Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-18
1000 AT SERVICE
RECALLING LUTHER'S
APPEARANCE AT DIET
Or. Sleek. OF Carlisle, DellV.
crS Jubilee Address.

tor or the First Lutheran (hurtA
Of Carlisle. Pa. last night at the
First NJ +. Church upon the occ1
sion of the tooth anniversary Of u
Protestant declarations Of Martin
Luther before the Diet at Worms %
April II and is. 1921. Practical
all Protestant congregations in the
city gave way last night In favor
of the union service at the First NJ
T. Church. and many of the city
pastors had a part in the program
The auditorium was packed as early
as 7.45, fifteen minutes before the
opening of the service, and mum
Der of people went away because
they could not be accommodated,
DIR. Steck reeited n vivid and i'm
prossiVe story of the actual appear.
ance OF Monk Luther, originally a
member OF the Roman Catholic
Church, before the Diet called by
tho Emperor, the demand made by
tho Emperor and the Church that
he recant his Protestant utterances
and then his dramatic ''Ifier stehe
ich! Ich kann nicht anders! So
hife mir Gottl Amen" pronounced
in answer to the demand on the day
following the first hearing. He told
Of the events which followed, the
accommodation the spread OF his
Protestant doctrine, and the event
ual rise OF Protestant denominations
throughout the world. AS result
Of Luther's stand, he said religious
liberty has found foundation and
from this liberty has also sprung
civil and personal liberties which
were not possible under the old or.
der.
Three propositions, DR.. Steck de.
clared, stood out in futher's declara.
tons: first, the doctrine OF iustih.
cation by faith and not by works !;
second. the supremacy of the Scrip.
lures as the source of divine power
and guidance; and third, the right
10 individual Interpretation of the
Scriptures as opposed to the inter.
probation of the Catholic Church.
The services were In charge of
DR. ". c. Taylor last night. DR.
Steck was introduced by DR.. Fred
X. Wagner, pastor of st. Johns
Lutheran Church, this city. Prayers
were offered by DIR. f. NJ. woods Of
the Presbyterian Church and Rev.
Gluck, OF Christ Reformed Church.
\ number of other ministers OF the
city also took part in the formal
program.
Special music was rendered by an
aupmented choir under the direction
of Mr.. A. - Darby. An anthem
by the choir with a quartofte ar.
rangement by Mrs Roy Harrison.
Miss Lindsey, and Messrs. Glover
and Penske were the individual fca.
lures. The audience also sang "A
Mighty Fortress Js our God. a
hymn by Luther
Makes Fine Impression.
Rev Frank Steelmsn. the new
pastor Of First Methodist Episcopal
church. made an excellent impress.
sion Sunday upon his congregation
not only with his initial sermon. but
in every other respect He is mag
netic and effective III his sermons,
an Interesting talker and pleasing
and agreeable in manner and dispo.
sition IL required but few intro
ductory remarks to get in close
touch with his audience and estab.
lish himself in their friendship. He
had large congregation and was
distinctly pleased with the excellent
music sung by the choir and the
interest manifested by his hearers
in his sermon Mr.. Steelman spoke
If the Victory OF Life and without
any apparent effort delivered
strong and convincing sermon along
tho line involved Incidentally, he
indicated his progressiveness by
warning his hearers that the CHRIS.
tian must keep step with progress
10 be run over. All must look for
ward to the morrow as new day
and be prepared to grasp the new
IDEAS
The singing and recitation Of The
Rosary. one Of the most Impressive
services Of tho Catholic church. full
or meaning to the loYal and deyout
catholics. was the occasion for a
large audience a. 81 Jo-eph,s church
sunday night. It was conducted by
Rav ". \ Mekoeffe md the spe.
cjsl service was participated in by
the KnIahts Of Columbus Daughters
~ Isabella. Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Ancient Order Of ETibernians and
tho children OF Mary, all OF which
societies marched 10 the church IN
"a body During the CEREMONY Fa-
thrr McKeefry made q brief talk in
which he imDrcsSad uuOn his audi,