St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-21
INGERsOLL ON LUTHER.
Interesting Review of q Stormy
but Useful Life.

but Useful Life.
Rev. E. P. Ingerson delivered a
lecture last night at the Bethlehem
church, corner of Pleasant avenue and
Ramsey street, on Martin Luther. The
singing by the audience of Elm Feste
Burg Ist Unser Gott, served as a pre-
liminary to the lecture, which was
illustrated by stereopticon. Rev. DR..
Ingersoll spoke, in substance, as fol-
lows: "I have noticed that all refor-
nations work upward from the humble
paths of life, and degradations
work downward. Luther was the
tide of the ocean; Zwingel the
mountain torrent of his native land
The earlier years of his life gave the
true bent to his character. John
Luther his father, the humble wood
cutter, had aspirations to rise intellect
ually, and did so.' Then came an
illustration of the schoolmaster who
brought the young Luther back to his
parents, after having fogged him
fifteen times in one day, only to find
his spirit still unbroken. In his after
life Luther referred to his mother hav-
ing whipped him until the blood came,
but he never remembered 1T against
her, unlike many of the present day.
Then came an illustration of Luther
wandering in the streets, where he. was
met by Madame Gotta, who; after
wards took him into her home, and
was the means Of starting him on his
marvellous career. He almost gave up
his studies to go home and <ssist his
father in support of his family, and 1t
was Madame Cotta's pious counsel that
kept him from doing so. He after
wards remembered her in his saying:
There is nothing sweeter than the
heart of a pious woman" He was
intended for the bar. AT eighteen ne
became fairly angered at the teachings
of Aristotle, and turned to those OF
Cicero. He began his days with prayer.
He was noted for his buoyancy in de-
bate. and always fought for the truth.
At twenty, he searched through the
Bible = then rare book = ana
read the story Of Samuel. He was sur
prised that it contained more than he
had supposed from the teachings of the
church. After taking his degree as
bachelor of arts, he fell i'll, from over
study, and thought he would die. A
kindly old priest encouraged him to
| live. and he did so. Afterwards he took
his. degree in law, and later on became
| a. professor of philosophy. In the sum-
mer of 1905, while riding in storm,
| thunderbolt crashed into the earth be-
| fore him. Terrified, he made a VOW if
| his life were spared, to enter the mon
| actic life. In spite of friends pro-
| tests, he carried this out, and entered
| an Augustinian monastery. He did
| every menial service with a saint-like
| patience These trials taught him to
| pass through still greater ones. Later
| on he bore a message to Rome. He
| noted the corruptions of the Imperial
| City, and it was there that a voice re-
sounded through his soul, saying, THE
| lust shall live by faith" His great
! friend, Phillip Melancthon, and him
self, were likened by the speaker to
David and Jonathan They proved
| the twin warriors of the reformation.
Then when the papal message came to
| Wittenburg selling indulgenceS, Luth-
| er daringIy and defiantly nailed the
ninety-five papal theses to the church
/ door Then followed his excomnuni-
cation by the pope. This he publicly
burned. His trial for heresy was re-
viewed. Then came his disappearance.
He sought refuge in. the castle of Wur-
temburg, in the Thuringian forest,
where he translated the New Testa-
ment from the icy fetters of the dead
languages, only to make the German
language glorious. Afterwards came
his marriage to an-aex-nun. He said
this was ito please his father, tease
the pope and vex the devil He loved
his children, and played with them in
fatherly fondness. His letters to his
wife were tender, droll and filled with
harmless wit. He was an open-hearted
German, winning the worlds reverence,
for he it was that broke the idols of
superstition. At the close of his event
full career, he closed his eyes in trust,
with the now historic Words Father,
into Thy hands I commit my spirit
HURT IN A RUNAWAY. 2@e
General Manager Macgowan Laid
Up by n Broken Hip. +ve
P. S. Macgowan, general manager of
the Wood Harvester works, was
brought to the city last night by the
Dutchman, suffering from broken
hip Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Mac
gowan was out riding about eleven
miles from Lake City. With him were
George r. Barton and D. S. Baldwin,
manager of the Northwestern sales de-
partment of the company. In going
down hill the neckyoke broke and the
team ran away Messrs. Barton and
Baldwin jumped, but Mr.. Macgowan
was thrown out, and suffered a
fracture of the hip as stated. He was
also cut about the head. go
The injured man was conveyed to his
home at 487 Ashland avenue, in Cooks s
ambulance DR.. Wheaton was called,
and decided it would be best to set the
bone today.
Hassford Ordered to Proceed.
Supervising Architect Bassford yes
terday received instructions from
1Krn sl,i,n.r+n,, h, ,nrooood. with tho work