The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-10-12

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mcTouS. and they rNnE among the
hrSt III Europe. no ila'';n 'lc-
Ia li"uSe Is doubtless the lI'est on
! the Continent, and | have ccriaIA-
~ never seen such an Opera Conn
pamy and such Il corps Il" 6ul|'t
under one root. Thrr" ~ II" city
where music Is more universally pa-
troA!zed, or where the Opera Is
better performed or more hra:tl'y
appreciated tian III Berlin. 4
! celebrated writer says IN speaking
! ahoat the same !!aLter. that 1T IS
net fashion, but passion lor the
AIT. that prompts the crowd OF
admiring listeners to consrrSate
in the Opera houSe--hstencrs
whose Judlclous applause Is at
once illustrative OF their taste for;
ard knowledge OF, good muaic.
But enough has already been sad
about this interesting city. so we
! will now to Dresden via E,itten-
burg--the later place, however,
will be disposed Of after q very
short notice.
Wittcnburg is 4 fortified town,
sixty miles from Berlin, is situated
on the River Eibe, and contains
about 10000 inhabitants. 1t is
principally noted for being the
place where Martin Lnthcr first
commenced his wa" against the
evils and abuses Of the Church of
Rome. 1t was for this, OF course,
that / visited it, more than for
anything else. He was professor
CT Philosophy and Theology in the
University Of Wittenbcrg. the
same school where Shakspeares $
Hamlet studied. 7 h e Sch|4<<
! hrixcL;& is the principal building; il
WIS against the doors Of this
! church that Luther hung up his
ninety-Gve arguments against the
, Church Of Rome, offering to defend
them against all the world. In
the centre Of the Church are two
tablets let into the floor: pointing
out the spot where Luther and his
friend Melancthon lie buried. In,
thcr, who at first only attacked
the abuses CT the Church, alter
ward attacked the authority OF the
Pope, the belief in purgatory, the
cclibacy Of the priests, the posses,
sion OF temporal wealth. the doc
trinc Of transubstantlatlon, aud
the mass. lie married nun,
Iathallnc ae horc' oy "hom nc
bad SIX cnlldren-"as ai'er"aF1
eXcommuricated Dy the rope, ana
Henry VII, OF hns'ann' wrote
strongly against MIN. nc DuE'!C
the bulls OF the rope; ana respond
ed TO Hehfy IN Inc strongest
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