The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-05
MARTIN LUTHER.
The Tooth Anniversary of His Birth to
be Appropriately Observed at
Angustana College.
Some Interesting Notes in Regard to
the Great RefOrmer.

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New York, borne this warm tribute TO
that that parsonage who inaugurates the
history of the modern world: THAT the
reformation was able to establish itself in
the shape which it assumed, was due TO
the one fact that there existed at the
crisis single person of commanding
mind as the incarnation of the pnresl
wisdom which then existed in Germany
in whose words the bravest, truest and
most honest men saw their own thoughts
represented. The trace of that one mind
are to be seen today in the mind Of the
modern world, Had there been nc
Luther, the English, American and Ger
man people would be thinking differently
would be acting differently. would be al
together different men and women from
what they are at this moment" Oh
Luther at Worms, Carlyle has written il
his celebrated work, Heroes and Herr
Worship, page 121, THE Diet Il
Worms. and Luther's appearance there
on the 18th of April, 1921
may be considered as the greatest scene in
modern European history. the point,
indeed, from which the whole subsequent
history Of civilization takes its rise The
worlds pOmp and power sits there on his
hand; on that stands up for Gods truth
the poor miner, Hans LutheT's son. Oar
petition the petition of the whole world
to him was; Free us, il rests with thee
desert us not Luther did not desert US.
tits. as we say, the greatest moment in
the modern history of men-English
Puritanism, England and its parliaments,
Americas vast works these two centuries,
French revolution, Europe and its work
everywhere at present; the germ of it all
lay there; had Luther at that moment
done other, it had all been otherwise ,
Similar tributes from the most eminent
writers might be multiplied in the infinite.
1t is for the greatest reason, then, that
the whole Protestant world is this veal
celebrating the memory Of the birth OF
that low born peasant monk, Martin
Luther. Episcopalians, Presbyterians,
Methodists, Lutherans and other Protest
ants in Europe and America have wed
with each other in making arrangements
for befitting commemoration of the life
and work of the great reformer.
AT the cow ,ntion held by the Scandi-
navian Synod of n. A last June it was
res olved that public festival commend
rative of the birth of Martin Luther should
be held at the Augustana College and
Theological Seminary 1t Rock Island this
fall. Consequently the faculty of this
institution have been busy for some
time past in making arrangements
for a grand jubilee festival, which
will take place on Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week. A special Jubilee hal
has been built on the western slope of the
College Hill. 1t has larger seating ca.
pacity than any other hall or church il
the three cities, as it will seat comfortably
an audience of over 5000 persons. The
seats are all arranged after the manner Of
an amphitheatre, giving from every point
a good view of the whole hall The ar,
engagements in general look to the comfort
of the audience. The hall will also be
suitably decorated on the occasion. Elk
cursions have been arranged from points
between Galesburg and Rock Island, Chi
cago and Rock Island. Rockford ant
Rock Island, and from the states of Min
nesota, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa, ant
it is expected that thousands of Scandi
navians viii be assembled at the festival
The jubilee will be opened on Wednes
day, the eth, 10 o'clock a. m, with full
historical service in the Swedish language
and the forenoon of Wednesday an(
Thursday from 10 a. m. and the Afternoon
of Wednesday from O'Clock will be de
voted to jubilee services in the Swedish
language, at which some of the best known
Swedish orators will appear
such as the Rev. Prof T. n. Hasselquis
D. d., President of the Augustana Col
lege and Theological Sc minary; Rev
Plof. o. OLSON, Rev E. Carlson, of An
dover H., President of the Augustant
Synod, Rev. E. Norelius, of Vasa, Mimi
late President of the same synod; Rev. L
p A. Lindahl, of Galesburg, Ill.,, Presi
dent of the Board of Directors of the Au
gustana College and Summary, and Secre
tary of the Augustana Synod; Rev. J. v
Withstand, President of the Illinois Con
ference; Rev. c. A Ewald of Chicago
Secretary of Illinois Conference; Rev. U
j. Siljestrom, President of Iowa Confer
ence; Rev NJ. c. Ranseen, late Presiden
of Iowa Conference, now of Chicago
Rev. c. A. Hemborg, late President o
Northern District of Iowa Conference
Rev j. Seleen, President of Kansas Con
ference; Rev. G. A. Swenson, Presiden
of Bethany Academy, Lindisborg, Kan.
and others. A giant map of the United
States ( l4x23) has been drawn by Prof
j. Lindahl, Phi. D., r. N O. off D. 'Ac
and the artist Mr.. Frank Lundahl, of Mo
line, H., TO be used especially on Thurs
day forenoon. In the afternoon of Thurs
day at 9 o'clock, Jubilee service in tn
English language will be held, at whicl
Rev. Prof r. F. Weidner, A. NJ. A. Q
L. L. of the Augustana Theological sem
mary. and Rev. Prof w. F. Ulery, A
NJ. of Greenburg Pa, will address Tia
audience. At all these Jubilee services
the congregational singing. led by tn
organ and orchestra. In the evenings o
both days grand jubilee concerts will b,
given commencing at 7:30 p. m. TIL
program for Wednesday evening, a
which the singing will be in the Englisl
language exclusively, consists of section
from Haydn's celebrated oratorio s'Crea
ton" and the greater part of Handel
unequalled Oratorio The Messiah" Tn
program for Thursday evening consists o
Psalms of David" by the renowne
Swedish composer, G. Wennebefg.
Reformation Cantata, and Hundel's 'lHal
lelujah.' At both concerts the voca
music will be rendered by the Augustan
Oratorio Society. numbering upwards O
$50 members and fayorably known to th
public since concerts given a year age
The instrumental music will be rendere
by the Augustana Silver Cornet banf
numbering fifteen men and recent
equipped with set of the best instru
ments at the cost of $3.50, and the Au
| gustana Orchestra, consisting of lively
instruments. Arrangements have also bee
made to secure the services of a cornt
band from Lindsborg, Kan, besides
new and large pipe organ has been flu
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