The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-11-16
MARTIN LUTHER.

Luther.
Martin Luther was BORN at Eisleben, Ger
many, In 1883, and in 1901 was ordained as
. priest. In 1909 he began leeturing,
and took position against the system
of indulgences, and drew up the
seyenty-fve theses against the doctrine,
enc of which he nailed to the gate Of the
| church at Wirtenberg The general pur-
port OF these theses was to deny the right of
the Pope to forgive sins, and the commotion
which followed their PRONUNCIATION can bet
ter be imagined than described. In fact, he
was summoned to Rome to answer for his
| action, but legate was sent to Germany
instead to hear and determine his case
| Subsequently Papal bull was issued
/ against him, which was afterWard
burned at the Elster gate of Written
berg in the presence of a multitude.
| Still later his writings were ordered burned
by the Diet Of Worms, and he to appear be-
fore that body. His firmness and demeanor
before the Diet, and the logic with which he
held his position and refused to retract, are
matters of history. He married one of nine
nuns who, under his teaching, had
emancipated themselves from their religious
vows. He died at Eisleben, at the age of
sixty-three, February Is, 1916.
EIsLEBEN. Nov. 12.-The Luther celebra-
ton was attended by splendid weather. The
church bells rang at an early hour. There
were thirty thousand visitors in the city.
The Luther pulpit in St Andrews Church
was decorated with laurel. The clergy,
ministers of public worship, and the munich
pal authorities, entered the church in pro-
HI ~. a..
sung. Assistant Chaplain Frommel preached
| the sermon. Atnoon the ceremony Of unveil-
| ing the memorial in the market place COM
menced, the choir singing the hymn, Enc
| Feste Burg ist Unser Cot" and Burgo-
master Martin recounted the origin of the
memorial. Subsequently the covering of
the statue was removed and all heads were
barred, and the choir chanted the hymn,
"Lobe den Herm, den machtigen Ko-
/ nlg." DIR. Koegel, the Emperor'S
chaplain, delivered the address. He
described the life and works of
Luther, and concluded by invoking the bless
/ ing on theaaassembled multitude. The memo
rial was then formally given into tile custo-
dy of the town, being accepted by the bur-
gonlaster. A fanfare of the organ march
and the beating of kettle-drums announced
the approach of the historic procession, in
which the inhabitants of Eisleben and many
people from neighboring estates, on horse
back, took part, presenting a brilliant spec
taclA
BERLIN, Nov. 12.-The festival in eele-
bration OF the 400th anniversary of the
| birthday of Martin Luther was opened by
/ the gathering of $4,000 school children, who,
in fifty-three divisions, and, accompanied by
bands of music, marched to the various
/ olNr 10I olso
services in honor of the great Reformer
whose bust was placed before the altar in
| each edifce. The Emperor and Crown
| Prince and the officials of the Imperial
University, and all of the city officials and
clergy, proceeded from the Town Hall to
| St, Nicholas Church in great process
sion. The streets were packed with people,
At Hamburg the festival was celebrated
by unwilling a colossal bust of the reformer,
and by a popular fete in Moorweide.
| In Bremen, the market square was trans
| formed into grand festsaal for the demon
| STATIONS.
At Lefpsic, great monument bearing the
| statues of Luther ana AIelanCttoIl, WAS uTl-
yelled in front Of st. Johns Church.
| At Erfurt where Luther first entered the
/ Augustine Monastery; at EiSenach, where
| Luther was confined for ten months in tire
Castle Of Wartburg, and at Nordhausen,
the corner-stones OF monuments were laid.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. t9.-The Luther fes-
tival was celebrated throughout Denmark.
Several thousand copies Of amemorial trea-
| tise upon Luther's life were distributed to
| the pupils of the Communal Schools
ROME, Nov. 12.-keligious services in
honor Of Martin Luther were held in the
chapel Of the German Embassy and attended
| by a majority of the German residents.
i LONDON, Nov IA service was held
in Westminster Abbey Sunday in connection
with the Luther festival. Archbishop York
preached the memorial sermon. Luther
services were also held in many of the cities
and aowns throughout the kingdom. A
| Peterborough papers were circulated ac-
cusing Luther Of RIGHTEOUSNESS and bias
| phemy, and were offered the people as they
were leaving the cathedral.
Memorial services were held in Brussels
and Geneva, and at Rome Rev. DR.. Taylor,
of the American Baptist Church, delivered
/ discourse on the life and work of Luther.
| The anniversary was appropriately observed
| at Madrid Barcelona, Seville and Bilboa.
A colossal statue of Luther was unveiled
| at Ash, Bohemia. Two hundred persons at
| tended the Luther meeting at Paris, includ-
/ ing the Secretary and the military attache
| OF the German Embassy
/ New YORK, Nov 12.-Jn the greater
number of the Protestant churches Of this
/ city sermons ON Luther were preached Sun
| day morning and evening. Robert Collyer's
sermon was entitled "Our Saint Martini"
| DR.. Newman preached on 'Tuther and Leo
| X" In the afternoon 800 children connect
ed with the Lutheran Sunday-schools cele-
| brated the anniversary, and received med
| oil hnarfY1o T11fhar3S Tn tba
ing all the German Lutheran Churches
/ joined In a celebration in Steinway Hall.
| The chorus was composed of one hundred
and fifty voices.
| Boston, Mass, Nov. 12.-TIhe anniver-
| sary of Luther'S birth was celebrated in the
various churches Of the city Sunday after
| noon. In Music Hall the Handel and Haydn
| Society gave their first concert of the season
! in commenloration of the reformer. TIL
day was also observed with proper sermon
BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. "a The LutIl
anniversary was celebrated in nearly all the
Evangelical churches. In the afternoon the
celebrations at the Academy of Music and at
| F0rd's Opera House were attended by inn
mense throngs.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12.-Seryices ap.
propriate to the anniversary of Luthers
| birthday were neld III all the Protestant
/ churches Sunday. Rev. John hemphill re-
piled to the criticisms of Mgr. Capel, and
said the remarks of the latter were another
instance of the bigotry of the adherents Of
the Church of Rome.
| CINCINNATI, Nov. 1.-THE Luther eel
ebration here crowded the Music Hail. The
forenoon was devoted to the children, 1000
Of whom were present The exercises con-
| sisted in singing and addresses. The whole
afternoon was given to adults, of whom
| 5000 were present
Mgr. Capel preached two sermons at the
| cathedral en- the subject of Luther from a
| Catholic standpoint
Mgr Capel urged that the Church being
holy in its origin and its object, it must
| consequently have this holiness at the time
of the Reformation; that corruption having
existed among the clergy and the people
was no proof against the truth and holiness
| of the Church.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-The Luther
| centenary was celebrated in all the Luther
an churches of the city. Pere Hyacint1e
| spoke at tie Lutheran Memorial Church.
CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-The Luther anniyer-
sary was fifty colnmemorated in Chicago
| Sunday nrincinally nv Germans who met