History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . Thefirst outbreak was in Bohemia. The Protestants drove out theirCatholic king, Ferdinand, and elected Frederick V, son-in-law ofJames I, of England. The war, which raged fiercest from 1618 to1623, resulted in the destruction of the Protestants, and therestoration of Ferdinand, who was then also made emperor. Christian IV, Lutheran king of Denmark, with the aid ofHolland and England, now struggled for the cause (1625-16
History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . Thefirst outbreak was in Bohemia. The Protestants drove out theirCatholic king, Ferdinand, and elected Frederick V, son-in-law ofJames I, of England. The war, which raged fiercest from 1618 to1623, resulted in the destruction of the Protestants, and therestoration of Ferdinand, who was then also made emperor. Christian IV, Lutheran king of Denmark, with the aid ofHolland and England, now struggled for the cause (1625-1629),but was finally defeated. An edict of the Emperor then demandedthat all Church property in the hands of the Protestants be re-turned. This meant one thousand Lutheran churches in Silesia82 THE THIRTY YEARS WAR alone. The Lutheran cause seemed about to be lost. The armyhad destroyed all who resisted as far north as Magdeburg, aLutheran stronghold. It was now surrounded by the foe underthe cruel commander, Tilly. Knowing full well the fate thatawaited them, the inhabitants defied the besiegers to the bitterend. When the city fell, and the slaughter of the 30,000 men. INTERIOR OF THE CATHEDRAL OF COLOGNE This Gothic structure is one of the greatest achievements of man. Work wa<performed upon it from 1248-1500 and left unfinished. It was restored and completedduring 1842-1871. The funds were secured by gifts from the kings of Prussia, subscrip-tions, and by lotteries. The nave is 400 feet long, 50 wide and 150 high. There arf-double side aisles. In a chapel in the Choir are exhibited on Festal Days, as relics,the skulls of the Three Wise Men,(?) secured by Empress Helena. The Protestantswere driven out of Cologne in 1608. began, the school-children were started marching through thestreets singing the hymn of Luther: Lord, keep us steadfast in Thy Word,Curb Pope and Turk who by the swordWculd wrest the kingdom from Thy SonAnd set at naught all He hath done, etc., until Tilly,
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