Daily Republican., 1883-11-12
LUTHER.
OF HIS FOUR
HuNDRETH ANNIvERSARY
OVER CHRIsTENDOM,

BERLIN, Novemb ber 10-The festival
In celebration of the four hundredth an
niversary of the birthday of Martin
Luther opened this morning by the
gathering OF 90, 900 school children, who
formed in fifty three divisions, and.
accompanied by bands of music, march.
ed to various churches, where they at
teuded religious services in honor of the
Reformer, whose bust was placed be-
fore the altar In each of thu edfices.
The Emperor William, the Crown
Prince Frederick William, Prince
Frederick Charles, and the principal
Generals of the army were present at
the services in the st. Nicholas Church.
The Emperor was received with mark
"a enthusiasm by the throngs of peo
pie that lined the streets through
which the Imperial party passed from
the palace to the church. The whole
city was decorated with banners and
| flags. kilograms received from many
Other towns in Germany state that they
all celebrated the Luther anniversary
with great enthusiasm. During the
service in the church of St. Mary, in
this city, woman was killed outside
OF the edifice by piece of iron falling
from the tower, The Berlin and the
Frankfort Bcurses were closed.
AT Erfurt, where Luther first entered |
the Augustine monastery in 1901 at
Eisenach, where he was confined for
ten months In the Castle of Wartburg,
and at Nordhausen the corner stones OF
monuments to be erected in honor of
the Reformer were laid.
HAMBURG, Nov. l0.-The festival
here>was celebrated by the unveiling of
colossal bust.
LEIrsIC, Nov. 1O.-A great monu-
melt commemorative of the Reforma
tion, with the statues of Luther and
MelanchthOn upon it, was unveiled to-
day in front of ST. Johns church
WORMS, Nov. 10.-ln this city, where
Luther was brought before the Diet in
1921, a new hall was opened in his
honor.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 10-The fasti.
val was celebrated throughout Den
mark. Seven thousand copies of mo-
mortal treatise upon Luther's life were
70 the scholars in the com
lnunal schools.
ROME, Nov. 10 --Reli ions services .
were held in the chapel Of the German !
which W re attended by a
Of the German residents here.
Appropriate services were held in all
the cities in the United States, and in
German communities special obst rv. :
ances will be held during the week and
next Sunday and Monday.
In this city, the congregations of G
Hanover Presbyterian and the Luther s
IN church held joint service yester- \
lay in the church, and Rev. Or. Marks r
preached an appropriate sermon. The II
,hurch was handsomely decorated with u
lowers and notices, and the singing,
lnder the leadership of NJ. L. Lichten. s.
tein, was exceptionally fine The a
lutheran Sunday school in the after. e
loon had an interesting program suit "
Ible for the occasion.
Rev. T. r. Creamer, of Scott NJ. f. G.
preached strong sermon on n
Luther and the Reformation" and u
he choir sang the great battle hymn of a
he Reforlner. 81
Rev. j. L. Estlln preached an elo- 81
Iuent sermon last evening in the Re.
orlned church of the Redeemer on
luther, taking for his topic standing G
lone, or Luther before the Diet Of m
Worms" Appropriate illusions were H
made to the occasion by nearly all the -
Protestant ministers in the city. Luther
nd the Reformation will be the sub
ect for consideration before the Asbury
futual Improvement Society next
aturday evening.