The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-02-28
A KAISER'S MECCA,
Evangelical Lutheran Cathe-
dral Dedicated at Berlin.
AMERICAN CLERGY CABLE EMPEROR
Ceremony Witnessed by One of the
Most brilliant Courts of Europe,
Clad In Scarlet and GoId-Many
OF Our Delegates Present.

VI Our DtAckutch ETebcnts
BERLIN, Feb. %. - Emperor VIII.
llam's mecca for Protestants, the Evan.
gelical Lutheran cathedral, was conse.
Grated here in the presence of a most
brilliant assemblage, amor whom were
delegates from all the Protestant ma.
tions. The service was simple and
stately and was enriched with wonder
full music.
Bishop Potter Of New York and long
list Of American clergy sent lengthy
telegram of congratulations to the em.
peror. It was signed by Henry G. Pot
ter, bishop Of New York; o. w. Whit
aker, bishop of Pennsylvania; William
Lawrence, bishop of Massachusetts;
Bishop Edward G. Andrews of the
Methodist church, New York; the Rev.
President w. III. p. Fauncc. ID. D.. of
the Baptist church, New York; Charles
Cuthbert Hall, president Of the Union
Theological seminary; ]. b. Remensyn-
der, ID. d.. LIZ d., pastor of St James
Evangelist church of New York, and
s. G. f. Krotel, pastor Of the Evangel-
list Lutheran church of New York.
The nave was filed with hundreds Of
known personalities Of one of the most
brilliant courts Of Europe, clad in scar
let and gold, blue and white black and
yellow and maze Of other color COM
blnations. The ambassadors and their
wives, including the American ambas-
sador and Mrs. Tower. sat on the first
bench below the chancel with Chancel-
Tor Won Bulow in the center. Behind
them were the diplomats of lesser rank,
members of the cabinet and foreign
clergy, among them the bishop of Ri
pom, the Right Rev. William Boyd Car
penter. with many orders on his stole;
Scandinavian preachers, with white
rufus around their necks of the time of
Gustavus Adolphus; Swiss ministers,
with lawn crayats falling over black
cassocks, and the American delegates,
Professor Francis Brown of the Union
Theological seminary, in a plain black
gown; the Rev. DR.. J. H. Prugh, pastor
| of Grace Reformed church of Pitts
burg; the Rev. j. ]. Heischmann,
pastor Of st. Peters Evangelical Luth.
eran German church Of Brooklyn, and
the Rev. DR.. Dickie pastor of the
American church in Berlin, in black
with crimson bands.
Behind these were placed, according
to precedence, great number Of gen.
erals. purple robed senator's and acade-
my officials. The emperor and en-
press. having upon one side of them
| Prince Arthur of Connaught and on the
! other Crown Prince Frederick of Den.
mark. with thirty-two princes and prin-
ceSses Of German states sat in the gal
lery opposite the altar, attended by
heralds in particolored costumes with
enormous plumed hats.
| The whole scene. with the sunlight
pouring from the dome on the white
| interior, with gilded capitals and mo.
sales, suggested a gala opera or q re-
ception in the great white hall of the
palace rather than a religious service.
Somewhat in the shadows, in the side
aisles and corners on banks of benches
were several hundreds of men and
women of the parish, most of then
poor and self conscious and in striking
contrast TO the flower bed effect of the
nave.
One quiet figure for whom the ON
peror had caused special place to bt
reserved was DR. Luther of the Berlin
health department, one of the last sur
vivors of Martin Luther's descendants.