The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-31
ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH.
Addresses by the Rev. Edwin w. Hutter,
ID. D., and Rev. DIR, SLOrk,


At st. Matthew's Church, on New street,
which has received the just designation of the
'mOther of churches" the day was observed
with appropriate and solemn services. The in
terror of the church was handsomely decorated
with rare and beautiful plants, and choice
display of evergreens, all being arranged with
great taste and artistic skill. In the pdlplt re-
cess, portrait Of Martin Luther, gracefully
festooned, was conspicuously displayed.
The Rev. DIR. Huter the Pastor, opened the services
with an Invocation ana tneeHpon tHa
were designed TO suoserve AS ne understood LheA'
HsS TsIe m9 On the Roman catholic Church and
clergy its membership, or even by remotest impl-
tians little clear to mansions In the skies Rising
supf rior to any denominationaism or secta-
rian persanshp the aim OF he SsPp Sd mere @
men 10 testify tneir oi1n convictions to the
inSs OF the Bole and do their Oton work in their
ohars coPd and RS
same liberty of Thought & Of speech ana % Of ship
the distinguishing glory Of our tree institutions and
the sake OF any denomination church. sect or party
Nor did the Rev. speaker interpret these festVi-
mory OF Luther. That would be an expenditure of
Regarding Luther as an ilustrious instrnment
raised up by Divine Providence TO be the alThoT OF
revolutions recorded In the worlds historic
World-hiS name and memory are, Of course en- en-,
shrinsd in our hearts fondest and best affections
regard him as DO the Aposte as under t6S ao @ h0t
his writings as we do theirs as free from the poss
biIty OF a mistake or error. Above ali things we
tor nsthat we are not baptized Ia Ee %1s G5ec Of
Luthor-that our salvation is of Christ and not Of
Luther. Hence higher purpose AnimAtes us In
these festivities than proatess laudaIion Luther
have right 70 do and as il is our duty to do in tSe
snbllme truths which Luther and his cOadjutOrs enun
earth ana 10 magnify the glorious work which he and
our purpose to rejoice in freedom Of
ana the right OF private Judgment ia the solemn
theT la6ors. And as true thankfuness consists not
% we svGca R1t Is s e1e%phed IN
OF gratitude IN an earnest effort, by moral means
extend them rom the rivers the ends of the earth
oy LI9moIing the cause OF home and foreign as
tsRs to The wide domain OF religious and benevolent
At the close of Dr. Hutter's address the conprepa-
.n m9n sang WIN great spirit the appropriate hymn
sound" Luther's iavorite Psalm the doth and mas
% he TnTSne Of Grace presented by Rev. pr
Sps1n9 an nhere5 op pon ths Sunday school united in
6s OCCASION by kev. Dr. stork, commencing as fol-
"HSn. . cur Immortal Saviour,
Our Prophet, Priest, aud King;
All hal, heroic LuJner,
II work Of FaiIh we sing;
There rose be ss da%n g%2% Of P6 ero5s nght
And freedoms echoes ring
"Chorus-I am gad I'm in this army
IN this Reformation army
And ri battle FOR the Right.
There rose the hse da%n sSG% Of % D esToES night
And Freedoms echoes ring"
The Rev. DR.. st2rk, OF ST. Andrews Church nex
AooItsseu Lhe audience. He said:-"lhe pocalypti
syLnDol 9i me reformation Is angel. holding IA
bis Dhnd little book, OPEN. That little hook tb,
90 pie; nau oeen closet aud the first great WORK
oI Lulher 70 break the seal aud open that boot III
nS WOIu-iree as the air and universal as the lle6
hehyen, AND ioseparable from the open Bible W.,
LIZZIE s IlgnI Of every m9n to read above ali hGmSr
MA O a91 councils the only nallible rule of faiti
Shu pIhcIce. the Reformation was not much IN
esolnlon Of anv specific doctrine as the realization
~ personal hoeriy-li liberty Of individual access /
SnnIllst without the Intervention OF any mediator,
Cod and az ba baangeledi6ery Of access 70 the Word
mened Dy the DEGREES OF Councils, and nnawed by Ia
@ aes p, ~ hi yf1om The sacredness of the indvdni
nSh ~ nls soul and eOnsc nee and religion we COZ
tss PS ahe great idea ana potential principle
=, IN these days Of controversy and division abor
se Oi FIOtestAntsm, thesChureh 10 drlf
ING away nom the great ideas and fundamental prlI