Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-31
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ing the doctrine of the Virgins Inn
tte conception, and maintaining that
,ntradicted by scrfptural history and
ton. The orthodox and many others
and that Harnack be expelled rom the
ftv on the ground that he is unfit to
n theology to young men preparing for
ministry. Numerous meetings OF Prot
tnts are being held throughout Prussia
he Office and many petitions on the SUBJ
have been sent already to the Minister
ublic Worship and Education. All these
ions declare mistaken faith In the Lu-
an doctrines. On November the gen.
superintendents of the Lutheran
.rch will meet to discuss measures look
toward the removal Of Harnack from
prufessional chair.
NE official programme of the wittenberg
ither celebration tomorrow, corrected
ID amended up to yesterday noon, shows
at the ceremonies will exceed in pomp
Id impressiveness all expectations. At
80 o'clock in the morning military. civil
fficisls. .diplomatists and church dtgnftaries
yi!I gather in the market place. In the as
'mbla9ge will be the Festival Committee.
vited delegates from all the Protestant
ates of Germany, city and county authori-
es Of Wittenberg and the district around
the General Superintendent of the Luth-
erals and other officers of the Prussian
army, chiefs of the Civil, Military and
Naval Cabinets, Ministers of State, Presi-
den, Of the Evangelical Superior Council
or their representatives, President of the
superior Chamber of Accounts, President
Of the Imperial Count of Justice, Secre-
taries of the Imperial Treasury and of the
Inperfal Postoffice, representatives of
evangelical princes, of free cities and of
scores of other distinguished individuals
Rld of societies invited TO participate in the
elebIation.
The Part That Wilhelm Will Take.
The Emperor will be conducted shortly
II - ~o,1H 1,o,.a
ne will be welcomed formally by the Mayor
of Wittenberg, the magistrates and the mu-
nicipal councillors. From the Council House
she Emperor will be escorted to the market
place, where he will show himself for few
minutes to receive the homage of the peo-
pie. At ll:So O'Clock the procession to the
castle church will start, led by the directors
of the Wittenberg Theological Seminary.
the Prussian general suDerintendents and
representatives of the Church admfnistra-
tion. The princely guests and representa-
tives of foreign crowned heads Will precede
the Emperor, who has chosen to close the
procession in person, under the escort OF
squadron of cavalry.
AS the Emperor approaches the entrance
OF the castle church chorus of male voices
In the tower will sing Luther's hymn. The
royal personages in the procession will
gather in a tent at the Theses door. while
the rest of the procession enters the church
by the other door. The Emperor will aiight
before this tent, unlock the Theses door
and enter the church, accompanied by his
royal guests, while the choir sings hymn
and the congregation respones with "komm,
Heiliger Geist Herr Gott." Then Superin-
tendent General Schultze, of the Province of
SaXony, will consecrate the church. Tho
formal conservation will be followed by
pealing of bells, after which superintendent
Quandt will reach the hthurge. The sermon
will be preached by Court Chaplain Vie
Tegge.
Sermons for All Who Attend
Those unable to get places in the castle
church NAV hear Court Chaplain Frommel
preach at noon in tie town church. After
the first service in the castle church the
Emperor and his royal guests will proceed
to the augusteum to review Lnthers
representing the life and times OF the great
reformer. The procession is expected to
pass at l:30 O'Clock. but probably will not be-
gin passing before two. From the Luther
House the procession will march via castle
church and Coswiger strasse to the Arsenal
PlatZ, where Court Chaplain Faber will de-
liver an address concerning Luther and his
significance to Germany. The address Will
be followed by singing OF a Luther lied,
after which the procession will break up.
AT o'clock Harrig's Luther play, written
especially for the festival, will be performed
before the Emperor and all the distin-
airy barracks.
The place in the programme for the EN-
perOr's speech has not yet been determined,
and many wish il were to have no place at
all. The speech has already been prepared,
however has been read by the Count Won
Caprivi and the Minister of Public Worship,
and undoubtedly will be delivered.
The Town Crowded With Strangers.
Wittenberg is crowded with strangers.
The hotels and boarding houses cannot &C.
commodate half the people who have al
ready arrived, and private families who
have opened their doors already have over
flowing houses. Tonight thousands of peo-
pie will sleep in barns and tents. There are
almost as many strangers as citizens there
now. and when the excursion trans unload
their passengers from all parts Of the eni-
pire tonight and tomorrow morning, the
population of the city will have been
trebled.
The Society for the Prevention of the
Abuse of Alcoholic Liquors, at a conference
Just concluded in Halle passed resolutions
Urging the Federal Council and the Reich
stag TO push through the bill for the sup
preston of drunkenness. Very little has
been heard of this bill since the Emperor's
ardent fancy for it has abated, and several
members of the association expressed the
opinion that it was being killed of slowly
by dilatory tactics On behalf OF the Home
Office, however. Privy Councillor Jano dep
recated the inference that because the bill
was delayed it had been abandoned by the