The Saint Paul globe., 1902-05-02
YOUTHFUL FOLLOWERS OF DE-
MOSTHENES INDULGE IN FLIGHTS
OF ELOQUENCE
GENIUS OF THE REFORMATION
Edward Maurer, OF BelOit College,
Delivers MasterIy Discourse on
Life and Influence oE
WittenberE Monk.

In the interstate oratorical contest
which was held last evening at the Gem
tral Presbyterian church, and AZ which
there We're ten contestants, Charles A-
Culver. Of Carleton college, gained t1r
Minnesota THE distinction Of third place.
First honor was awarded to Oscar El-
ward Maurer, BeIoit college Wisconsin,
and second place to Frank Brown Knox
college, Illinois.
The large auditorium OF -ue church was
well filed and much interest was shown
fl the efforts III the contestants. each oG
whom had his friends in the audience. Aa
the occasion offered during the evening.
and particularly while the audience was
waiting for the verdict Of the judges the
different delegations made the church ring
with their college yeIls and the names of
their chosen candidates
Tile programme opened with an invo-
cation by Rev. George Fl. Bridgman AIu-
sic was furnished at intervals by tile u.
Of NJ. Glee club. and Miss M. CarIotta
StockdiH sang a solo.
The judges on thought and composition
were Prof J. Scott Clark. Evanston IH;
Prof Ralph Curtis RingwaIt, Columbia
university, New York, and President q.
x. Snyder, Of the state normal school.
Greeley, Ohio; and the judges on deIiv-
cry. Dr. Charles p. Mitchell. Cleveland,
Ohio; DR.. w. a. Graham, Mitchell i Id.
ana Dr. Matt :. Hughes. Kansas city.
Mo.
Orators and Their OratIonH.
The oratIons and the order IN which
they were delivered were az follows.
The Patriot III Politics" Homer Hoch,
Baker university. Kansas.
"The Patriotism of Stephen IA. Doug
las"-Frank Brown, Knox college. Ill'
nois.
THE First Emancipator' Joseph wv.
Kenney, EarIham college, Indiana.
The Greed That -urses' H. =. Wood
ward, Hiram college. Ohio.
The Trend of the Age"-C. a. Culver.
Carleton college. Minnesota.
The Blot on the 'ScutcheOn" Glenn IA.
Mitchell, Iowa Wesleyan university,
Iowa.
Feeling and Thinking-Their Focus" -
Loring ID. Beckwith. Denver university,
Colorado.
'Is Christianity Failure ?'-James r..
Woodward. Creighton university Ne
The Genius of the Reformationr-os
car Edward Maurer, BeLoit college, Wis.,
consin.
Modern Egotism" David Milton Proc
tor, Jew4H college, Missouri
The Winning Grafton.
The Grafton Of Oscar Edward Mluder
upon which he secured first honor, was .n
part as follows.
The spirit III every age singles out D
few strong men, true u their con' .rLOng
and their lives thereafter are ordered and
guided as BY destiny. al Cincnnltus is
called from his pLow to the leadership 0r
an army; q Lincoln is led from hiS cUun-
try store to the head Of a nation. 80
Luther was summoned from the convent
cell and the professors chair tO tne 'front.'
Of "a conflict involving the very f1LuGa-
tiCns Of the Christian faith. This conflict
did not seek tO overthrow the mother
church, A. pagan philosophy had l1-e At
first there was r0 thought uf breaking
with Rome. Luther loved hts church. au4
even as he loved her did le yeaEu to re-
move the inIQuity which had degraded
her. Others might close their eyls tu ner
fallen virtue. and rejoice in tle grow. l
Of her temporal riches he could soe uuy
the selhshness and ambition uf -EG lead
eTs by whom she had been betrayed.
He saw that the system had been maE-
nifed and the individual neglected. thaE
tradition had taken the place uf Hely
Writ that where purity and freedom
should be, there was slavery auL rNr-
ruptOn. Against these evils he WuIta l.s
nlnety-fve theses. and upon their vantage
ground he outlined the three points ut M.r
position. The first principle 0f nI= Hr'.ae
was that man can be justified moo uy aIl-
hitting % ecclesiastical authority HI-
alone by faith. Secondly. na tuuE a
stand firmly upon the Scriptures insist
ing that they embodied supreme althur-
tty- In the third place. na le.H r.
every man has the God given r-tr -J
interpret The Bible for himself anl r.
hold his private Judgment in aL ma t..-5
OF religion. Here were three tra.r- -.-
rectIy lu accord with the new spirit 4i
the age
was the Voice of Many
The thoughts 0f thousands wH 1r1
feared t0 voice their opinions we-. r-
ly and fearlessLv euulclatll. la-a H8
done in no Impulse 1t reckIessa l
consequences hal been weigh .4 Hrn Unr-
sidered. Those consequence W-r. u.-
long iE appearing Rome spoke .l-
quIckly-ln easy contempt f fFsf Aa
was due an Insignificant nlauE--rnau.
when she saw this clululat +ru" a.L
cover the heavens tlund@ruua.V aU- .Iu-
dtctively. Tu ca1ple the German iNt0
silence all the resources ur u4r4l 9.-
plCmacy were employed tl crush n.m
were threatened all the terra-s .f eE-
communication and interttrt. tl- te
and eternal GamnltiCu. "B.- ln t" -
season of anguish when piercing .l.s
burst from niB narrow cclI. auG a-"lmL
through the long corridor of tla r"rru
az EhrfurL Luther had RECEIVED -h=
him the church encllut-rMH -mrr
which remained unl4un-ed before hE l--
For N time he waited. W. fr douat hut
in hope uf reconciliation Eut WHEN n#
became convinced thlt the 1ee was ue-E
contrary to the express commands l-
Christ without IN tremnr ne atnrMr-G
every compromise and openly Gr.Hl trm
authority which held nis ife .u sts lu0a
There Is something colossal llnrr th.s
NittenherE monk as EE ARRAYS rInNraNr
against TIE powers Df Rome ant hrr.a at
them nls defiance. There JEW r.t n.m
methinE awe-lrsniriuE. whrh elus
the common people his willing servants.
which commands the respect Qf aAs .trv