National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-06-09
A RELIGIOUS REUNION.
MEETING At THE MEM oRIA L
CHURCH LAST NIGHT.

PoRTRAITUREs OF JOHN CALVIN, JOHN
WESLEY AND MARTIN LUTHER THE
WORK OF THE oRMATIoN RE-
| HEARsED-LUTHERA NIsM AS IT Is-CoN-
| CALCULATIONS ON THE COMPLETION OF
THE NEW CHURCH.
The reunion meeting held at the Memorial
church last night was slimly attended, owing TO-
the intenfs heat Of the evening. Interesting
addresses were made. as expected, from represen-
tative man Of the p resbyterian, Methodist and
Lutheran churches. Ate the opening exercises
had been concluded, Rev. Byron Sunderland was
introduced and said to DR.. Butler: It was o royal
thing in you, sir TO invite us all here tonight to
full temple, finely located, so complete in all Its
details so inviting in all its surroundings. May
you. long live. sir, to enjoy the ffuits OF your
memorial windows, dedicated to Luther, Calvin
and Wesley, the three great ecclesiastical
stars of history. 1t took all these men to repre-
sent the full power Of the great angel Of the Re-
| formation of the sixteenth century. Luther rep
resented the will power Of the Reformation, Calvin
the brain power, and Wesley the heart power Of
vim was the sower Of the seed Of truth, and then
came John Wesley to organize the reapers, who
are to this day gathering the sheayes Of the great
harvest These men we're all Of humble origin.
Luther's father was cobbler; CalVin's father
tsaeber TSey All strueSieS up from obseuSIty
to the platform on which they acted IN the Re-
| formation. Thus they were drilled to the dis
ness thus these men were made and fitted for their
places. Then they all had 20 stand the pefsecu-
ton and caImnies Of shsis ePpSSnsnsS They
on the days Of bachelordom--in his forty-feurth
ycar-when married. He, however, married .
! John Calvin married o most lovely woman, q
widow, BY whom he had one child, who was taken
away from them. She died after nine years Of
married life. Wesley also married widow with
whom he had trouble. She robbed him Of his
property and deserted him. He went after her
and reclaimed her several times, and then allowed
calvin was . Frenchmnn OF small size, sall0W
complexion and sharp, fiery eyes. He was de-
Judgment were deemed remarkable, so that his |
topinons were construed into law. At twenty-six
years Of age he wrote his institutes of Christian
Doctrine, which stand to-day almost unrivaled
as representative views of our Christian faith.
sviews have been controyerted BY the AmeTi- |
vans but the times in which these thoughts were
| born ihould be remembered. Then, the doctrine |
OF, thepersonal rulership of the Pope was press
ing the life out of Protestant Christentom. The |
supreme Sovereignty and kingship Of the Lord
WASH doctrine demanded by the times, and It was |
this which Calvin taught and crystalliEed In the
Doctrine The Papacy was trying 70 break
down the Reformation and the reEormsrs were |
trying to break down the bulvarks OF thePapacy: |
1t has been urged against Calvin that he burned /
Servitas for hcresy. 1t should be remembered
that there was no dispuIing the opinion IN that |
day that all heretics should be burned. The |
burning Of Servitas for heresy was sanctioned by
the times, as he was foulpouthed hereto
throughout all Europe when ne came to &c |
| Senate, which condemned him TO be burned His |
case was referred TO The council Of the churches,
he was burned while he was trying to fix respon.
sIDflity on Calvin. Il is not for those living In
these times to pass Judgment on Calvin on this |
account-to those who DO 50 it can be said, "Let |
him who Is without sin among you cast the first |
stone" |
OaIvins love of civil and religious liberty was
| snfcu0us of his listOrv ,ha
opened free college with SIX hundred students |
and thus initiated the publfc-school system. The |
calvlnsts and no man can know much Of the OH |
gin Of American liberty who has not n deep re- |
spect for Calvin. It has been charged thathe was I
ambitious and sought himself to be Pore but |
the fallacy Of is Is attested by the fact that he
lies In grave to-day without . monument. IN ae- |
cordance with bis own last request.
But; however much we laud any one man. It Is
glorions to look to heaven, the dwelling place Of
Him in the mention Of whose name all minor and
lesser beings fade out Of sight. In the sight Of
Christ all our sectarianism must be lost sight Of
The prayers Of the Armenans and Calvinists are
IN the Us ssTUs an Of
fheuuttful temples and trusted that the community
would see It's bountiful fruitags In all time TO
come.
ADDRESS OF REV. n. A. CLEVELAND.
Rev. H. A. Cleveland, pastor of Foundry M.
E. church, was introduced, and congratulated
DR.. Butler and his congregation on the Completion
of this elegant audieLce-room He had been per
plesed by the invitation received, which had
limited his speech to six minutes, because his |
genius ran much In the groove Of continuance,
like that of great MANY others. He regarded |
Luther as The grandest name in history. He |
thought now, perhaps lit, Little more Of Oaiyin
much that was good about him tonight. Laugh |
teri He then said: We all believe In great men Ne
pestow their names upon our children. We adopt |
their manners. they are the demsToSs Of onr
early years, and the authorities OF our ~maturer
days. We celebrate their praises in sermon and |
tn aunhI In hair MAJ ma hon Asall
windows, and embalm their theories in creeds and
in policies. We are indebted to them mofe than !
OF
arts; They lit Us out Of our pr1sy and dead
touch klndiss life. their word power.
mount !, no higher unit; they step upon the .hOu
religion for the Church, civilization for the
age. Progress consists In following mis- leader
may have life, and have It more abundantly. He |
comes that all may be greater. Blessed are they |
who recognize the great man when he comes, and
Calvin or Wesley. Rome rejected Luther and |
chose sepulchre. The Church Of England re-
missed her grsndest opportunity. But cast out Of
the English Church, Wesley chose the world for |
bis parish, and has become the heaven Of 0 new
rated in almost every cathedral and his songs
sung in almost every hamlet Of the Christian
world. Inc greatest man Is always the reIglous
man. b, is the godlike man. He is not always
The true spirit cannot destroy him, bat 1t trans
we GID the tombs Of those prophets our fathers
slew, but are in danger of rsdtentng our hands
in the blood Of the new P9Rns ns Coo sends u.s.
Progress Is still possible and Gods energies are
not exhausted. We must not deem message
Let rs Keep our spirituality, insist on freedom
and be ever ready to adopt the truth even before
ifs Victories have compelled IL popularity. am
another among the increasing number In our land
that are stSapg and divine enough to I'VE and let
nfe. ISr~@~
ADDRESS or REV. CHARLES sToRK, OF BALTIMORE.
Ref. Chas. 'Stork. Of Baltimore, was then intro.
duced. and said that he was expected TO speaf of
Luther and Lutheranism. 1t has been at work
for three hundred and nifty years. and he must
eran church is : world in itself. Il Is 50 Biz that
no man can describe It 1t has much Of Calvin
ism in il and yet 1t ia not Presbyterianism. 1t
tncf from Il. Il Wears robes and intonss its ser.
vice, but yet II Is not Epscopalanfsm. he who
think, that 4 is either Of these has o9iy Looked a.
is as broad In its Specification as Chrtstianity A
Lutheran can represent almost any phase of
sternness and strength of will peculiar 10 north
Germany. and also he sunny blessedness o. life
&c Ihsr. ARE Lg
The Lutheran Church is catholic, and its men,
bers are not tied up to any special belief The
catholicity Of the Church bringing all the men,
bers of Christ's family into one Is its OBJECT.
There are two ways in which to come OF this
unity, and the Lutherans have tried both. One is
q process Of exclusiveness and Of o close COM
munion order, allowing that none are right but
yourself The other IS by lignifying process of
having nothing distinct and plotting out all marks
lin theology. doctrine and practice. This makes
all run together like water. Neither Of these
ways are right, and unity can't be Accomplished
by either OF them. The only true catholiclty is
to learn to respect ourselves and to respect our
neighbors. God Is using the Lutheran Church as
o type of this catholioty.
DR.. Butler added that 1t takes money to build
churches. He did not intend to beg, out these
memorial windows cost something. The window |.
to Luther is the only one paid for, Any Of you
can pay for these windows. This church Is COS
mopolitan. and bids every man godspeed. If the
Presbyterians and Methodists don't pay for the
windows named after their great representative
men the Lutherans will. = .-
A collection was then taken and the meeting
closed with the usual devotional exercises.
AUCTION SALES TO-DAY.
By Latimer & Cleary:
At 10 O'Clock, large and attractive assortment
Of goods. /
At l2o'clock, one family horse, i've years old,
sound and gentle; one high express wagon, and