Langowan inclusion of the Christian religion

1. Before the entry of people trust the Christian Religion
Before the entry of Christianity in Langowan, Minahasa people have adopted a trust or in other words already are.

For the matter of religious life that the population be set someone called Walian. In the northern Minahasa (Tombulu, Toulour, Tonsea) which is the most Walian is male, while in the south including Langowan (Tountemboan) wanitalah which the Walian.

In alifuru religion they believe in the power in the hands Khalik, where the arrival of Johann Gottlieb Schwarz Langowan, he witnessed their own ways of Langowan run Alifuru religious ceremonies, among other ways to give their offerings to God that they call Empung or Amang Kasuruan or the Andangka (OPE).

2. Pengkristenan Langowan is part of Pengkristenan Minahasa
Based on this case, it appeared that efforts by pengkristenan been a Pater-putter from the Portuguese and Spanish have not had time to spread Christianity in the Netherlands Langowan to come at the beginning of the century to 18. Since the arrival of the Netherlands followed by the spread of religion and that their spread is Protestant Christianity.

In efforts to the spread of Protestant Christian religion this is the final touch to the Langowan. This was more religious in the development of this starts from Ambon ago spread to include Langowan Minahasa. Events begin in the year 1605 with the arrival of troops Steven vd Hagen in Ambon where efforts stopped the spread of Catholic religion as the Pater have to go to the Philippines.

Priest who first visited the Minahasa (Manado) the Ds. Montanus in the year 1675, which states that in the report of this has been the Christian (Catholic). During the development of the VOC is not similar to Christianity, especially built it, because the pastor, the pastor who settled in South Minahasa.

With the service charge pastor-pastor is given in a short time and then abandoned for a long time. Baptism is done by the clergy-pastor is done in a number of lots (bulk), without the teaching is good.

The spread of Christianity in Langowan later occurred at the time of the Gospel deputation terbentuknya associations in the Netherlands. On 19 December 1797 by London Missionary Society and on the advice Dr. J. Th. van der Kemp didirikanlah body penginjilan Nederlandsche Zendeling Genootschap (NZG), which also established schools to train clergy, clergy who are located in the Eterdam, Netherlands.

Penginjilan first visit of the NZG is Minahasa J. Camp who came from Ambon, the famous with the nickname "The Apostle Maluku" in the year 1817. Pengkristenan next Minahasa in full swing in which the efforts J. Bring the two camps has been the pastor again, Muller and Lammers. Then the pastor Hellendoren placed in Manado and on the business that is very zealous in 1839 was to establish schools in the Kakas, Langowan, Paniki Down, Tateli, Kapataran, and Lota. He urged NZG order to make the field as the Minahasa Zending.

And top business so NZG send two penginjil, Johann Gottlieb Schwarz and Frederik Johann Riedel is placed in each Langowan and Tondano. With ditempatkannya one penginjil in Langowan, the development of Christianity in Langowan not be separated by Johann Gottlieb Schwarz as pioneering the first.



CVs Johann Gottlieb Schwarz
Johann Gottlieb Schwarz was born on 21 April 1800 in the city Konigsbergen, East German territory that is now entering Russian territory with the name Kaliningrat. His father, a shoemaker and the life of her parents are very religious. And this is affecting young Schwarz, the Bible is always the day-to-day bacaannya. Then he was interested in the news zendeling in the middle of the vast majority of other religions, but he was not interested terlintas in pikirannya likely to be zendeling. At the beginning of the year 1821 he read the news about penginjilan B & aumlrenburg in the middle of the vast majority of other religions. News this is a cause aspiration for Johann in the field of penginjilan. And pray that he be given the strength of the plan.

Coincides with the plan that, in the year 1821 that he also heard about the opening of a "Zendeling Intitut" to educate the clergy-penginjil pastor in the city of Berlin, arranged by the Ds. Jaeke. Desires to enter the Zendeling Institute is approved by their parents with the Lord's prayer it would presumably use their children. On 31 August 1821 he arrived in Berlin and while awaiting the opening of the Institute Zendeling later opened on 1 May 1822, he worked as a shoemaker. Disinilah he met with Johann Frederik Riedel will be the friend penginjilannya soon. They learn to year 1825.

Then Nederlandsche Zendeling Genootschap (NZG) through Berlijnse Zendeling Genootschap ask Johann Gottlieb Schwarz and Johann Frederik Riedel to become penginjil the middle of the vast majority of other religions, and this is approved by them.
On 12 January 1828 he set out to Rotterdam, and with JF Riedel increase their education up to year 1829. And in November 1830, he and Riedel shared with Douwes Dekker leave the Dutch in Indonesia and to Batavia (Jakarta), and then to Singapore and arrived in Ambon on 23 November 1830. In Ambon, he learn Malay language in a short time and continue the journey to arrive in Manado and Manado on 12 June 1931 (now diperingati evangelical Christian Church in Minahasa as HUT Pekabaran Gospel).

Months from June to October 1831 Schwarz Tombulu learn the language, Toulour, Tonsea, and Tountemboan. Up to the month of October 1831 he returned to Batavia and directly to Singapore mngambil for all purposes penginjilan, schools, and drugs. After that he go back and arrived in Langowan on 7 January 1832. In Langowan he does not get home, so he was temporarily living in the Kakas. The dwelling house in the Schwarz Langowan later completed in July 1834, and the house was built where it is located SMU Christian Schwarz Langowan. According to the N. Graafland in his book "The Minahasa Then and Now The" written in 1864, are that the residence of Johann Gottlieb Schwarz house is the most good in Minahasa at that time.
Penginjilan Johann Gottlieb Schwarz

As presented above, that the Christian faith before the entrance, residents are already Langowan. Schwarz at the time of arrival, place to hold a religious ceremony where the church building now stands GMIM Schwarz Langowan center. Previously there, there is a large tree in the language

Wates Tountemboan called the dense leaves on the stem and there are big holes in the language Toutemboan called rangowa. This tree is considered sacred because this is a place where pasoringan (origin of the word soringan which means the sound of instruments made of bamboo that if given the holes and closed with analog sound Wala / bird Manguni). So pasoringan means a place to call and listen to the sound of birds Wala by Walian and Tona'as (government leaders.

At that time the Langowan not have a specific name, and started from the Schwarz-lah name "Langowan" first in use. Because for Europe as Schwarz is difficult to say for the spoken word "rangow," and the letter "R" diucapkannya into the letter "L" so that "rangow" to "Langow". So that the "Langowan" passed into the name of Langowan until now.

About the ways and efforts are to be Schwarz mengkristenkan population Langowan and the surrounding areas including all crawled by Schwarz, many written by N. Graafland a book that is in the Schwarz's close and many times in menemaninya travel pekabaran gospel. Kerajinannya consecutive wataknya with a very good. By not stopping it from a horse in the country to the other country, from Langowan to South Minahasa, North Minahasa and to Likupang. The weight of body fat does not become a hindrance for him, as well as lunch and dinner, the same for him in the discharge of its duties as a penginjil. Is that a way can be unity and firmness of the church where top business organizations have formed the Church Assembly (Penatua and Syamas) and educate auxiliary helpers Gospel (hulpzendeling) as to develop a Christian and consider carefully the development of the church.

Disinggung that he has been placed in Langowan but the ministry is very knowledgeable, so Langowan is the center of all activities which are spread throughout the Minahasa.

Johann Gottlieb Schwarz Langowan own entry into the stock:

1. Bahasa Melayu dipelajarinya that time layover in Ambon but still very poor.

2. Some of the dialect of the language Minahasa Tombulu language, Toulour, Tonsea, and learned that Tountemboan in Manado for three months, when you arrive in the year 1831.

Of course, control of language is not how, but this is not the factors that thwart efforts to inculcate in the Christian religion. Especially in Langowan, Schwarz got obstruction of Walak head, especially his wife is a Walian. Walian role in religious matters is very strong and when Schwarz arrived, religion is still very strong run of the population. Head Walak at the time was Majoor Sigar.

The head of this Walak efforts Schwarz is a major difficulty, because dapatlah be Walak of the population especially to his wife who was a Walian Heartfelt. Schwarz lead to very difficult for people who are bound relationship with Walak and Walian especially against religion.

Schwarz more difficult to make contact with people because it is still rigid practice of languages. Known that the role of language is important in sexual contact, especially for the spread of religion. Schwarz's a way that always ditempuhnya in the face these difficulties, namely to provide medicines malaria, fever, medicines injured and others who can help people as sick outs mantra of walian-walian.

Banyaklah aware that over use of drugs that diberikannya that by Schwarz described it as a refuge from the Lord, but there were also recovered after the return alifuru religious worship. However Schwarz courageously face all this, and even apply for a long time home of the goal can be achieved mengkristenkan population.


Tomohon Church in 19th Century

Difficulties make contact with the residents soon, because in the year 1834 with F. Schwarz Constans, son of opziener coffee KEMA is already in the advanced use Malay language, Tombulu, Tonsea, and so the difficulty Tountemboan interact with the population can be resolved. With the help of his wife, they can talk to sick people, with a population of dikunjunginya, and they can understand the languages of walian.

Overcame the language barrier is he now faced the biggest obstacles faced Langowan, the head Walak because (the government) Majoor Sigar and his wife still alifuru is Walian Heartfelt (religious leaders), so that years from 1832 until 1833 (when the dismissal by the Governor walak De Struers ) people have been baptized new 6 (six) people. At the end of the year 1839 people who have become Christians to be baptized 212 people. Mayor Sigar and after entry into the Christians in 1841 with the name of Benjamin Tawalijn Thomas Sigar, immediately followed by the Langowan so since Christianity is growing rapidly in Langowan.

In September 1842 in Langowan who have already baptized about 300 people. The number of schools in the region's services are as follows:
:
• 14 schools directly by the government
• 14 schools are in tanggungannya
• The number of students more than 1200 people
At the end of the year 1848 which covers the area walak Langowan, Ratahan, Kakas, Remboken, Tompaso Kawangkoan and Sonder already there are 15 schools, the number of students more than 1300 people. Confirmation number of members of the church have approximately 1000 people and the number of baptism more than 3000 people.

Building a church in the first Langowan ditahbiskan on 18 April 1847, the church where he GMIM center Schwarz is now, the first is the center of religious alifuru. Ordination in the church congregation that, also constituted a Hulpzendeling called Adrianus Angkow who then placed in Sonder. On 12 June 1856 diadakanlah the 25 years Johan Gottlieb Schwarz Minahasa digedung enter the church first and the only one in Langowan at that time, in which the celebration was attended by Hulpzendeling Adrianus Angkow, the teachers who are in disekolah and vice-asuhannya representatives of the establishment of the church. Three years after the feast Johan Gottlieb Schwarz died in Manado, precisely date 1 February 1859 and dimakamkan in Langowan on 2 February 1859. Schwarz grave with his wife now have in the sports GMIM Langowan.


Tondano Church in 1884

As a substitute for Schwarz, Nederlandsche Zendeling Genootschaap (NZG) to send the pastor Schaafma AO memulaikan duty on 5 June 1860. Pandeta Schaafma still blind and Malay languages makatana / local languages, it was difficult for Schaafma to make contact with local people, especially many people who embrace religion alifuru. There are more than 10 years Rev.. Schaafma work in Langowan but he can not do much. Which add weight to the Rev.. Schaafma at that time is Schaafma can not cooperate with the Resident at the time of JC Bosch. Big mistake made by the Schaafma is when missionaris Roman Catholic priests De Vries came in Langowan in the year 1868 and the Rev. stay at home. Schaafma and then perform the first baptism also Rev. home. Schaafma. Therefore Nederlandsche Zendeling Genootschaap (NZG) Rev. interesting. Schaafma and replace with the Rev.. M. Brouwers duty, which began in 1870.

How Rev.. M. Brouwers same way he JG Schwarz jaunty, everywhere it was a good approach with a population that is Christian and still alifuru. He regardful spiritual life of the population that is Christian. Rev. up business. M. Brouwers building a church that was built by Schwarz (Ditahbiskan on 18-4-1847) first, dibaharui, created, styled much greater.

Church of the ditahbiskan in the year 1895, after the Rev. Brouwers served for 25 years, according to the story that the church is very big and majestic. Rev. M. Brouwers in church digereja use seat system, meaning that each member of a chair and can not be moved, this is meant to ease pengembalaan. He was the pastor who served longest in the Langowan, from 1870 until 1912, so 42 years. He died in 1912 and when he died at that time there will be no more people alifuru in Langowan. This is justified with the document baptism Roman Catholic church Langowan year since 1905 that no more people alifuru the dibapthiskan. Rev. grave. M. Brouwers also at the cemetery complex Schwarz in the sports GMIM Langowan.

Literature
1. Jan Victor Emor, Drs; "Thesis Log In History And in the development of the Christian Religion and ATM Langowan" Year 1972.
2. *) N. Graafland, "Then and Minahasa Period Period Now" written in 1864, translated by Yoost Skin in 1986.
Note: *) N. Graafland is Zendeling teacher and the Director of School Teachers for the indigenous Tanawangko. During the duty, he often shared with Johann Gottlieb Schwarz mengunjungji in schools.
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