The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-16
TALMAGE'S FOREIGN VIEWS.
ms InPREssIoNs or THE RULER OF
GERMAN.

Copyright. 1900. tho New York Christian
Herald
Not bcrsar in Berlin, not a heggar IN
Dresden. no, a hcgear 90 Gcrmany-ss far
as we have been able 20 see. In other Eu-
ropcan countries. the begEar IS familiar
object Hat in hand. eyes upturned. gar
mcnts IN raes. and an attitude indicating
70 has long been taken Ills father and
mother we're paupers Pedigree OF rags.
Inheritance 81 want Squnlor OF centuries
mpcrsouafed. But in Germany. neither al
ihe daas ~ churches. nor az the gate ~
railroad stations nor on the street are
you asked Tor aims what is the reason
The German nation has no superior
among nations IN prosperity The people
have enough 20 cas. and enough 20 wear.
and enough 20 shelter them. The harvest
dciis which We see through the car-win-
dow declare that this year n wealthy
crop Viii De added 90 the national re-
sources Cleanliness. another sisn Of
pro perIty. is everywhere evident Dirt IS
always poor. Plenty Of water IN Ger
many. wisely distributed. aud everywhere
used Midsummer. ANA yer not a malodor
Anoat Berlin as healthy 10 August as
800 January. only two cases OF intoxica-
zion have We seen Boo all the empire Ger
man beer o. not as bad as American
whisky No doubt thore are poverty and
suffering. bat We do not know where 20
ind fnsm.
Gcrmauys religion has much 20 do with
iis prosperity. As the mos, rcvcrcd name
in 81 Petersburg is Peter the Great. and
"a, are SHOWN the houses where he lived.
and the axes with which ne cut. and the
cups ont 81 which be- drank. and the stan
with which he walked. and the boats which
he built. and the pms with which he
wrote and the beds on which h. slept.
and the crown which be- wore. and the
throne on which 10 sat. $50 ia Germany
the great name is Martin Luther. and We
are taken TO the chairs in the window AZ
Wlttcnherg. where he talked with his wife
and the door Of the church on which he
hammered tho Theses. aud the pulpit
where he preached and the mugs out of
which re drank before appolinaris water
was found. and tho tomb where near hy
that of Philip Melanchthon he sleeps the
long sleep. and the statues ia all the great
cities where be stands with the Bible IN
hand and with lips % marble or bronze
Is stll preaching the. gospel with which
he shook the earth. and proclaimlng a re-
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an nations the right TO worship God In
their own way. Luther Is still the might
lest religious power IN Germany.
Likewise. tho hong reign OF Kaiser VIII
liam l., was q salutaTy reign. He chose
for his winter and summer residence, tho
plnlnest aud simplest 81 his palaces, leav-
ing for the inspection Of tourists the royal
palace. wheie Frederick the Great enter
tanned Voltaire in vast rooms amid paint
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over what they considered the Joke OF
all time the Christian religion. and also
forsaklng the palace at Potsdam. its walls
cncrusted with precious stones. and august
with master -pieces, the stupendous struc-
ture built az the close OF the seven years
war TO prove that the national resources
were not exhausted. The two palaces oc-
cupled by Kaiser William. according TO
tho season. hook like prosperous homes.
but completely unpretcntous. You are
led through mis- late residence IN Berlin.
udmiring its simplicity. and through his
study. whore no sat with bismarck. and
drafted plans FOR the national welfare. and
put down the fouudition Of an empire
which ] think will last as long as the sun
ond moon endure. For the history Of al
most every nation 70 requires pen and
sword closely united. That which was
achieved by Thomas Jenerson's pen and
Gndcr HamHion's genius for institutions
Ia America William ! and Won Moltke and
Bismarck achieved for Germany.
The present Emperor has enlisted the
h arts OF all his people While many crit
icize his pronunciamcntos and do not
like this. or do not like that. William II
viii hand down TO his son a mightier scep-
ter than that which he received from the
dying hand OF his father. Emperor Fred.
a .r.f.s
aud which his grandfather welded TWEEN
ty-seven years German blood has iron IN
IT, and the German government Will last
long after frivolous France and cruel
Spain have again ana again changed from
r, publicanism to monarchy. and from mon
archy back 10 republicanlsm. The pres
cnt Emperor IS ubiquitous. now laying
the cornerstone OF a church. now unveil-
ing monument. now launching a ship.
now reviewing "a regiment. now In one
city aud now In another. AZ a Punch-and-
Judy show some time ago. the performer
gave what he considered the Characters
ties Of the three Empcrors who reigned
within four months over Germany. kai-
ser William. Frederick and William H.
The man OF the show said: Kaiser VIII
liam viii be remembered BY his saying.
4 have no time 20 he weary. Emperor
Frederick had for characteristic utter
planning The present Emperor will be
known for his familiar saying. Augusta
pack the trunks" For this disresDect
the Snowman was two months imprisoned.
After he had served his time IN Jail and
had come out. h. continued his show. but
with the following change OF remark:
Kaiser William will be remembered by
his saying. I have no time to be weary
Emperor Frederick by his saying, II ~
well 60 suflora without complaining But
! am not permitted 10 say what is the
characteristic saying Of tho present En-
pcror" Then the audience supplied the
lacking Information by shouting. Angus
la pack the trunks
But Emperor William loses nothing
through this facotiousness. There Is on
earnest side to his nature which all rec
ognizc. lie preached sermon on ais
yacht few days ago. a mere extract
going through the press. but my learned
and genial friend Roy. Or. Dlckey, pas
tor OF the American church In Berlin for
whom / preached Sabbath before last
has translated the Emperor's sermon
which must have taken three-quarters Of
an hour TO deliver and is very forecfui
and brilliant He IS the only emperor
ever heard OF who preached althoirifh
King David provided texts for great
many sermons. but why not kings and
empcrors take the pulpit7 They would
surely have am audience. and the impres-
sion made would be deep and lasting.
But l am most impressed with the fact
that Germany Is the home Of pictures
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