Rev.
Weber, a Forerunner
for the Protestant Daughter
Communities in Croatia
by Peter Lang
Translated by Brad Schwebler
Rev. Weber was born in Bulkes in 1799. He
studied theology in Germany. First
he was chosen to be pastor in Sekitsch. However
this election by the Senior was not confirmed.
(Gleich darauf). In the same way in 1827 he was chosen to be pastor in
Neu-Pasua. However this election by
the Senior also was not confirmed, but this time the confirmation was favored by
the bishop in Budapest. Up to the
year 1882 he served there. He
achieved his greatest reward when he was honored with the golden Merit Cross by
Emperor Franz Joseph. From 1860 on
he was also responsible for Beschka. He
died in Neupasua in 1883. His
gained his merit
from the branch communities in Croatia for his battle for the
acceptance of the Protestants. Croatia
is not mentioned in the Settlement Patent, so this land was not open for
settlement by the Protestants. Also
to allow for the settlement of the Protestants in Croatia, there were heated
political arguments, the first of which was successful with the Protestant Law
under Emperor Franz Joseph in 1859. This
law was prepared by the Synod in 1791 and was extended to include the
Evangelical and the Reformed churches. About
the year 1855 the petitions to the emperor were always more urgent.
The Hungarian Reformed church chose a real energetic tone.
Admittedly they asked "most subserviently", but the change
"we are very bitter" did not sound exactly "most subservient". The Hungarian Reformed church, which at the time possessed
great political influence above all others in Hungary, demanded the release of
all rebelling pastors who had languished in dungeons since 1849.
In these arguments the
settlers of Pasua who had settled there in 1791, simply to be driven out with
military strength. The colonel also
succeeded in impudently calling himself on imperial command when it was not to
be Rev. Weber. This was noticed by
General Lontscharevitsch in Peterwardein that the colonel had no imperial order.
The people of Pasua were allowed to stay but new colonists were allowed
to come to Pasua from Croatia beginning in 1859.
The Slovakians there at the time in Old Pasua were not bothered.
It can be accepted that measures were taken against the Germans and not
the Protestants. Rev. Weber was
accused by his office brothers that he only put in for Protestants to be Senior.
A truly shabby reproach. Rev.
Weber was a fighter for freedom and justice.
He also protected the sects in Pasua.
Source: Beschka Homeland Book by Peter Lang;
Translated by Brad Schwebler.
Ortsmonographie der Gemeinde Beschka in
Jugoslawien aus der Sicht der ehemaligen
Donauschwaben 1860-1944; Erzhausen, Leuchter
1971 Originalleinen 155 S. u.
Personenstandsregister, 26 Tafeln
Erstausgabe
[Published at
DVHH.org by Jody McKim Pharr, 2005]
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