St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-08-13

the inscription ''Ist'S GotteS Jgerk. so
~a1fs Je>tehea, ,St'S .NenscAenwerk. wrtFs
! mttaychen." Of it be the work of God,
1t will endure, if of man, it will perish }
On the other side: Zine tcste Burg
it maser GoH." CA firm stronghold is
our God.)
Going on through the town past the
military prison, we came in sight of the
celebrated church, to the door of which
the famous nincty-tive theses were nail
ed. y small piacard by the side of the
door informed us that, by applying at Il
certain house up the street, Il Guide could
be procured. Our driver was Dispatch
cd to look him up; but he objected at
fist, saying that ''hr feared hi, horse
would run away as it was rather Il ~pir-
tied one :" Having ASSURE n that it
would be well attended To-, h, started of
on run, turning round every few steps
10 See if anything had happened. The
horse >idcd down ON three legs, and ci,h-
er went, or pretended to 90, 10 sleep.
The guide arrived in Il short time. and
looked more like Il minister than church
porter. lie conducted us through side
door To the interior of the church. 1t is
Il fine stately building, though plain, and
has been partially destroyed and rebuilt
during the past two centuries The
French used it in 1914 for stable. and
for a mill worked 10y donkey to grind
corn for the soldiers.
After showing IL the church, the guide
lifted up an obluu- board from the floor
near tie midI.r Of the nave, and dis
closed 10 view {; plain brass plate let into
the tagging. He then said Here
lies buried the grcat German Rcformer
Martin Luther; and there opposite lies
his friend Mclaucthon"
We were then shown several of Lu-
Tiers relics Il broken hour @asS, (Which
ran eighteen minutes 10 mark the l'ngth
OF hI- scim"n~,j a t'cs"t"s OF his >ignet-
rin" and part ot Il crucIIlN.
The Guide then led Us outside to the
ground entrance. and showed the doors
which now take the place of the old ones.
lhcy are in cast brouz". and nave AN cN-
act copy ol th2 hnety-i'Ne theses on the
outer surface -Ai'rr looking ut them
few moments We "='uh mounted INTO our
vehicle, AMI preceded by the @udc on
ioo;' returned through the town to near
where We had entered. There we again
di-m"uni'd, and entering the large gate
way OF a modern looking h"u~r' amd pro-
rredi"- "croH' the courtyaFd' aScended Il
night oI StaIra 10 Il small ahtechamb'r'
Ouf guide now produced bunch oi keys,
ana unl"'N'ng u small oi'keh door, u'h-
er"I u IN ms SaI' ne "wa- the
-Iitln7-room and study OF Luther 1t
WAS " rather -" room with "ak'n ii'or
ANA walls y. the Iarth-r side stands Il
long OAK ta"!e at which Luther sat and
wrote. 1t l. badly stained with INK.
and one side has been nearly cut away
hy curiosity thIeNe--
We Inscribed our names IN the Fl>l-
tors book TO 60 tii'' we USED Luther :
own char. lhe double char, Ill winch
he and hl- wlle sat together and talked
over their family AFFAIRS is close by IN
the window HE stove OF baked earth
enW'r' III tie opposite corner was 'I'a''
after his own deolS"' Alter seeing 'hi@
room we entered the ADJOINING bedroom
y bookcase III front "i tlle hrep'ace con-
tanned broken goblet ana various other
relics. his goblet was broken by Peter
the Great oi fnosla, IN 4 fit OF anger
Hcln" on a visit to Luther, he asked
tins cup ar souvenir having however
been refused, lac angr1Iy dashed II TO the
choose To give it to me, neither OF Us shall