Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-12
'D0|MGs IN DEUTSCHLAND
Mural Paintings Uncovered--SoIdiers
Leave Religious Service.
Wagner Festival.
[By Associated Press.I

bciiih, nus. ~ ne uuSO'cllu6 VI
an utterly unsupported set of sixteenth
century mural paintings during rem
ovation OF the ancient German Mon
astical church at Frankfort-on-Main
has been crowned by the discovery OF
an original self-portrait of the cele-
brated German painter, Albrecht
Durer, considered here as an artistic
event of the first magnitude.
The artist is shown in long mantle
and feathered cap, brush and palette
in the left hand and in the right a
square tablet with Latin inscription
stating that the picture Is the work OF
Albrecht Durer, and the date 1925.
The frescoes are found on the walls
OF the sacristy of the church, which
for years were thought to bear only a
simple tapestry pattern, until skillful
cleaning and restoration showed the
supposed tapestry design to be really.
set of elaborate and surprising paint
ings. From the inscription on the
Durer portrait and internal and his
torical evidence, il is thought that the
decorations were the work OF scholars
OF Durer, carried out under the super
vision of the master, who capped the
work with his own brush during a
visit to Frankfort in 1925. Details OF
the portrait and the characteristic In
scription tablet, found in other Durer
paintings, leave no doubt OF its gen.
uineness Only part of the complete
decoration has been revealed by the
renovation, this including st. Chris
nnrnric naintfnO nj
the same subject of 1911, ST. George,
and heads of the Emperor Henry III
and his consort Kunigunde, the bodies
of which are still hidden under the
Crime and dirt of the centuries.
Four companies of the Queen Eliza
beth Guard regiment, attending serv-
ices recently at the Luisen Evangel-
ical church, in the aristocratic suburb
of Charlottenburg, arose during the
sermon and marched out Of the build
ing, their action for moment threat
ening to create panic among the
other worshipers, who feared that
fire had broken out.
The retreat, however, was ordered
by the officers as a demonstration
against TIC ullfId vi lhN pdoAOis
Or. Kraatz, who in his sermon was
defending Pastor Jatho, the Cologne
divine just expelled from the church
for heresy, after a trial which has ex-
cited the interest of all Germany for
several months.
Pastor Jatho denies the existence
OF a personal Deity, teaching instead
the existence OF a primordial force,
which, perhaps, as eternal reason and
directing wisdom, presided at the
creation, or perhaps first became man.
ifest and active in the human mind;
disclaims the divinity of Christ and
omts from his sermons all reference
to future life, because he has come
TO no certain conclusion on this sub
ject He has, however, many admirers
among the liberal clergy in Germany.
and his conviction for heresy was re-
ceived with intense disapproval in
wide circles in Germany, a national
subscription being started to enable
him to carry on his work.
DR.. KraatZ's sermon, in which he
sharply criticised the authorities who
convicted Pastor Jatho, and declared
that they were trying to gag the free
voice of the church, will probably lead
to his trial, his utterances having been
denounced to the church authorities
Immediately after the services. This
will strengthen the agitation against
the connection of church and state In
Prussia the church being a state in
stitution to the support of which all
who can not prove other affiliations
ara pOmnallnd m contribute
American visitors were in force In
Bayreuth at the opening of the Wag-
ner festival, in which more intense
interest than ever was shown by
music-lovers this year, in consequence
of the introduction of a new stage
setting by Siegfried Wagner of the
"Meisterslnger.'
The first days performance was at
tended by one of the most brilliant
audiences ever gathered together in
the small Bavarian city, solely de-
voted to Wagner and his works. One
well known figure was missing, how
ever, that of Frau Cosima Wagner,
who, although enjoying remarkably
good health, had decided not to be
present this year. The Queen of
Nuremberg was there, as well as the
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess OF
Baden, while among other royal per-
sonages were the hereditary Prince of
Reuss and the Prince and Princess of
Coburg-Gotha.
On this occasion the Tsar of Bull
garia, who has hitherto been reg
ular attendant, was kept away by the
Balkan situation Prominent COM
posers, critics, singers, actors and
music students, including many from
various American colleges, made up
the cosmopolitan audience. The new
setting of the "Meistersinger" APP
peared to meet with general approval
and the festival began with marked
enthusiasm and success.
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