The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-10

was, 70 raise money to complete st. Peters church.
Tetzel. the monk. crafty and interruptions, possess
ed Of all the cunning Of Yankee tinman, aud the
rant Of Carolina dsunionist. daughter and APP
plsusel. Under these auspices the trade was
shrewdly conducted, and the prices varied accord
ing to the rank or circumstances of the pur-
chaser. Thus, king paid twenty five, and ba
ron ten, ducats, &c: And the blaspAemous
say he had saved more souls by indulgences
than Paul ever had by preachiDg-and that
never would the time return when eternal life and
the forgiveness Of Sins could be had so cheap. Now
is the appointed tme-now is the day OF salvation
In 1918, Luther openly opposed these sales, and
said, God willing, will make hole in his drum,
and he refused to receive at the communion such OF
his Practitioners as purchased them. though signed
by the Pope himself, and preached to them the
emphatic words-"Exceps ye repent, ye shall like
wise eurey perish" Tetzel cursed him as q here
tic and Luther wrote to his religious SUPERIOR from
whom, OF course, he received no reply: a' he was
interested in the speculation On the 3lst October,
1917, at noon the day preceding All Saints Day
be boldly and manfully posted on the castle gate
at WittenbuTg his well known forty five PROPOSE
tons, and tho truths contained in them spread like
wildfTe The Pope at first treated them sarcastic
ally, and said it was dispute between some Angus
tine and Dominican friars-that it was drunken
German monk, and let them leave him to get sober
and he would talk differently. At length they found
that he was not to be trfed with, and Luther
was summoned to Rome Frederick, the Elector,
however, being in Augsburg free city-desired
he should be heard there; and, accordingly, he was
met by the Popes legate. who failed in all his
adroit attempts to entrap him. Luther saying, ''the
egate loved me with such sincere Affection that he
would shed every crop OF blood IN my veins for
me-" and declaring that, if he had four heads he
would rather lose them all than recaut his articles
of faith Three of the Catholic Universities having
declare them heretical, he cited to appear, and
Leipsic fixed upon as the scene of dispatation.
Here before the Duke of Saxony. besides his former
declarations, he startled the assembly by asserting
the right to exercise private Judgment in inter-
pretirg the Scriptures; and hero were the
principles Of the reformation pronounced. A bull
was soon afterwards annunclated condemnipg forty
one of the articles; but Luther's voice continued
to be heard all over Germany. in condemnation
he called the Bull Of Ani.Christ, exciaiu-
ing, "Thou hast tormented the Lords holy
one, may the everlasting fire torment thee" Thus
was the doctrine Of tradition shattered and the gar
succeeded at that time, and having some Intentions
to carry out with regard to Italy. in which he re-
qnred the Popes assistance, he joined with him
for the destruction of the reformer. The diet met
at Worms but the Pope's legate could not succeed
| in getting him condemned unheard, and he was
summoned to attend. All said he would not dare
to attend the summons, and thatthe Emperor's safe
conduct would be disregarded They told him "there
| were plenty of cardinals there, and they would
| burn him they had done Huss;" but he said
"they might kindle fire which would reach from
Of God stand before them-Huss was burnt. but the
truth was not burnt with him-though there we're
many devils there tiles the roofs of the
houses, Ivoulo terjoyfuuy among them. The next
morning he did enter, when the crowd was so dense
that it blocked up the way, and he was conveyed
through the back streets. On alightiDg he said
cheerfully," God will be my guard" and there be-
fore that august assembly ia the full blaze Of the
power Of empire, stood the sturdy peasant to speak
for the despied faith that had brought peace his
i own agOnized mind. Surrounded by an Emperor
ana all the poentates, what fear could present itself
TO the SVEN servant of the King of Kings firm in
the faith Of hiI, who said 8 Whose denies me before
man BIN also viii deny hafe.:s my Father which
art in heaven" He wSs not allowed to speak, but
be was imperatively commanded to retract, and
given to the next evening He then spoke fervdly
in the defence, and when interrupted and the ques
ton put "Wl1 you will you not retract g be
gave the answer which stands to the everlasting
shame Of towards and traitors. and the comfort Of
| stout end honest hearts-sI neither can nor will
retract 1t is neither safe prudent 90 against
conscience, Here l stand. | cannot do otherwise
God help ME Amen y For this he was
laid under the ban Of the empire and all we're for
bid to harbor him; he thus doubiy da nned by
temporal and spiritual law The Eiector frederic,
il he had atided by some doctrines nov preached,
from Protestant pup pits, would have felt IL bis duty
to deliver b m up but be felt the peace Of the
empire should DOT be disturbed; and AS the EN-
perors ssfe conduct bad not yet expired. he had
him hurried ont of the city to place Of refuge
which was Kept secret even from him-so that he
mig ht say he did not know where hs was That
refuge. it well kno wn, the castle of Wavt
bprg-fom which time Luther's history, rested IN
that Of the refoImafion-which it was not his in
teniion to recapiutate.
The lecturer concluded with an allusion to his
death, ard very beautiful apostrophe to the effect
that Luther was not dead be Was esr no, and "Sy,
tySnas bad suffered there was he, ever living and
present beside them
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