The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-12
HoAoRIHa LUrHEn,s MIMoRY.
Exercises In the Prominent Cities OF the
Old World.

BERLIN, November 10.-The anniversary
Of the birth Of Martin Luther was observed
here with much solemnity. At 8 o'clock
this morning the children of the Evan
gelical schools in the Capital assembled in
their respective school buildings, and after
prayer and singing Of hymns were ad.
dressed by their teachers on the importance
Of the event they had met to commemor-
ale. They were then presented each with
o copy Of works on Luther's life. AT 10
o'clock services were held in all the Evan
gelical Churches, the scheol children walk
ing in the procession With their teachers to
church, where they joined the general con-
gregation. The services began and con.
Guided with the singing OF several Of
Luther's best known hymns. including
"Ein Feste Burg" The Emperor William,
the Crown Prince, Frederick William and
Prince and Princess William, the Crown
Princes eldest son and his wife worshipped
at St. Nicholas Church, the services being
rery,impressive.
Al least $4,000 school children, in fifty
three divisions, and accompanied by d
band OF music, marched to church to-day.
A bust Of Luther was placed before the al
tar In each church. The streets are focked
with people.
At Hamburg the festival was celebrated
by the unveiling Of u colossal bust Of the
reforner, and popular iete in the Moor
weide.
In Bremen the market square was trans.
formed in grand festal for the demonstra-
tion.
at Leipsic great monument bearing
the statues OF Luther and Melancthon was
unveiled In front OF St. Johns Church.
At Erfurt, where Luther first entered the
Augustinian monastery; ht E!senach,
where Luther was confined for ten months
in the castle OF Wartberg, and at Nord-
hansen, the corner stones oil monuments
wtrs laid.
AtWorms, where Luther was brought
before the diet, the new hall was opened
in his honor. The attendant ceremonies
were conducted with great splendor, and
were attended by an immense crowd oil
people.
In London, Eng, there will be an expo
sition Of relics, and tomorrow special ser.
vices In honor Of Luther will be held in
three hundred churches.
HoNoRED AT ROME.
ROME, November l0.-Ths Luther cele-
bration was observed today in all the Prot
estant communities Of Italy. Tocommem-
crate tho event, Is Rassegna, a powerful
organ certainly not tinged with Protestant
sympathy, publishes to-day remarkable
article, slluding to the diction OF a cortem-
porary, that Luther could never die
because his writings and work were
the work and writings Of the liv-
ing spirit OF God. After set
ting forth how venal final religion had be-
come in the sixteenth century, 1t says
Luther rises up against this system OF
barren Journalism. He shifts the center Of
gravity OF the religious life from the bier
archy to the individual conscience. His
waschword Is, 'The just shall live by faith
To the authority OF Popes and Councils he
opposes the Bible; to dead.letter tradition
the spirit which yivifies. He proclaims
liberty and conscience, and the outcome OF
this principle Is the reformation together
with liberty and conscience.
eLuther gave ths world liberty. he
Thought conscience and liberty the two
fold basis Of modern life-the twin inspir-
ers Of all poetry, philosophy, art and liter
ature worthy OF the name." e ~
In conclusion it traces to Luther's attack
on the spiritual power o, the PApacy, the
fiual overthrow Of the temporal power, and
dwells eloauently on the SPECIAL debt oi
gratitude which free, united Italy thus
owes to the Germsn reformer.