Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-24
OF THE REFORMATION.
Interesting Services in h"'h."
Cbrrcbea To- Day and Next SUNDAY

The appropriate observance Oh sPoN'|.
davs In commemoration of important
events is a standing custom In both INC
Jewish and Christian churches. Inis 20
as IL should be. The events WHICH men
history are but the expression Vi W.
truth. the untruth, or mixed prlnclp'e9'
that are active from age to age. mus Il,
a very useful way, the truth Is illustrates
In historical occurrences, winch are,
therefore. worthy Of careful study anu
helnfll in the enforcement or piIhCIpioS.,
IL is entirely in accord with the SP"st 80
modern civilization that the great To-" 80
of the history or mankih1 snV th neonIe.
amined and interpreted by the psoplS,
This can be encouraged as regaruS SIui ~, IN
history perhaps in no way so ven 80 ~
the tudicious introduction or tne ehus
festival Such, at least, Is the we" Vi
large part of Christendom. ~,
n has been said that the Reformation Oh
the sixteenth century, next TO the miro
duction of Christianity, Is the eIeaIes.
event of history. The great plo ,Sl u.
was inaugurated by Luther nalllhs VI
tive ninety-nve theses TO the door or inc
Cos,ia church at Wittenberg, october o.
15I7 The Evangelical Lutheran Church.
1.-The Church Of the Retormatlon, aiIiio 30,
universally observes OCTOBER oISI 40 ha
ennnaI Reformation festival. rms she
Aces in order 10 freshen and fix funua-
mental truth by return 10 nrst PlliiSi
MES. 10 awaken a deeper appreclation "
Tho blessings OF civil and relslOuS me- ,S ~,
which were bestowed through the ILL.,
~ the reformers and TO learn prdcttlSa,
~ ,nss ., FOR the present aggressive lapoIS
NJ the Church. 1t is now an ackhoWle" p q
loot that the Protestant reformation l ia1
been. in one way or anothSr,, i Dt,d
10 ali the parts OF western CnIlsI ~. go
and 1t is in this uhsecId'i"H ""'
teT Th da Is Is usually observed by appro-
nriate services in most Lutheran clurC -,
THE nastors discuss themes bearing LIZ o,-
the stirring events or the si&teens' som
t,,rv The music is usually CHOSEN lL II, ~
tha abundance of sacred song produced IN
~ neriod. IL is rare thing TOT me
sastivel Of the Reformation TO pc ct ~
hroted I'm a Lutheran church wlthout tne
singing OF Luthers FAMOUS Darti,9
"I5in Feste Burg ist Unser Got.. - thts
T'ha extent OF the observance or tn .,'
,os,i,,oI nav be inferred from the sirens III
Of the Evangelical LutneIaIi ,,,nyn
There are about 1900 comnuhlcatnrtt r,,,nIa
bers OF the Lutheran CnurG y, nj numbers in
While comparatively weak IN nun nJ 70
H. sourh. this communion mas mao a , &c
~ HE growth I'm the United Staees'
having at present a comrlu l Iileo 90 The
hershin Of moro than l,oVv'c 81 world
strengtb Of the denomination N tlt oo "" c, ~
sc Committed in 1890 to be OVoi''so or,na
49, scandinavia, and North Ahiei''"
t"t,'9,' ,,s numerical strongholds.
The First English EyanEeii eesco LSte' to
church of this city %ii t5s a festIyaI this
regular custom observe rye sne exercises
y year; In o SdSs st there viii be to-day
seryiess suitable the Reformstloap
SON The pastor @aaa Rsy speak S < on subject;
VIII ,,o ott nv the festival. The ch0r VI,
sus asseen ts for the occasion under the
be a ossnnent of the organist, MT. H. T.
Duce