Additional information can be found in Krauth’s Wikipedia page; an Article in Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography; and an “In Memoriam” piece published in the April 1883 issue of The Lutheran Church Review.
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Krauth User Guide
Robert H. Ellison
The User Guide for the Library of Appalachian Preaching is a Google Sheet that can be searched, sorted, and downloaded for offline use.
This part of the Guide provides information about Krauth's sermons and other addresses. It includes the title, scripture text, date and place the discourse was delivered (if known), and so on. This information is available in the master list of sermons as well.
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Address of Welcome on Behalf of the Trustees
Charles Porterfield Krauth
When William Pepper was inaugurated as provost of the University of Pennsylvania, Krauth, who was serving as vice-provost at the time, gave an “Address of welcome on behalf of the trustees.” His speech was published in Addresses at the Inauguration of William Pepper, M.D. as Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, February 22, 1881 (Philadelphia, PA: Collins, 1881). The address was delivered outside Appalachia; it is included in the Library to help paint a complete picture of Krauth’s oratory.
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Altar on the Threshing-Floor: A Discourse Delivered in the First Eng. Evan. Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 1857
Charles Porterfield Krauth
Like Former Days and These Days, this is a Thanksgiving-Day discourse Krauth delivered during his time in Appalachia.
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Christian Liberty in its Relation to the Usages of the Evangelical Lutheran Church: The Substance of Two Sermons Delivered in St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, Sunday, March 25th, 1860
Charles Porterfield Krauth
The “two sermons” in this book are entitled “Christian Liberty Maintained” and “Christian Liberty Defended.” They were delivered outside Appalachia, and are included in the Library to help paint a complete picture of Krauth’s preaching.
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Discourse Suggested by the Burning of the Old Lutheran Church, on the Night of September 27, 1854, Delivered in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Winchester, VA., the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity, 1854
Charles Porterfield Krauth
This discourse was delivered outside Appalachia; it is included in the Library to help paint a complete picture of Krauth’s oratory.
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Former Days and These Days: A Discourse Delivered in the First Eng. Evan. Lutheran church, Pittsburgh, PA., on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 20th, 1856
Charles Porterfield Krauth
Like Altar on the Threshing-Floor, this is a Thanksgiving-Day sermon Krauth delivered during his time in Appalachia.
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Religion and Religionisms: Prepared, and in Part Delivered, as the Opening Sermon before the Convention of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, in the Church of the Holy Communion, Philadelphia, October 10th, 1877
Charles Porterfield Krauth
In 1867, Krauth helped to found the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; at the time he preached this sermon, he was also serving as its president. The sermon was delivered outside Appalachia; it is included in the Library to help paint a complete picture of Krauth’s preaching.
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Two Pageants: A Discourse Delivered in the First Eng. Evan. Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, PA., Thursday, June 1st, 1865
Charles Porterfield Krauth
This sermon, delivered during Krauth’s time in Appalachia, is a eulogy for Abraham Lincoln. The first of the “two pageants” mentioned in the title took place on February 21, 1861, when the newly-elected president traveled from New York to Philadelphia. The second took place on April 22, 1865, when Lincoln’s body was taken from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Philadelphia (pp. 5-6).
