Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-23
Inauguration ofthe Luther Monument
ut worms.
Frankfort (Jaue 27) Corres ondence of the Londc

Frankiuft dune 2D Cores, untlence of The London
Daily News.
Inc inauguration of the Luther monument
attracted to the small town of Worms sniff
clent visitors to fill large capital. AS
many as 10000 people were present. who. of
course, could not be lodged in the town. and
mad To seek shelter as well as they could in
Inc villages OF the neghborhood. Besides
the King OF Prussia and Wurtemberg. and
several or the minor German Protestant
afihceS' about 1000 clergymen had arrived
from aii parts OF Germany and Switzerland,
ana even from France, England and Amer
lea. The festivities were rather of n serious
Than gay character. The great services of
Luther and the rcformers who preceded or
toilowed him were extolled in sermons and
speeches. An English clergymen spoke ve-
,ehlcntly against Puseyism, and charged the
bishop OF oxford with betraying the cause
of the Reformation The most remarkable
speech was that of the mayor of the town. A
Catholic, as are three fouIths OF the popu-
latlon. When the monument was made over
TO The care of the municipality of Worms. he
accepted II as national gift, and praised the
many spirit shown by Luther ut the Diet
when ne declared: have not been con-
Vincea; cannot retract; here am; | can
ny cnnhge; may God assist met This
n,s1oiicili III T ilct winch has changed the aspect
Oh Europe, d served to be ecommemorated by n
national monument Even those nations
VINO have not adopted his religious tenets
ENJOY their blessings; for he has put down
tEe dcspolism which forbade free thought.
ana nc gave back to every nation the right
10 Drlhg common sense TO bear on religious
matters. Ills translation of the Bible in
duced people to learn to read, schools and
academies came into existence, and In his
own time he was considered the German
Cicero. The monument itself is great sue
ces. Inc statue of Luther is ten feet high ;
Dy ms SIDE are his two protectors-the Elec-
lor oil SaXony and the Landgraye of Hesse.
Inc next group shows lIuss, Savonarola,
Wickl lie, Waldus, Melancthon and Reuchlir,
aha the symbolic statues OF the towns in
which the leading events took place~Snires,
where the protest was made which gave the
name TO Professionalism; Augsburg, where
the first peaceab.e settlement was arrived Mt,
and Nladdgeburg, the last sufferer and victim
OF the League. The King of Prussia, the
hereditary prince and the other princes left
when Inc ceremony was over but in the
evening u telegram arrived from the King.
from Mentz, stating that he had Just received
telegram from Queen Victoria, the despatch
reading: Pray express to the committee
ior the erection OF the Luther memorial my
most hearty congratulations upon the sue
cessiul completion of their task. Protestant
England cordially sympathizes upon an oc-
caslon which unites the Protestant princes
and peoples of Germany" The report was
enthusiastically received, and the English
national anthem was sung by the splendid
chorus, to which all the vocal societies OF
the neighboring towns had sent their best
members. The festivities closed in the best
harmony, and, though there was neither
police nor military, no disorder occurred.