The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-04

OF RULERS
Creeds of the Worlds
Sovereigns.
CROWNED HEADS BOWED
Gossip About WilheImina, Kaiser
Wilhelm, Francis Joseph, the
Car and Others.
Especial Correspondence


LONDON, Nov. 10-The religion Of
the head of a state or nation is usu-
ally the predominant belief of the na-
ton itself. In the religions of the
worlds rulers today, many different
creeds are represented. With rare ex-
ceptions, the heads of nations are
punctiliuos in fulfillment of their re-
ligious duties, thus setting good ex-
ample to their subjects.
Queen Victoria, as deyout Chris
tian as the humblest member of tho
Church of England, is great lover
lof 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 that the choir
Ising, Wake, for the Night Is Flying"
Wilhelm, the young and energetic
German emperor, is sincerely moral
and religious man. He 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 a sermon.
lQUEEN WILHELMINA A PROTEST
| ANT.
| The husband of Queen Wilhelmina,
| of Holland, VIII surely be a Protest
ant, for she herself is the best and
most regular worshiper in the Dutch
church. Moreover the law of her land
will not permit her to marry a Cath
olic. She studied the Bible under a
special professor, and many anecdotes
are related Of the questions by which
she sought enlightenment.
/ King Christian, of Denmark, though
personally inclined to the Lutheran
church, holds most liberal religious
views regarding his people and MEM
bers OF his family. King Oscar II, of
Sweden, is of the Protestant faith,
practical Christian, and an ardent stu
dent of the Bible. Switzerland's presi-
dent, Colonel Edward Muller, is
Protestant and a member of the
Church of Bern He worships sim
ply as a private citizen, walking to
and from church every Sunday morn
ing with his family. President krue-
ger, of the South African Republic
if he can now be called the president
lis OF course a member of the Dutch
Protestant church He is fond of lay
ministratfons.
The Emperor Francis Joseph, OF Aus
Itria. is a devout Catholic Every Sun
day morning he hears mass In the
palace chapel He wears civilian dress
, and remains standing throughout the
, service, his head barred and bowed. M.
Loubet, the most democratic president
France has known, is a Catholic, and
prefers to worship in a simple way as
: a private citizen. King Victor Eman-
: uel. Of Italy, is a Roman Catholic.
: Carlos l, of Portugal, is Catholic,
as indolent and apathetic in his relig-
ious duties as in those of his ruler
= ship. Alfonso, the boy king of Spain
t is a Catholic. Pope Leo XIII is his
godfather With his mother, the
t queen regent, he attends mass every
: Sunday. Leopold, king OF the Bel
4 fgians, is a Catholic.
CZAR AND CZARINA IN CHURCH
!. The Car of Russia, the only lay
: man Of the Orthodox Russian church
who is allowed to step foot into al
altar, has his private chapel In botf
st. Petersburg and Moscow. There /.
high mass for his majesty every Sun
II day. The music Is entirely vocal, tn,
singers being invisible, according t.
the customs of the church-no instru
mental music being allowed. The alta
y in the Cars chapel is behind COLDER
gates on which sacred subjects ar
frescoed. Suddenly the gates burs
open and the Gloria Is sung by tn,
invisible choir Both the Gear and tn,
Czarina are very punctilious abou
their hours of worship.
e King George, of Greece, and Queer
II Olga, are both devotees of the Ortho
re dox Greek church. Their privat'
chapel in Athens is one of the pret
r tiest little churches in Greece. Her
,e they worship every Sunday when II
y the capital. Nicholas, ruler of Mon
10 tenegro, also lives according to th
n teachings OF the Orthodox Greel
church. King Carl, of Roumania, an
Carmen sylvia" his queen, belong t
the same church. as does Prince Fer
dinand, of Bulgaria. King Alexander
ID of Servia, is of the Orthodox Greel
faith, but not at all regular in hi
{, church attendance.
t. The sultan of Turkey, an extrem
T, Mohammedan, goes to public worship
r at the big mosque in Constantinopl
/ every Friday He rides in close,
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