The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-21

ORTHODOX
Agrees With Him to Certain
Point Only.
NO DOUBT OF THE DIVINITY
The Emperor Says That God is Con-
stantIy Revealing Hlmself Through
sages. Kings and Poets
in All Ages.
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BERLIN, February 2o.-Dmperor VIII
liam's faith In God and Christ and In the
authority OF tho Old Testament, MS de-
clared In his letter to Admiral Mailman.
councillor OF the German Oriental Society,
Is accepted by the leading authorities Of
the State and Church as satisfactory evil
dence OF hts orthodoxy. which for months
had been the cause OF deep concern to
theoloEians and pastors
The doubts began q year ago, when tho
Emperor first listened to Professor De-
l:tzschc's lecture on THE Babylonish ORR 4
gin OF tho Bible and increased later
when the Emperor personally assisted the
Assyri biologist in showing stereopticon pic
cures to sixty members OF the court The
pictures were designed to prove the Baby
lonish origin OF Hebrew Ideas. The EN-
peror subscribed to funds to send Profess
sor Delitzsche again TO Assyrla. and dis
cussed with him when he returned his
most recent discoveries. all to the dis
may Of orthodox churchmen and some
Of the most influential church administra-
| tors. particularly the accomplished DR..
Drysander. who besought the Emperor to
make some definite statement OF creed
In order to restore the confidence OF the
clergy and laity.
The Emperors letter to Admiral Hall
| man is the result OF Dr.. Drysanders en-
| deavors.
Other portions Of the letter to the Ad-
/ mlral. not contained In the conclusions
given to tho pross yesterday, are as fol-
| lows:
During the evening entertainment with
YSrNf ntNt - 4 A.
tunity to fully confer and debate with
Her Majesty. the Empress, and DR.. Dry
sander. while ] listened and remained
passive. When he came to speak OF the
New Testament, It became clear at once
that he developed such quite divergent
views regarding the person OF our Saviour
that / had to express the Numerically
opposite view. He does not recognize the
divinity OF Christ, and as deduction
tnerefrom asserts that the Old Testa-
ment contains no revelation about Him as
the Messiah. Hero the Assyriologist and
the historical investigator ceases and the
theo iogian begins with all his light and
shadow sides. In this province / can only
urgently advise him to proceed very
cautiously step by step. and at any rate
ventilate his theses only In the theologi-
cal books and In the circle OF his coll
leagues"
NOT A DOUBT.
Tho Emperor then gives his personal
views regarding revelation, saying:
II distinguish between two different
kinds OF revelation-one progressive, and,
as it were, historical: the other purely
religious. as preparing the way for the
future Messiah.
Regarding the former, 1t must be said
for me, 1t does not admit Of a doubt not
even the slightest, that God reveals him
self continuously In the race Of men
created by Him. He breathed into man
the breath of His life. and follows with
fatherly love and interest the develop
ment OF the human race. In order to
lead 1t forward and develop 1t He re-
veals Himself In this or that great sage.
whether priest or king whether heather.
Jews or Christians Hammurnb was
one. so was Moses. Abraham. Homer.
Charlemagne. Luther, Shakespeare,
Great These He sought out and en-
dowed with His grace to accomplish
splendid lmperishable results for their
people In their intellectual and physical
provisions. according to His will. How
often my grandfather pointed out that
he was only an instrument In the Lord s
hands.
SECOND FORM
The second form Of revelation, the
mere religious. is that which leads to the
ma nifcstation Of our Lord. It was In
PRODUCED with Abraham slow. but for
ward looking and omniscient for human
ity was lost without it. Now begins the
most astonishing activity OF Gods reve-
lation. Abraham's race and the peoples
developing from It. regard faith in one
God as their hollest possession, and 1t
follows. hold fast to 1t with iron-like
consistency. Split up during their Egyp-
tlan captivity. the divided elements were
again welded together by Moses, ever
trying to hold fast to their monotheism.
1t was the direct Intervention. OF God that
caused the rejuvenation OF this people.
thus proved through centuries, till the
Messiah heralded by prophets and psalm
lists. finally appeared. the greatest reve-
lation OF God In the world. for He ap-
peared In the Son himself. Christ is God,
Goa In human form.
That is MY view Of these matters.
!. It is to me self-evident that the Old
. Testament contains many sections which
ture, and are not Gods revealed word.
The legislative act on Sinai. for exam
pie, can be only regarded as synbolically
inspired by God When Moses had to
reburnsh we'll known paragraphs Of the
law, perhaps derived from tho code OF
Hamnlurabl, in order to Incorporate and
bind them into the loose, weak fabric
of his people, here the historian can per-
haps construe from the sense or wording
connection with the laws Of MIA HAM :
murabi, the friend of Abraham. Ihat Is
psrha ps logically correct. but that VIII
never disguise the fact that GOD mol q
Moses thereto and In 80 far reVea!eo
Himself TO the people Of Israel
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