The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24
Germany In the Holy Land.


Europe, free for the instant from re-
ports of new DreadnOu8ht building and
Balkan complications. has turned with
| peculiar interest to the religious and
philanthropiC activities 81 Germany in
/ the Holy Land and is seeking for the
International significance Of the visit TO
Jerusalem 81 the Kaiser's second son.
Prince ETHEL FRIEDRICH.
The Prince attended the dedication OF
two German institutions, the Protestant
hospice on the Mount Of Olives. in which
his mother. the Kaiserin. had taken q
special interest. and a Roman Catholic
church on Mount Zion He was accom-
panied by the German Ambassador to
Constantinople. Baron vow DTEBER-
STEIN Catholic Bavaria sent a. repre-
sentatives at the opening ceremonies
two Of her most popular princes, Con-
RAD and GEORGE. and thousands Of
pilgrims from the Fatherland poured
into Jerusalem to make a. impressive a.
possible the Princes entry into the Holy
City.
To those who have watched the prog
resss of Teaeonic activities IN Palestine
the dedication of these institutions
seems but a natural outcome OF Emperor
WILLIAMS visit in 1885, The plans for
their building were made at that time
and many other I,hilanthropl@ were
either founded or revived. These have
borne fruit greater. perhaps, than even
the Emperors expectation. The Ger
man Jerusalem Society has 40 increased
IN strength that its control has extended
beyond institutions Of German origin
10 those IL several other nAtiOnalities.
A German orphanage has been estab-
lished af Bethlehem, and schools for
native girls and boys In several towns.
The Kaiserworth Deaconesses' Hospital
has become one Of the largest and best
hospitals in Jerusalem. Tho German
Oriental Society has recently made i'm
portant archaeological explorations at
Jericho, and through their efforts a
school for the study Of archaeology has
been established.
The growth Of German Roman Cathol-
icism has been a. vigorous "a that Of
German Professionalism. Several CON
vents. hOapices and schools have been
built The Roman Catholic church on
Mount Zion which has Just been dedi-
Gated is building as fine as the Church
of the Redeemer. which the Emperor
at the time Of his visit dedicated and
which has since become the centre Of
the German Evangelical party in Jeru-
salem. The new Catholic church be-
Coup-s naturally the centre Of the Roman
Catholic party In the Holy Land. and
il is not unlikely that the mission of this
party may become still more extended
In its comments upon Prince EIrEL =
visit a Paris paper says:
The protectorate Of Christians In N. Orient
formerly accorded 10 France. has not ~ l. tru.
been formally Abrogsisd py the Vatican. but 10
l. notorious that since the separation OF Church
and state IL sAists only In name II ia therefor.
onI, natural that Germany with ia eishteen mill.
Ia Catholic Inhabitants. should leave no stone
uHturn-i - prom by the strained relations En-
i,ilng between the French Government ana IN.
Vatican and strengthen her position In the near
Last. both from a religious and political point Of
view
While IL may he a question il the
material interests Of Germany have
advanced in Asiatic Turkey since the
new Governments came into power, IL il
certain that no other nation has made
there in recent years 50 great progress
IN religious and philanthropic works.