The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
R|G CROWD HEARS DISCOURSE ON
LUTHERAND THE OPEN BOOK
THE REV. DIR. L. H. SCHUH OF TO'
LEDO, OHIO, ADDRESSES
LUTHERAN MEETING.
Sixth and Final Public Gathering oil tie
formation eFstival of wheeling
District.


vrrsary Of tn" Lutheran reformation
Mss hrou=th {" close yesterday after
, noon which observance has been on for
IN" past year all oyer the civilized
world.
/ The nrincipal discourse was delivered
ny thu Rev Dr. l.. II. Schulz pastor nt
OH, tho largest Lutheran churches 81
. Tnlrdn Ohio. His theme wr.S. 1.-THE
: rircn I;uuk." lie r"cit"d tn" liz" ana
-rrai work dune hy Martin Luther and
Used with an impressive declaration
OF the Opp"SltI"n IN the years gone NY
and today If the church Of Rome against
thr Luthcrans
The Rev Or. y. C Howard. pastor
: nj the First EnSlIsh Lutheran church
Who presided at tho meeting. presented
Ir. Schulz. Thu music was furnished
by the Lutheran orchestra and by tn
large united Lutheran chorus Hymns
were sung by tn" congregation. includ-
inS The Glorious Things "f Thee Arc
Spoken" and a Mighty Fortress Is
our God" '.Amr:ica" was sung ut the
conclusion Of the services
Invocation wax altered by the Rev. r
4. HarShmann. followed by Psalm.
read ny the Roy. 4. l.. Mcdaniel OF
MuundSvillc. The RCy Q. c. Dean Of
. !
son and prayer was offered by the Rev.
I Walter F.. Schuct;c IF ST. James church.
Eencdictinn was pronounced by tho Roy.
Fred Frank Of Martins Kerry. TIL" 9TH
cd ministers to participate in tn" ser
vices wore: The Rev. Il. II. CritchloW
!, Of Christ church. Mozart tn" Rev.
George I'm. IS. Matlhrw'Sf hcnwood:
! the E,'r. T.! Wendell ST PaurS. Fridge"
! port: the l;ov. Il. Il. I. Grickcnh"rCcr.
Trinity, Kirk wood: Rev. l.. G. Alp"rS. ST
Marks. Elm Grove.
Tribute to Luther,
! nr. Schulz confined his discourse rrin-
. cipally to tho life of Martin Luther. hc
told Of his struggle in his Younger days
and declared that il was Luther VIII"
made II possible that tn" scripture is an
open book To all the p"npl" today, II"
compared Luther with many If Tho
prominent characters o. m" Bible. AMI
said tina; he WAS 4 Paul in truth; that
il was the wise directions Of God that
Luther was prompted to go into ;hc uni
vrrSi,v library and there found the
chained Rihlc and opened il at III" place
and road which inspired him 10 turn
from the church Of Hotnc and free n"
! people from the bondage "f the pop" and
priests. Until hiatt time the Scriptu-"
was closed book 10 tn" people. and III
three months Luther had translated tho
New Testament and was tn" instrument
in Gods hand tn give tho largest dis
trihutinn Of the Rihl" IN his day.
nr. Schuh said that IN" parents Of
Luther wanted him to ~" Il lawyer, but
hr turned agains; TINT profession and
was educated for Il priest by the church
Of Homo. THAT WIS tn" greatest mis-
take Home ever made" declared IN"
speaker. Try thcir educating Luther it
WIS tho means of our having the open
book today
In this connection. mr.. Schuh said that
il is estimated that there arc in IN"
church institutions Of Rome today i9.oh'
relies for Catholics to Worship, including
three spiintnrs from the cross and thou
sands of tr"th from htc skulls of m"
apcs;les MARX Twain said upon his
visit To Rome that il would lax" thr""
large barrels to hold AL the human t'r'h.
and Mark said that they wcr" all in good
shape and had no fllinC. AnT on" Of
these relics will fnrEiv" sin. assisted hy
tho nricSt." said the speaker
The Chained Bible
Martin Luther opened tho chained
Elhlc in tho university library at IN"
passage where Hannah prayed I" H"d
that She might he given son |" So"
the High; as God intended. Luther read
Tho book until n'Shtfall aud then re-
turned nnd 'ra'lSih'cN IN" 2'''i""'' ''''
S"crci"d IN" papers und"r ms ron" 'hH
gave the world III" open book II" was
nulv 20 Years old ~ tlrat ti'n". TIL"
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rynd IN" chain INN" OK I" u''' ~
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