Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-15
KINGS AND RELIGION.
influence of Soverigns on the Be
liefs of the People They
Rule


The religion Of the head u the STATE or
nation Is usually the Predominant belief
OF the nation itself. In the religions or
the worlds rulers today many different
crcedS are represented With rare excen-
tions, the heads of nations are punctilious
in fufillmcnt of their religious duties.
mus setting good example to their sub
Jects
Queen Victoria, as dey9re a Christian
as me humblcst member d the Church
of England. Is a great loyer of hymns
Her favorltes used to bt Nearer, Nv
God. 10 Thee Jesus. Lover of Nv
Sour aud How Sweet the Name IL
Jesus sounds. OF late years her choice
has become confined almost entirely to
hymns relating 10 the future state and
breathing the spirit OF resignation. Al
service, she has frequently asked that
me choir sing Wake. for the Night is
Wilhelm. the young ami energetic Ger
man Emperor, Is a sincerely moral and
religious man. He Is a Protestant. be-
heVlnE in the tencts OF Luther Wilhelm
Is one OF the few mCnlrohS in history
VINO have preached. On his yacht he
never takes minister along. but per
s"naiiy acts as spiritual father Of the
iamllN aboard. Gu Sundays at sea he
SnhhHuItS dVlhe service. taking his place
oe'l'"u the altar and preaching 4 sermon.
Noted Protestauts
King Christian of peam1rl tho,oh
personality inclined to tnp t.nther3n
church, holds most liberal religions views
regarding his people ana mem beers of his
tamliy, King Oscar III 81 Sweden is OF
me Protestant faith, a practical Chris
nan, and an ardent student Of the Bible.
Swltzerland's President Col. Edward
Muller, is Protestant and "A member Of
the Church of Bern. He worShips simply
as private citizen. walking to and from
church every Sunday morning with his
family. President Kruger of the South
African rcpublicif he can now he called
the Presidents of course "a member of
the Dutch Protestant church. He is fond
of lay minsrations.
Noted Catholics.
The Emperor Francis Joseph Of Aus
tria is dcyout Catholic Every sunday
morning he hears mass in the palace
chapel. He wears civilian dress and
remains standing throughout the service,
his head barred and bowed. NJ. Loubet,
the most democratic President France
has known, is Il Catholic. and prefers TO
worship IN simple way as a private
citizen. King Victor Emmanuel OF Italy
is a Roman Catholic. Carlos L. OF Port
ugal is Catholic, as indolent and as
apathetlc in his religious duties as in
those of his rulcrship. Alfonso. the boy
klng of Spain, Is a Catholic. Pope leo
NIL. is his godfather With his moth
or, the Queen Regent. he attends mass
every Sunday Leopold, King of the
belSlans, is Catholic
The Gear at Church..
The Car of Russia. the only ayman
of the orthodox Russian church who is
allowed to step foot into an altar, has his
private chapel in both st. Petersburg and
Moscow. There is high mass for his maj
esty every Sunday. The music is entiM.
ly vocal, the singers being Invisible, ac-
cording to the customs OF the church--no
instrumental music being allowed. The
altar in the Ca chapel il behind gold
en- gates on which sacred subjects are
frcscoed. suddenly the gates burst open
and the Gloria" il sung by he invisible
choir. Both the Gar and GAMMA are
very punctilions about their heurs .of wor-
ship.
King George of Greece and Queen Olga
at 10th devotccs Of the orthodox Greek
church. Their private chapel in Athens
rs one Of the prettiest little churches in
Greece. Here they worship every Sunday
when in the capital. NchsAas. ruler OF
Montenegro also lives according to the
teachings of the orthodox Greek church
King Carl Of R0umania and Carmen Syl.
va, his Queen, belong 10 the same church,
as does Prince Ferdinand Of Bulgaria
King Alexander of SeryiI IS Of the or
thOdox Greek faith, but not At all regular
IN ms chuFch attendance.
Worship in IA Mosque.
The Sultan Of Turkey, an extreme Mo-
hammcdan, goes to public worship ut the
big mosque IN Constantinople every Fri
day He rides in 4 closed carriage, at
tended by 10000 soldiers. and ali along
the line of march the people shout, az
he passes "lhcrC is no God hut Allah
and Mohammed is his prophet" On ali
other days, in the year H.. woFshps in
private. The khFd!ve Of Egypt and all
his family are also 6f thr Mohammcdan
faith. At the alabaster mosque Of Me
hemct Ali, in Cairo, one" i year. the
khcdive and all the male members of
his household attend public worship. No
outsider is permitted to attend. The
Shah of Persia is a Mohlmmedan who
observes his religious duties only in Il
most perfunct0ry ana worldly way The
sultan OF Morocco. young man only ~
years old. is Of the Mohammetian faith,
the religion Of his predecessors
Mcnelik H., King Of Abyssinia, goes
10 bis native church every day in the
wear. On Sundays he attends Holy Trim
~ church; for Christianity vas intro
iuced INTO hs country in the Fourth cen
Jury.
Worship in the East.
The King Of Siam is Buddhist and
was for some time a priest, AZ is the Gus.
ON with all the rulers uf that country.
During his priesthood he shaved his head,
md temporarily gave uD the crown 10
wear yellow cotton scarf about his
Faist and spend his day, in flsting aud
prayer
The. Emperor and Empress of Japan
re disciples Of Shlntoi~m. the faith Of
helr ancestors for centuries back They
re both attentive TO their religious
lutics, though their outward life, per
lapS uncnnsciOHHiy. carries ont MANY nf
he teachings Of Christianity.
1t rs said that. among mouarchs, tho
Emperor of China is the greatest MARTYR
0 religious ccrcmUuais As the chirr
Ugh priest, he has to offer a .acrihce toa
Inherent god almost every week in the
ear. To each sacriiirr J., dedicated ono
r NOR" holidays. aud The Emperor is
imposed 80 pass every one " these DAYS
u solitude. Another arlthan religions
vi" which the Emperor is bound to OH
cry" Is that Of Offering hundreds Of SILK
'alIoons each year before the tablets or
rs long line Of predecessors, Altogether.
H. sp'nd~ more than 80 lays a year "a
ehgi0Ga duties
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