South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-04
To OBSERVE
REFORMATION
ANNIVERSARY
LutheranS Of City to Hold Gel
ebrationS of Quadricenten-
niaI-FirSt Meeting to be
Held Sunday Afternoon.

Celebrations of the 400th anniver-
sary Of the Reformation viii mark
next week I'm south Bend the first
observance coming on Sunday. when
a mass meeting viii be held in the
high school auditorium.
Two addresses viii mark the pro-
gram Sunday. Rev. f. j. Lankenau
viii speak in English and Prof r.
Koehler OF Concordia college, River
Forest. H., will deliver an address
IN German Music by a large chorus
viii be "a feature.
Sunday observance of the quad
ricenteuuiaI has been arranged by
the German Lutheran churches Of
south Bend. Mishawaka. Elkhart
Bremen Woodland and ST. Joseph,
Mich
Elm view OF the fact" the COM
,uittee iu charge said i'm "a statement
issued Thursday. that reflections
have been east. at times. on the 10y
aItv and patriotism Of Lutherans in
General. and German Lutherans in
particular. the public will here have
"a opportunity 20 convince itself in
regard 20 these important questions.
An invitation is therefore extended
by the committee i'm charge TO the
public I'm general and 20 all doubt
ing -Thomases in particular 20 attend
sundays meeting
mother Celebration.
beginning Friday evening, Oct I ?,
aud continuing over Sunday, a Ref
srmation celebration will he held
f.. the Swedish Lutheran church.
Tine Friday evening program will
consist largely of music. including
besides solo numbers, songs by the
hnrus choir Of Trinity English
Lutheran church. ON Sunday. oct
%. three meetings will be held, the
OCULAR services IN the morning, and
special programs i'm the afternoon
and evening both of which Will be
-ddres-ed bv DIT. G a. Andreen.
president Of Augustaua college. Rock
I-land I'M. The evening address will
ae in English.
st next Sundays meeting i'm the
high school there viii be singing by
tvo large choirs. one children S
chorus OF 250. directed by Prof. Tn.
Rre.han of ST Joseph, who COM
uo-ei the numbers 20 he presented.
and large mixed chorus of 15O
voices directed by Prof. II. Laufer of
south Bend Both have been re-
hearsing for several months and a
rare musical treat is promised. Trim
itv Lutheran band OF ST Joseph Will
play several selections and accom-
pauv the congregational singing.
Speakers Are Wen known.
The speakers are both well known
aS mastery orators and viii set
forth in highly interesting style the
principles for which Martin Luther
couteuded and which are now the
cardinal principles in the confession
~ faith OF the Lutheran church.
Observance of the qUadricenten-
NAL ~ the mailing of Luthers 90
theses TO the church door at Witten-
burg which dramatic event ushered
fin the protestant Reformation. have
been held i'm various parts OF the ma
tion this year. local celebrations.
however. have been reserved for
October I'm which month the Ref
ormation began.
importance of Event.
Concerniug the import Of the
event which viii Dee celebrated 10y
tho committee ln charge OF Sunday s
meeting issued the following state
ment:
ut is expected that the speakers
viii also Law stress upon the infu-
encs which the Reformation has had
not only on the religious life of the
world but also what contribution
T.utheranism has made 20 personal
civil. and religious liberty The
claim is made that 20 Luther and
the church which he established,
men Of modern times are indebted
for the opportunity Of worshipins
God according 90 che dictates Of
conscience and The clear enuncia-
rIons Of Scripture When Luther
stood before the diet OF Worms tbs
liberties 81 the world hung in the
ualance When he was tried liberty
was tried. When ne won. liberty
was victorious When before God
and am the dignitaries of Europe he
declared that unless convinced by
scripture or other valid reason he
would not recant. modern freedom
was born Luthers victory over the
uapacy was the first dawn OF the
modern freedom Sc less an au-
rhority than the eminent French his
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