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ave Greece from dis1asmberment, aad Eu-
t. For Amc1ica, thIs is the abandonment OF
Ter local policy. II Is her entrance into
Il In the eighteenth century France lber-
tied Amerjcs: N The nineteenth century
America Will abetate Greece. 4 magnificent
"Americ,ns, sou owe Us that grand debt.
liberty! Lberate Greece, aud We ahall give
tou receipt in full Of all demands. To psJ
Greece 10 to pay France. VICTOR Hooo."
RUmAN HEART OF LUTHER.
Br Ao1ER1 coLLT2n.
1T. It Is fr@sh and fruitful TO every genera.
tIun OF men. The great rtforI1es more
truly a living person, now that he has been
absent GoGl TIE : body almost
ihrec centuries md quarter,
.a3n he nae1y Me- Of =, Taq II 'Ga Soh Il ,bs
epos and the tragedy Of his age. It ts IN
cpos, because It's d5t part presents hero |
and i prophet who conguers apparently ~.
supe1a6le difficulties and opens new world
to tho human mind without any power but
lion, or any authority but that of smesrity
and undzunted. nn.eldsh courage. Luther's
l{te Is al.o 4 tragedy, the tragedy Of Ger
many, as we'll a. ot her son who tried In T1ln
to rescue his country from unho!y oppres-
sion, md to regcnerate her irom Nltn1q. ~ -
s}wsys felt TINT Lushcr's life WIS n third
thing, that VIC never adequately remember or
weigh. It WIS human Lie through and
through, IN the aweetest and tEuest sense OF
that term, and no sight Of Luthcr caa be true
and noble place. want To touch that ele~
ment in this brief papcr--not to speak Of the
hero or the reformer, but the mAu, Martin
Luther-what bis manhood had TO do with
the great part he played In the mighty move
IL he yeu ,hoee h.pless children wcrs
done 10 dealh In the tower At London. and
| that Richard who figures 50 baletuily
In English histcEy made his h.sty
aud ia.sl snatch At tho ,1ss E1gllah saa,aa
e,gT eTsT phs ploslen, p sna Iii III liz ysafs si o
its folutlon, and the ~ oi printing was
/ forty-three years old, -Mattin Luther was
born. 1t was the custom then, In Germany,
for the poor folk II conntry, place. TO noek
10 tho great fairs, In tn. fall Of the year, TO
summer and buy what they must have for
the winter with the money, Margaret and
John Luther had gone to Eis-iiebeu on
thL errand. When they went back with
the babe, It Was tc homo As poor u poy.
k e snd 81 n ny gsss ahs se
from door TO door singing md begging for
bread" Luther says, loug amer, a." for wxs
once heezsr boy myself singing and seek.
Ing brad At people, houses" II was very
pfphab.a that this blank need rose ous of
John Luthcr's determination that his chil'
drcn should have IN education. They Nero,
therefore, drafted from the ranks Of the
, bread winners aud made only bread
coueume1s. But It WAS DO dtsSracc 10 give .
| song for crust then, IN Germany, as III, nol
now In England. Nothing = mose eommo.
to klng for their bread, aad 1t ts always a
lowed that this sayes them from mere blanl
/. bcRgary. Il was In one OF these sad concert
: That widow saw tho child, and hAt
compassion On , nun and 10 toox e. mm h1n, non tn
I could Keep hin. Aud 80, In one way au'
d another, be scrambled uu the steep the bes
/ he could. Wa good scholar It si1 wen
i wells OF learning learned some mechanics
' arts As well, especially wood-turning found
= th&t his soul went ont toward music, IN
y was skilful on the huto, and Was u full {
\ life ID all ways ~ the rest Of his fellows
10 was genuine German student, fond {
t, his sword and dagger young man Wh
would not be counted \ lk.sop-aud CT
T. his foot with his dagger one day ani can
IL near dying: he had 10 think 1t last OF pr
II fcsaion, ard was urged 70 ssy the lAw, or
c. eaid = great many hard things about them
NJ tho courre Of hts lifetime, and Won
not be pne OF them. when he chose
career. His determination. indeed, Y
Ia toward muslc aud the beltes-ltttTes-
ID felt as yet no call 70 the grand york
m ger IL that he tnsy become q courtler =
an scholar, aud tncn ouly uvc IN human useuo
ts ~ mAn Of genius, wanting tu tho force th
gives 70 gentus Its perfect work. But Id t
I'D souncils Of Heaven ths question va ~ sestls u.
IA than that to which he was born, and no *
be ondarY agencies should call him to his VOL
ot 50, when he was twenty-five, s1andi
ch close to acomrade IN thunder storm.
ou | fcllow-student was struck dead by the ng
i'd ming. Ard God was il the lightning dan
m that were TO bum up 70 much that was b
he Were kindlcd by that fash. In spasm
en- fear and gratitude, Luther vowed, on that
It'd slant that he wonld be monk because
* sire yourself 70 God By w1snehhg yo91.
oss e come come by backing ont 81 this, was eonslde'
hst then The hoHest thing man could do. :.
fsv Luther took the hrat VOWS In 70
nd teen days from thst time, aud v
mi into uonke1y-went into it, as such =
al. must 70 into everything, win a,s sou, - ~
Iero ! hau5t hg uste{mQst dpty: He used 70. {
! il long u.et Ibis, that II St. Augustine y
ned ttIrxht to Heaven out Of monastery,
he ceEtainly ought 10 do 80, too. Ereryit
a il 81, Aus Justine did, he did, and made him
d Of 70 thoroughly sick with the Whole bull
OF prayers, and. fast,n8s snd moEh 1i
nit getting his cToWn belosc ~ WAS tNe
N 4 dEs. Hn quotes good old Bishops Is;
d Of that The human heart Is Like = uinftc
arc put wheat under II, and II will make Do
one put nothing under 1t, aud Il will grind
tner until + Is Ton away, Ny heart,
whest.n He did not appear one mornin
'ecu- utual-did not snsFef when the brett
I'd. Knocked. Then they burst in the
,ldes and found him seemingly dying;
ter with Inns, wise grace. a companion
&c It bis dute and played on 1t one Of tho
poor soul came back At the
ing; iu.o llfe again and the monkiah mi
/ Ge- Iudeed, th4s Tas Altogether t1
sarn time = ueedful. proyidentially, bee
from ! hers was the man mixed mp to 8
talks muukery To- the estth, and ha ,
, and know tta best and worst. He knew
WORT, 50 far any man could md keep y
but len. Everything lawful monk mt9h.
ends he did, md tTer3thiug tu1ttul. He
great doo1keeper, swept ont the cells, woun
&Nd the great ciock, went out begging VI
aome bag on his back, went out preaching tc
tha shepherds, said his prayers, chanted
uary psalms, and then found, when all wEs
dAys, that the monk FA1 mAn still, 4nd y
difn: never be znything else. The manhood y
long master the monk.
sud 1t Is not ny tnt=ntion In this I
md TO tell Jou what spiritual reason L
and had for throwing OF ihe eovt md gow1
le,tt coming back again trom the monk /
= his man. It Is enough to say noW th1t 4
s he discussions Of Luthet,s reason Tor dotn{
are Incomplete, 10 fur - they do not tA
etHh- the mighty human LIE Of him. Histori1
E@ty the Reformation and blegrsphcrs OF Il
inter. teem to watch cnlJ the deep and wout
aaeis- workings Of this struggling and
Is hc tertng soul, ind make the pole.
1tion which Ill tuned, the doctrine OF
reAms hca1ton by Faith at the one extreme IT
sum Juktdcatlon by Indulgenaa 1t tho c
d few and these were no doubt the N
CON- moving force1; but think nc ougi
Q hRs take into the account this uthet f4et,
5e ha God made Luther MN md then the {,
te1arJ made hin monk, md the MN rose
aouIr Rims against the monk and fought
!, md The monk 6atd / mutt stAr7e; the man
3 own must eat md drink. The monk said,
tuno- 1hut my heart, and bar It last ~
esa of women and chldren; tho man raid,
. B. marry and hare I fxmily. The
sasd, God u worthipped q though he n
/ eomethtBg-thts eternal round OF obse
i ces md self Eden!1ls and crucihEons aut
'' cT.es Is the way to God the man Eatd
owing to serve your te11ow-nsn Ia 10 sesTe Go
c Pro- the meuk eonid have slain the mau,,
Envoy routa nessl uase 1n nc !sS H. ~, 10
people earthy :: ihe man vas from Heaven, =,
lL1 . kAN