Krauth, Charles Philip, D.D., an eminent divine in tlie Lutheran Chiu-ch, born in jNIontgomery Co., Pa., jNIay 7, 1797. Originally designed for the medical pro- fession, he commenced its study under the direction of Dr. Selden, of Norfolk,Ya., and subsequently attended a course of lectures in the University of Maryland. By a Providential interposition, as he always regarded it, his attention was directed to the ministry as a field of use- fulness. Brought under the infiuence of saving truth, and liaving consecrated himself unreservedly to the blas- ter, he felt that " woe would be unto him if he preached not the Gospel." He very soon commenced his theo- logical studies with Rev. Dr. Schajffer, of Frederick, ]Md., and concluded them with Kev. A. Keck, of Winchester, Ya., whom he also aided in the pastoral work. He was licensed to preach the Gospel bythe Synod of Pennsyl- vania in 1819. His first pastoral charge was the united churches of INIartinsburg and Shepardstown, Va., where he labored for several years most efficiently and success- fully. He removed to Philadelphia in 1827 ; advanced rapidly as a scholar, a theologian, and preacher, and in l.s;5;> was unanimously elected professor of Biblical and Oriental literature in the theological seminary at Gettys- Ijurg, Pa., with the understanding that a portion of his time shoidd be devoted to instruction in Pennsylvania College, in the same place. In 1834 he was chosen pres- ident of the college, which office he filled with distin- guished success for seventeen years, a model of Chris- tian propriety, purity, and honor. The history of the college during his connection with it furnishes an mi- crring proof of his abilities and faithfiduess. During his administration the institution enjoyed several pre- cious seasons of revival, when large numbers of the young men joined themselves to the people of God. In 1850 Dr. Krauth resigned the jircsidency of the college, to devote his entire time to the quiet and congenial du- ties of theological instruction, and continued these labors until the close of life, delivering his last lecture to the senior class within ten days of his death. He died May 30, 18t)7. Dr. Ivrauth was a man of rare endowments of intellect. His mind was distinguished for the harmoni- ous blendings of all its powers. - His attainments in ev- ery department of literature and science were verj' ex- tensive. In the pulpit he was pre-eminent. His ser- mons were always impressive, often thrilling, and some- times accompanied with the most powerful results. The
following is a list 'of his publications : Oration on ike Stud J (if the Herman Languarje (1832) : — Address deliv- ered at /lis Immyuration us President of Penns;jlcania College (1834): — Sermon on Missions (1837): — Address on the Anniversary of Washington's Birthday (1846): — Discourse at the Opening of the General Synod (1850) : — Baccalaureate Discourse (1850) : — Discourse on the Life and Character of Henry Clay' (18b2). He edited the General Synod's Hymn-book ; Lutheran Sunday-school Hymn-book ; Lutheran Intelligencer (of 1826) ; Evangel- ical Quarterly lieview (from 1850-61). (M. L. S.)
Krautwald, Valentin'. See Schwexkfeld.
Krebs, Johann Friedrich, a German theolo- gian, was born at Baireuth ilarcli 5, 1651 ; studied at Jena ; became rector of the gymnasium at Heilsbrunn in 1675, where he afterwards tilled the posts of professor of theology and Hebrew, and inspector; and died Aug. 16, 1721. Krebs was a copious writer, the list of his works filling five closely-printed columns in Adelung. They embrace natural and moral philosophy, historical and political science, and theology, mostly in the form of dissertations. Among the most valuable is a work on the first five chapters of Genesis, illustrated from the Syriac, Chaldee, Persic, iEthiopic, and other Oriental languages. See Adelung, Gelehrten Lexikon, vol. ii, s. v. ; Doring, Gelehrte Theol. Deutschlands, vol. ii, s. v.; Kitto, Bibl. Cyclop, vol. ii, s. v.
Krebs, Johann Tobias, a German theologian, was born at Buttelstadt (Thuringia) in 1718, and was educated at Leipzig University, where, after attaining to. the master's degree, he lectured on N. T. exegesis. Later he was conrector at Chemnitz, and finally rector - at the gymnasium in Grimma, where he died in 1782. Krebs edited Schottgen's I^exicon in Nov. Testament (Lips. 1765), and wrote himself two works of consider- able value for the illustration of the facts and language of the N. T., De usu et prcestantia Romcime Historice in N. T. interpretatione (Lips. 1745) : — Observationes in N. T. e Flavio Joseph. (Lips. 1755). " The latter contains a rich collection of examples of the peculiarities of N.-T. phraseologv." — Pierer, Univ. Lexikon, vol. ix, s. v. ; Kitto, Bibl. Cyclop, s. v.
Krebs, John Michael, D.D., a noted Presbyte- rian minister, was born in Hagerstown, JNId., ]May 6, 1804, and was converted at the age of nineteen. He entered Dickinson College in 1825, and after graduation in 1827 with the highest honors of his class, studied theology, and was licensed by Carlisle (Pa.) Presbyterj' in 1829. Shortly after he became the pastor of Rutgers Street Church, New York City, which he served until his death, Sept. 30, 1867. Though one of the ablest and most prominent ministers of the Presbyterian Church, Dr. Krebs published only a few occasional sermons, be- sides several contributions to the periodicals of his Church (for which see Allibone, Diet. Engl, and Amer. A itlhors, ii, 1016), and to Sprague's .4 nnals of the A mer- ican Pulpit. '• He was a man of rare gifts, and of still more rare and varied acquirements, being learned not only in theology, but in the whole range of the sciences; and his learning was all made to bear upon the work to which he had devoted his life, that of the (;osi)el ministry. He was eminent as a preacher of the Gospel, and still more eminent in the councils of the Church, having no equal in the knowledge of ecclesiastical law, and in his acquaintance with the ecclesiastical history of the denomination to which he belonged." He was honored with the ai)pointment of chairman of the Com- mittee on the Reunion of the Presbyterian Church, and had previously held other offices of distinction in the councils of his denomination. See Wilson, Presb. His- torical Almanac. XSy-.^, p. 100 sq.