Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-11-17

thousand times important than the support Of the brightest
in Chrsendom rcvered sage, bcnefacto and
spiritual parent the resdes OF millions of his humble and
grateful countymen'
This eloquent language of Mr. Everett worthy OF the grand
theme and noble the great Refoer who detained
for months voluntary prisoner in the Wauburgh Castle
Having enjoyed the privilege beautiful July day, in the sum
OF $50, Of ascending the upon which the castle is
built, and OF exploring its spacious apartments emitting the
where Luther aboed the translation Of the Bible and of
touching the spot the wall where he hurled his nknd the
Evil One feel it no ordinary privilege this 4ooh Anniye
sary of his birth contribute my humble share in keeping fresh
remembrance the mighty deeds and noble acts OF the Great Re
former
II any one needs to his enthusiasm quckened Luther
would suggest that he improve early opportunity wander
through those lands OF Europe especially styled Lutheran which
has been my privilege and that of many Of counymen to
Descending the Wartburgh the village of Else
nach nesting its base where Mr. Everett speaks ofhe youthful
Luther singing his morning carols and begging bread for pous
cantce the house. where good Madam Gotta gave him
home thence to Wembugh where cathedral and the whole
repec with Lutheran and associations go
stand the spot just outside the where he burned the Pope
bull 90 look the bonzed doors of the church covered with
the o5 theses 60 stand in uhers pulpit 60 view his por-
trait and that of his Catherine by his friend the painter Gran
90 old where he lived the garden where
he worked walk the path where he and Meanhon often
muned 80 the study where he wrote and the where he
ecued look few remaining relics and SOUVENIRS which
carefully preserved view the fragments of glass
which tradition says broken by Frederick but
do fall visit the church where his remains enombed
stand the spot where epose the sacred dust of Luther and
Meanhon If your enthusiasm still unawakened then travel
through Germany and other European nations embracing the
rnes of the Reformation leaving the shores the Old World
the Atlantic and look upon 100000 nhabt
ing continent stretching from where the
words of American editor the civil and religious liberty which
Luther gave his native land attained its highest and broades
development Other parts the world acknowledge his nhu-
ence and to-day will honor his memory On our islands,
rejoice that have noble monument Luher's memory
Our recently erected Chinese churches in Honolulu and at
Kohaa might not inappropraey be styled Lutheran Chinese
CHrc certain neither would have been had not
Lutheran missionaries abored China during the last third
century That noble pioneer missionary Gutzla succeeded by
Lecher and Others have conferred upon islands, in the three
hundred Christian Chinese hhe boon beyond the power
of language fully describe here refrain quot
ing the following paragraph from letter. by the Rev
Bond Of Kohaa which | received this morning. Mr. Bond
1.-The Hawaiian missionary had been invited administer the Lords
Supper at the Chinese Church he writes:
"Ihe ordinance very pleasant service marred
only by inability express aoha my brothers and sis
te Every thing off with quieness and soemnty
filed with great hankness and less wonder that such
people naturally everent should have shown themselves
much impressed and in sympathy And these the Land
Snim kept running through my mind looked upon them
was amazed and thankful that the privilege granted
sitting down with 90 fellow disciples from that far land
oommunng with Them around the table OF Lord
1t requires flight OF the imagination Luther with
this any than associate present state
Christianity in Europe with the early missionaries that once
heather continent
Co. visit India and Africa and you will find Lutheran mis-
sonae have preceded YOU What noble missionary work has
been accomplished by the Moravans but they Lutheran
They have abored among negroes the West Indies
the inhabitants of Greenland the Indians America and
even the natives OF Australia Only years since mon
ment the memory of Moravian missionaries who abored
among the Indians in New England erected in Iichfed
County Conn., and remarkable the of these Mora
Wan missionaries that Mrs Hemans has mmortazed their
and deeds in of her poems entitled The Unrevenged
Returning from various lands to gather evil
dence of Luthers worldwide influence let 90 Rome for
thher all roads lead according the traditional saying to
the church where you my privilege years
since, the famous Pilates staircase which Luther was told
had been miraculousy brought from Jerusalem to Rome
that staircase he undertook knees in the
way of penance and that he might make his SINS
but when part of the he heard CRYING the
bottom of his heart Wtemburg and Bologna, he just
shall live by faith "lhis text" says DAubigne, had
powerful influence the life of Luther veahas SEN
tence for both the reormer and the reformation 1t these
words God then said Let there be light and there light
Here was laid the foundation of his ubsequnte commentary on
Pauls epse the Galatians and his other writings on this
grand fundamental doctrine Of Justification by Faith faith
alone the grandy anmang and inspiring doctrine
and churches of Evangelical Christians throughout the world
The views of Luther upon this cardinal doctrine admirably
set forth in the following
Il Martin Luther thus profess and thus believe That ,h
1ion jny bo,e God and that this article
shall be ovehrown neither by the Emperor by the
Turk by the Tartar by the Persian by the Pope
with all his cardinals bishops sacrifoers monks nuns kings
princes powers of the world by the devils in hell This
article shall stand fast whether they will This the true
Gospel Jesus Christ redeemed SINS and he only
This the doctrine teach and this the Holy Spirit church
OF the faithful have delivered In this will abide Amen
Centuries have proved the truth of Iuthers words
In reviewing the life and times of Luther appears
only Reomer papa abuses unbushngy advocated
by such Tetnd and his associates but he pro
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