MINERVA BRACE NORTON (continued 4)

From the time when the young monk emerged from Erfurt, where his preparation for life was made, until at sixty-three he had "finished his course," Wittenberg was his only home. For thirty-eight long years here his heart was, and here, like the needle to the pole, the direction of his activities constantly turned. Here, in the old Augustinian monastery, is the lecture-room and the ancient "cathedra" from which he delivered those lectures which laid the foundation of his fame in the early years of his professorship. Here he quietly wrought at his translation of the Bible and discharged the duties of his position, while his voice shook the world, and all Europe was swaying in the storm, himself the calm centre of the whirlwind. Here, at the age of forty-two, he brought his bride, the nun Katherine von Bora; and in this monastery, presented to him by his friend the Elector, his six children were born. Hither, when his work was done, his lifeless form was borne, followed by a weeping funeral procession which stretched across Germany; and here in the church which had been the scene of so many great sermons, he was laid to rest, with room for Melanchthon beside him. Here one may enter that other church where he first administered the communion in both kinds to the laity; may read the immortal theses, now in enduring bronze on the doors of the castle church; may pluck a leaf from the oak-tree planted on the spot outside the city gate where he burned the papal bull; may sit in the window-seat of his family-room, surrounded by his table, his bench, and his stove, and listen where that family music seems still to echo; may wander in the old garden, amid the representatives of the trees which shaded him, and the flowers and birds he loved; may sit at the stone table in Melanchthon's garden where the names of the friends are inscribed; may stand before their statues in the market-place and hear his voice: "If it be God's work, it will endure; if man's, it will perish."

As we live over these days and realize afresh all that history can tell us of the wondrous story, we know that not the polish and the learning of its scientists, its philosophers, and its men of letters, not the prowess of its soldiers and its military leaders, have made United Germany possible, but that Bible which Luther translated for the German people,—that standard of the German tongue which through all the conflicts of three centuries and a half has defied the power of diverse interests, and cemented and preserved the integrity of the nation.

INDEX.ToC

Academy of Arts and Sciences, 53.

American Chapel, 91-93.

American Thanksgiving Banquet, 94.

Americans in Berlin, 98, 188.

Antiquarium, 105.

Apartments, 15.

Army, 139.

Army Bill, debate on, 127.

Arsenal, 111-113.

Art Collections, 108-110.

Babelsburg, 206-208.

Bach's Passion Music, 147.

Bank, Imperial, 193.

Belle Alliance Platz, 190.

Berlin, Cathedral, 79. Cathedral service, 80. character of, 9, 249. church attendance, 82. climate, 14. latitude, 14. Old Berlin, 172. parade, 141.

Bethanien, 194.

Birthdays, 20.

Bismarck, Chancellor von, 125-130, 154, 156, 171, 251. palace of, 175, 183.

Bornstedt, 203.

Börse, 84, 193.

Botanical Gardens, 189.

Brandenburg, Castle and City of, 256.

Brandenburg Gate, 179, 187.

Bülow, Frau von, 212, 214.

Bundesrath, 131.

Cabmen's Mission, 235.

Cemeteries, Dorotheen-Stadt, 191. Garrison Kirche, 191. Matthai, 189. Sophien Kirche, 191.

Charlottenburg, 196, 198-201, 215. Mausoleum at, 200.

Charlottenhof, 205.

Chorin, 253.

Christmas, 21.

Churches of Berlin, Cathedral, 79. Chapel, American, 91. English, 90. French, 85. Garrison, 82, 86. Heiliggeist, 84. Jerusalems, 85. Kloster, 84. Marien. 84. New, 85. Nicolai, 82, 85. Trinity, 87.

City Prison, 193.

Closets, 16.

Concerts, 48-50.

Cornelius, cartoons, 107.

Crown Prince Frederick, 100, 102. as Emperor, 111, 142-151, 171, 195-199. birthplace, 205. new palace, Friedrichskron, 196, 205. funeral service, 102.

Crown Princess Victoria, 91, 100, 102, 143, 145, 146, 152, 154, 206-208, 244, 246.

Cüstrin, 254.

Dennewitz, 258.

Donhof Platz, 190.

Dryander, 87.

Easter, 35.

Educational system, 59-61.

Eisenach, 259, 260.

Eisleben, 259.

Elevators, 11.

Emperor Wm. I., 81, 95, 100, 133, 136-138, 177, 186. ninetieth birthday, 159-166. palace, 195. burial-place, 201.

Emperor Wm. II. (Prince William, 130), 151, 205, 208. Princess William, 152.

English Church, 90.

Erfurt, 259.

Fehrbellin, 252.

Fichte, grave of, 191.

Fouqué, De la Motte, grave of, 191.

Frankfort-on-Oder, 254.

Frederick Wm. I., 204.

Frederick II. (the Great), 196, 204, 252-254. statue of, 180.

Frederick Wm. III., 135, 200.

Frederick Wm. IV., 136, 200, 203.

Friedrichsruh, 251.

Frienwalde, 253.

Frommel, 86.

Funerals, 30.

Furniture, 16-18.

German Army, 139.

Germany, a military power, 10.

Good Friday, 33, 34.

Great Elector, statue of, 173, 182.

Grimm brothers, graves of, 189.

Gross-Beeren, 257.

Grünewald, 249.

Gymnasia, 59-61.

Hanse League, 192. device of, 254.

Hegel, grave of, 191.

Hildesheim, silver service, 105.

Hospitals, 194.

Humboldt, Alexander von, 81, 85, 205, 210-220.

Humboldt, William von, 209-214.

Insane Asylum, 194.

Jews, synagogue, 90. music, 88-90. service, 88-90.

Jüterbok, 257.

Kaiserhof, 11.

Kaulbach, frescos, 107.

Knights of Malta, 185.

Köln, 172.

Köpenick, 253.

Kreuzberg, 190.

Lette-Verein, Bank of Loans, 245. Charlotten-Stiftung, 245. Commercial School, 246. Drawing School, 247. Employment Bureau, 247. School of Industry, 246. School of Type-setting, 248. Victoria-Stift, 248.

Library, Royal, 54-58.

Lichterfelde, 257.

Lodgings, 12.

Lübben, 255.

Lüneberg, silver service, 123.

Luther, 80, 84, 258-260, 263.

Manners, 23-26.

Mansfield, 259.

Mausoleum, 200.

Meals, 14, 30, 45-47.

Mendelssohn, Fanny, 132.

Mendelssohn, Felix, 132.

Mendelssohn family, graves of, 191.

Mint, Imperial, 193.

Moabit, 193.

Moltke, General von, 127-130, 156, 171.

Museums, Ethnographical, 123. Hohenzollern, 118-120. Industrial, 121-123. Märkische, 124. National Gallery, 107, 173, 174. New, 105. Coins, 106. Engravings, 107. Sculpture, 106. Old, 103, 108, 174, 182.

Napoleon I., 177, 180.

Napoleon III., 146, 200.

Neander, home of, 185. grave of, 190.

Neu Ruppin, 252.

Old Schloss, Berlin, 173, 182, 196-198.

Pankow, 253.

Parishes, 82.

Pestalozzi-Froebel-Haüs, 221. domestic department, 230. Kindergarten, 223-229.

Pichelsberg, 250.

Postal system, 118.

Potsdam, 201. Babelsburg, 206. Friedenskirche, 101, 206. Garrison Church, 99, 203. New Palace, 203-205. Old Schloss, 203. Roman Bath, 205. Sans Souci, 201-203.

Prince Albert of Prussia, palace of, 183.

Prince Frederick Charles, palace of, 184.

Prussian Parliament, 131.

Queen Louise, 136, 187, 199.

Raphael Tapestry, 104.

Rath-haus, 172, 191.

Raths-Keller, 192.

Reichstag, 125-131.

Rheinsberg, 252.

Richter, 127-129.

Rohrpost, 114.

Schiller Platz, 85, 189.

Schleiermacher, home of, 185.

Schliemann, remains, 124.

Schönhausen, 251.

Schools, girls, 63-74. Real, 60.

Sculpture, 106.

Society, 29.

Spandau, 215, 250.

Spreewald, 255.

Stairs, 10-12.

Steglitz, 256.

Stendal, 252.

Stoves, 13.

Sunday evenings at Dr. Stückenberg's, 97.

Sunday observance, 31.

Tangermünde, 252.

Taylor, Bayard, 191, 219.

Technological Institute, 53.

Tegel, 209.

Tempelhof, 138.

Tetzel's indulgence box, 124.

Thiergarten, 185. monuments in, 186-188.

Thompson, Rev. J.P., 191.

University, 51, 53.

Unter den Linden, 180.

Varzin, 251.

Ventilation, 18.

Virchow, 132.

Waldersee, General Von, 157.

Waldersee, Countess von, 157.

Wansee, 250.

War Academy, 54, 242.

War Office, park of, 54.

Wartburg, 260.

Weddings, 35.

West End, 188.

Wilhelms Platz, 184.

Windhorst, 129, 131.

Wittenberg, 261.

Women, education of, 75. regard for, 27.

Young Men's Christian Association, 241.

Zinna, 258.

Zoölogical gardens, 188.

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