Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-05

Of his most important works, among
them his Commentary on the Galat-
ans" his Address to the Christian
Mobiles OF Germany" and his Sermon
on the Liberty OF a Christian Man" II
was there, in 1870, came his open breach
with the Pope, when he burned the
Papal bull OF accommodation which
began:
arise, o Lord, and Judge thy causei
Remember the reproach which the
foolish cast against Thee all day long.
st. Peter, ST. Paul, the congregation OF
saints and the whole Church are called
upon to arise. The foxes would lay
waste the vineyard Of the Lord; a wild
boar has entered therein; a savage beast
would pasture there"
Then Luther was condemned as
hereto; his writings were TO be burnt,
and every one was Commanded to
seize Martin Luther and deliver linn to
the Pope at Rome"
Eek was sent to deliver the bull, but
he was received with great hostility. In
Leipsic he had to take refuge In St.
Paul's Church, and the students sang
satirlcal songs for his benefit. In Eriurt
the students attacked him, seized the
printed copies of the bull and threw
them into the river Gera. In Wittcn.
berg Luther himself took the bull by
the horns" and on Nov. 10, I525, he
publicly announced that the bull Of ex-
communication and the Plpal books OF
cauonical law would be burned on the
following morning at 9 O'Clock.
At the appointed time students, mas
tiers and doctors were assembled at the
designated place at the Elster Gate, near
the Augustinian Monastery. An ad.
vanced student prepared the place,
piled on the faggots and applied the
IRE, Then Luther cast the Roman
decretals, together with the Papal bull,
into the flames, enchanting: "Because
thou hast offended the Holy One OF the
Lord, be thou consumed with everlast.
ing fire." Then Luther returned with
his friends to the city, while several
hundred students remained at the fire,
feeding the flames with Pdpal writings,
and others paraded the streets, deriding
Eek and the Papal bull. Thus by his
bold actions did Luther let loose
storm which ragged over all Germany
a storm which could not be quoted till
the Judgment Day"
ms HOME IN wIrrRNnERG.
1t would take too long to follow
Luther's life in detail. In 1891 lie app
peared before the Diet OF Worms. Then
came his concealment in the Wartburg,
where he began his translation OF the
Bible, the first part Of which, the New
Testament, was published in I522. He
returned to Wittenberg in I522; In I525
he married Catherine Won Bora; lived
at Wittenberg until the year 1916, when
he died while on journey, at kisleben,
at the age Of o.. The house in which
Luther lived with his wife aud family
still exists in Wittenberg. 1t was former
ly q portion of the old Augustinan
Convent. "In accordance with the
order Of the Elector, Luther remained
in the monastery building, and which
had been vacated by all the monks.
Here Katie established her household.
To'day'-we are quoting from DR.. Rein
this stately dwelling still stands, close
to the gate and TO the city walls, altered
within, but firm and towering without, a
genuine German home, from which have
Issued streams OF blessing for the whole
world"
TIME OF PRsrILENcE.
Luther released himself from his VOWS
and entered the marriage state on June
-, 1875, at the age OF Al, Cathar!ne
Won Bora was of an old and noble
family, and had been nun In the