The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-25
PROTESTANT CHURCH MUST Be
PATRIOTIC MINISTER DECLARES
"LiBERTY'S ETERNAL VIGIL" SUB
JECT OF STIRRING ADDRESS
BY DR.. SCHUETT

"LIBERTY's ETERNAL VIGIL" SUB
jet OF STIRRING ADDRESS
BY DR.. SCHUETTE.
At Quadr-Centennlal Reformation
Celebration Yesterday-Court
Theatre Crowded.
The Protestant cnurCn In the UNITED
States must be genuinely patfol!c
and American. the Rev. d. wafer ~
SChuette told an audience Whlcn
filled the Court theatre yesterday al
ternoon. The. popular pastor or o.
James Lutheran church conciudea d
, thrilling address, dealing With the re
/ formation and its Influence on lne
world since the sixteenth century. IN
! yesterdays Quadri-Ceutennial mass
meeting, with special message ~
! tho Protestant churches Of America
1T lies within the very nature OF
Protestantism,' he declared. TO Inn
: bue its people with the spirit OF true
democracy. The church must not re-
quire less than did Jesus when ne
said 10 the Jews. Render unto Caesar
the things that are Caesar =. ReV.
Schuette drew a pretty word picture
Of Martin Luther. leader OF the he-
formation, as Il man with the QUANTITIES
that would have made him fearless
American citizen.
. The Quadri-Centcnnial mass meet
ing yesterday was one or me mosl
notable gatherings Wheeling has VIII
messed Preparations had been unner
-; way for weeks, and the success OF the
meeting was all that the Quadri-Cen-
tennial committee had hoped.
Music BY $50 Singers.
, The music was an inspiring feature
Of the meeting The United Lutheran
chorus, including about $50 picked
singers from the Lutheran choir OF
! Wheeling and vicinity. packed the
theatre stage and sang several selec
lions Prof. II. G. Arbenz directed
the chorus and Prof. c. Nestmann
presided at the piano. The young
people OF the church were compli'
monted on every hand for their de-
: lightful contributions TO The program
The orchestra of Trinity Lutheran
church played Il number of appronri'
| ale selections.
! Rev. 0. G.. Dean. pastor Of Trinity
/ Lutheran church, presided KEY.
! G. w. Critchlow. pastor Of Christ
church at Mozart, pronounced the IN
, vocation. Rev. Otto Wendell OF Bridge,
/ port, read the scripture lesson and
Rev. Ralph Harshmann Of Warwood
and Edgwood. made an eloquent pray
or. Rev. p. T. P Crickenberger or
! Martins Ferry. offered the closing
prayer and pronounced the benedlc-
ton.
I A pretty feature was the disnlay or
American flags in the theatre during
! the service. a huge FLAG entirely CON
cealed the rear Of the stage. FORMING
| a pretty background for the DIE
chorus Another flag draped the
! speakers desk and others hung Sus-
pended over tho stage. The op-rIng
hymn was God Bless Our Native
Land"
In Yesterdays gathering were repre-
scented all Of the Lutheran churches
Of Wheeling. Benwood. Mozart,
Moundsvilie. Bridgeport. Martins Fer
ry, Edgwo0d. Warwood and Elm
Grove. The ministers occupied places
on the stage while great numbers or
each congregation sat In the theatre.
Many other denominations beside 'hr
Lutheran were represented.
AT the close Of the program. Mr.
Otto Schenk announced the complete
plans for the Lutheran outing 10 be
held at Wheeling Park, "Wednesday.
The program rendered yesterday Will
be repeated al the sacred service
which will feature The outing. ncino'
ing the United Lutheran chorus num-
hers. Rev. S. P. Long. D. D.. noieG
! Ohio Lutheran minister. will deliver
an address at the park.
Dr.. Schuette's Address.
"Liberty's Eternal Vigil was the
subject chosen by DR.. SchuettF IN pre-
senting the effects Of the Reformation.
Lnr nr.iT
sisrencc of the Protestant movement
and its worldwide expansion as The
biggest thing in the world.
Or. Schuette said. in part:
1T was the. sound Of Il hummer that
said To tn" world that now era mus
begin. I have sometimes felt glad thai
there werc no rush-pins and thumh-
marking lhcsrs were fastened on W.
tenhcrg's church door. Somehow. the
picture of his rnhrd figaro. probably
quite clumsiIy handling The hammer.
but attaching the theses I" tn" dno"
with manly blows. is pleasant L" our
Inc that We can still hear tho I'M
skilled bu, honest IHp-lap-lap @! ihat
slavery-SmashnE hammer.
Nails Well Driven.
Those nails IN tn" WIt'"hnnri
church door were we'll driven. Tl;
theses they held in place started mt
only marvellous discussion. but AIN i'm
mrnSe DISRUPTION Their tenor proved
q buElc call Ia hattie. When 1T last til"
smoke cleared partially away. il was -
show tho theses not only uh%cathrd. hut
AUGMENTED by - series Of comics SionHl
statements which to his day remain a
hulwark Of millions or mems convic-
lions al eternal truth.
THAT WAS four hundred years ago
Strange things innumcrnhlc have hap
prncd since then While they were
happening. StrauS"St Of NIL. 1hc mnv"-
ment then begun has persisted. II has
grown It has rushcd It's way abroad
It has SPAWNED Worldwide gulis. II has
crossed wnrld-"nrIrCllng oceans. 1t is
unuues tinnably III" biggest thing in the
world today.
81 want 10 sol forth The solemn plea