Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-12
MARTIN LUTHER.
All the World Does Honor to the Great
RefOrmer-SO.OOO School Chn.
dren in Line in Berlin.
BERLIN, Nov. 10.

divisions. accompan MED by bands of music.
marched to various churches, where they at
tended religious services in honor OF the great
reformer, whose bust was placed before the
altar in each of the edifices. Emperor Will
liam and Crown Prince Frederick William.
accompanied BY an official of the imperial
university. all the city officials and clergy,
proceeded from the Town Hall TO the ST.
Nicholas church in a grand procession to at
tend the services. The streets of the city are
packed with people.
At Erfurt, where Luther first entered the
Augustine monastery i'll lJ0l; at Eisenach,
where Luther was confined for ten months in
the castle of Wortburg, and at NUrjhuisen,
corner stones of monuments to be erected IN
honor of the great reformer, were laid.
WORMS, Nov. 10.
In this city, to which Luther was brought
before the Die t in 1921. new hall was opened
in his honor. with great splendOr, attended
BY immense crowds of people.
LONDON. Nov. 10.
meeting to celebrate the anniversary OF
Luther's birth was held in EXter Hall today,
at which papers upon the life of the great re-
former were read by Dean of Chester and
Prof Stoughton. A portrait of Luther,
crowned with laurel, was exhibited at the
meeting Lord Bur Shaffesbury, who pre-
sided, sent a telegram TO the Emperor Will
liam of Germany, rendering him congratula-
tions upon his championship of the princi-
pies advocated by Luther, which was as con-
spicuous as his leadership of the armies to
victory and freedom.
Services in the celebration of the Luther
anniversary were held today in all the towns
in Statfordshire, Potteries district and through
out the north of Ireland.
The Archbishop of York will deliver SER
mon on Luther at Westminster Abbey on
Sunday.
The Oxford convention, by vote of "a to
1872, declined to adopt an address to the En-
peror William of Germany in connection
with Lufher's birthday.
BERLIN, Nov. IL.
The Emperor William, Crown Prince
Frederick William, Prince Frederick Char les
and the principal generals of the army and
other distinguished persons, were present at
the services in St. Nicholas church on the
commemoration of the life of Luther today.
The Emperor was received with marked en-
thusiasm by the throngs of people that lined
the streets through which the imperial cort-
age passed from the palace to the church.
The whole city was bedecked with banners
and flags.
kilograms received from many other towns
in Germany, state that they all celebrated
the Luther anniversary with great enthusi-
asm. During the services in the church of
St. Mary in this city, a woman was killed
outside of the church by piece of iron fall
ing from the tower; but the congregation in
the church were ignorant of the accident.
The historical procession yesterday was a
great success. Ii represented Luther's re-
ception by Count Mansfield, and consisted of
heralds, trumpeters, bumermen, huntsmen.
falconers, knights, esquires, councillors and
noblemen with attendants, all richly dressed
in the correct costumes of tine time of
Luther. Luther rode in a decorated carriage
with his three sons, followed by the city
guilds with banners, miners trades assOcia-
tons and citizens generally in various an
tique costumes. The whole made splendid
spectacle, eliciting continuous cheers and
shouts of admiration along the route of the
procession.
New YORK. Nov. IL.
The tooth anniversary of the birthday
Luther was celebrated tonight by gathering
in Steinway Hall. The memorial Grafton was
delivered by Rev. DR.. Jas. w. Seis of Phila-
delphia The Orangemen LIBERATED the
eventby assembling in Lyric Hall, where
after Luther hymns were sung, a lecture was
delivered by Rev. VIM. Lloyd on ''The Life
and Work of Luther
The congregation of the German Evangelist
Lutheran Emmanuel church began a week
celebration of the anniversary tonight. The
services were celebrated and sermon was
preached by Rev. A. f. Tracy of Brooklyn
In Brooklyn a celebration took place at the
St. Matthew English Lutheran church. After
vocal music and a prayer, addresses were
made by Rev. J. C. Simmerman. G. F. Beh-
ringer, Henry J. Vandyke, and Rev. DR..
Thomis. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher made
an address on Luther and Our Civil Lib
erty."
In great number of Protestant churches
sermons on Martin Luther were preached this
morning and evening Among those who
preached on the reformer were Rev. Robert
Collyer, who titled his sermon, Our Saint
Martini Rev. J. P. Newman, who preached
on Luther and Leo" and Rev. DR.. Rylance
on "Luther's character and work. This af-
ternoon over 1900 children of the Sunday
school attached to Christ's Evangelical
Lutheran church and St. James Evangelical
Lutheran church assembled in the latter
church to celebrate the anniversary. Medals
bearing Luther's portrait were given TO them.
Rev. DIR. Remember delivered address on
Luther's life.
BALTIMORE, Nov. IL.
The 400th anniversary of the birth of
Luther was celebrated today by nearly all the
churches in the city.
DOVER, N. II Nov. IL.
The 400th anniversary of the birth of Mar
tin Luther was observed by all the Protest
ant churches today.
CINCINNATI, Nov. II.
At the cathedral today, Mgr. Capel in two
discourses treated of Martin Luther from a
Catholic standpoint. At the afternoon SER
vices he showed that the church was an or
ganized holy corporation, both human and
divine. This human divine creature was
born on Penticost Sunday and grew accord
ing to the law of its existence, increasing
but not creating every organ, just as is done
by the human frame in assimiating food
Therefore, argued Monsignor, the church in
the fifteenth century was a born on the Pen
ticost now given to manhood. 1t was urged
that the church was holy in its origin, in OBJ
Ject, in the means of sanctifcation, in inter-
ior life which Christ and the HOLY Ghost in
spire, and lastly in producing saints; and
then it was concluded that the church at all
times had this holiness.
Monsignor said that the DEGREES of the
council of Trent bore too painful testimony
of the corruption existing among the clergy
and the people; but this was no proof against
the truth and holiness of the church, no more
than the Conduct of Judas would prove the
Apostolic College corrupt, or our own evil