The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-08

CuTTeu buN kHo sCoHkIogNAuH Was AGAIN
OF q size to more than oil the church.
The sermon was in English for the benz
eft Of tho English speaking friends of
the congregation, OF which there arc
many, The discourse was delivered by
Rev. DR.. I. B, Roth, OF Greonyille, Pa
and was entitled plymouth Rock and
other Rocks" 1t was elOqusntly deliv-
erOd and very instructive, greatly pleas
ing all who heard.
Tho speaker referred to Plymouth
Rock, typical in American history oil
religious liberty. The pilgrims were
earnest people, who came TO the New
World TO be Tree TO Worship God as thaY
desired, and as such they command re-
spect. But they were men and had
their faults. Their idea was "Nou wor.
ship God rs worship Him, and you will
DO right" The pilgrims were not toler.
ant, but had tho spirit that whipped
the witches, exilsd Roger Williams and
murdered tho Indians They vera not
tolerant even OF themselves and would
close the blinds OF their house on tho
Sabbath, punish the children Tor laugh.
ter; in fact, they were narrow. ono oil
their descendentl has said that they
"whlpped their cider barrels because
the cider worked on Sunday"
To-day, however, New England has
rapudiated such nArroWnesI and those
StGtoa are now sWarming with sects. Il
Is notable fact, said the speaker, that
In New England, with all its memories
OF Puritauisn, there are more divorces
to-day than in any other section OF tho
country. But il is not fair TO charge
this to Plymouth Rock.
There arc other "rocks" equally de.
serving Of fame, IRON Florida to LabrR'
dor, that have remained in obscurity
and arc forgotten by many. The first
rock ia planted on the banks OF the
river st. John in sunny Florida. Tho
speaker then described the journey OF
the French and German ProIestants to
Florida in 1904, over half century boz
fore the Purilans landed on Plymouth
Rock, in order that they might secure
religious freedom. Here at the instance
OF Philip OF Spain they were prosecuted
and over 900 OF them massaCred lrOcold
blood. The Spanish leader erected u
cross on which was inscribed: II slew
them not because they were French
mon, but because they wore Lutherans."
They were the first Christian martyrs
OF America aud Luthsrans should not
o forget they were Lutherans.
Tho second rock was the colony oil
German Lutherans who sailed to Amer.
lea aud settled at Savannah, in Georgia.
II ia notable fact that these people
were the frat to deprecate tho bondage
OF the negro; the first protest against
slavery entered in America. Tho
beauty and peacetulne's OF this colony
was dWelt upon at lOngth by the speaker,
who referred to the visit there OF John
Wesley, the founder Of Methodism, who
himself says that he was unconvorted
until ne witnessed the beautiful peace
oil that colony OF German Lutherans.
Referring TO this same church founded
by Wesley, the speaker said that 1t to.
day sponda 81, 5000 on missions year
ly, but for every dollar it spends to con-
vert the black man Of Africa 1t expends
twenty to change the German Luth-
eran to q German Methodist
Tho third rock was at CharleSton,
S. G., and again it was colony OF Ger
man Lutherans. In the war for inde-
pandence they were the frat TO respond
TO the call OF arms and were ready 10
sacrifice lie and property for the Amor
lean cause. Tho famous German Fusi.
leors' Of Charleston were organized in
the German Lutheran congregation OF
that city. Turning moment from his
main subject the speaker referred to
the annual celebration Of the 3lSt OF
October each year by Lutherans-!ho
anniversary Of the Reformation. There
is hardly u land, no said, that has been
held under tho sway Of Rome, that has
not run with tho bloed Of Luthorans.
Though twenty crowded heads ara
members oil the Lutheran church and
havo tho power to persOcuto other
faiths, no Lutheran has ever porsocuted
a record to be proud Of.
The speaker then proceeded to nm
eloquent description Of tho fourth rock.
Before the great GuHtavuS Adolphus, OF
glorious memory, died, lie Impressed
upon his SUCCESSORS tho Importance OF
his colonization schemes. So in 1857
two ship.loads Of Swodos sailed up the
lttluWAl u bANV AllA hOgh aAsAA NANN az ~
Lutheran church, II not tho first
Christian church, in America, was or
ganized in what Ia now eastern Penn
sylvania. Ono OF tho ministers OF this
colony, said tho speaker, translated tho
inst book into an Indian language and
the work Of tho COlonisIs among tho
Indians antaiatod that Of sanity
Elliott who has received in history most
OF tho credit. IhoBo coionists, too,
paved tho way for William Penn, who
also COTS glory that belongs to those
sWedes WHO proceeded him.
Tho other "rocks' woTo German Lu.
theran settlements in New York, whore
thoy were prosecuted by the Dutch ut
Broad Bay ia Maine. where tho colon.
fists suffered untold hardship during tho
rigorous winter; ut Nova Scotia and on
iCe.bound Labrador
"Wlh such a record na thia," said tho
speaker, twill you toll mo why wo soon
30 DO asking tho pardon OF everybody
for oxisting2 Tho lessons Of these carly
settlements nrO noblor than that Of
Plymouth rock, aud why shall wo not
glory In them"
There IL better day dRwninp for
Lulh0fanigm, said tho minister Half
century ago tho Lutheran church
numbered $1,000 in America, and to-day
1t Ia 100000 Rlrong Tho young
Lutheran IL a pushing individual, who
will mako himself folt and will not sub.
init 10 tho "llors thIsand tloro TINT to
which luthotanB have submitted IN tho
past
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