The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-24
Ancient German Popular PrOpbecie!


Ancient German Popular Prophecies.
The Eclectic Magazine for August,
1850, says the UniontOWn &dlCIdrd,
contains an article from the pen of
Professor Gregory, of Edinburgh,
Scotland, on the subject of Ancient
Prophecies. current among the Ger
mans. These prophecies were ham
ded down for many generation by
tradition. In some cases these ira
ditions were traced to books written
in Latin and generally in rhyme,
some of which are still in existence.
Professor Gregory, having spent
some months in Germany, in 1919,
had taken some pains to gather up
these prophecies among the common
people, and in some instances traced
them to the books which he found in
various libraries of converts monas-
teries. The article from which we
propose to make some extracts is the
result of his researches.
A large number of prophecies,
which have been fulfilled, we shall
omit, contining ourselves to those
which refer to only future events.
Political and religious convulsions,
wars and finally peace and prosperity
form the burden of these prophecies.
These convulsious and the principal
site of multitudinous wars, spread
ing over more than a century, are
predicted to take place principally
on the Rhine and in Westphalia, and
all the predictions of these wars and
convulsions, tending to one particu-
lar location, all end at a final, general
peace. Nothing beyond that peace
is foretold. There all the predictions
terminate.
This final great battle is to take
place at birch tree. This tree has
an historical existence for more than
a century, and stood near Werl.
Having died of age, its place has
been supplied by another, planted at
the same site, by the peasants Of the
vicinity.
The first in order of these prophets
was Brother Herman, a monk Of the
monastery of Lehnin, who fourished
about the year 1910. His prophecies
are principally in regard to the
House of Hohen Zollern, of which
the present Emperor of Prussia,
William ~, is the last and the elev-
enth in succession from Joachim Ill,
the first Protestant Prince of Bran
denburg. Having prophecied of this
dynasty at length, he says:
':Tandem sceptra gerit, qui ultimus
stenatis crit"
-"At length he bears the scepter
who shall be the last of his race"
This is said of the present King of
Prussia, Frederick William w. The
prophet had before said, "this poison"
-Protestanism-would last to the
eleventh generation," that is, to
Frederick William ". From the
date of this event, Brother Herman
predicts peaceable times.
The next prophet in order of time
was a man named Jaspers, simple
minded and pious shepherd of West
phalia. Before his death in 1884, be
predicted as follows:
GA great road will be carried
through our country from West to
East, which will pass through the
forests of Bodelschwing. On this
road carriages will run aOithoW horses
and cause a dreadful noise"
The railway from Cologne to Min
den has, since his death, been carried
through the very district he men
toned, before the first railway was
made in Europe, and the shepherds
of Westphalia could have heard of
such thing as railway. After the
making of this railroad a great war
was to break out between Christians
and infdels, or disbelievers in Chris
tianity, which was to come from the
east. Professor Gregory suggests
that the Russians will be an active
participator.
Jaspers predicts that "Before this
war, a general faithlessness will pre-
vail. Men will give out vice for vir-
tue, and honor deceit for politeness.
SIN the year in which the great
war will break out, there shall be SC
fine spring that in April the cows
will be feeding in the meadows Oh
luxuriant grass. In that year, wheat
may be harvested, but not OATS
Prof. Gregory suggests that the wal
will prevent the harvest of oats-say
in the fall. The flowers were out in
bloom through England, France and
Southern Europe; early in February
last. .... .....