The age-herald., 1898-11-02
GERMAN EMPEROR
 IN HOLY LAND Presents the Catholics Of His Realm } With Mount Zion. DESIRES PEACE FOR ALL MEN Renewed the Vows of His Ancestors to the Most High.
 SCENES OF BARBARlC SPLENDOR With the Greatest of Pomp and Cere- mony the Church of the Redeemer Was Cocsecrated The Abode of the Virgin.
DESIRES PEACE FOR ALL MEN
SCENES OF BARBARIc sPLENDoR

Jerusalem, November 1.-After the rais- ing of the German flag on the plot of ground at Mount Zion presented to En- peror William by the Sultan of Turkey, and which the emperor turned over to the German Catholics, the emperor telegraph ed to the Pope. saying: II am happy to be able to inform your highness that, thanks to the benevolent intervention of his ma jesty, the Sultan, who has not hesitated to give me this proof of his personal friend ship, I have been able to acquire at Jeru- salem the abode of the Holy Virgin. I decided to place this ground, consecrated by so many pious memories, at the dis posal of my Catholic subjects. It rejoices my heart to be able to thus prove how dear to me the religious interests of the Catholics whom divine providence has placed in my care.
 Assurance of Attachment
 T beg your holiness to accept assurance of my sincere attachment"
 ! The Pope replied thanking his majesty and expressing satisfaction at the gift for which he was sure the German Catholics would be deeply grateful.
 
 seerafing the Church of the Redeemer here, read an address, during which he said:
 "From Jerusalem came the light in splendor from which the German nation became great and glorious, and what the Germanic peoples have become they be- came. under the banner of the cross. the emblem of self-sacrificing charity.
 As nearly 2.00o years ago, so today shall ring out the cry, voicing my ardent hope te .lL peace on earth.'"
 His majesty then renewed his vows of hs ancestors, saying; T and my house will serve the Lord"
 Concluded With Prayer
 The emperor called upon all present to make the same VOW, concluding with a prayer that God grant that confidence in the Almighty, brotherly love, resignation in suffering and efficient work may remain the German nations noblest ornament and that the spirit of peace may more and more permeate and hallow the Evangelical Church."
 The .consecration ceremony at the Church of the Redeemer was attended with the greatest pomp.
 The route of the imperial party was lined with Turkish troops and German sailors
 Emperor William and the empress drove to the Tower of Babel, from which point they walked to the church, the emperor in the white uniform of the German guard and the empress in a gray costume, both wearing numerous decorations. As their majesties entered the church the organ pealed forth a triumphal march, amid [ whose strains they passed to the altar, preceded by the officiating clergy bearing the sacramental insignia.
 The Church Was Filled E The church was filled with uniformed of ficials in the course of the service, which was very impressive. Emperor William read the constitution of the church and ex- pressed the hope that the ministrations there would be followed by the divine bless ings.-
 Cardinal Kopp, prince bishop of Breslau, whom the emperor had informed of his ac- uuisition of the abode of the virgin, re- piled, saying:
 "Your majesty has added new link to inc chain of recurrent proofs of your just disposition and sovereign solicitude for your Catholic subjects, ard at the same time YOU have instituted a lasting inheritance which has given joy to the whole Catholic Christianity and will always be held and cherished by German Catholics in grateful Remembrance of an emperor's magnanim- fty.'s
 The Church of the Redeemer is a hand some limestone building surmounted by square gothic tower, designed by Emperor William. The conservation was deeply inn pressive Their majesties, who were seated near the steps of the altar, were the central figures in a setting of crimson. blue, gold and ssilver that gleamed and flashed in the sunlight down the broad nave and along the aisles between colonades of white stone upon crowds of men in evening dress and civil uniforms and women in white, this being the color prescribed for the oc- casion.
 Drs. Dryander and Hoppe preached elo- auently from a massive and beautiful pull pit of polished limestone, under rich oak canopy.
 Emperor William has abandoned his pro- posed visit to Narazeth and the Sea of Galilee, owing to the heat and the great strain upon the horses
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