John Peter Muhlenberg-Pastor, General, Congressman, Senator; & his brother Frederick-Pastor, Congressman, Speaker of the House

American Minute ^ | October 1, 2019 | Bill Federer

[Perseverando]

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven," preached Rev. John Peter Muhlenberg, from the book of Ecclesiastes 3:1.

He closed his message by saying:

"In the language of the Holy Writ, there is a time for all things. There is a time to preach and a time to fight. And now is the time to fight."

John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was a 30 year old member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, who was also a pastor.

At the end of his sermon, January 21, 1776, John Peter Muhlenberg threw off his clerical robes to reveal the uniform of an officer in the Continental Army.

Drums began to roll, men kissed their wives, and they walked down the aisle to enlist.

The next day, Pastor Muhlenberg led 300 men of his church and surrounding churches to join General Washington's Continental Army as the 8th Virginia Regiment.

Miracles in American History-32 Amazing Stories of Answered Prayers

John Peter Muhlenberg was born OCTOBER 1, 1746, and he died the same day sixty-one years later, OCTOBER 1, 1807.

As a youth, he lived with relatives in Germany from 1763-1767: first in the city of Halle (Saale) in the southern part of the German state Saxony-Anhalt; then in the northern German port city of Lübeck in Schleswig-Holstein.

John Peter Muhlenberg served briefly in the German dragoons.

In 1767, he returned to America to finish his schooling at the Academy of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania), which was founded by Ben Franklin, who helped build the school's first hall for Evangelist George Whitefield to preach in.

In 1772, John Peter Muhlenberg traveled to England where he was ordained as a minister in the Anglican Church, a necessary

[Perseverando]

Time for another great American history lesson from American Minute.

[loveliberty2]

Thank you for what you are doing today!