Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-10-21
OUTBREAKS CELEBRATE
 THEIR CENTENNIAL
Anniversary Of Two of Their The0. lOgians Observed Throughout
 America.

Throughout our country Lutherans are celebrating the anniversary of two of their theologians. Dr. H. M. Muehlenberg and Dr. C. F. w. Walt
 her. The former. born Sept. 6, Ill, is the patriarch of the Lutheran
 Church in America. The first church
 was organized al Kew Hanover, Pa.
 in 1703, by the Rev. J. Falckner, but
 it was Muehlenberg who. with untir
 ing labor, gathered the scattered
 Lutherans into congregations. For
 many years he was pastor of St.
 Michael's and of Zion at Philadel-
 pha. It was at the funeral of Geo. Washington, in Zion church that General Lee pronounced the famous
 eulogy, First in war, first in peace
 and first in the hearts Of his coun- trymen.s Muehlenberg was a well
 read and a truly learned man, but
 besides this we find ill him deep piety and real Christian humility.
 He died Oct. [, 17S7, after laboring for ferty years in the Lords cause.
 pr. e. F. w. Walther was born
 October 25, 1911, ill Sayony, Germany,
 emigrated to this country with a
 band of 800 people in 1888 and set
 tied in St. Louis, Mo-, where for near ly fifty years he labored as pastor,
 professor at the theological seminary
 and president of the largest Lutheran
 synod. Because of his sound con- fessionalism he has been designed "the Luther of America From un-
 promising beginnings-fifteen minis ters and their congregations-the
 Missouri synod has grown into a body of more than 1000 ministers, 2,S00 congregations and 1,050 preach ing stations. From the small log hut in Perry county, Mo-, with it's five. students iu 1899, has grown two theological selninaries-the one the largest in the country-two teachers, seminaries and eighteen colleges and academies. All this is, in great measure, due to to the untiring ef- fort of Dr. Walther. Ills work, how ever, extended beyong the limits of the Synod whose author and leader he was; by his testimony other church bodies also were instructed, so that the effect of his teachings is perceived throughout the world He was prolific writer; for many years he edited "The Lutheran" synod's organ, and theological monthly. He also published Pastoral Theology several Books of Sermons" many pamphlets, and lead the theological discussions at synod. He died May [, 1887.
 Throughout cur country special services will be held in the Lutheran churches in commenoration of this man, Sunday, October 2. At the To- cal church, East Sixth avenue and be held at 10;4 a. m. and an Eng fish service at f:30 ?. m. Pastor Schrader will preach at both services.
 The Lutheran church Of this coun- try is the third in size among the Protestant denominations. Through Out the world it has about seventy six million baptized members. That it is not one-languag ge, but a poly glot church, may be learned from the fact that in this country services are held in English-abou; 4G per cent of the congregations use the English language only. about 20 Der cent be- side another-German, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic. Finnish, Hungarian, Lettish, Slo vakian, Polish, Werdish. Bohemian, and Lapp languages. Tn the local SIX English and two German, respectively, seven English and three German, services are held