"On January 10, 1840, perhaps in expectation of being freed from his unbearable confinement in custody, Krause made application to the president of police in Breslau, in which he reported that he was willing to submit to any charges which might bring forth the elimination of the ecclesiastic disturbers of the peace. He would make things public which were not already known and there should be no delay since in the Spring it would be easier for the separtist clerics to move around and further their intentions of emigrating. Krause gave nothing more trivial in description than the handing over of the mobile and secretly operating Lutheran clerics to the police. This was completely unhear of since Krause himself was a member of the fleeing clergy and had used the propaganda of emigration and thus knew every trick in the book."
Krause released and 2 other clergymen arrested.
At the end of May 1840, he writes the letter to the ministerium, acknowledging his godless activities and asking for forgiveness. The ministerium considers it best to send him back to America. Krause receives his official permission to leave June 8, 1846.
Grabau willing to take him back only if he agrees to have nothing more to do with the Silesians.
Fall 1841 - Krause is sent to Wisconsin, where he works quietly and successfully for 4 years. Then he starts to do away with the old and issue in the new (in a pietistic vain) and is accused of taking too much authority upon himself.
1848- Grabau calls Krause back to Martinville. He complains about having to live in a blockhouse. Demands a new house. Goes to Buffalo and refuses to return until he gets it. He's accused of being too worldly, too concerned with comfort. He responds: "What does Grabau matter to me, what does Buffalo mean to me? I am Krauses. And when everyone in Buffalo goes to the devil, they will still be sacred."
Excommunicated 1850; January 26, 1851 publically banned.
He goes to St. Louis, August 1852. Goes to Milwaukee and removes their ban, asks the congregation's forgiveness and thanks them. Then goes to Macomb, MI; takes over Pastor Winkler's fallen members and takes Winkler's church, and goes over to the Missouri Synod with it.
p. 79 - Krause publishes an article in the Lutheraner December 5, 1850: "Through God's grace I have come to the realization that the Buffalo Synod has a false point of view concering the spiritual priesthood, the ban, etc. while the Synod from Missouir has a proper understanding of it."
Missouri just accepts him because it opposes Buffalo. Krause leaves the Missouri Synod in 1853.
He goes to Germany and joins the United Church. In 1856 he repents and joins the Buffalo Synod in Wallmore. Goes back to Minnesota, becomes pastor at Winona. 1860 starts his own synod. 1865 leaves Winona and joins the Ohio synod. 1866 - plans to take a pastoral position in Australia, is given the job and money to get there from San Francisco but doesn't want to cross country full of ferocious animals and wild Indians. He does it anyway. (page 80)
Served the congregation until March 1876, then started his own mini congregation with 12 families after being dismissed for his rebellious nature. Worked here until 1879 when the congregation was dissolved.
Died May 24, 1885. Buried in Lobethal, Australia.
p. 80 - "When we consider Pastor Grabau after looking at Grabau, we meet two opposites coming together. While Krause was a fickle and untrustworthy individual, we have in Grabau a secure, steadfast, goal-conscious and consistent man who surrendered nothing once he had it and who would rather suffer any consequences. He is the untiring and energetic defender of the Lutheran confession under the emigrating clerics and naturally due to this had to stand out among the many adversaries in a land, in whose atmosphere the Lutheran confession had already softened and threatened to soften the new Lutheran immigrants."
Parts of Iwan's biography word for word from John A.'s biography of 1879.
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Susan Kriegbaum-Hanks