Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-08
THE JUBILEE
or the GustaVus Adolphus Society Which
Originated ia the Sending OF Help
to Prosecuted PrOtestants
In Roman Catholic COuntries-1he Gold.
en- Banner from Finland and the
Flag from LutZen.

Considered in itself, says the Jena CORE
spondent OF the London Times, the Gustavus
A iolphus Soc ETY. ha, an e1cellent object -
the sending OF material help TO struggling
Protestant. in Roman Catholic countries;
but in comparison Of the efforts put forth in
Englsnd and America for kindred purposes,
since the whole sum raised by it in all parts
OF Germany and beyond is not more than
G45,O00 sterling, it might seem unlikely to
call forth great demonstration, such az has
awakened wide public interest and attracted
the notice of the highest authorities in
Church and State. The Last few days have
witnessed exnbersrce OF feeling unusual
10 Germany in connection with the celebra-
ton 10 LsIPsic OF the jubilee or fftieth
year of this institution, and persona
not in the hsbit OF appearing at
such services have lent their cooperation on.
Besides the usual TRANSACTIONS, an openi0g
welcome was given in the duid OF the uni
Versity 10 the 400 or 500 deputies present
under the presidency of DR.. Fricke, one OF
HE professors and president of the society
Eloquent sermons were preached in the
NicOlsi and Thomas church by DIR. Ruling,
Of Dresden, and d.. Kogel, Of Berlin, both
court preachers, and representing South and
North Germany. A great banquet, attended
by 900 persons, was held in the Schu zenhsus,
and the Gevsndhsus, associated with the
name OF Mendelssohn, gave concert en-
brscing the most select pieces of German
m0sic, all the more interesting that Sebas-
tisn Bach had been the orgauist of the
Thomas church, where he largest of all the
meetings in Leipsic, filled TO ovefhoRiug
with 40 audience of 1000, had gathered 10
hear the sermon of DR.. Kogel.
All the other interest OF the occasion,
which embrace innumerable addresses from
deputies far ADD near, bringing coDgratua-
lions or asking for further help in the wide
isId which has already been covered by some
5000 new churches, with schools and par son.
ages, we're dwarfed by the extraordinary
gathering on The battlefield of Lu'zsu, come
twenty miles 10 the south of Lsipsic, where,
the 9Th of November, 1852, the heroic
King of Sweden, whose name the society bore
had fallen in conflict with the imperial army,
defending the Protest ant faith and the liber-
ties of Germany. This took place on The
last day of the jubilee FRIDAY, September
18th, and has not often been equaied in
commemorative meetings Of any kind. On
the spot where $50 years before the very
crisis of The thirty years war had been passed
through, and in one sense not only the re-
ligiOus liberty oil Germany, but Its whole
future place in history, including that Of our
own days, had b en- decided, not TO speak Of
our own revolution of 1858, and the future OF
America, there had stood ill lately only a
block OF rough granite, called the Schweden-
stein, where the Kifg fell, bearing his in
itials, &c. A., 1852" Iu 1882 the idea had
been conceived BY the late DIR. GrossmanD
Of LEIPZIG, Of founding tine society, which |
mas now existed for hIiI 4 century, and, IS
ISOLATED with this, of erecting by subscrip |
lion from all p'rts OF Germany more fit |
ting memorial. This was done, and in 1887 q |
beautiful bronze temple, open on all sides, |
with suitable texts, was placed over the |
5chwedens;eip, which thus remained visible. |
u wac in froGt OF this memorial that the
commemorative gathering took place. In
nense crowds had gathered at an early hour
from the surrou nding country. An express
rain brought hundreds OF deputies and other
visitors from Leipsic. Amid hsgs which
waved on every side a pulpit had been
rected opposite the monument. The fesIai
recession which was mSrshaled in he
luare OF IutzeD, mile distant, headed by
Prussian military band, dehled in long
recession along the highway beside which
ie monument stands and then wound to the
If, through the enormous crowd that COW
ced the far extended and level battlefield,
OF much LEI Numerous than the armies
'hich had struggled together upon it, since
reese unlike the wars of recent times, had
ardly mustered more than about 900 on
ther side. Shouts arose from time to time
Well-known banners OF local or student
sociations, mingled with he more military
atures OF the procession, come into view.
One of the most remarkable incidents was
the sending OF large golden banner from
Finland, now Russian, but then Swedish,
smblszoped with the words, "FinLandid
,L0riOsO OHM censoTs;;" but universal th'ill
ran through the crowd when tattered flag
low brought from Stockholm BY command
If the King of Sweden, with depntalion
headed BY Gen Won Will, passed sleng round
he wide circle that covered every part of
he ground, When Prelate Gerok, of SUIT
yari, mounted the pulpit, about 10 o'clock,
he vast audience WAS hushsd into perfect
leucs, and then the ighty choral of Lu-
her, "Eis' Fsae Burg ist Unser Gott," was
ased and sung through its four strophes,
With accomplishments and associ I'ions, such
Is probably never occurred before, the whole
assembly,, without book, joining as one man.
The sun that had been clouded, lighted up
he whole scene, and a sermon of great
,athos and beauty brought this service to a
lose. AT noon addresses of welcome, with
elegram from the Emperor, read in the open
ir in the square of Lutzen by the president
4 the Province Of Saxony, with public
ar quet and great volksfest on the battle
eld, with speeches and hymns suitable to
be occasion, brought the whole jubilee TO a
onclusion.
1t NAV be added that these importsnt
meet ngs the interest OF which in Germany
as been increased by the peculiar relations
nth Rome, show that less progress has been
la1e DY the latter tnan the paTilal Idilure OIL
he Kulturknanlpf might indicate; also that
eligious symp uhies in Germany are not so.
light or partial Az has sometimes beer taken
DR. granted; and, once more, that the more
e gative type OF theology is not in the as
endant, as, while the basis OF the Guslsf-
Idolph Verein does not exclude them, men
/ this school have lost influence in it
nofe and more, and hardly any of its lead !
rs with the exception OF DE-. Hilgenfeld, of ,
ena, who spoke at the Laipsc banquet, have
made any uttersnce on the occasion.
Oriental Proverbs. s