The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-22

IRE quarto-csnfenniai 81 Phnip msiarch-
fhoa's blrth was stfingiT observes AZ ths
Fsanhsa Lugheran cbure4. under Ene aus
pieces ~ thr I.ufher LeaEue. 2sf Tuesday
euenlnx. the GAY sst SPAR Tor maj purpose
al, over TIE worfd Tners ~ . good At
fesssanee. The cozy Aftie enagcn presented
a fesfa. appearances. and the programme
covered zen TIE subject a. hanG- II con-
sisted Of essays and addresses. inter-
sreFses wifh music.
TIE service began attn singing Luthers
battle hymn. a Mlxhty Fortress f. our
Cod followed b. the chanlinS ~ Psalm.
g. a prayer and the reading 81 Revelation.
wi g-t5. The aFst essay was q bfirt
sketch or Meianchtaou Life" ~ Mss
Charlotte Hammer. The chief events q
his eventful lifs wers ail referred %. from
his prec0eious youth ~ student down 20
the LAST days Of hts ful sifa. The essay
va well conceived and wei read.
%ext was ar address On 'Messnchthon.
Luthers Great Co-I4aborer In the nefor-
fnatlon" ~ fhe Esw. a. g. Au9a. o. Ta-
coma. He very forCIo.y showed hos these
two noeB compensated eneh other Ia the
work Of reforming fne c1urch. Latbcr
was the hold. fearless. aggressive seaaeF.
s8elauehtaon the mild. pesee-loving and
polished scholar. A. Luther himself said:
~ was born to battle with couspsrators
and devils. therefore my books are more
vehement and wariike It r. my work 20
tear az gho atumpa ard dead roots to cut
away the rnerus. g Illl up the marshes
am the rough forester ard pioneer. But
Aeiarchthoa moves more gently and calm
b along. with bis rich gifts from Gods
own hand. building and planting, sowing
ard nTatsrinE" Luther was the sturdy
OAK. Melanehthon the ivy clinging TO a..
Without Luther Melanchthon. would
never have been able 90 breast the fierce
storms OF controversy Of that age. This IS
shown from the fact that when Luther
HaB called away. MeiancEth0n WAS found
wayeging on some Of the important points
ne before had earnestly defended Never
theleas Meiauchthoas work as q reformer
w8H great. second Only - tbat OF Luther.
ard 80 II Justly honoIed now By Evange-
teal chrlEtenGom.
Following shle was n well prepared es-
Gay on "Aieianchthon. the preceptor OF
Germany" b. Miss Annie V. Bell She
told cf his marvellous learning IN the an
cient classics. and Of his leadership in the
revival Of learning which has been the
forcgunncr OF cur modern progress. Mel
anchthQn was gfeeminentiy the professor
81 the reformation. and students nocked
b. the thousands 10 hear his lectures at
NittenbeTs. Hls work Ia preparing young
men for the university. and thus spread
sng the dortrine of the reformation was
iogian. aud in his Loci Commnnes pre-
pared the hrst systematic dogmatieF
Though be was never ordained a preach
er be founded the custom % preaching
from subjects OF topics. Altogether ne
was the great iaymau OF the reforma-
ton.
The last address WAS by Pastor Beates
on "Melanchthon and the Augsburg Con
fcssion" In this work the speaker en-
daavored 60 snow that Mcianchtnon's
fame would prove most lasting. Among
other good things he said
As Thomas Jefferson Is houorcd chiefly
for bis authorship az the Declaration OF
Independence. 50 Meianchihon Is 10 be
honored chiefly for his writing Of the
great Aueustana. the symbol NJ faith Of
one>h8lf ~ Professionalism. While the ma
terial or substance % the Confession was
1T hand In certain articles which came
from Lnther's hand Hnd were presented
al Schwaback and Torgau. ita fame Is
due entirely 10 MeiaucathoR's matchless
style No one was 80 qualified 70 produce
such a confession as Melanchthon. II
hroathes his irouic spirit but was yet
nrm ~ Condemuing error. II shows That
this man. who was the Apostle John of
the reformation was also a very Boancr-
Fea IN behalf 81 the truth Melanchthon
evidently considered his confession pre-
scnted az Augsburg Ga laan. as his chief
work lie prepared his great Apology in
defense of H. and was uutirinE pa his e.
forts To unite Christians on g. ~ he did
WAIVER and change Il IN the Nartata cd
ition OF 1870 which. however. never was
used "a any gre8t extent his one purpose
was 20 advance SIS teachings. That ht
xricvously erred in Judgment Subsequent
events have abundantiy shown. but hf
cannot BE Justly accused az Intentional
wrong daing This much - clear. that
MeiauChthon'a personal fslth Ia the doc
trtne set forth in hts original Aussoure
Confession remained mistaken unto the
end. And SO his fame abldes With Sc
fIls grsmmcr and system - education
are obsolete. bis Loot have given place tl
better and more systematic poEmatics
the very university whicA Pc pc iliumlne,
with hls genius knows SIS place no more
having been moved from WittenherE e
Ffalta. bar his Augsburg Confession still
ntes 90. and shalt live a. long as th'
pure truth 90 the Gospel shall be preached
phHp Moianchthon was che son OF
Ceerro sehwartEeri tie himself assumed
thc name az Me1aurAfhon NJ the advice o
Sis uncle. John Uenchin. Sehwars1ert
rnesut "a}act earth" ana The Greek nam,
Naturalization has the same siguiicatlon.
parh~gor ~f rhiIo>ophy al - Years
The famous thealaetsn was q remarkably
precerfoas boz. AZ ihe axe ~ IS DE graiu
afea from UeAe'herN university recciyin.
she degree % hs heiar 20 philosophy. Pr
in spite - tbe t3et taat he was az th'
head ag h.s cls-s thv university refuse,
him Gre masters tsEfce because cf hu
youth 80 he entered tno University 90
T9seAfveen. fclm Whirh he received th
MASTER dtrfrr la 1874 Tnfu. so thH agl
81 ~ pea began to 'ecsgrc tg yhe s.udent
on Ar.stotclan philosophy ara tse classics
Attae asr 80 ei Zee was appointed p~ofesse
o. Greek $50 tar University uf Wttruhcrs
lie WAS the most papal8- Professor as rh
university snt parl's cemr fron ever,
rsrt 80 OsrDtr ta learn fs'm Alm. I
VAS AZ WttguhcrT that NeAu-hrhso re
Martin I.athcr They became Hle-i-~.
friends aud oa- workers tn ere -rtrr-a .lsn
Fle Wav euphs tiratIv q fteo.ax'sn. ana et
advice hsf Erest tneueree on Latatr an.
arc 1Erer stfaratefs-
Cone tfets71 aHa w,fe-at-eH were p.
rAararterIsttes 8r3 Dec rse4 al' ~ ste .0
ruarce le ta0e 8osn ttt roaEA smFetvss-t
~ h.s Ers.a5 cr-ien sue
The srest 0era7sa scrst2n - gre EA-
Nas commenced tF l-@rhfr 'n 1852 snt 9r
sshef En- f1R IL thts work NraRrthsha
v--~~----~~~------