St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-01
IN HONOR or LUTHER,
The REsaSQrmer's Old Church
ReGedicated by Emperor
William.
lie Completes the Work Be-
gun by His Imperial
Ancestor.
after the Ceremonies the
Royal Party Went to
Luther's House.
A Banquet and a Gorgeous
Pageant Follow the Lat
ter Visit.

BERLIN, Oct. 3l.-The Emperor Will
lam, the empress and three OF their SONS
started from POtSdam at quarter past
O'Clock this morning for Wittenberg.
They were accompanied by the Duke
of York, Prince GdStaf, crown prince
of Sweden: Prince Albrecht the regent
of Brunswick: the Duke of Gutenberg.
the Prince of SaXe-Meiningen aud
Chancellor Won CapriYi. The emperor
drove in an open carriage to the town
hail of Wittenberg, where he was re-
ceved by Burgomaster Schild, the mag
strates and lthe municipal councillors.
The town was gally decorated with flags
and floral feStOOns.
The center of interest today is the
venerable SchloSSkirche, to the doors
Of which Luther affixed his defiance 10
Rome. The restoration of the church
Uy the muniiicence of the Emperor
William is the era of tOday'S celebra-
lion. Upon the arrival of the kaiser at
The town hall Burgomaster Schild read
an address. LII his reply the emperor
said:
Begun by His Father.
II will always fulfill what my grand
father and father promised, and re-
jnice to be enabled to finish what my
father, with his great love for the
Lutheran religion, aspired to complete"
During the reception the empress, in
company with the princess, her sons
and the hereditary princess of Sake
Meiningen, occupied seats provided for
them on the south side of the council
chamber. From the town hall the pro-
cession started for the SchOsskirche.
A chorus of male voices sang Luther'S
hymn as the procession approached and
halted at pavilion opposite the doors
where Luther had nailed the verses.
Architect Adler, with much ceremony,
handed to the kaiser the key of the
door and the kaiser handed the key over
TO Herr BarkhauSen, president of the
key to Supt. Quandt who unlocked the
doors of the church and the procession
entered.
The kaiser took his seat on an ele-
waited throne, with the princes of Ger
many grouped around him, presenting
in their attire of state most pictur
esQue and imposing spectacle. Supt.
Gen. SchultZe, of the province Of SaXOny,
then
Formally COnsecrated
the restored church, after the form pro-
Vided in the Lutheran service. The
bells rang out joyful peal in honor of
the event. and Supt. Quandt read the
liturgy.
After the services the kaiser and his
fellow princes, and the other dlgnitarieS
proceeded to Luther'S house. The streets
on the way were thrOnged with all
enthusiastic crowd who repeatedly
cheered the kaiser. Upon the arrival
at the house the kaiser inspected the
apartments which the founder of the
Lutheran church had occupied. The
kaiser standing in Luther'S own room,
read in a reSOunding voice the docu-
ment teStifying to the conservation of
the church which the kaiser. and all
the princes with him, had previously
signed. This document recited that
William l.. king of Prussia and German
emperor, had ordered the renovation of
,he church, and that Emperor Frederick
had taken much interest in the work
which William III. had that day COM
pleted. The document concluded as
follows:
"ln the Evangelical faith we have i'm
plored Almighty God with ardent
prayer to preserve to our Evangelical
people the blessings of the reformation,
p!2ty, charity and faithtulneSs, and TO
keep our German fatherland in
His Gracious Care.
1--WE hope to be saved only by this ev-
angelical faith, but we also hope that all
servants of the Evangelical church will
always endeavor to dispose their func-
tons in the spirit of the clear and Chris
tian faith. The restored reformation is
guide to the people in piety and faith
fulness as subjects and in Christian
fellow love toward all fellow creatures,
including those who are of heterodoX
religion. We hope our evangelical.
work of the reformation, by which tie
clear Christian faith was restored, will eX
erciSe Christian love and federation with
mercy toward their brethren"
The kaser'S utterances evidently
produced strong impression upon the
assembled hearers, especially the North
Germany princes, who were plainly
pleased with the strong avowal of adj
heslon to the Lutheran faith.
From LutherS house the emperor
and his party reviewed gorgeous his
torlcal procession, composed of nine
Teen groups illustrating the foundation
and development of Wittenberg and
the foundation of the Schloss-
kirthe, The members then ex-
pressed themselves shighly
Pleased With the Pageant.
Upon its conclusion they proceeded to
the rectOry, where a banquet was await
ing them. There were 220 guests pres
ent. The Duke of York, who repre-
sented Queen Victoria III the celebra-
lion, was seated opposite the emperor.
At the conclusion of the banquet his
majesty arose and delivered a speech.
He concluded by raising the cup that
Wittenberg had presented to Luther on
he occasion OF his wedding. "rhis
cup" he said, "once touched Huther's
lips. 1t shall serve me to drink to the
welfare of my illustrious guests; long
life to the Protestant princes of Ger
many, and the governments of the Ger
man free towns"
After the banquet the emperor and
empress proceeded to an ImproviSed
theater iii the cavalry barracks, where
they witnessed performance of a
Luther ''FestSpiel." illustrating the
orinciDal events in the reformers life.
Afterwards they drove to the railway
station. The whole celebration, from