Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-14

A EuioRy on the Late German
Eupi,erOr bY Ilr. spaeIh.


Emperor by Dr. spaeth.
st. Stephens Lutheran Church was we'll
filled Monday evening on the occasion OF
the lecture by the Rev. DIR. Spaeth of the
Lutheran Theological Seminary Of Phil
adelph;a on the subject of civilian l,
Emperor of Reunited Germany" The
lecture, with few changes, wa5 the Eng
llsh version of the address which the
speaker delivered in the Philadelphia
Academy Of Music before the German
American residents of that city on the
occasion of the ernperor's death last year.
1t is eulogy on the dead emperor, but
is replete with historical facts. Dr. Spaeth
has received the personal acknowledge
ments and thanks of the royal German
family for his able discourse.
| He said in part: 81 shall attempt in
brief outline to act before you picture
| of Germany and tell you how that poor
helpless and hopeless Germany of 80 and
| 100 years ago became the mighty empire
OF the present day, commanding the re
spect OF nations and watching over the
peace of Europe, and how that great and
good man Emperor William was chosen
by Providence to he the chief instrument
to bring about the change" He briefly
pictured the state of Germany during the
| state of terrorism created by Napoleon
when the late emperor was still youth.
From his infancy and throughout his life
the watchword of William was For
Germany through war TO victory, through
victory TO peace.n This might be called
tho theme and summary of his life, its
history, its work its hope and its aim.
de sketohed the life of the emperor
through its various vicissitudes; the
| Al la
various German nations; the efforts OF
tho great powers to repress this feeling
aud TO keep Germany disunited; and
finally, the consummation of the national
movement under the leadership of Will
liam, then King OF Prussia who thus be-
came the first emperor of reunited Ger
many.
France made the last attack to prevent
the unification. ''She was worked up to
fever heat OF jealousy and aggressive
ness by the lsureis Of Sadowa. We can
hardly wonder that some of the over
i sggaoious enemies Of Germany have come
to the strange conclusion that the ex-
trsmely artfui policy of Germany's leaders
brought about the great Franco. Gsrman
, wer. So admirably did this conflict ft
! into theprogrammeo of German uniiicationi
SO irresistibly did it's enthusiasm take
| hold of the whole people and carry along
| even the princes; SO firmly did it knit
r together the different German tribes as
/ faithful comrades and brothers in arms;
/. 30 torcibly did it urge the contamination
1 of the whole work in the restoration Of
the German empire, that one NIGH
wellH suppose that not the enemy
but the founder and fnisher o
the work of German union hat
: suggested and caused that wonderful
war. Only II must not be forgotten tina
It the enemy who began this war withou
J even the shadow of cause, had desired
h q result quite opposite to the real out
y come, namely, the disorganization AM
IL destruction of the Germon empire befor
1t lis union should become an sccomplishe'
% fact. And the result of that war! Yer
u sailles meets the German Emperor HoS
70 wonderful the Nemesis of History Th
u direct descendant Of the great Frencl
It Huguenot Ooligny, VINO was SO cruell
l. murdered 800 years before in tn
% massacre Of St. Bartholomew, King Wi
J. liam of Prussia, stands victorious at th
IT gates of conquered Paris and the magnif
d cent mirror hall of Louis XIV, who ha
IL done the greatest possible harm to Gel
at many, resounds with the cheers an
a William the First"
le ''And this empire is peace at last
re This emperor, the conqueror on SO man
es battle. fields, aheaihea his sword wit
10 cneertul, humble thanks to God, 6
Or happy as any Of his plain soldiers to g
ID back to hearth and home. For II yeal
Y. he rules in peace over his new empir,
and preserves the precious gift of peaC
to the whole of Europe. Take away Il
n, strong, well-armed, well prepared &c
DIS many from the heart of Europe, tn
i'd Germany which fears God but no OF
"a. else,' and tomorrow you will have vi
n. all round. There is no more peacefl
ce army in the world than the Germs
III army, because it is composed of hu
"a bands, fathers and brothers, who won
en- rather DO Mt home engaged in peacef
be ayocations than fight. What nonsen
an for the public press to accuse the prese
re German emperor for anxiety to 60 to W
ut on any preteSs. He is the preaerver
he peace.
40 "To examine into the heart and m
IS, tiyes OF the dead emperor shows that
greotnegs and his goodness were innai
He stroye for high ideal which he new
ma failed to try to reach. His whole Ii
oy was service and happy the people VI
NO are blessed with such o servant. he W
en faithful in little things as we'll as in gre
IN things; kind, amiabie and modest in
bis conversation with men OF high or low I
70. tete; wise and judicious in the choice
he his friends and counsellors, but fat
led fully attached and deeply grateful
inc those he had once chosen; industrior
ne plain, methodical in the order Of
ere daily life; fearless and coursgeo
IDS in danger; loving and affections
Inc to his own; believing, humble, trusti
the in God, thus he lived and toiled a
thus, at last, he peacefully departed Il
life. Carlyle, in one Of his letters
Frcude during the war OF 1870, Sal
,rn 'Alone of nations, Prussia seems still
~ understand something of the art Of q
nsa erning and of fighting enemies. g
,rS, many, from of old, has been the mt
M peaceable, most pious and, in the 81
nnt most valiant and most terrible of natioi
~ Germany ought to be president
~ Europe and will again, it seems, be tri
~ with that office for another five oeDtur
.ta or so.' That such thing has becom
~ possibility and, to some extent, aires
WV a reality, this, under God, Germany ov
to her Emperor William
The lecture Yves listened TO with mu
mai interest. The Delaware Smngerbul
3av under the leadership of q. b. Rhoa
' a rendered two selections very aecepts
I'm. during the evening. The conolud
'wn lecture OF tne course VIII Dc an IN
l in tratei one on "Tgavels in the Brit
bail Isles," by the Rev. Ernest Wagner
ia a Allentown, on November 18th.