The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . n, or Vermont—probably, 1,500. Episcopalians. 501 at its Martyrs. It was deemed by the evangelical part of the Churchof England important to do all they could to revive the spirit of theReformation, and among other means employed by them for this pur-pose, was the erection of a beautiful stone Memorial in the city ofOxford, where many of the martyrs bled, and from which the Tractswere issued. As the Memorial speaks for itself, we
The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . n, or Vermont—probably, 1,500. Episcopalians. 501 at its Martyrs. It was deemed by the evangelical part of the Churchof England important to do all they could to revive the spirit of theReformation, and among other means employed by them for this pur-pose, was the erection of a beautiful stone Memorial in the city ofOxford, where many of the martyrs bled, and from which the Tractswere issued. As the Memorial speaks for itself, we shall simplycopy its inscription. &0 ttie ®flors of €Ecrtr, AND IN GRATEFUL COMMEMORATION OF HIS SERVANTS, THOMAS CRANMER, NICHOLAS. RIDLEY, HUGH LATIMER, PRELATES OF THE CHURCH OP ENGLAND, WHO NEAR TniS SPOT,YIELDED THEIR BODIES TO BE BURNED, BEARING WITNESS TO THE SACRED TRUTHS WHICH THET HAD AFFIRMED AND MAINTAINED AGAINST THE ERRORS OF THE CHURCH OF ROME, AND REJOICING THAT TO THEM IT WAS GITEN, NOT ONLY TO BELIEVE IN CHRIST, BUT ALSO TO SUFFER FOR HIS SAKE. THIS MONUMENT, WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION. IN THE YEAR OF THE LORD GOD, 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
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