New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-12

10 he aify
Judgment and OF the liberty Of conscience His work was
limited by his times and 10y his arbitrary ana IN
nerious nature. He objected 20 tle Roman Catholic
Church. vet he would have made his Interpretation 81 the
Scriptures infable that Of the Church lie fulfilled
Gods work, and prepared the way Tor those VINO came
after him.
THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF PROTESTANTISM.
The Rev. c. H. Eaton at the Universast Church of the
Divine Paternity said To the Christian mind tho two
most important events In history the introduction OF
Christianity in the birth Of Jesus Christ and the Refor
nation OF the Church under the leadership OF Martin
Luther Four hundred years ago the great Refoer was
born and having bravely defended the rights Of
science and pure administration OF religion he is forever
identified with the birth OF Professionalism which, taking
It's rise In the sixteenth century finds its best expression
In the nineteenth ask your attention to the sys-
TEN with which he was connected: First freedom OF
thought. At first Professionalism was hardly more
than the changing from the dOgmatism Of church to
the dogmatism Of a creed. For about century
Professionalism was about intOlerant as ROmanism'
Right of private udgmenin religious matters hardly
born until the last OF the sixteenth century The din
Guilty arose in the belief that Church and State
necessarily connected, and that officers OF the State
were responsible for the conscience OF the people When,
at length the Puritans came to tins country the real
principle of Professionalism hardly understood There
was bitter hatred OF Ronansm but no conviction OF me
right OF private Judgment The Pulans attempted 10
establish kind OF theOcracy, and freedom OF thought
meant freedom to think after Puritan notions Protes
antism has a second chaTaCersctnes sense OF personal
responsibility. We say chat this element IN Protes
!
OF the original seed planted by Luther Inc thrd cha
acterstc positive belief 1t Is said that Protestantsn
has never had an positive belief The criticism seems
hardly hold good when remember the four comics
siOus and most Of all, Calvin and his system PROBES
Imposed on peoples consGences The changes in creed
evidence of the life OF an institution When there
development Of religious liberty in TINS country as II Is
begun by Roger Williams
EXHIBITING AN OLD BOOK OF LUTHERS.
The COMMUNICATION meeting at st. Pau's Methodist
af IWcntV-SgcOud-- H..
was held in the afternoon aud largely attended
Bishop Harris presided and the following cergyen were
grouped about him the platform: The Rev. Dr. Day
the pastor of tine church, the Rev. Dr Chadwick pastor
Of Central Methodist Church, the Rev. Dr. King, pastor
of Eighteenth street Church the Rev Dr. Buckley Editor
Of The Christian Adrocate; the Rev. Dr. Gregory, and
the Rev. Dr. Curry. Judge E. L. Fanchor, one of those
who made addresses occupied the platform
Proceedings begun by the hymn, Praise ye the
Lord God Of Hosts" sung by the quartet choir and this
was followed By an opening prayer by Dr. Chadwick.
The Apostles Creed next recited by the whole con
gregaton standing up after which the numerous Sunday
school children and attendants sang Of the hymns
special 10 Them Judge FancheF was introduced by
Bshop Harris and reviewed at length and with much
Heterogeneous detail the principal events the life
of Martin Luther. Dr. Day then gave out the hymn
Faith of our Fathers" which sung enthusas-
tcally. The Rev. Dr. King treated OF the heroic
side Of Luther IN the address which followed
tine hymn and showed that his defects sprang from the
qualities which made him heroic. Dr. Gregory gave out
6artin LntheTs hymn, Mighty Fortress is our God"
which was sung by the congregation The final address
that of Dr. Buckley who began his address by the
avowal that the Methodist hymna was indebted TO him
i'll measure for two OF the noble
hymns that had been sung. The com
could be admitted without ten favorable votes nor could
any one be dropped without reR onos
was written by FabeT who was an Episcopaan and be-
came Catholic Martin Luthers hymn was opposed DC,
subject and Martin Luthers very difficult to sing
He was fully rewarded for his obstinate defence 6 tRe
latter by the manner In which t had been sung py the
congregation At the conclusion OF his address be ex
hbted old book which had been presented to Prince
ton College It's title was Inc nIs part OF tne D99hs'
writings and OF the Honorable Herr Doctor Mar
tin Luther included in either the Wittenberg or Jena
editions etc. Printed at Esleben. BY Urban Gau6iscb
1864" After Dr. Curry had pronounced the oenedcton
was Illustrated with engravngs from drawings by Lncas
Cranach contrasting Christ and Antioch THE Popel
OF the latter being OF an extraordinary character
THE CHOSEN MAN OF HIS TINE.
The Rev. Dr. Thomas Armitage after telling the plain
story of Martin Luther's life, at the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church in the forenoon said 1t would require
volume to detail the changes that the gigantic power Of
the has wrought in the religion and institutions OF
the world lie the father Of the Reformation, but
he was much the mghtest spirit that shaped Its course
and destiny. AT the time he began his work, cupidty
ignorance and pronlgacy marked the clergy from the
papal throne down. John Huss, savOnarOla, John
Wyce and others had risen to repair the ruined fabric
but their abOrs had been prosate1 The age demanded
that theman whom God had provided for the age should
forth in his original greatness, arouse MS own
maste-sprt and lead the nations. such soul must not
be formed by the age or he would bear It's image NO
genius but only special creation Of God could free and
COnsecrate world. Public opinion has stopped con-
queror, broken yrant, oyerhrown corrupt institution,
bur more frequently it has advocated, not oppressed
virtue aud defended vice. Public OpnOn-in the Church
out OF ton religious questions Is of very little conse
quence TO this point Lutncr had 10 De educated before
he could undertake the leadership IN such times as lac
lived in The public opinion Of that Empire which Luther
made great denounced MN as mailman, hlled win
blasphcmy, not man but satan with the form OF
But Luther had the qualifications necessary for the
work before him lie began the reformation by Reform
ing himself He made the Bible the first agent In the
IMther'E from history and you must write another
destiny for Holland, England and America well as
Germany"
THE REFORM NEEDED TO-DAY.
The memorial service at the South Reformed Church
was held in the afternoon, and consisted solely OF short
sermon by the pastor Rev. Rodcrck Terry. He spoke of
"the first trumpet blast OF The Reformation being the
outcome of the liability Of the Southern European
TO fall into sin overlook readily tho sins OF others
and of the different disposition OF the Northern,
German races, who accepted the Bible in earnest
sincerity and always ready TO hold themselves TO
strict account for any little sins He expressed surprise
that so few Prctesiant cnnIcdcS were Gaed after ihta
The Church he SAID needed no Fuch reformation To-
day OF Luther but IL requires constant reOrma
ton OF the hearts Of all concerned In It's welfare. Reform
in the heart is reform in the Church; as arc the
individuals 50 Is the Church"
THE DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE.
at Is safe to assert but for that earlier Declaration
of Independence which celebrate to-day the later
had not possible" said the Rev. Dr. Marng at the
Fourteenth Presbyterian Church mo Protestant re-
former then no New-England and no United States OF
America. The Reformation epoch in human his
tory for the world entered upon life at that time
Professionalism has compelled Romanism to reform and
restrain itself IL has fOstered science, driven away
superstition and ennObled The promises Of ROM
ansm to-day very rosy but let not be deceived by
the velvet glove the iron hand. Martin Luther big
Drained and big-hearted he was. frates and
weaknesses OF his Church. and afraid to dcnounce
them His influence has been worldwide for there is not
q home that is not happier because he lived"
THE DAWN OF THE REFORMATION.
At the North Presbyterian Church. No. 374 West Thr
ty-arsst. the sermon delivered by the PASTOR the
Rev Steady Rosster, the subject How the Light OF
the Reformation Entered the World" The speaker
described FIRST the elements that went to form the dark
ness. These were 6rs supremacy OF the Papa church
and Papal doctrines second, premOntons OF the dawn
In the lives OF Wycle, Huss, Vessel and SavOnarOla