The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-17
RELIGION OF THE RULERS.
THEY ARE OF VARIOUS FAITH,
THOUGH MOSTLY GATH.
oLICs.

The religion Of the head of a state
or nation is usually the predominant
belief Of the nation itself.
Queen Victoria, as devout Chris.
tian as the humblest member of the
Church of England, is a great lover OF
hymns.
Wilhelm, the young and energetic
German emperor, is sincerely moral
and religious man. He is a Protest
ant, believing in the tenets of Luther.
The husband of Queen wilhelmina
of Holland will surely be Protest
ant, 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 a
Catholic.
King Christian Of Denmark, though
personally inclined to the Lutheran
church, holds most liberal religious
views regarding his people and men,
bers of his family.
King Oscar II Of Sweden is of the
Protestant faith, practical christian,
and an ardent student of the bible.
Switzerland's president, Col. Ed.
ward Muller, is a Protestant and a
member of the Church of Berth. He
worships simply as a private citizen
President Kruger. of the South AZ
rican republic-if he can be called the
presidents Of course a member of
the Dutch Protestant church.
The Emperor Francis Joseph, of
Austria, is a deyout Catholic.
NJ Loubet, the most democratic
president of France has known, is a
Catholic.
King Victor Emanuel, of Italy, is a
Roman Catholic.
Carlos I, of Italy, is a Roman Cath
Ollie.
Alfonso, the boy king of Spain, is a
Catholic, his mother, the queen re-
gent, attends mass every Sunday.
Leopold, king of the Belgians is a
Catholic.
The car Of Russia, the only layman
of the Orthodox Russian church who
is allowed to step foot into an altar,
has his private chapel in both st.
Petersburg and Moscow.
King George Of Greece and Queen
Olga are both devotees of the Ortho-
dox Greek church Their private
chapel in Athens is one of the pretti-
est in Greece.
Nicholas, ruler Of Montenegro, also
lives according to the teachings of the
Orthodox Greek church.
King Carl of Romania and his
queen belong TO the same church, as
does Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
King Alexander of Servia is of the
Orthodox Greek faith.
The Sultan of Turkey is an extreme
Mohammedan.
The Khedive of Egypt and all his
family are also of the Mohammedan
faith.
The shah of Persia is a Mohamme.
dan.
The sultan of Morocco, a young
man only IS years old, is of the No
hammedan faith.
Menelik H., king Of Abysslnia,
goes to his native church every day
in the year. Christianity was intro
duced into his country in the Fourth
century.
The king of Siam is a Buddhist, and
was for some time a priest.
The emperor and empress of japan
are disciples of Shintoism, the faith
Of their ancestors for centuries back.
Among monarchs the emperor of
Ohlna IS the greatest martyr TO re-
ligious ceremonials. Altogether he
spends more than 100 days a year in
religious duties.
President Mckinley is in every
sense Of the word a ohristian-regular.
y attending service at the Metropoli-
IAN Methodist Episcopal church. 1
The presidents of the South and
Central American republics are near
y all Catholics, but only few Of
hem attend divine service.