The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . Martin Luther Preaching. LUTHERANS. THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. ARTIN LUTHER was the son of John Luther, aminer, and of Margaret his wife, the daughter of alawyer. Martin was born at Eisleben, November 10th,14S3. He was sent to school at a very early age, not-Fr more than six, and even then sang in the streets for alivelihood, as was a common practice at that time among poor Germanstudents. He himself frequently stated this fact, I myse
The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . Martin Luther Preaching. LUTHERANS. THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. ARTIN LUTHER was the son of John Luther, aminer, and of Margaret his wife, the daughter of alawyer. Martin was born at Eisleben, November 10th,14S3. He was sent to school at a very early age, not-Fr more than six, and even then sang in the streets for alivelihood, as was a common practice at that time among poor Germanstudents. He himself frequently stated this fact, I myself have beena poor mendicant, and have received bread at the doors of houses, par-ticularly in Eisenbach, my beloved city. Here he met with a poorwidow, named Schweikard, who took pity on the child, and by hercharity he was enabled for four years to pursue his studies in thatcity. In 1501, he entered the University of Erfurth, where he was sup-502. Lutheran Church. 503 ported by his father. For a time he studied theology, then turned hisattention to law, and finally determined for the church. He was fondof music, painting, and general literature. At this time he made nopretension whatever to the possession of the religion of the heart; andcertainly had any one met Martin Luther, travelling on foot from Er-furth to Mansfield, in the third week of Lent, in the year 1503, withhis sword and hunting-knife at his side, and constantly hurting himselfwith these weapons, he would never have thought that the awkwardstudent would, in a short time overthrow the dominion of the Catholicchurch throughout half of Europe. In the year 1503, or thereabouts, Luther, awed by a flash oflightning, which killed a friend with whom he was walking, threw him-self into a monastery belonging to the Augustinian friars. He becameso diligent and successful a student, especially of the Bible, a copy ofwhich he first found in the library of the house, that he a
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