New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-14

In the fact that Luther insisted upon boh we hlr thc
ianotion ~ the difference between the Reformation N
Germany and the first French Revolution Her, TOO u
was that the work OF Luther tOuched aiih II
IServ He stood for freedom OF conscience ana thereby
also Widenod the course Of liberty in g,eraL Lad
he ninched aud recanted Ike GanlO tneTee
would . E ySs go oSeT the Reformation hs.
national life we point him In reply to lle dlneiree DG
tween Great Britain under Victoria ana uBdGr inc sGO
Charles nav we ask him to look around and see It's rnt
I'm the greatness OF this free RepuDuc ~ WIN pgcVhJ ~
therefore 10 do honor 10 the name OF Lulier nc Ii i've
faults and he was alwny trne 10 al the principles on
which he strongly insisted but sun 10 nun o ' ib
TO any other we arc indebicu Iol LDo'r6 and
world the once lost treasure of the Sacred anu
whatever demagogues may SS 70 t6a have made us
that Book have come inc lillch'O' '""' '' ~
what lApplause.I
ADDRESS OF DIR. BROOKS.
Tptbcr,s chant, elm fest Burg" followed the
address by Dr. Taylor the audience rising during
the singing As the last stanza was being sung the
Rev. DIR. Phillips Brooks of Boston, worked his
WAY past the musicians on the stage and stood be-
side Mr.. JAY When the applause generously
hosto,ved upon the singing, had partly
died away, DIR. Brooks was introduced. ana
smoke for about thirty minutes reading the greater
mart of his address His graphic description OF
Iutbcrs early life at home his life in the cloistcr
before tho Council with his friends, and his later
life again at home held tho great audience rapt IN
the closest attention. Several times burst
of applause was suddenly checked as
the speaker again renewed his theme. lie began
his address by describing the widespread character
of the Luther celebration here and abroad ana the
deem feelings Of love and admiration for the man
which found expression IN them ana theh coh'lh-
ued. in part, as follows:
Its tbc vigorous and personal manhood which IA the
strength Of Luther His rerrnasons ana cuhvGtl'il'
alone were not sufficient to WORK me great results lI
tbn profonndncss the struggle that created the Luther
who shook the throne OF the Crsar7 ana gade Europe
Who nd tl4Tlgt4T
- M n;e ms,lop ri is in direct conformity With
This that he finds his place great rctoera as heir
leader and yet who needed the help OF Others Every
great reformation WI hacs ~ 6t t6csr cbSI5c
ters Luther possessed only the first two. These are
t6n two universal clements OF religious strength and
character The thcologian may be very far separated
from humanity. He may be a mere dealGr-0nt OF me
things which have essential meaning Tor hl,
mainly, but tho man who IS truly moralist ana
a mystic must be full OF genuine humanity lie
IL ,h nTonbnt and the priest of human nature n
To take Luther Of the Reformation Is To take the sun
There is dispute s 10 whether Luther belonged to the
Reformation or the Reformation belonged 10 Luther
whether he created the change OF led H. II useless
question Little indeed and very ransory the Rctorua
tOn would have been could have been any one mans
work. The work OF one great man cannot be sep
aratcd from humanity. Luther himself would have
been the last claim that ~ ever created the Protestant
Reformation, but IL any mans personality was ever
prominent I'm any great crisis It was Luther's.
Luther was the champion OF two Ideas. These were
free human intelligence and justification by faith These
clothed the Bible with the oracIiar authority
that had once belonged TO the Pope. but Luthors hboa
try was always OF spiritual never Of mechanical super
stllous Thought when Tetzel pcdded indulgences in
the markeplace the whole soul OF the morast ana the
mystic rose I'm Immediate protest To hin the idea OF
Gods children making such bargains with thel Father
me SECRET OF LUTHER's SUCCESS
IutEcrs idea Of Justification by faith that OF mys
tlc not OF dornalist lie loved It with all his great
heart AL the great human force, become the servants
OF man who carries in himself tho power
OF righteousness and the power Of communion
with Cod such man vas Martin Luthcr
whether his personal genius u great small the
with his whole soul will do decd, of the irt and finest
oIIay a.d viii lave hi, ilnpres, read OF mroad upon
flc -2r" Of hi. race ne i-m lce-ue With eternal
NAV be d,prny,, but the humanity Of Lutlrr strJn,
mon When nsip mon. tAIn f,nr c.gturi., have passed
away. The Urge humanity OF Luther il tlr
humanity that Numbered e., discrimination 70
u 10 us flr,r were tl. its rl's. II tle same
humanity that loved go play beside, I' Christina, too
uurIi,y rage 90 Erasmus. Dee could knee. 40 Tao grave Of
one OF M fellow monks ana eyrlnm with deepest feeling:
faced Ac Emperor aud $50 ho y and ID Sanity "unlH.,l
20 cry ont and sob lu a7uny OF soul - Joe PRAY Cd Tor
strength % DO what was right.
No writer was ever LIS Of a ~. ruy man than Marlin
is hard battle llr wa, a!"d! SiGIoH- L' 80
ftu and a.0 Win true saint, fearless
TLctwo great cardinal mau m European history arc
Martin Lithrr, ln ,hr fifteenth century, and oliver
Cromwell. iu the e.gsujrrath century Those iED men
more than any other, opened t. doors through which
the European race passed from tie old world over into
the new. Martin LutueT7 life grows simpler a- hc grows
older Eut there things about DO not entirely lpyubc.
Wucn hc dcbyt.d with ZWiulr over the Lpr4 supper,
he seemed Ia lp,r h temper and got the worst OF the
agreement. san at tIc bottom Of h, struggle win
Zwiuar, although Il seems h. took altogether wrong
view OF thr matter aud showed wrong spirit there WAS
deaii . amo.t ms last Words were word, OF
faith aud hope thG words words OF tho maker
commend ny spirit" The man who die, with those
words on hl, lips goes forth TO do tho work Of God In an
Immortal uig VA some way wien W. 'ahot comprehend;
lie goes forth, also, IN some way u influence for good
those stI on earth Iie was the great Protestant, .,
T., then, PIob'lantiEm imluIr or SUGGEST Tho
answer must depend upon the standard Of success ana
that tried 10 take the place OF Rome and govern mankind
ia the cruel a-hiou for IIOtc-tantsn to succeed
crcods, then certainly Professionalism Is failure.
But that PrOe5duii-m j. not failure which, for four
and filled the world with so InHc Intelligence and free
dom Of spirit that, even Rome should become again the
and brutal Rome with which Luther fought But to
have held The power OF Rome In check for four
tc- tauti,n OF Luther, Milton, Bunyon, Butler Words
worth and Jenny son, Washington and Lincoln IS Tot
Perhaps Luther is needed for The next great step
That humanity Is to tic Dul that step Is possible mainly
failure there; only one strain Ia the music Of eternal
cess. IApplausc
The closing chorus, The Song Of tho Japhcth-
ties from the Iowerof Babel, received an encore
and then Praise God from whom all blessings
flow rang ont to the melody Of Old Hundred, in
which the thousand, present joined. The bencdlc-
ton pronounced by the Rev. DR.. Howard
Crosby.
IID NEEDED FOR IEnPERINCE WORK.
A conference of those interested in temperance
work was held yesterday afternoon at the lecture
room of Association Hail. at Twenty thIrd-st and
FOurth-aye. The meeting was called at the sug-
gcstiOn of the National Temperance Society for tho
purpose Of considering tho needs of temperance
among tine negroes in the South. j. II. SteaTns
secretary of the National Temperance Society read
n paper on the work among freedmen. He said |
there q great call for temperance terntnre of