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"The pastor, and particularly the young pastor, suffers from being by himself." Such an observation could have come from the pen of any one of a dozen recent writers who have dealt with the problems ministers face. It is significant, perhaps, that the statement was made over thirty years ago. The suffering caused by the pastor's isolation was noted by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who saw the problems of the pastor against the backdrop of struggle within the German Church. In Germany, there was a need for prophetic preaching as the Nazi political machine began to maneuver for control of the church during the early thirties. Where was the pastor to find the kind of suppo1tiveness which would enable him to speak out courageously on this issue? Bonhoeffer fe lt that it would be found in a "community of brethren." This community would serve as a "home" for pastors. Here, a pastor would find fellowship, the kind of fellowship that would enable him to minister effectively in the community where he was currently serving. The aim of the "Community of brethren" was not the" seclusion of a monastery, but a place of the deepest inward concentration for service outside."

Inspection report of the quarters of the American Literary, Scientific & Military Academy in Middletown, Connecticut, signed by the officer of the day, Geo. A. Brown, on 13 August 1826. ; Transcription by Raymond Bouchard. Transcriptions may be subject to error.