author
A. F. (Adolphus Frederick) Schauffler
1845–1919
Born in Constantinople and active in American Protestant education, this minister and writer turned years of Sunday-school leadership into practical, readable books. His work blends teaching advice, Bible study, and memoir, giving modern listeners a window into religious life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
1 Audiobook
Training the Teacher
by A. F. (Adolphus Frederick) Schauffler, Martin Grove Brumbaugh, Antoinette Abernethy Lamoreaux, Marion Lawrance
About the author
Born on November 7, 1845, in Pera, Constantinople, Adolphus Frederick Schauffler was the son of missionary William Gottlieb Schauffler and Mary Reynolds Schauffler. Sources agree that he became a minister, author, and religious educator, and that he studied at Williams College before attending Andover Theological Seminary.
Schauffler is best remembered for his writing on Sunday-school work and Christian teaching. Books associated with him include Pastoral Leadership of Sunday School Forces, Ways of Working, The Teacher, the Child, and the Book, and the memoir Memories of a Happy Boyhood "Long Ago, and Far Away". His published work suggests a practical, instructional style aimed at teachers, church workers, and families.
He died in 1919, and records connected with his memorial note his wider church service as well as his work as an author. Although reliable portrait sources are scarce, the surviving biographical references show a writer deeply involved in Protestant education and committed to making religious instruction clear and useful.