, 1874-08-26
THE LUTHER FESTIVAL,
Martin Luther and Johann T0iZol
Recalled to Life.
The pardon.Mongcrs of tho Sixteenth
Eentury.-.A Sermon Of tho
Reformation.


Sonnebsro, In the TAursnqtan Foyets {duQ. y, Cbre
anoadenes af Tie Htn Fork lfortd.
A A"Luthor Festival" among the lovely hills
OF Thuringia, connected with tho representation
tn cos.ume) oia village fair $50 years $50,
Wherein tho Dominican monk, johann Tskzel,
and tho noforncr, Dr.. Martin Luther, Wero to
tako an activo pa1t. ThtH was what induced mo
q fow days ago to visit this interesting little
town Of toys, and marbles, aud wax dol1s.
soSHEnEna AND JupENpAou.
arrived at sonnoborg on Fridny. and, since
tho fcstfyitleB did not commence until tho evon-
Ing Of Saturday, I devoted tho evening Of my
tlrps day to visit to Judcnbacll, tho original
site Of tho Luther inn. Tho village Ii distant
from sonneborg about mltcs, aud ia situated on
the crest Of high mountain, and, like tho two
villages which wa passed on tho way thithor,
has nothing particular to intorost us, oxoopt
tho poverty Of Ito poopo and tho abund-
ance Of ita clildror. Tho ch!of occnpa-
y lion q sr @ ssG IL y In asg Fs S Hyf Ss
borg. 4 man does well. I am informed, It llo
succeeds IN oarning 82.50 woek, ont of which
sum lle could not possibly support tho inyaria-
bic numerous ilaxe1,-hoadol progeny 1t these
put curly to work iu assisting him At his labor,
ard thus Increasing tlle weuKy income. Falnl-
lies Of ton. twelve mud moro children aro ns ofton
the rule III the exception in those gllngos, aud
tlleir living costA almost next 70 nothing, being
almost entirely breac. aud coffee, and potatues.
The ANIMAL Bllop bill for large fnn,ly Of chill
lron nInonntB to Just mill-bnca,lBe eyorybotsy
Eoos barefoot summon and winter. Tho g'rl
children arc clad i4 nothing moro than siulplc
cltomlHo Of dirty white cotor, while tho little
boys r,ln about dressed 1neroly in 4 pnaforo,
open lobiud to permit oi freq circulation, win-'
tor and sumner. III many fn1nslins tho sauo.
The young girls up to tho aye Of 15 or
tilercaboutH and tue old wo,on 10 all tho out
door and Iuld work, moving tho graHs on the
mountain sitcB aud carrying it homo tu high
banaotB Oh tlIeir bnokH. Tie girls nbove tl!H
age got eniploynlont Ill tho manufacturers or
Sunllnbnrg or Gocumo Servants. and III ti1no wet
nusHcs, III the larger cities OF Tlurtngln. Alto
getler tno villagers are ablut III this sntno cpn-
1ition ~ tlloy wova centuries ago, wlon Luther
proacllod 10 them.
TIE FESTIVITIES IN BoNNEnERa
commouced OIL SATURDAY. evening 1y the wolcom,
ilg Of guests and Of the Duke u lleittingon and
.hD fehtal Inauguration of tho littlo inn Oh tho
hillside, under iss ne~ nane Of " Z1m DR.. Mar
TIN Luther" Tho lattor ceremony wns of Il worry
bltnl,lo character. consisting only Of tho burd-
Or Or 0 tue sstfo nnass 9Ess Verv tho kSs
as in tue days OF Luther, of eiuvaliug
a journeytnan toyinakor Of bonuoborg to
tho rank OF "mastor" IN his guild aaid jour-
tic manufacture Of imitation attlrles from tho
Lnthor-Judunbach era for tho Sohnoberg feati-
yal. Tho collection Of ancient household uton-
sllH+ drossos, ar1uor, Luther bcer-uugs, exhibited
within tho quaint, olie-stoiicd, 0vurlaaging-
roofed house was exceedingly interesting, mud
rotcctcd great crodlt upon tho arrangor of tho
festival. Even the nllcient Hign OF boor-jng
within star, suspended TN long spear over tho
doorway, had uot boon FORGOTTEN, and, to H.
oreMse lilo illusion, yerisablo blxtcontE century
j1J Ian .tnH hail
posted at tho doorway, clad In coarso white
alnpck mud foit Int. and armed with ail ancient
rusty spear. Very curious were tho itBcriptlUns
iuBido the house. aomc said 10 be from Luthor.
not know. Luther, rs NO nil knox, did uot
d:esples good beor, aud yot the inscription nakes
him sny:
Each land must haso devil Of ita own;
Tue u:rinan devil must bccsyas be,
At1l lnlst be cnlIcd - 8wtIly," for 10 fear
rnat ttlls will ho plague " Germany
Until the last grcat Judgment day.
THE FESTIVAL MORNING
brolso out cool nrd nicely cloudol and .re carly
guests and villagers pilErlmaged 10 tho Lutheran
Cnurch to liston to thu singing of the Catholic
service, given iii order to show the religious con-.
ditiol Vi T4ui1ngia boforo tho Reformation. At
evening, alter thB toto was over, tho German
aotviee wus given in the Barno eliilce, to show
the change wrought by Luther i'll the oxtcrunl
tormH Of faith. Then all morning long specias
trains from Cuburg iiagorEod their long prGcea-
sIouB until by nouu at ieaat G,00U strangers lad
arrivel fron tho neighboring capitals OF Coburg
dlessed peasantat from the noglboring mouii-
tnins sud valleys, caln0 f1un diHtAnce8 Of
is to 20 milos on foot. At 2 o'clock, when
tao drhlnatlc portion of the fete commenced, Ut
leHht 10, ,U9D persons ftuoJ on tho hill Aronnd tho
Luther lIouhe mud tile numerous boothH that
had been erected arou.sd it, III imitation of =
village fair, or jah,narkt In JudenIach about
tho yenr 1850. II Wa unique. curioubly IN
teresting acone, and cnactod viii great amount
Of spirit and guoi lumor. Each booth Ind its
properly eostnned attcnlAllts There waH q
sIocmIker'a stand, with yeldtah!o lifo co,,y Of
OLD HANS BACNb,
cobb1or and poot Of Nuremberg, who sold shoe
wosi III leatllor ald wood. Of pat ttosns such ag
John. Thore WAS t. wondering Dr.. Elsonbart,
with pills and potlona ami tho elixir Of life, by
which oycu dead men could easily he brought to
lie again. Thon there wero booths for tho Bal0
OF 6IGdlary anti horao.lAllH, of slcktcH aud Bcythns
a1ll farming; Implements OF cloth for tho fdH--
huechte, uud fiually 'menagerie, ornanIonted
with nugo pictures Of elephants and tigers, aud
With twu enormous carved negro aluadB crowning
tho two posts Of tlle front; at1ore tue doorway
half lozeH boy musicians, olad in old German
costume, were ondenvoring to make M much
roieo as possible on trnmEets and drums from
the time Of Luther, wililo iuAido was collection
OF stuffed owls aud butts, miniature wooden olo-
rhnnts, alld lions and tigers, uaSio serpou,s and
Ronh's ark. The a.tonoants ut all tho bUothH
wero ylad in old German costume OF Thuriuga
OF tho sixtoonta century, tho carrots Of Juden-
bacll aud The collections Ut tho German Mraotnt
1T Nuremberg having bean thoroughly rarlaacked
by Herr Flolsclmhnn aud his co-opurators for
modoH. 1t WINS a worry interesting and pictur-
osque scene, full Of co|or an.l life ind hun1or.
TETzEL AND THE INnuLGEECEs,
Tho great attraction Of tho mir waa iu,medi-
ntuly III front Of tho Luthor House, where 4
large rcd CROSS and Papal Standard will tho
hA fatj