Leipzig, 1735
  • Dr. Spener's little spiritual writings with the life of Spener, Magdeburg and Leipzig, 1735
  • The necessary diligence of Christian parents to ensure the eternal salvation of their children, shown by a few remarkable examples, Magdeburg and Leipzig, 1746
  • Letter to Pastor Hecker in Stargard about some of the mistakes made by Count v. Zinzendorf, cell, 1749
  • Spiritual poems by the former Hochwohlgebohrnen Miss Augusta Elisabeth v. Posadowsky, b. Freyin v. Postelwitz, along with her grace, guidance and a preface, Magdeburg and Leipzig, 1751
  • Collections for the Building of the Kingdom of God, Leipzig, 1731-36
  • Improved Collections for the Building of the Kingdom of God, Leipzig 1737-43
  • Theologia practica pastoralis or collections of usable instructions for the blessed introduction of the Protestant teaching post, Magdeburg and Leipzig, 1737-59
  • Klosterbergische Collections for the Building of the Kingdom of God, Magdeburg and Leipzig, 1745-61
  • Contributions to the Theologia practica pastoralis, Magdeburg and Leipzig, 1746-60
  • Spiritual magazine for useful use by teachers and other Christians, Magdeburg and Leipzig, 1761
  • Ten edifying reflections on the song Fort, fort, mein Herz, zum Himmel 'Leipzig, 1768, reissued in 1794
  • The act of grace of Jesus at the hour of his believers' death from Ps. 23, 4-6, 2nd edition 1768
  • Scriptural consideration of the sealing of the believers with the holy spirit from Ephes. 4, 30, Leipzig 1769, 2nd edition 1770, reprinted 1825
  • Considerations of the Passion on some verses from Hohelied Sal. 5, Leipzig, 1771
  • The bliss of a Christian on the way of faith in three reflections from Psalm 1, 1773
  • Editing reflections on the gospel of the ten virgins, Matt. 25, 1-13, presented in 1742, Leipzig 1775, reprinted 1789

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wilhelm Bernhardi: Joh. Adam Steinmetz: once abbot of the Bergen monastery in his godly life and work . Oehmigke, 1840 ( google.de [accessed on February 3, 2019]).
  2. ↑ The Homepage of Grosskniegnitz. Retrieved February 3, 2019 .
  3. ^ Society for the history of Protestantism in Austria: Yearbook of the society for the history of Protestantism in Austria . 1976 ( google.de [accessed on February 3, 2019]).
  4. ↑ Wenzeslaus Blanitzky: History of the Hussites established in Silesia: Königsberg 1763 . BoD - Books on Demand, 2001, ISBN 978-3-8311-1054-4 ( google.de [accessed on February 3, 2019]).
  5. ↑ Martin Brecht: Pietismus und Neuzeit XX / 1994 .: A yearbook on the history of modern Protestantism. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1995, ISBN 978-3-525-55892-8 ( google.de [accessed on February 3, 2019]).
  6. ^ Max Döllner : History of the development of the city of Neustadt an der Aisch until 1933. Ph. CW Schmidt, Neustadt ad Aisch 1950. (New edition 1978 on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the publishing house Ph. CW Schmidt Neustadt an der Aisch 1828-1978. ) P. 350 and 356-359.
personal data
SURNAME Steinmetz, Johann Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Theology, pietist, pedagogue
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1689
PLACE OF BIRTH Groß-Kniegnitz
DATE OF DEATH July 10, 1762
Place of death Prester