Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-12

urrection of Lazarus in the foreground, with portraits of Luther, his wife, Catherine and
 his mother. There are also other portraits
 of the reformer, with those of the Saxon ! Electors, his protectors.
 The house in which Luther died stands
 close to the market square and St. Andrews
 church, in which he preached so often. It
 was bought by the Prussian government in 1 1862 from it's private owners and thrown open to the public after being restored to it's origi-
 nal condition. Luther's armchair still stands 1 in the corner of the room in which he passed his last days, but the adjoining chamber, in 1 which he died, is bare, empty little build ing, now marked with a tablet. St. Andrews is the old parish church of Eisleben. Erect ed before 1179, 1t was entirely re- built during the fourteenth century in
 the latest Gothic style, with octagon pillars.
 The church stands on the highest ground in
 the market square, and it's front, with double towers and high spires, faces, according to ancient custem, in the direction
 of Jerusalem. The most interesting object in the interior is Luther's pulpit, carved in oak and decorated with panel paintings and
 velvet drapery, with gold and silver em-
 broideries representing figures of saints and scenes from the New Testa- ment. During the last three weeks of his life Luther preached four times from this pulpit. The church also contains a number of monuments of the Counts of Mansfield, the last of whom died in 1920, and two small bronze statues of Luther and Melancthon, presented by King Frederick William III. in 1877.
 The scene yesterday at the unveilinR of the statue was a most impressive one. Every house in Eisleben was literally covered with evergreen wreaths, festeons miniature flags, Chinese lanterns and crystal rehectors, giv- ing the place the appearance of forest of Christmas trees bearing, as fruit, the por- traits of Luther, Kaiser Wilhelm, the Kron- prinz, Bismarck and Won Moltke. The streets were strewn with evergreen branches
 The Marktplaitz in the center of which was Luther's statue yelled in blue and white can vas presented sight only possible in Ger many. It was magnificent representation of grand spectacular scene in Wagner's ''Meistersinger von Nurnberg.'' Vereins of butchers, bakers, brewers, barbers, and shoe- makers, all clad in medieval dress, thronged the square. Opposite the triumphal arches and dingy brown Gothic Rathans formed thoroughly artistic background. Dozens of heads clustered together st every window looking on the Marktplatz. Late corners had tos pay from $50 to $1OO for chair at these precious windows. At noon the bands struck up ''Eine feste Burg" and the oldest living ex burgomeister of Eisle | ben stepped on the platform under the Luther l Denkmal and made long speech. l Then the Oberhofprediger, Dr. Keo- gel, delivered an eloquent address, 900 spectators took their hats of and repeat | ed the solemn "Amen." The blue and white | canvas was removed from Luther's statue l just as the bright rays of the sun burst out from behind the dark clouds that had since l nine o'clock overcast the sky, and the nation l al anthem was sung. In the colossal bronze | statue Luther seemed to return with lifelike | expression to the admiring gaze of the dense- | ly packed crowd, who gazed with reverent affection upon the man whose life has left 8 l lasting impress upon Christianity.