Little journeys to the homes of eminent orators . ting him on his good work, upon his up-rightness, and ends by a gentle caution concerning thew^isdom of making haste slowly. Charges ? There are no charges against the Pilgrim—why should there be! And moreover, what if there are ?Good men are always maligned. He has been sum-moned to Rome that the Cardinals might have hisadvice. QThe Pope will meet him to-morrow in orderto bestow his personal blessing. Qlt is all over — theburden falls from his back. He gasps in relief andsinks into a chair. The greatness of Rome and the kindness and courtesyhe
Little journeys to the homes of eminent orators . ting him on his good work, upon his up-rightness, and ends by a gentle caution concerning thew^isdom of making haste slowly. Charges ? There are no charges against the Pilgrim—why should there be! And moreover, what if there are ?Good men are always maligned. He has been sum-moned to Rome that the Cardinals might have hisadvice. QThe Pope will meet him to-morrow in orderto bestow his personal blessing. Qlt is all over — theburden falls from his back. He gasps in relief andsinks into a chair. The greatness of Rome and the kindness and courtesyhe has received have subdued there is a temporary, slight reduction of po-sition—he is given another diocese or territory, butthere is a promise of speedy promotion—there is nohumiliation. The man goes home subdued, conqueredby kindness, happy in the determination to work forthe Church as never before. CJ Rome binds great mento her—she does not drive them away—her policy iswise, superbly, splendidly wise. 126 MARTIN LUTHER. UTHER was now beyond thepale — the Church had no furtherpower to punish him, but agentsof the Church, being a part ofthe Government, might proceedagainst him as an enemy of theState. QWord came that if Lutherwould cease writing and preach-ing, and quietly go about histeaching in the University, he would not be troubledin any way. This only fired him to stronger expression. He issueda proclamation to the German Nation, appealing fromthe sentence of the Pope, stating he was an Augus-tinian monk, a Doctor of Theology, a preacher oftruth, with no stain upon his character. He declaredthat no man in Italy or elsewhere had a right to orderhim to be silent, and no man or set of men could de-prive him of a share in Gods called upon all lovers of liberty who hoped forheaven to repudiate the Babylonish Captivity,—only by so doing could the smile of God be did Martin Luther excommunicate the ;5 Frederick the Ele
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