Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-29

Leipzig, like nearly all Of the German
cites, exhibits an odd mixture of the old
aud new. fou might walk for hours through
Tue broad streets that constitute the great
outer belt OF the city without imagining that
there are any other than modern houses to
oe found. Then the beautiful promenades.
which are not laid out 10 the stiff. uniform
French style Of the days of Louis XIV. be-
tray none OF the marks of antiquity which
are really so near at hand But leave the
pfomenades, and enter Que OfthOse narrow.
darG streets that look uncomfortable Ike
the necks Of the black beer bottles that a
cluster OF red-capped students have lust
empiled at the out door table Of the restar-
rant on the corner, aud you almost imme-
diately Ind yourself transported to the
qqaalnt architecture of the Middle Ages.
ne University stands on large omen
area. At was easy enough to tell where il
was from the little clusters ofstudents, with
caps and watch bands Of bright colors. who
stood at the door way, smoking and eating
cherries, The Library is not as large az
many others in Europe, but it is well ar
ranged and kept in excellent condition.
was fortunate IN being conducted through it
hy2 very excellent young clergyman, who
was connected whit Oae ofthe treasures
Is beautifully Illuminated Hebrew Ms. Of
the twelfth century. Two Of the first print
ed Bibles, in clear type and on the finest
veiium, keep each other company in q spe-
cial case The University was founded In
I4U9, by the German seceders from the BO-
hemian University of Prague. On the wall
there hangs portrait from lifeofJohn Husg,
which the seceders brought with them. Near
It there are the celebrated pictures Of Lu-
ther and Melancthon, taken by Lucas Cra-
tach, alter their death-One Of the miners
son who, with heavy pick aud mighty mus
Gle, brought up the rough quartz from its
long eonceaiment, the other of the skilful
artitlcer, who knew how to polish the pure
gold into forms of exquisite and lasting beau
~.
The University has some of the foremost
dlVines OF Germany in its theological facul-
ty- IIschendorf lectures on the Epistle 10
the 6alauaus twice a week; Luihard Hof-
mann, Bruclner, Fricke, Tuch and Hole
mann also give exegoticai lectures. kahnis
and tFicke, have in hand systematic theol-
ogy, and kahnis and Lechler, historical the
ology. Deiiizsch, Of ErIangen, is to remove
to Leipzig IN the autumn, when he will take
his place among them. | suppose il must
be DeIiJzsch who draws the young Scotch
men to Erlangen. There are as many as
eight of them there now.
| have given up all spcculation4as to the
physical appearance of these leading men be-
fore seeing them, | had long ago pictured
kahuis to m, self as a gray-haired, wiry.
cross looking man. But on going to hear
his early morning lecture on systematic the
nl0gy, | found short, stout, Spurgeon-l0ok-
ing man, with coal black hair, piercing eye,
and voice which, IN It's higher key, was
harsh and rough. His manner and appear
mace were not attractive at FIRST, but as soon
as he LAID aside his notes and walked up
and down bis platform, as he elaborated his
propositions, his voice sOitened down into
real melody, his face became boyishly beau
tlful aud smiling, and his language so terse
and transparent that the most inattentiye
could not refrain from listening, nor the
dullest from comprebending. He explained
the sin sgainst the Holy Ghost as having
been committed by the Pharisees, when
they attributed Christi miracles to the
power of Satau. This had probably been
heard by all Of kahnis's auditors many q
time before but ne aroused them all when
he said in ringing words: The sin against
the Holy Ghost may still be committed He
asa-0 has eTnarien~a1 the nnwar oF a'-s'--
grace, and openly, Wlliully, and dehantlv
attributes God work to Satan agency,
commits the unpardonable sin Il can be
done now a well as in Christ $ time If
Luther at Worms had attributed the new
revival Of faith aud life to any other than
God, he would have committed the sin
against the Holy Ghost Kahnis, unlike
mosto his theological associates whom have
heard stands, while lecruring, instead OF
sitting To all appearances, he has many a
good day before him. and he is one Of those
meu who viii work just as long as the day
lasts. Methodist