The San Francisco call., 1898-11-02
EMPEROR INFORMS THE POPE
TRANSFERS THE SACRED SPOT TO. GERMAN CATHOLICS.
Impres1lve Ceremonies at the Consc- cration of the Church of the '.::: :. Redeemer in Jeru-
 salem.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

.:
 |. JERUSALEM, Nov. 1.-Emperor Will
 liam proceeded to Mount Zion yester- day, where occurred the ceremony of |. the hofsting of the German and Turk 1sh. flags on a piece of gtound which according to tradition, was formerly occupied as the abode of the Virgin
 Mary and which the Sultan has pre- scented to the German Emperor The latter subsequently, formally presented the ground. to the German Catholics. |! :Emperor William has telegraphed to
 the Pope, saying:
 F.: 1 am: happy to be able. to inform your Holiness that, thanks to the benevolent fnterIentton of his Majesty, the sultan, proof of his. personal friendship, l have been able to acquire at Jerusalem the
 abode. of the. Holy Virgin. l decided to place: this ground, consecrafed by so Ts3any: pious memories, at the disposal of my C,afhouc subjects It rejoices my heart: to. be able thus to prove now dear
 Catholics whom divine providence has
 placed in my care
 r.: i beg your Holiness to accept assur-
 aIice of my sincere attachment
 The. Pope replied, thanking his Maj res4y and. expressing satisfaction at the
 gift, for which he was sure the German
 Catholics would be deeply grateful
 The Emperor, at the close of the cere- raony of consecrating the Church of the Redeemer here, read an address, during
 which he said:
 From Jerusalem came the light in
 spieHdor from which the German nation became great and glorious, and what the -Gernanic people have become they be- came under the banner of the cross, the emblem of self-sacrifcing charity. As was done nearly 2000 years ago so to-day shall I ring out the cry voicing my ardent hope to all,- '"Peace on earth"
 His. Majesty then renewed the VOW of his ancestors. saying: T and my house will serve the Lord
 The Emperor called upon all present to make the same VOW. including a prayer that God grant that confidence in the Almighty, brotherly love. resig- nation. in suffering and efficient work may remain the German nations mo- .blest ornament, and that the spirit of peace may more and more penetrate the. evangelical church"
 :: The consecration ceremony at the Church of the RedeeneE was attended with the greatest pomp. Early in the morning, huge crowds began to collect to witness the imperial cortege. The route. was. lined with Turkish troops afld. 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 gray. costume, both wear ing numerous decorations. As their Majesties entered the church the organ pealed forth a. triumphal march, amid whose strains they passed to the altar, pfeceded by the officiating clergy, bear ing .:the sacrarnental insignia. The church was filled with. uniformed off, cfafs: =:
 In the; course of the service, which was very impressive, Emperor William read the. constitution of the church and expressed the hope that. the ministra- tions there would be followed by divine blessings.
 Cardinal Kopp, Prince Bishop of Breslau, whom the Emperor had in formed of his acquisition of the abode of the Virgin Mary, replied, saying:
 Your Majesty has added a new link to the chain of. recurrent proofs of your just disposition and sovereign solicftude for your Catholic subjects, and at the same time you have instituted a lasting inherl- tance. 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 
 pears that Emperor William made mistake at the reception which preced- ed the gala banquet given in his honor by the Sultan at the palace last Fri day. Evidently nistaking Mrs: Oscar Strauss, wife of the United States Min lster to Turkey, for the wife of another the Emperor said he knew her Queen very we'll.
 Mrs: Strauss quickly replied: T pre- sune your Majesty refers to Mrs. Mo Kinley?''
 Emperor William was evidently very much entertained by his own error.