Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-07-12
A Great Church Meeting and Delight
full Trip Through Virginia.

Last week was memorable one for
the Lutherans OF The Valley of Virginia,
who celebrated at Harrisonburg the four
hundredth anniversary of the birth OF the
Reformation under the leadership OF
Martin Luther. For months past COM
mittees Of the Virginia Synod and The
Virginia Conference OF The Tennessee
Synod had been preparing for the event,
and they had arranged programme OF
superior excellence which was carried
out to the letter, not one of the speakers
failing to keep his appointment and every
feature of the musical part the exercises
being executed.
The celebration began Monday night,
with Rev. DR.. E. A. Repass presiding.
The event OF the evening was an illustra-
ted lecture on Luther and the Reforma-
lion, by Rev DR.. H. N. Miller, OF Wytlle-
vile. The meetings were held morning,
afternoon and night on both Tuesday and
Wednesday, closing in blaze OF enthus-
iasm Wednesday night. The programme
was a feast OF good things from beginning
TO end. II is impossible in this article to
give even brief summary OF the splendid
addresses that were delivered by the big
men of the church. Naturally, they all
conferred around the chief figure OF the
Reformation, Martin Luther, and the Ell
feet made upon the world for all time by
his matchless courage and heroic defiance
of kings and potentates and the forces OF
corruption. DR.. Morehead touched the
keynote when he referred to Luther as
the power that. through God, emancipa-
ted the human mind and gave to men
forever the right 10 think-the force that
made permanent for all time to come the
blessings Of religious and civil liberty.
Among the great addresses delivered
by leaders in the Lutheran Church OF
America were these: christianity, the
Nation and the Lutheran Church." by the
learned Rev. ]. c. Seegers, d. D., of COL
umbia, S. c.; 1.-THE Lutherans," by fiery
and eloquent Rev. DIR. R. S. Patterson, OF
Charlotte, N. c., secretary OF the Board
OF Home Missions OF the United Synod OF
the South; "Four Reformation Principles"
by Rev. Prof. l.. S. Keyser, the delightful
ly talented author and naturalist OF Spring
field, Ohio; two powerful addresses by
Rev. Prof. d. H. Bausln, d. D., Ii. D.,
a profound theologian and educator OF
Springfield, Ohio, on "The Rock Whence
We Are Hewn" and "Some Lessons Tor
Our Day from the Quadrlcentennial OF
the Lutheran Church," inspiring and
entertaining addresses by Rev. DR.. S. P.
Long, OF Mansfield, Ohio, one OF the
most popular and successful preachers
of the Middle West, whose subjects were
"The Philosophy OF Providence" and
"Our Little Martin Luther" charming
paper on MRS. Martin Luther" by witty |
and poetical Rev. DR.. John /. Huddle,
of Washington City Twentieth Century |
Fruits OF the Sixteenth Century Planting"
a striking and impressive lecture by Rev.
DR.. Charles L. Fry, of Philadelphia; and
among all OF the wonderful addresses
there was none more thoughtful and in
spring than the profound discussion OF
the subject, "The Protestant Reformation |
and the Democratic Spirit, by Rev. Prof. |
J. A. Morehead, D. D., the eloquent edu-
Gator and profound thinker who heads |
Roanoke College at Salem, Va. His ad-
dress was broad and comprehensive and
instructive and a great summing up OF
the worldwide and lasting results OF the |
work and spirit of Martin Luther.