The Washington times., 1901-11-01
FOREIGN TOPICS.

AT the dedication of church at Kon-
| lGsberg recently, the German Emperor
surprised the congregation by Offering a
most eloquent prayer which would have
| done credit to an Archbishop. He asked
| the blessing OF the Almighty upon his
| people, that they might be taught to fol-
! low In the footsteps and the faith of
Queen Louise, his great grandmother
the loveliest of all the Queens of Prus-
! sla, in whose honor the church was
| named. This is the first time he ever Of
| fered prayer In public, although he
| seldom makes a speech without confess
| ing to his dependence upon the Divine
Providence, and he has a deep religious
! sentiment. He is firmly convinced that
| he is the chosen of the Lord. In the sum-
| mer of 1906 during the Chinese troubles,
| he preached sermon one Sunday morn
| ing on board the imperial yacht Hohen-
| zollern. The officers and sailors OF that
ship were his only congregation, but the
sermon was intended for the world at
large, and has been printed in many Ian
| guages. a very good sermon 1t was, too.
Rev. DR.. Dickie, pastor of the American
Church in Berlin, translated it into Eng
| lish.
The subject was THE Duty and Power
Exodus: And it came to pass when
Moses held up bis hand Israel pre- pre-
vailed, and when he let down his hand
Amalek prevailed The idea running
through the discourse was that the
people of Germany should pray for Di-
vine support and intercesston in behalf
of the Christians of China In order that
the kingdom OF God might be advanced
and civilization promoted. 1t was an ac-
acknowledgement Of ais dependence and re-
lance upon Divine power, OF his belief
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dence that the Eternal Jehovah was on
the side of Germany and the other Chris
tan nations during the Chinese difh-
culties.
The Emperor frequently selects texts
Tor the court preachers. He IS in the
habit OF sending them word on Friday or
Saturday that he would like t. have
sermon on this subject or that-usual!y
some timely topic under public discussion,
or sometf ing he has in his own mind, and
tells them how to treat it Perhaps he
may want them to attack some fad or
folly Of the court. The good mar whose
turn it Is to preach that Sunday may
have already prepared himself, but the
Emperors word is law, SO he has to burn
midnight oil to please his imperial mas
ter. II 1T does please. the sermon is
printed in the newspapers and in pam
phlet form and extensively circulated by
his Majesty's order.
The Dublin "Freeman's Journal takes
responsibility for the latest ''bulI' story
In one Of the Dublin hospitals recently
patient had to undergo the simple oper-
alton of having some glands removed
from his neck. For GONE reason the
mans tongue took such a position, under
the effect of chloroform. as to entirely
obstruct his breathing. Several in
eifectual attempts were made to extricate
the tongue, and the man was dying Of
suffocation under the eyes OF the helpless
and horrified students and nurses. when
the eminent Dublin surgeon who attended
the case performed. with a marvellous
coolness and presence of mind, the oper-
alton Of tracheotomy on the man s throat,
which instantaneOusly restored the pa
Young witnesses exclaimed in his en-
thusiasm: 1T takes an Irtshman to save
mans life by cutting his throat
In accordance with the resolution which
was passed at the election of the Lord
Mayor claims win, in due course, be made
for preserving the ancient rights. priv
ileges and immunitles of the city of Lon
dom at the coronation of the King. At
present, however, the course Of procedure
to be adopted by the Remembrance in
furtherance of the purpose Of the reso-
luton is a matter of doubt and vague
conjecture. Until 1t has been definitely
decided whether the old-time forms and
ceremonies are 10 be revived or aban-
Ocneu II Will mol De possible 10 draw up
the claims of the city Of London.
According 10 the authorities the Lord
Mayors OF old enjoyed the right of being
cupbearers to the King at the coronation
hanquets. His Lordshlp of ancient date,
it appears. attended the ceremony with
the Aldermen and twelve citizens. and at
the banquet which followed the corona
ticn the Chief Magistrate of the city Of
fered the King a cup of spiced wine.
This cup was of gold, and with its cover
weighed precisely 80 ounces. The priv
ilege OF paying for the cup, and, pre-
sumably, the wine, belonged TO the King.
and 1t subsequently became the property
of the Lord Mayor a fee or reward for
his services. II is alsO recorded that at
the banquet the civic party was seated
Ito the left Of the cup board which,
however. is not enlightening to the aver
age man Of the present day, seeing that
all evidence by which the precise locality
might have been fixed has long since dis
appeared.
While European chancelleries are dellb-
Grating on the subject Of the actual bonds
of relationship between Koweit and the
Ottoman Empire, the triangular discus
sion - Germany, France Russia - has
broken forth again in the press of Paris
and St. Petersburg. In the former city a
small section of the press led by lie
Journal des Debats." has revived its
theory that French cooperation with the
q
be detrimental to Russian interests in the
Persian Gulf. On the other hand, Rus
sian papers like "Novoe Vremya" and the
"Rossiya' point out that Russian inter-
ests are identical with those OF France in
Persia, and that France can slCw good
will toward Russia by eounteracting in
the gulf the influence OF Great Britain,
which now seems to be augmenting there
Says the "Novoe Vremya:" France
has already important interests in Mus
cat, and it is highly desirable from Rus
sian point OF view that these interests
shall be developed and supported. There
fore, Russia will gladly assist France to
extend its influence in Muscat and also
at other points in the Persian Gulf II is
not very easy for Russia to maintain the
struggle with the British, who for the
moment are all-powerful in that region,
and we shall really be glad to have a
good friend and ally, who will receive as
the reward for acting with US only eX-
elusive advantages.
The .'Rossiya" reminds France that al
though the Russian Steam navigation
and TraIing Company is now rn.tling IA
rcgular service between the Russian ports
and those of the Persian Gulf and while
her commerce is developing on the north
ern frontier OF Persia. it is a matter of
serious moment to Russia to be able to
reach Persia from the south by sea, and,
therefore she cannot be Indifferent when
she gees Germany attempting to extend
her railway to Kowelt or England at
tempting to obtain "A pied a terTe at the
sa me point The 'Rossya' calls the atten-
tion Of France to the fact that the com
pietion of the Bagdad line will probably
be simultaneous with the completion Of
the junction Of the AnglO-Indian rail-
ways with Chinese railways and Ham
burg will then be connected by an un-
broken network Of lines with the Yang
tse Valley and this steel band will cut
US off from the Persian Gulf as well as
from the Indian Ocean. while 1t will
leave France isolated in Indo-China. and
forever preclude her from obtaining any
foot hold in Hnia.