The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-21
Another Installment Of His
Letter to Admiral Holl-
man Explaining His Views
on Revelation and 9th
er scriptural Subjects
Christ Is God in Human
Form"

! BERLIN, Feb. 2O-Emperor Will
| liam's faith in God and Christ and in
the authority Of the Old Testament, as
| declared in his letter to Admiral Holl-
man, councillor Of the German OrIen-
tai society, is accepted by the leading
authorities of the state and church as
| satisfactory evidence Of his orthodoxy.
which for months had been the cause
! OF deep concern to theologians and
| pastors.
Inc doubts began a year ago when
| the emperor first listened to Prof. De-
| litZsch's lecture on 1.-THE BabyloniaIl
| Origin of the Bible and increased
later when the emperor personally as
sisted the Assyriologists in showing
stereopticon pictures to sixty members
| OF the court. The pictures were de-
signed to prove the Babylonish ORR
| gin OF the Hebrew ideas. The emperor
subscribed to the funds to send Prof.
Delitzsch again to Assyria and dis
| cussed with him, when he returned,
| his most recent discoveries, all to the
dismay Of orthodox churchmen and
some of the most influential church
administrators, particularly DR.. Dry
ander, who besought the emperor to
make some definite statement of creed
in order to restore the confidence of
the clergy and laity. The emperor's
letter to Admiral Holman is the re-
suit Of DR.. Dryander's endeavors.
Listened and Remained Passive.
Other portions of the letter to the
admiral not contained in the conclu-
sions given to the press yesterday
are as follows:
During the evening entertainment
with US Prof Delitzsch had the oppor-
tunity to fully confer and debate with
her majesty, the empress, and DR.. Dry
ander, while listened and remained
passive. Unfortunately he abandoned
the standpoints Of the strict historian
and Assyriologists, going into religious
and theological conclusions which were
quite nebulous or bold. When he came
to speak Of the New Testament it be-
came clear at once that he developed
such quite divergent views regarding
the person of our Savior that had
to express the Numerically opposite
view. He does not recognize the d.
vtnity Of Christ as q, deduction there
from and asserts that the Old Testa-
ment contains no revelation about him
as the Messiah. Here the Assyriol-
ogist and the historical Investigator
| ceases and the theologian begins, with
all his light and shadow Sides"
Views on Revelation.
The emperor gives his personal
views regarding the revelation, saying:
Il 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 doubt, not even the
slightest that God reveals Himself
continuously in the race of men Gre
ated by Him." Regarding the second
form of revelation the emperor says:
Christ is God, God in human form.
He redeemed us and inspires, entices
us to follow Him. We feel His fire
burning in us. His sympathy strength
ems us. His discomfort destroys u.s.
But also, His intercession saves US.
Conscious of victory, building solely
upon His word, we go through labor,
ridicule. sorrow, misery and death, for
we have in Him Gods revealed word,
and He never lies.
1T Is to me self evident that the
Old Testament contains many sections
which are of a purely human and his
torical nature, and are not Gods re-
vealed word"