Wilhelm Jörn

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Wilhelm Jörn (born January 14, 1873 in Klein-Rhüden , Harz , † April 27, 1963 in Lübeck ) was a German Methodist clergyman and writer.

Life

Wilhelm Jörn was the son of a carpenter . After attending primary school, Wilhelm Jörn learned the carpentry trade . He went to Hanover , where he had first formative contacts with the Evangelical Community . He then attended the building trade school in Holzminden . After he had done his military service from 1893 to 1895 , he prepared from 1896 with internships in Mülheim an der Ruhr and in Bromberg for training as a preacher . Jörn completed the seminary in Reutlingen from 1898 to 1900 and was ordained an elder in 1902 . Between 1900 and 1903 he worked as a clergyman in Düsseldorf and Cologne and from 1903 in Berlin , where he married the pastor's daughter Martha Schaarschmidt in 1904. The marriage resulted in nine children. In 1910 Jörn went to Königsberg i. Pr. , Where he also preached as a medic in World War I.

During the 1920s Jörn worked as the youth secretary of the Evangelical Community (Methodism) in Northern Germany. He took part in conferences of the German Evangelical Alliance and was active in the World Federation Committee . From 1930 he looked after a community in Berlin . He retired in 1934 . Then he worked in Pomerania . After the death of his wife in 1939, he married Gertrud Schernitzki a second time . In the Battle of East Pomerania , he fled to West Germany in March 1945 . Most recently he was based in Lübeck .

Wilhelm Jörn left an extensive literary work behind. In addition to numerous theological treatises and biographies he wrote stories for young people, poems and dramatic works for chanting .

Honors

Works

  • The final victory of Christ's good cause! , Stuttgart 1908
  • Light on your way , Stuttgart
    • 1. For people without peace , 1909
    • 2. Close to the narrow gate , 1909
    • 3. "One who finds peace!" , 1909
    • 4. A friendly word to beginners on the narrow path , 1909
  • Samuel Hebich , the great soul winner , Friedrichshagen b. Berlin 1910
  • Barefoot! , Mühlenbeck i. Pomerania 1911
  • Ernst Gottlieb Woltersdorf, childhood friend , Stuttgart 1912
  • The Eternal Love Wunderwege , Mühlenbeck i. Pom. 1913
  • You should be my witnesses! , Koenigsberg i. Pr. 1913
  • May to jewelry! , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1913
  • Toni's great hour , Mühlenbeck i. Pom. 1913
  • Festmaien , Stuttgart 1914
  • The new morality and the sanctuary of marriage , Chemnitz 1914
  • How death was killed , Mühlenbeck i. Pomm. 1914
  • From serious days , Stuttgart 1915
  • Star I'm looking at! , Hamburg 1915
  • The storm watch in the east , Königsberg i. Pr. 1915
  • Loyalty for loyalty , Mühlenbeck i. Pomerania 1915
  • For holy goods , Stuttgart 1915
  • Christmas messengers in distress , Königsberg, Pr. 1915
  • Home in the light there! , Stuttgart 1916
  • Right direction! , Koenigsberg i. Pr.
    • 1 (1916)
    • 2 (1916)
  • The Frieda vom Marschbauernhof , Heiligenbeil, Ostpr. 1918
  • To the house of happiness , Barmen 1918
  • Bridge watch , Heiligenbeil, Ostpr. 1919
  • Hans Hiller's white rose , Königsberg i. Pr. 1920
  • The holy power of love , Heiligenbeil, Ostpr. 1920
  • Johann Friedrich Flattich , Stuttgart 1920
  • Freedom , Heiligenbeil, Ostpf. 1921
  • Happy youth , Stuttgart 1921
  • Poison , Heiligenbeil, Ostpr. 1921
  • The bright sun , Heiligenbeil, Ostpr. 1921
  • Hinrichs Freund , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1921
  • The most beautiful jewelry , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1921
  • Pleasure and joy , Heiligenbeil, Ostpr. 1921
  • The white dress , Hamburg 1921
  • At the source of life , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1922
  • Bible and Character , Stuttgart 1922
  • Until the harvest! , Stuttgart 1922
  • A Christian image of marriage according to Ephesians 5 , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg ( Eastern Pr.) 1922
  • Those who want to get rich there , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg 1922
  • He directs their hearts to all , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1922
  • A frost fell ... , Nowawes 1923
  • Fighting the Zeitgeist , Nowawes 1923
  • Jung-Stilling, a pilgrim to eternal home , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1923
  • Men of Action , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg 1923
  • Festklänge , Stuttgart 1924
  • Questions about young girls , Berlin-Friedrichshagen 1924
  • Young men questions , Berlin-Friedrichshagen 1924
  • The power of love in the service of youth , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1924
  • The women of Philippi , Stuttgart 1925
  • Message of peace for seekers , Stuttgart 1925
  • In the early red of life , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1925
  • Purity and Power , Stuttgart 1925
  • Purity and Beauty , Stuttgart 1925
  • Wolfgang Bernburg , Nowawes 1925
  • The Office of Merry Mercy , Stuttgart 1926
  • Youth evangelism , Stuttgart 1926
  • Siegfried Hartmut. Heinrich Ebeling , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1926
  • The silver clock , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1926
  • Where is pain , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1926
  • Brought home! , Bremen 1927
  • How Annegret turns the house upside down , Berlin 1927
  • Three boys and a skirt and two other stories , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1928
  • Heinrich Ebeling and two other stories , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1928
  • Helmut Sanders Christmas sermon , Stuttgart 1928
  • A shining track , Heiligenbeil-Rosenberg, Ostpr. 1928
  • Uncertain wealth , Stuttgart 1928
  • How Fred Ankermann flew over the clouds , Stuttgart 1928
  • The Lord is God! , Stuttgart 1929
  • Clean my heart! , Stuttgart 1929
  • Choirs , Stuttgart
    • 1. Be strong in the Lord! , 1929
    • 2. The gift of God , 1930
    • 3. Spirit-Filled Youth , 1930
    • 4. Holy witness service , 1930
    • 5. The blessed year , 1930
    • 6th group out , 1932
    • 7. We Promote the Lord's Kingdom , 1932
  • How Friedel Bitterkind learned the second article , Stuttgart 1929
  • The miller's bible , Stuttgart 1930
  • To the wreath , Lengerich 1930
  • Young people longing , Stuttgart 1931
  • To the house happiness and two other stories , Rosenberg, Kr. Heiligenbeil, Ostpr. 1931
  • The Gospel, God's saving power , Stuttgart 1932
  • The Prince of Our Peace , Stuttgart 1932
  • Henning Hausdörfer brings his light home , Stuttgart 1932
  • The weapons of our knighthood , Stuttgart 1932
  • On God's journey , Stuttgart 1933
  • The light of Mrs. Gertrud , Stuttgart 1933
  • Luther celebration , Stuttgart 1933
  • Wolfgang Bernburg and his keys , Stuttgart 1934
  • At Eternal Sources , Stuttgart 1935
  • Let us all be happy! , Stuttgart 1935
  • Have a good trip , Stuttgart 1935
  • The stronger hand , Stuttgart 1935
  • The sparkle , Stuttgart 1936
  • The Olympionikes , Stuttgart 1936
  • The man with the slingshot , Stuttgart 1937
  • Your word's silent power , Stuttgart 1938
  • Faith, hope, love , Stuttgart 1939
  • The turning point in his life , Stuttgart 1939
  • Thanksgiving celebration , Stuttgart 1946
  • Christmas and New Year celebrations , Stuttgart 1946
  • On Sunday of the Dead , Stuttgart 1947
  • Coming home , Stuttgart 1950
  • Blessed are the peacemakers , Stuttgart 1950
  • Christmas time and New Year , Stuttgart 1950
  • The happy faith , Lahr-Dinglingen (Baden) 1951
  • The message of the seven letters , Stuttgart 1954
  • An evangelist in priestly dress , Stuttgart 1957
  • Harvesting grain from the field of my life , Stuttgart 1962
  • Andreas Grundmann and his legacy , Stuttgart 1963
  • All the beauty , Stuttgart 1964

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Office of the Federal President
personal data
SURNAME Jörn, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jörn, Friedrich Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Methodist clergyman and writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Klein-Rhüden , Harz
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 1963
Place of death Lübeck