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run KAlsEa's THEOLOGY,


one that must occupy the attention o
leggiyers and moralists.
THE KAlsER's THEOLOGY.
The German emperor has explained
his religious views, and satisfied inc
country that he Ia orthodox.
The necessity for making such q
statement arose in the fact that lately
he paid more attention than abb
solutely necessary, to the lectures OF
Professor Deltzsch, who claims that
the old Testament is founded on Baby
lonlan IDEAS and documents. Not long
pgo the emperor personally assisted the
Assyriologist in showing stereopucon
| pictures 10 sixty members OF the court
The pictures We're designed to prove
the Babylunan origin OF the Hebrew
IDEAS. The emperor subscribed to the
funds to send professor Deliizsch again
to Assyrla. and discussed with him,
when be returned his most recent dis
coverles.
Influential churchmen naturally took
alarm at the Interest thus shown In
heterodox Views, and the emperor was
asked to make some Kind OF a state
ment for the benefit Of the public,
The emperor has complied with this
request. and sent letter to Admiral
Mailman, councillor OF the German Orl-
entail society In this letter he critl-
ciEes Prof. Delitzsch for abandoning the
standpoint Of J historian, going into
religious and theological conclusions
(which were quite nebulous or bold"
The professors views Of the New Tes-
lament were such that the emperor had
TO contradict him, He did not recognize
the divinity Of christ and held that the
Old Testament contains no revelation
about Him as the Messiah, Here the
Assyriologst and the historical investl-
gator, the Emperor says. ceases and
the theolbgan begins, with all his light
and shadow sides. The Kaiser thought
he ought to spare the laymen, and
above all, the Oriental Society, from
hearing of them, "We carry on exca-
vatlons and publish the results in be-
half Of science and history, but not TO
confirm or attack religious hypothesis
with Professor Delltzsh, the theologian,
who has run away with the historian"
After thus having told what he
thought Of the professor he stated his
own views. This "a what he said;
Il distinguish between two different
kinds OF revelation, one progressive, and.
as Il We're, hlstorcal the other purely
religious as preparing the way for the
future Messiah. Regarding the former.
II must be said for me It does not admit
OF a doubt not even the slightest. that
God reveals Himself continuously in the
race OF men created by Him, lie
breathed into man the breath OF His
life and follows with fatheriy love and
interest the development Of the human
race.
IN order to lead It forward and de-
yelop II lie reveals Himself In this or
that great sage, whether priest or king.
whether among the heather, Jews or
the Christians, Hammurabi was one,
so was Moses Abraham. Homer. Char
lemange, Luther Shakespeare. Goethe,
Kant and Emperor William the Great.
These lie sought out and endowed with
His'Rrace TO accomplish splendid, Inn
porlshGhle results for their people ac-
cordng % His WIN How often my
grandfather pointed out that he was
only an instrument In the Lords hands.
"The second form OF revelation, the
more religious, is that which leads TO
the manifestation OF our Lord Ii was
introduced with Abraham, whose race
and the peoples developing from Il re-
gard faith IN one God as their hollest
possession Split up during their Egyp-
tian captivity, the divided elements
were again welded together by Moses,
ever trying 20 hold fast 10 their mon
othelsm IL was the direct intervention
OF God that caused the regeneration Of
this people, thus proved through cen.
turtles. til the Messiah, heralded by
prophets and psalmlsts, finally APP
peared the greatest revelation Of God
in the world, for lie appeared in the
son himself
Chris, is God. God IN human form.
lie redeemed us and inspires, entlces
us 90 follow Him. We feel His fire
burning In us. His sympathy strength
ems US His discomfort DESTROYS us
But also HIS intercesslon saves us
Conscious Of Victory. building solely
upon His word. we 70 through labor
rldicule, sorrow misery and death. Tor
we have In Him Gods revealed word.
and He never lies.
THAT II my view OF these matters
u Is to me self-evldent that the Old
Testament contains many sections
which are Of purely human ana his.
torcal nature, and are not Gods No.
yealed word. These are merely histor.
zeal descriptions OF Incidents I'd an
kinds which happen In the roHtlcnl
religious, moral and intellectual life OF
this people
Apart from the fact that this Is the
theology OF q kaiser Il contains several
other interesting points. The emperor
believes IN continuous revelation. He
says It does not admit Of doubt. not
even the slightest, that God reveals
Himself continuously in The race Great.
ed by Him. lie, further. recognizes that
God has revealed Himself among an.
ferent people. without regard to creed
or eolor !. In this statement the emp4r-
or ~ Germany has expressed IN mas
terry manner some Of the very basic
principles Of 'Mormonism."