Evening journal., 1900-12-05
RELIGION Oh THE
WORLDS RULERS
Various CreedS Of Kings,
Queens and Presidents
GcrmOn Emperor Is One Of The Few
MOnarchS in History Who Have
Preached

Uelltl OF iNc lhlipl littiis III INC At-
llgion Of the worlds rulers TO day
many different crceds are represented.
With rare exceptions, the heads Of
nations are punctilious in mlnlment Of
their religious duties, thus setting
forth a good example to their subjects
Queen Victoria. as devout a chris
tian as the humblest member Of the
Church of England, is a great lover OF
hymns Her favorites used to be
Nearer My God TO Thee Jesus
Lover of my Soul" and How Sweet
the Name of Jesus Sounds" OF late
years, her choice has become confined
almost entirely to hymns relating to
the future state and breathing the
spirit of resignation. AT service she
has frequently asked tnat the choir
sing Wake Tor the Night is Flying
Wilhelm. the young and energetic
German Emperor is a sincerely moral
and religious man. lie is a Protest
ant, believing in the tenets of Luther.
Wilhelm is one OF the few mOnarchs
in history who have preached On his
yacht he never takes a minister along.
but personally acts as spiritual father
of the family aboard On Sundays at
sea he conducts divine service, taking
his place behind the altar and preach
ing sermon.
The husband of Queen Wilhelm.na
of Holland will surely be a Protestant
for she is herself the best and most
regular worshipper in the Dutch
Church. Moreover the law Of her land
Will not permit her to marry Catho-
lie. She studied the Bible under spec
ial professor, and many anecdotes are
related of the questions by which she
sought enlightenment.
King Christ an, of Denmark. though
personally inclined to the Lutheran
Church, holds most liberal religious
views regarding his people and mem-
bers it his family. King Oscar il. of
Sweden, is Of the Protestant faith.
a practical christian, and an ardent
student Of the Bible Switzerland's
President, Col Edward Muller. is a
Protestant and q member of The church
OF Bern. lie worships simply as a
private citizen walking 10 and from
church every Sunday morning with his
family President Kruger. of the South
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called the presidents of course a
member OF the Dutch Protestant
Church. lie is fond of lay minlstra-
tions.
The Emperor Francis joseph. OF
Austria, is @ devout Catholic. Every
Sunday morning he hears mass in the
palace chapel He wears civilian
dress and remains standing thrOughoui
the service, his head barred and bowed
NJ. Loubet, the most democratic pres.
dent France has known, is a Catholic
ana prefers to worship in a simple
way as private citizen. King Victor
/ Emanuel OF Italy, is a Roman Catho
! nc. Carlos l., OF Portugal, is a Catho
| ne as lndolent and as apathetic in his
religious duties as in those of his ru
iership. Alfonso, the boy King O
| spain, is a Catholic. Pope Leo XIII
Is his godfather With his mother
the Queen Regent. he attends mas.
every Sunday. Leopold, King of tn,
Belgians, is a Catholic
The Car Of Russia. the only laymar
OF the Orthodox Russian Church VIII,
Is allowed to step foot into an altar
mas his private chapel in both st
petersburg and Moscow. There is higl
mass for His Majesty every Sunday
The music is entirely vocal, the singer
being invisible, according to the Gus
toms OF the ohurch-nO instrumental
music being allowed. The altar in tn
Cars chapel is behind golden gate
on which sacred subjects are frescoed
Suddenly the gates burst open and tn
| Gloria is sung by the invisible choir
! Both the Car and Czarina are ver
pmctilious about their hours of wor
ship
! King George, Of Greece. and Queer
Olga are both devotces of tho Ortho
doN Greek Church Their private chan
lel m Athens Is one Of the pretties
! little churches M Greece. Here ,ne,
worship every sunday when in tn
capital Nicholas. ruler OF Montenegro
also lives according 90 tho teaching
lof tho Orthodox Greek Church. KIM
Carl of Roumana, and Carmen Syl
va, his Queen, belong TO the SAM
church, as does Prince Ferdinand o
bulgaria. King Alexander. of Servia
is OF the Orthodox Greek faith. but no
at all regular i'm his church attendance
The Sultan of Turkey. an extrem
Mohammedan, goes to public worshi
at the big mosque in Constantinopl
every Friday. lie rides i'm close
carriage attended by ten thousan
soldiers, and an along the line a
march the people shout as he passes
D. There is no God but Allah and Mo
( manned IN his phOphet" ON an othe
uays In the year he worships i'm pla
Fate. The Khedive of Egypt and al
, ms family are also Of the Mohamme
, uan iaith. AZ the alabaster mosque q
b Mohamet All in Cairo. once a veai
: the khedive and an the male member
oi his household attend public WORSHIP
p No outsider is permitted TO atten,
K The Shah of Persia is u MOhammeda
WHO observes his religious dutie
> only in a most purfunctory and worlt
: ly way. The Sultan OF Morocco.
young man only eighteen years old.
OF ihe Muhammedan faith. the relieio
of his predecessors
Menoiik li King nf Ahys1inia 20,