Introduction

Biography

A farm­er’s son, Har­baugh worked as a car­pen­ter, teach­er and writ­er as a young man.

In 1840, he en­rolled at Mar­shall Col­lege in Mer­cers­burg, Penn­syl­van­ia. Af­ter al­most three years there, he went to Mer­cers­burg Theo­lo­gic­al Se­mi­na­ry.

He re­ceived a preach­ing li­cense from the sy­nod at Win­ches­ter, Vir­gin­ia, and in 1844 be­came pas­tor of the Ger­man Re­formed Church in Lew­is­burg.

Around 1851, he moved to the First Re­formed Church in Lan­cas­ter, Penn­syl­van­ia, and in 1860 to Le­ba­non, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Around 1863, he be­came a pro­fess­or of di­dac­tic and prac­ti­cal theo­lo­gy at Mer­cers­burg Se­mi­na­ry.

Works

• Hymns and Chants for Sun­day Schools, 1861
• Harbaugh’s Harfe, 1870