Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-12


! Ia pealing forth Luther's world renowned
battle hymu--" Elm Festo Berg ist Unser
Gott" The pastor took for text on
which to found his jubilee sermon tho
words found 10 lst Corinthians, iJh ohapJcr
aud 18th aud 18th verses " For though
/ ye have ten thousand Instructors Ia Christ
| yet have ye not many fathers Tor IN
Christ Jesus have bgguttcu you, through
I the gospel wherefore hGsCrCh You be ye
/ followers Of me- The thomO of tho
reverend pastor was that Luther was an
cNcmpler aud cXpouuder Of our faith.
/ Tracing his work from its beginning to it's
close he paid an eloquent tribute to his
learning, his faith, h,s aaal aud his Christ
ian chira, ter The service closed with
another of Luthcr's hymns, n bcnodtotlon
aud dONulOgy.
The SUNDAY school sorytc2 in tho after
nom hal ooma now features added To IL
I commemorative OF tho day, and at seven
o'clock in the evening the Sunday school
Jubilee was held.
The programme opened with rcspon
siyc service led by the p,stOr-wrtn re-
spOnses by the school lhis was followed
| by the 23}i hymn and chant by the
choir aud school allor which was u
| CltCChctlCal exercise, conducted 10y tho
, superintendent, 10 show why this great
| jubilee was held aud to bring out the more
! important events IN tho lie of Luther, the
lesson concluding with u series of rcCttl
tious 10y the children each QUE ot whom
rccited ono OI more verses from II puGtIcal
life Of Luther. The rtcitatrons were we'll
rendered and were altoruatcd with hymns
bY the school and choir.
Following are tho names oi the children
! who took part In tho rrcitatiuuS Mluua
] l., -. H. a.,
! Fusscuerkcr, Mluna Bal Mruua McstCr
! Mllllo WiSuuF Katie bHdrIrr. CLARA Dom
mel, Nellie Decker, Clara Wi,uer, Mag
! EIc Offender, Anna Ot'0, Anna Decker
! Maria Reith, Charles Stamm, Gustic Wall,
! TiIIo Young, Mary Schiccnbecker, Dora
| Bali, Auua Horst.
/ \ collection was lifted aud Ray. Mcister
! closed the service with a b!icf but imprcs
| sIye address.
IIuu IHurcu.
! Here, too, were elaborate decorations
| la front OF tho Chancel stood three pcdes
tails supporting pots OF gorgeous foliage
! plants. In front OF the reading desk hung
| a beautiful anchor ul cut hDwors Tho
! altar was a mass Ut rarc bouquets aud the
| font aud pulpit we're also prcttuy dcckCd
| with flowers aud SmilaN, and on each side
| OF the pulpit hung Large stars of laurel
! Above the pulpit was sprung u large
! double arch of laurel containing the lu-
scription "Guttcs Wort uud Luthcr's Lehr
| Nergchct run uud nimmcTmehr." Just
| below tins was portrait OF Luther,
! framed IN Rurcl and under II IN large
| floral letters aud figures, " isj.Luther
| isS3.' Above both these inscriptions, in
a smaller arch, were the words Gott
! alleIndc Ehre.' Tho gas brackets ON the
side walls were hung with wIeIlhs, and
! the organ gallery was also decorated.
! Rev. +. L. Nayser the pastor, preached
| from Matt. llth chapter, Ith 18th verse
| inclusive. His theme was, IN brief, the
reasons for aud the significance OF tho
| present jubilee celebration. II sermon
| was au ablo one. containing very full
! exposition Of Jhc great WORKS of Luther.
! The music OF the occasion was especially
! fine. The CHOIR was led by tho urgauist,
| Mr.. George Beukert, who showed his
mastery of that tiae instrument. He had
the valuable assistance Of a picked orches
ira aud choir OF nearly 20 excellent aud
| well trained voices, Tho pieces rendered
were the 4jbth, 1874 aud lsG.h hymns, and
the 9Gth and 10Th psalms. The soprano
! solos Of Miss Katie Call aud the touur ul
| Mr. jacob Soibert were especially line, and
| the grand CuOrusC> amITably rendered
The chIldren's jubilee at Zou's in the
evening was also largely attended, aud
was very line affair. The programme
CONSISTED OF responsive readings, detailing
tue life aud work of Luther, several well
| rendered hymns by tbs school and choir,
| and remarks by the pastor.
| The collections lifted during the morn.
! ing aud evening amounted to nearly $500.
| ~. Jonu's
! \ Luther memorial service WAS held in
the morning by the church and Gotwald
| mission schools, and RCy. Sylyauus Sal
| preached powerful sermon on the text
suggested by the day at the regular morn,
| ing service. The interior of the church wus
| handsomely decorated and the eye was
| e.ted on entrance by the legend on
| the chauce wall " Elm Faste Burg Ist
Uusor Cot" \ floral harp aud anchor
| also adorned the wall on either side OF the
pulpit aud other floral deco 'a'ipns were
visible. Al the evening service an eloquent
tribute to Luther's influence for good il
| the world was delivered IN German.
| At Grace Lutheran.
| AZ Grace Lutheran church the pastor
preached appropriate sermons AZ the
morning aud evening services which were
attended by large congregations, who
were greatly interested in tho discourses
| Inc CNufCh was handsomely decorated
with beautiful flowers, plants and flora
designs, and was exceedingly attractive
| Much taste was shown in the making up
and arrangement Of these decorations,
which were Of unusually fine appear.
| anCe.
salem Church OF God.
The decorations of this church were
very tasteful and elegant. A handsome
arch with the legend THE Just Shall
Live by Faith" 10 evergreen adorned the
chancel, and rich profusion of flowers OF
all varieties graCed the pulpit and it's vi
| cinity. At the 1890 q. m. service, Rev.
J. Nelson Potter preached an effective
sermon on Luther and his work, which
was listened 10 with much attentive ap
probation. Ia the evening at 1:l5 Rev. Il.
l.. Reed delivered au able discourse on the
merits of the great Reiormer. The choir
under the leadership of Mr., w. III. Ball,
sang appropriate hymns with much force
aud spirit.
the Presbyterian Church
ln the morning the pastor, Rev. J. Y.
Mitchell, ID. d., preached sermon from
the 18th chapter of LIST Chronicles, 23d
verse, where it is recorded that Benaiah
''slew an Egyptian, a man Of great stat
ure, five cubits high, and in the Egyptian 8
hand was spear like a weayer's beam {;
and he went down to him with staff and
pIuckaI tho snnar nut nj tha Euyntiun,S -