REV. HENRY HUEBSCHMANN, Jr., pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical Protestant Church of Piqua, is one of the young, earnest and scholarly clergymen of his religious body, and his strong and helpful influence has been marked since he has had charge of his present church. He was born at Princeton, Illinois, in 1876, and is a son of Rev. Henry and Martha (Hoffmeister) Huebschmann.

Rev. Henry Huebschmann, Sr., was born in Germany, and engaged in missionary work in the cities of Hamburg and Berlin before coming to America. He served as a minister in the Evangelical Protestant Church in this country for thirty-seven years. He married Aiartha Hoffmeister, a daughter of Rev. C. Hoffmeister, who was one of the pioneers of this religious sect in America. To the above marriage were born the following children: Pauline, who is the wife of Carl Lichty, of Cleveland; John, who is a minister; Louise, who resides at Cleveland; Paul, who lives at Bloomington, Illinois; and Henry. Rev. C. Hoffmeister had two sons in the ministry: John and Simon the former of whom is stationed at Palatine, Illinois, and the latter died while pastor of a church at Peru, Illinois. On both sides Rev. Henry Huebschmann comes of ministerial ancestry. Rev. John Kroenhke, pastor of St. John's Evangelical Church in San Francisco, California, married a sister of his mother. His brother, John Huebschmann, is pastor of the Scheiflein Christi Church in Cleveland. Both young men were given excellent advantages.

Rev. Henry attended school at Elmhurst, Illinois, and spent four years in a seminary of the Evangelical Protestant Church, graduating with honors in 1896. With seventeen others he was recommended to the directors of the Synod of Eden Theological Seminary, and in 1899 he was graduated from that institution and in the same year was ordained, immediately afterward being thoroughly tested, being placed in charge of two churches in the Kansas District. He remained two years in the Kansas District, and then was given a church at Floraville, Illinois, where he served most acceptably, until be answered the call to St. Paul's Evangelical Church at Pekin, Illinois, and remained there from 1903 until 1906, when he came to St. Paul's at Piqua. He is recognized as one of the most active and valuable members of the association, and outside his own religious body is respected and esteemed for his personal and manly qualities.

Mr. Huebschmann was married January 18, 1900, to Miss Johanna Kern, a daughter of Rev. Jacob and Phllipine (Kopp) Kern. At that time Rev. Kern was pastor of a church at Carmi, Illinois. His children are: Carrie, who is the wife of Dr. A. D. Lloyd, of Bloomington, Illinois; Johanna; Ida, who is the wife of Adolph Bair, of Harrisburg, Illinois; Julius, who is county judge of White County, Illinois; and Louis, who is engaged in business at Carmi, Illinois. Rev. and Mrs. Huebschmann have one daughter, Esther. St. Paul's Church is in a very prosperous state, there being about 200 families in its communicant body. They are not backward in showing their appreciation of their young pastor, and under their encouragement his zeal and enthusiasm are increased and his Christian efforts strengthened, adding to both the material and spiritual advancement of the church.