The morning call., 1894-05-06
HE RULE OF THE CHURCH.
Passage of a Bill Intended to
Strengthen 1t.
ALL THE UNIVERSITIES ALARMED
Professors Are Taking the Lead and
Are Determined to Make
Strong Fight.

BERLIN, May 5.-The Prussian Inter
haus, on Tuesday last. by vote of 237 to
90. passed the Evangelical church law
amendments. This law permits that
church in future to regulate certain mat
ters by its own authority. such matters
heretofore have been dec ded by the Diet.
The bill is a great concession to ultra
orthodoxy. and will have the effect of
driving into the church thousands of
highly educated, broad and liberal-minded
men. This measure was passed in the
teeth Of Liberal opposition, and by the as
sistance of the Center party. who want to
see orthodoxy strengthened in every
church. This will bring about general
uprising of the Liberals, and already
call has gone OCT from dozen churches.
The professors of the universities are tax
ing the lead. and have determined to make
strenuous efforts to fight what they class
as The most serious attack upon freedom
Of thought in Germany. 1t is stated the
bill will make ineligible for any church
Office any one who declines TO decl are a
literal belief in material trinity.
During the discussion in the Unterhaus
of Herr Mendell's Interpolation concern
ing the futility of the measures in force
for the exclusion of cattle diseases. Herr
Won Heydencadown, Minister of Agricul-
ture, declared that the question was still
under examination. Experts. he added,
favored the formation of extensive from
tier slaug ughter-houses.
Emperor William and the Empress were
presen to-day at the opening of beauti-
ful new Lutheran church which has cost
100000 marks. This is thirtieth church
erected in Berlin since Emperor Williams
accession to the throne.
The Emperor is to devote the few weeks
prior 10 his departure for Norway to the
consideration with the general staff of
some important innovations which will be
tested at the coming army maneuvers.
These military displays will be attended
by Emperor Francis Joseph and the chiefs
of the Austrian aft, who are greatly inter-
ested in the new light rife and the modi-
fed German uniform.
The Emperor's prohibition of officers
betting by the totalisatur system does not
mean its abolition, for later he remarked
that the suppression of the totalsatur
would mean driving out the devil by
Beelzebub," adding that what the betting
machine would lose the bookmaker would
gain. and If betting could not be abolished
altogether it was better to lose ones
money honestly with the machine.
But" the Emperor concluded, "the
army must give the example of self
discipline"
Princess Alix of Hesse. who is betrothed
TO the CZarowitZ, has gone to England in
order to spend a few weeks with Queen
Victoria. On the return of the Princess
to.Darmstadt she will be placed under the
spiritual guidance of the Cars confessor,
Father Jonyseheff. the Greek priest who
was sent especially to Darmstadt to con-
vert the Princess to the Greek faith pre-
vious to her marriage. The new name Of
Princess Alix will be either Marie or
Helen. The wedding of the Czarowitz
and the Princess is expected to take place
in November or January next
The Cologne branch of the German
Colonial Society has forwarded a resOlu-
tion to Chancellor Won Caprlvi expressing
confidence that the Government will de-
fend "unquestoningly" Germany's claims
to Samoa and Tonga, and demanding that
the same be placed under the German flags.
Heavy rains have caused the rivers TO
overflow in the low-lying districts of Sile-
sa, and a warning has been issued to the
inhabitants, who are taking steps to move
themselves and their belongings from the
districts which are threatened with floods.
A heavy snowfall is reported at Gl0gau,
Prussian Silesia.