New-York tribune., 1903-03-01

able that the Kaiser found himself between the
horns Of diIemmR. On the one hand were the
churchmen and the other Professor Deiitzsch'
his really important and valuable discoveries
In his letter he gives credit to both sides, limiting
the professor to Yhat the Emperor believes to pe
his legitimate business, that Of discovering ano IN
terpreting Assyrian tablets. The whole episode is
only one phase Of the struggle that Is going on III
Germany between the new and old schools OF Bible
students. In this country such eonhlpon "ouIu
hardly be possible, there is the utmost frienal-
ness between the two parties, and no question 10
raised of danger to orthodoxy from modern sceh-
tific research.
..DeIitzsch is the leading Assyrioogist in the
world and he is the leader and personal instructor
of numerous scholars in the subject Of Rabylonian
history and literature. In this country PROFESSOR
Lines of Harvard; Professor Haupt Of Johns Hop
kfns: Professor r. F. Harper, Of Chicago. and my
self among others have been his pupils, and in
Germany he has brought out Hommel. Jenson'
BezoId and Messner, among other leading Assyrl-
olosista. His great work has been to develop an
understanding of Assyrian: in this he has drawn
up a scientific grammar and lexicon, which are OF
great value to students He has also thrown much
light the ancient geography of the regtan as well
as Its history and literature. He Is now at WORK
on the ancient religions Of Babylon and AssyFia
with remarkable results In his last lecture, which
has been mentioned in the papers, he announced
his discovery of ancient code of laws which he
found in tablet form. and which date to ZzSe b. I.
This discovery is the most remarkable that has
striking parallel between the Old Testament laws
and those Of these ancient countries and peoples.
He is TO write on the religious texts Of those re-
gons in the Library of Ancient Inscriptions which
Scrhner's is to publish, Professor Sanders and my
self being the editors. He was to have come to
this country this winter deliver series of lect
the history of religion at Yale and other
universities but his i'll health has made this i'm
possible.
"While an expert and a leading authority in his
special subject Is eSDecaliy u
thority Biblical lines, and whatever opinions he
holds on these questions. some Of which the Kaiser
has not accepted. are those OF any student not
especially expert upon them.
Personally, 1 have always found Professor
Delitzsch to be most delightful He is fluent
English speaker and studied in the British Mu-
scum in London for some time He has great
sympathy with English and American scholars,
and Is especially friendly to men from this country
who meet him. study with him. He Is not at
all the type OF the usual German professor. He
Is Citizen of the world with polished man
ners and broad interest. He Is aliYe to all mod
ern scientific investigations. and 10 most pro-
gressive scholar. He is not aggressive in the de-
livery OF his opinions. He once said TO me regard
ing the sousebes between younger students in his
| own subject that he had no sympathy with SCI
entic quarreis and preferred to let his work stand
without quarrellng about it With dissenters.''
RICHARD GoTrHEIL. professor Of Semitic lar.
suages at Columbia University. said: Friedrich
Delitzseh 10 the lAad!ag AssyFtsR scholar OF the
day. His weFk has easa characterized by extreme
csrefuness sad exaetaess. Within the last yssS
he has hiassef hssE Ia Sahylen 70 investigate the
work in excavations being carried on by the Ger
man OFsent Committee. His Arst lecture to bring
him prominently before the public wac 6elIYsFeS
last year. and ct EmpsRax Williams request II
reeeatly FsdslveEsG in sFesF that large aussS
Der of LsthsfAn pastors could hear what ha hsd
60 say. His Iscse.e 6s&ls with the origin cG Hebrew
religion. He bslievek he has found thar the cid
Hebraie name OF the deity, which we are Rceua-
toned to pronounce Jehovah was probably 1shweh,
as discovered on old Bahylcnian inscriptions. In
this racent lectuae s TO held the opinion that
the beginning Of HsbFalc religion and the great
mass Of the prehistoric ACCOUNTS which eFe found
| in Genesis are derived from Babyianian sources.
And q natural coroiary Of this he does net ba-
Ieve that any special revelations were given TO
the pstriarchs. Speaking from the critical point
OF view. the paints which Professor D1itEseh has
| brought cut are not new to AasyTioogIsss CT to
Semitic Oriental scholars. These parallels have
i been pointed cut before this BY Professors Elm.