The New York herald., 1869-06-18
GERMANY


The Protestant Congress ut Worms-The Apos
tolical Letter and Strong Protest Agnins;
It-Unaninors misunderstanding in the
Market Place-Singing Of Luther's Hymn.
BERLIN, June 8, 1859.
The important movement on the part of German
Professionalism, intended as a demonstration against
the pretensonsOf the Romish Church. has resuted IN
general conference at Worms the particulars Of which
We furnish you with at the risk Of communicating
most Of that with which you are already acquainted
The number OF delegates to this conference hailing
from all parts of Germany, estimated at
900, and more than 10000 strangers crowded the
streets Of that little city on the 31st ut Even Aus
tra and France were represented by delegates. The
opening prayer Of the Rev. Mr.. Bregleb closed with
the words, Lord give the German people a Ger.
man church ~ Professor Bluntschli born in Zurich
but Of the Heidelberg University chosen presi-
dent and after welcome to the guests by DR.. Schro
der the point at issue was at once entered upon
by Professor Dr. Schenke, who dwelt strongly
upon the fact that Rome did not acknowledge the
Augsburg Confession OF Faith, the true pillar OF
religious peace her efforts being directed to spread
ing dissension throughout Germany. Such attempts
must be strenuously opposed, and 1t behooved the
Protestant body TO organize and combine IN order
to give a genuine German answer to Papal AFRO.
gance consisting in renewal OF the protest OF their
f0refathers Other speakers followed, among them
Professor T. N. Hotzendorn and Reverend Lisco, Of
this ciy Zittel and Schellenberg, from Heidelberg;
Manohot, from Bremen, &C., &c.
The proceedings were conducted throughout In
the most harmonious and energetic manner. and the
following declaration, as emanating from the Con-
ference OF German Protestants, was submitted to
the meeting and carried unanimously
l. We. Protesans at present assembled In Worms, feel
s % S Sss o sc % $ s
q the religious moral political and social blessings Of the
.olemnly against the impaation contained so-csed
u IL L 3 Of S ss T. "
Always willing TO unite with our Catholic fellow Chris
de,ermnedy did in Worms and our foreiaher.
pre Of
conscience especially with respect to the prncipes
Ene Of DsSenSer s IKE Syllabus :1s
3. We here the the Luther monument
brother hand to Catholic fellow citizens and coChrans
and modern culture But we e1pec, them to unite with Us IN
IN opposition the religious
peace national unity and free development Of civilization
which we we g % much lament herarshcs especially the
e ana eoSa, against
spiritual liberty fshes modern civilization and dominates
ling herarchca preiensOns which, since lie year s5 have
@ sssn S su & % ans ss By
trumphs Of civilization, divided Chrendom recover
'PS F ". saa.p al noS %sn III.
Church tending to D e:o.n BIZ power Of the clergy
spirit and sePpns stone: only to Rome Con-
in1inerence on OF
Proesans have furnished support the rsacnary
Church party and constitute the principal
the most powerful German State against national Church
reviyihcaon, We admonsh all brethren In faith to be
vgant and combine together In buwark against
all tendencies menacng spiritual and conscientious freedom
This declaration was read a second time at the
public market place. and still greater solemny was
Impaired to the proceedings by the vast assembly
joining In the Luther hymn. More than 800 per-
sons sat down 10 a sumptuous banquet in the even
inR at which many toass were proposed. The pre-
valing sentiment that OF German unity and
nationality and such was the enthusiasm on the
occasion that most OF the speakers seemed to have
entirely forgotten the distance vet 10 he accom-
pllshed In order 10 obtain the much coveted
fatherland.