The daily gazette., 1883-11-12
In MEMORY OF LUTHER.
CELEBRATING THE GREAT
REFoRMER's BIRTH.
ALL OVER THE WORLD
The Historical Procession at EisIeben-
Services Held In Westminster Abbey-In
New York and Other Citios.

Westminster Abbey to-day In counection
with the Luther festival The Archbiehop
OF York preached q memorial sermon.
L'isher services were also held In many cities
and towns throughout the kingdom. At
Peterboro papers were circulated accusinv
Luther OF iicentiousness aud blasph my and
were offered t0 people leaving the cathe-
dral.
All the members of the ImuerfaiS family
attended special Luther service at the
Cathedral In Berlin, to day. The historical
procession at Eialeben yesterday was great
success. II represented Luther's recep-
ton by Count Mansfield, aud consisted
oil heralds, trumpeters, .banuermen,
huntsmen, larconers, knlghls,-, esouires.
councillors and nomblemen with attendants.
| all richly dressed in correct costumes OF the
time OF Luther. Luther rode In a decorated
| clrri1ge with his three sons, followed BY
city guilds with banners, miners, trades as
| sociations and citizens generally iu various
antique costumes. The whole made sDleu-
did spectacle, eliciting continuous cheers
and shouts of admiration along the whole
route of the procession.
The Luther anniversary 10 declared by the
press OF st. Petersburg to be an occasion for
rejoicing in the whole civilized world.
IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, NoT. 11.-In the greater
number OF the Protestant churches m thia
| city sermons on Martin Luther were preached
this morning or evening. In Bro bklyn and
In Queens and Suffolk counties special SER
| vices were held and sermons on the lite OF
| Luther generally preached. Ono of the
churches in which memorial services were
held was the Presbyterian church at Hemp
stead, Long island, which was organized In
| lGtt. -
| TuRovGHouT NEw ENGLAND.
} Bos rON, Nov. ll.-rhi Eiur hundrnlth
| anniversary Ut Marlin I.lthcr's birth was
| celebrated in various churches IL this city
this afternoon. In Musn Hall the Handel
and Hayden Society gave its first concert of
the season, In honor of the occasion. The
programme consisted nf Hach's "Eln Feste
Burg ist Unser G5't" aud Mendelssohu's
"Hymn Of Praso" In Portland, Me-:
Dover, N. H.; Providence, II. T., and other
elites in New England the day wis observed
by appropriate scrnons.
SUNDAY SERVICES IN BALTIaoRG.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-THE four hnn-
dredth anniversary of the birth of Martin
Luther was celebrated today in nearly all
the evangelical churches of this city. In
the German Lutheran churches the morn
ing services were iuteFspersgd with hne
music, and in all Ct them panegyrics of the
great Reformer were delivered. In the
churches following the Augsburg confession
the altars were beautifully decorated, and
all the forms and ceremonies which prevail
cd In the latter days ofLuther wei Q adhered
to.
In the afternoon there were celebrations
at Ford's Oprra House and at the Academy
OF Music. Both houses were filed to their
utmost capacity, and the streets were
blocked with those unable to gain Admission.
At che Academy of Music an address was
delivered by DR.. G. G. Seibort, of NewYork.
/ AT the Opera House addresses were deIiy-
cred by Rev. Drs. Schwartz, Morris and
/ others.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Luther
| quarto-centenary was celebrated In all the
Lutheran churches in this city to day. No
i special memorial services were held In
churches of other Protestant denominations.
but several of the latter remained closed
during the day to allow their congregations
to Join in union services at the Luthern
churches. The most important celebrations
were at the Memorial and st. Paul Churches,
where elaborate preparations had BEEN made
for appropriate services. The interior Of
the churches were handsomely decorated,
and the musical part of the program was
made an especial feature OF the services.
| MGR. cAPEL ON LUTHER.
| CINCINNATI, Nov. 10.-In this CITY. to-
| day, Mgr. Capel delivered two discourses
treating of Luther's character and work
from Catholic standpoint.
UNION SERVICE AT PITTsBuRo.
PITTsBURG, Nov 1.-THE four hundredth
anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther
was celebrated today by all tn, Lutheran
i congregations in this city AMI Allegheny.
while special union services were held In the
Opera House this morning, which were par
| tcipated In by over 5000 persons.
IN MILWAUKEE AND CHICAGO.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, Nov. 11.-Such a
congregation as that which gathered in the
Exhibition Building this morning to take
part In the memorial service eommemora-
| tive of the four hundredth anniversary of
the birthday OF Martin Luther has never
before been assembled in Milwaukee. It is
stimated that about $4,000 persons were In
attendance, including not only the full
strength OF the congregations of the ten
Lutheran churches of the city, but many
from the country towns, and also a large
number OF German Methodists and Baptists.
CHICAGO, November 11.-The Lutheran
anniversary was referred to In nearly all the
churches of this city to-day. The Luther
Memorial Association held special service
for people OF all nations. Luther's hvmu.
Eine Feste Burg ist Unser Gott, F" was
sung by the members of the congregation,
| eacu III Dls udClVt tongue. Addresses were
made In English, German aud Scandinavian,
A large number of other nationaIities were
represented, including negroes, Greeks and
Chinamen.
IN PHILADELPHIA.
| PHILADELPHIA, Eov. u.-In this CITY. to-
day, the anniversary of Lutber's birth vas
made the subject of services in all the
churches.
THE LOCAL OBSERVANCE,
In Wilmington the special observance of
the event was at Hanover Presbyterian
Church, In the morning, where the Lutheran
congregations united wilh the Hanover peo-
Pile. The church was handsomely decorated
with flags and flowers. Rev. P Isenschmidt.
pastor of the German Lutheran Church.
occupied the pulpit with DIR. Marks, and
the German choir, with an instrumental sc-
compartment, rendered Luther's fayorite
hymns. DR.. Marks sermon was q review
of Luther's life, character and great work.
Sermons on Luther were also preached bv
Rev. 7. X. Creamer, of Scott NJ. e. Church.
and by Rev. j. Fl. Nixon of Central, Rev
A. n. Keigwin of West, and Rev. r. B,
DuVal of the First Presbyterian churches.
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