The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-12-25
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Anniversary q RseBnaa>op q

The First I.utheran churr
filled last night TO Join q
ton Of the anniversary -
ming Of the ProtestAo< rufo
Germany, 1856 years ago.
glory over the memory ~
ther and the time 20 mani
when he nailed his nlnety-n ~
upon the church door ~ W(
Germany. and gave ~ the worl
epoch, q new light which No. bo1
growing larger. The goodnesg
ness Of Martin Luther VII q
and the foundation and the b<
the objects OF the Lutherao [
were dwelt upon by the speak0 I
evening. DIR. Carl Swenason. rrd
Of Bethany college, at Llndsbocu
The gathered followers Of the m
former were told that had II ~
for Luther, had It not been tor
laration Of freedom in .bei1ofS 2
the great American republic ~
have been possible. The Dec1o
Independence. he declared. ~
foundation the liberty princiI
ther.
Incidental TO an address
the closest attention Of his h(
In which the speaker spoke n
Ing and enthusiasm OF the dli
cidents Of Luther's life, DR..
took occasion 10 denoaince q
act Of the Chicago university
Ing against co-educatlon - y
act and o step backward 70
university. he gloried that
the head Of that institution,
Intheran and said that he
surprised II the next move d
per and Mr.. Rockefeller w8
get out an injunction to, pre1
being hora or tho same pafentS
This came up incidental to q
his address In which he said tn
tin Luther was the first pedaGo
declare that women had TIL
rights to education as men.
Rev. DR.. l.. 8. Keyser, Of Al
and Rev. DR.. J. A. Zeigler. pastor
local church. also took part In q
vices. During the afternoon
Of the ministers Of the two
Citys was held at the church I
over the reformation and its dil
with he singing Of Luher's great
with the singing Of Luther's
hymn, "Ein Feste Burg"
DR.. Swensson told OF his visit
grave Of Luther and then. procee
outline the move OF the ref0rmAti
spoke Of the character Of the ms
, what his work has meant 10 the
Nothing has created such q stir
religious world as the thesis Of l
, Far back In 1917. In the darkness
middle ages, the old light-we
the new-shone upon the world.
should be proud to be the sons q
! q church. the church Of the first
: tant communion. Luther was
former OF the sixteenth centur,
reformer of all centuries. The Z
sion Of that one German was the
: ming OF q new world--a new .
,, more beautiful. more wonderful
! In all history"
Luther's great struggle with hi
, cience was told OF, and his FIN
burst against the conditions ,
. times, when so much money
/ the forgiveness Of sins. Luther b
/ that forgiveness could only bs
, through faith In God. The II
, Christian should be only q life
1 and a life OF service.
Luther and his reformation
, great because he had the true I
!. tion of life In general. He had q
8 faith In the Bible inspiring the
!; Of God. II the Bibie is not trt
! religion Is false. Lutheran chrii
stands on the old platform tn
: word Of God Is contained In tn
and that lie Bible Is the word
!; and an inspired book"
u DR.. Swensson closed wit. |
. q united Lutheran church and
!, ing Of few figures TO show Il
= were 6S, 100000 Lutherans In III
while combined, the Ave other
: Protestant denominations only
!. 60,0O0,000.