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the eloquent lecturer as he demolished o)ie infidel objection after anoth- 

 er and held forth the simple truth of the gospel in brilliant purity. 



To return from this digression. Some days after the incident above 

 mentioned took place, 1 told it to several of my Anglo-Saxon fellow- 

 students (Ker, Scott and Creak) and prevailed on them to bear me 

 company. We made bold to call upon Prof. Marks, and seek his ac- 

 quaintance, though we did not expect to derive much benefit from it, as 

 lie has reputation of standing upon jniddle-grmmd, neilher one thing nor 

 the other, orthodox nor rationalistic. He of course received us kindly 

 and had many questions to ask about England, Scotland and America, 



The day preceding the communion sabbath we attended preparatory 

 service (Beichte), concerning which my memory has nothing to report 

 and my memoranda depose naught save my astonishment that so few, 

 comparatively, of the students who intended to communicate, were 

 present. 



There was a large congregation assembled on the following day. As 

 we went early we were fortunate enough to secure seats, but the broad 

 paved aisles were nearly fdled by our Comrnilitonen, standing listlessly 

 about in tlieir fantastically-braided tabby velvet coats, and mustachios 

 neatly twirled. The usual liturgical services having been attended to at 

 the altar, the Rev. gentleman ascended the pulpit, which, as is custom- 

 ary in those large Gothic churches, was attached to a pillar on the side 

 of the principal nave, and delivered a very tame discourse, savoring 

 strongly of Werkheiligkeit, from the words : "Ye are my friends, if ye 

 do whatsoever I command you." John 15: 14. This over, he descen- 

 ded, marched solemnly up the long cential aisle to the high altar at the 

 one end of the church and commenced the consecration of the ele- 

 ments. With his back to the people he prayed over them and then be- 

 gan to chauni the Eiiisetzungsworte. This was peculiarly impressive. 

 The venerable old man whose trembling voice could scarcely be heard 

 through the great length of the building, was accompanied by the sub- 

 dued tones of the organ at the opposite end of tlie nave ; the congrega- 

 tion stood between. In the interludes the high vaulted arches rang with 

 the loud peals of the organ and again all was still — another sentence of 

 the solemn cliaunt followed in thrilling contrast, and thus alternating 

 until the words of consecration and tiie Lord's prayer had been sung. 



Tlje communicants then approached the altar. Mounting upon the 

 spacious platform before the low railing that separates the high altar 

 (holy of holies) from the body of the nave, we stood in a crowd upon 

 the left of the preacher, who had now turned about with his face to- 

 wards the congregation. Approaching him in single file we received 



