The state chronicle., 1892-11-01
LUTnER'S ANNIVERSARY
NEhhhNATED AT WsErENnvyr
WITH GREAT poMP.
"e Aaiser Visits the Old yu,har.n
'n"rch, WhicI. is Eeconsecratea-
se srial<s n Eoas, From Nar-
tin s.Rthers. :.ohI,.

Hh Luiher's ;.obIc..
oN Caoie To the state Chrnuicla
hERLlN, Oct 3l.-Although ,he Or, $
e"t King William. of Wurtcmburg ;s
out distantly connected with the late
"o""ger Queen of Wurt,mburg, the
Grand Duchess Olga, the King appears
70 nave promptly grasped her death as
an excuse for rot proceeding to the
Lutheran celebration at W,ttephnro
h'ng William, who is himself Lutheran
was travelling TO Wittenburo. when he |
heard Of Queen Olga's death, and imme-
dlately returned to the castle. Kino
William, although faithful adherent Of
the Lutheran Church. has not taken
k,n'iy to the Wittenbu~ celebration.
nu uhy-nve per cent. Of his subjects are
''hah tathoilcs, who are opposed
10 making the Lutheran official
demonstration in favor nf professionalism
ana /. IS said to have been only at the
earnest invitation of the Kaiser tina. K,no
! William consented to be present at ali
ADDED TO the religious controversy IN
vowed IN the demonstration. is the fact
ihat Tor some time past there has been .
| iro"nlng coOlnesS on the part of the
Nuit tenburg family toward the Kaiser
ana partlcularism is gaining ground in
Stuttgart Throughout South Germany
and among the CATH lies of the other
parts OF the empire. the sentiment is v-ry
stroug that the official slorlfcation 81
Luther st Wuttcnberc is an uncalled for
exhibition Of hostility toward several
millions oi German population who clam
% pe-talthtul subjec OF the Kaiser aud
rs devoted To the fstherland as his pro
testant subjects, This view is taken es-
peclally III Bavaria, where both people
ana press are outspoken against the
course OF the Kaiser.
II Is said that on his way back from
Virginia recently, the Kaiser stopped for
up" ards Of an hour at Wittenburg, TO
iuspect the schtOsskirche, the church as
sociated with Luther. which has been
renovated for the re cousecratiou to day.
! The Emperor grestIy admired the beauty
of the edtce and its fittings especially
! the limestone altar, the oaken pulpit,
and the imperial pew, which are all bg
the court sculptor, LDder, whom his
Majesty congratulated on his work.
German protestant sovereigns, but also
ali The foreign ones inc!uding Queen
g Victoria, 70 the opening The absence
OF the King Of Wurtemburg 5 d serious
blow - the celebration, as IT leaves south
Germany represented only by petty SOW
creigns The town was gayly decorated
with flags and floral e,toans The cen
1 tre Of interest 10 day Is tie venerable
: Schlosskirche, to he doors OF which
Luther affixed his defiance OF Rome. Ths
restoration Of the church by the munif
cerce OF the Emperor William, is the oc
7 casion Of to days celebration. Upon tn.
{ arrival Of the Kaiser IL tn town hal
@ Bargomaster Scniidt read an address
Ia his reply, the Emperor said Il vii
always luihl what my grand father and
father promised. aud rsjoice TO be en-
e lbied 10 ticish whet my father, with hi
q grt Al love for the Lutheran religion as
pirri 70 complete,
From the town nall the procession
started for tie >ehossk acne. Archi
a, tect Adler. with much ceremony handct
70 The Kaiser the k : of the d5oI aud tn
K .islr handed the key over to Her
Barkhauson, president Of the High Con
, sistgrv The latter gave the key I
s, Superintendent Quandt, who uni0cke
the doors Of the cnurch and the procrs
SION entered. The Kaiser took III
i, seat on an eleeated throne wit
m the Prlncesses OF Germany groul
to ed around him, presenting
Il their attire of state a most picturesqu
y, 20 aud imposing spectacle. Superintender
4. General Schulrze, OF the province {
Of Saxony then formally consecrated the II
Se stored church, after the form provide
Ie- IN the Lutheran service The bells ran
s. out a ,yful peal in honor Of the ever
IN and Superintendent Quandt read Il
81 turgv After the services the hals-
a. his fellow prince, and the other dign
Ia taries proceeded to Luther's house I'll
rd- streets on the way were thronged by !
ga, enthusiastic crowd who repeated
AZ Al, cheered the Kaser Upon arrival at t
NJ house the Kaiser Inspected the apaI
Iu- ments which the founder OF the Luther,
ro- church had occupied. The Kaiser stan
va va ing in Luther's own room read the doc
M nent testifying to the conservation OF I
md church. which the Kaiser and all t
nta princess with him mad previously slgne
ls1l m This document recited that William, t
ore First. King Of Prussia, and Germ
Emperor, had ordered the renoVa'I,'h
the church, and that the Emperor Ere
= erick had taken much interest IN
work which William the Second IL
Il that day concluded.
IA TIL. Kaiscr's utteraIces evidently P
- voked a strong impression upon the
sernbled hearers, especially the No
German princes, who were plai'
pleased with the strong avowtl Of ad
sion to the Lutheran faith. At the lun
de con attended by the German prime
re- .s,;,,oa os f,roion eovereions q
les fePic9eh 'a'i'I =, " - ISn J;ll;
,ur- nlgn STATE pHlCldls, Lh =
ems rose with Luther's goblet IL ms mana
yed after brief speech drank to the hea
aD- r a. - oeoa,, III od ,,r;ncos