Subject:  American Minute - October 1 - John Peter Muhlenburg
Date:  Sat, 01 Oct 2005 15:41:47 GMT
American Minute with Bill Federer
October 1

"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."
Thus ended the sermon of 30-year-old pastor John Peter Muhlenburg, as he removed his clerical robes to reveal the uniform in the Continental Army.
After church service, 300 men of his congregation rode off with him to join General Washington as the 8th Virginia regiment.
Born this day, October 1, 1746, and he died this same day in 1807.
John Peter Muhlenburg was present when Patrick Henry spoke those famous words "give me liberty or give me death," after which he approached General Washington and enlisted.
He endured the freezing winter of Valley Forge and fought in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Stonypoint, and Yorktown.
He was promoted to Major-General, then elected Congressman and Senator.
John's father, Henry Muhlenburg, was one of the founders of the Lutheran Church in America.
His brother, Frederick, also an ordained minister, was the first Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Both John and Frederick were in the first Congress which passed the First Ten Amendments.
In 1889, Pennsylvania presented a statue of John Peter Muhlenburg to represent the State in the U.S. Capitol Statuary Hall.
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