Who Was Nicolaus Lehart?

Individuals' contributions become objects for analysis, investigation, accounts, books and articles. In the light of time's perspective we see who lives on and who leaves without a trace; not everyone who accomplished deeds of significance in their age, great or small, is remembered over time. They disappear in the anonymity of history.

Among the 2,504 Augustana Synod pastors ordained in America from 1850 to 1962, is the name Nicolaus Lehart. Who was he, and what were the contributions he made towards what he wanted to realize during his time on earth? A human life becomes its own interpretation but also teaches us what a human is. Each individual is part of a larger context. Not everyone has as many spectacular tasks to accomplish, but each on has a charge, and it is on each one's deeds that everything depends.