New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-11
MARTIN LUTHER'S BIRTHDAY.
IT'S FoUR-HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY.

IT'S hNNlN
THE CELEBRATION BEGUN-MUCH PROMINENCE TO
BE GIVEN TO THE REFoRMER TO-DAY.
The celebration of the four-hundredth anniversary
of the birth of Martin Luther was begun III TINS Guy
and vicinity yesterday. Extensive preparations
have been in progress for months for the httng Cd
servance of this event Numerous biographies Oh
the great Reformer have been reprinted, some III
cheap form and Others in expensive binding Even
the scholars in the Church that accommodated tne
protestant have written their views OF the e1nionh'
A medal commemorative of the occasion mas peen
struck which bears the famous words " here
stand; / cannot do otherwise: Goa help ine'
Amen" The German children will receive THESE
medals to-day at the Sunday school celebration III
their respective churches.
The most in,nortant meeting to be held in this city
in connection with the Luther celebration Will take
Mace In the Academy of Music under the auspices
of the Evangelical Alliance on Tuesday night
Tickets of admission may be obtained without ex-
pense at Randolphs and Whitakers bookstores.
John Jav. president of the Alliance will preside.
Tie Rev. Dr. Krotel, of this city, will read the
xlyith Psalm. Bishop Simpson will offer prayer.
Mr. jay will deliver the opening address and he will
be followed by the hev DR.. Phillip Brooks, OF
Boston, and the Rev. Dr. William NJ. Taylor, Of this
city. The Rev. Dr. Bridgnan, Of this city, will
pronounce the bendicton. The OratOriO Society,"
under the direction of Dr. Damrosch, will sing Elm
feste Burg list unser Colt"
The Lutheran Church in this country is divided
into five parts according to languages. The Eng
lish Lutherans held memorial service III Stelnway
Hall last night and tonight in the same place their
German brethren will hold similar service. DR..
Manu. of Philadelphia, will deliver the Grafton To-
night. To-day in the twenty-five Lutheran
~: 1Io will ha
mons this morning and childrens memorial services
IN the afternoon In st. Jamess Church, in East
Fifteenth-st.. an elaborate programme has been
arranged for the afternoon service, including the
HYMNS and psalms that were favorites with Luther
There will also be addresses by the pastor the Rev.
DR.. -Reimensnyder, and by the Rev. Mr.. Wenner
Luther medals will be distributed to the children
after the service.
SERMONS on LUTHER TODAY
Among the clergymen and lecturers who will dis
ouss Luther and his work this morning are the fol-
lowing in this city: The Rev. DR.. Watkins, in tie
Church of the Holy Trinity; the Rev. Robert Col
yer in the Church of the Messiah DIR. Aunitage IN
the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church the Rev. DR.. Pull
man, In the Church Of Our Saviour the Rev. Mr.
Smyth, in the Reformed Church, and the Rev. Mr.
Hodge in the Second Universalist Church, in Har-
lem; the Rev. DR.. Strobrdge in ST. Johns Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, DR.. Oakley, in the Forty
fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church; DR.. New
man in the Madison Avenue Congregational Church;
the Rev Or. ReinensnydeT, In St Jamess Lutheran
Church: DR.. Deems, in the Church of the St1an-
gers the Rev. Mr.. Crafts, In the EighyslXth Street
Presbyterian Church; Felix Adler, ia Chiekerng
Hall the Rev. DR.. Krotel in the Lutheran Church
of the Holy Trinity; the Rev. Mr.. Walser, In the
Prospect Hill Reformed Church; the Rev. W: X.
Williams, in the Amity baptist Church ne key'
pal Church; the Rev. G. G. Goss. IN horticultural
Hall; the Rev. A. II, Moment. in the Spring street
PRESBYTERIAN Church. and the Rev. Or. Marling in
the Fourteenth Street Presbyterian Church.
Besides the Lutheran Church services IN the after
noon. a sermon will be preached 10y the Rev: DIR.
Terry In the South Reformed Church. The Rev,
Dr. Buckley, Judge Fancher and the Rev. Dr. Day
will take part in the services In St Pauls Methodist
Episcopal Church. at 3 2. IN. Several evening ser
among them being one by the Rev. DR.. I. L.. Cuyler
in the PRESBYTERIAN Memorial Church; the Rev.
William Lloyd, in the Central congregational
Church; the Rev. DR.. Chadwick, In the Central
Methodist Episcopal Church; Professor Nathan
Sheppard in the Central Baptist Church; the Rev.
Dr. Stephenson in the Rutgers Presbyterian
Church. the Rev Dr. Worrall In the Thirteenth street
Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. Dr. Brann, III 81.
Agnes's Church
Nearly ali of the Brooklyn pastors have selected
some phase of the general subject as the topic on
which they will speak to-day. The following are
among the cergymen who will preach on Luther!
the Rev. DTs. Chamberlain, Cuylcr, Ludlow, Put
man, Peck, Fulton and lngersOl, and the Rev.
Messrs. Haynes. Bum. Cauieid. Bacchus, Malcolm,
Ford, Baker, Reeve StTeetcr and kayanagh.
Luther memorial services Will also DE hcd IN many
of the Protestant churches III Quecns ana SUFFOLK
counties this evening The Rev. Charles ITincke
to-day The Rev. Dr. Suydam will deliver lecture
tomorrow evening in the Park Reformed Church OF
jersey City. There will he "A service IN the Middle
Dutch Church. in this city, Tomorrow evening.