Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-28

MT Editor:-Said Daniel in refer ence- to the third" great world power And 10 another. beast like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given unto it. We know of no government in past history, and certainly there is none of the present day that ais as well represented by the above symbols as the German Empire. The symbol "ArmP of Germany and Austria. which tically one, as we see in the present great war. The present reigning House of Austria was founded by a German Emperor, Rudolph of flaps burg; Sidney Whitman in his history of Austria says of him. Rudolph of Habsburg is undoubtedly a historical character fitted to rank with Alexan- der the Great Caesar, and Napoleon" CD. S0) Daniel in his vision saw upon he four headed leopard -four wings of a fowl" Is not this a fair represen- tati0n or Germany and Austria? As the Lion is the chief figure in the Royal Arms" of Great Britain, and as the Bear stands for Russian, so stands "The four wings of a fowl" for Germany. The prophet also saw in his vision. Q. beast like a leopard:' ' here again is clearly represented the V score or more of other nations and peoples. diverse in tastes and aspira- tions; this government, especially when we rightly include Austria. is above all others well represented by a leopard a beast of many spots. The also four heads"
 The history of Germany for over a thousand years; the organization of the New German Empire nearly a century ago, and the present trend of events al point to the probability of a | authority predicted by Daniel: within the German Empire are just four
 kingdoms: Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony
 and Wurtemberg. may we not regard
 this as a forerunner of the four | heads, of Daniels vision
 1 On the eve of the Franco -Prussian
 war of 1870, Napoleon expected that the kingdoms of Bavaria. Wurtembers and Saxony would at least be neutral | but they were among the first to fly
 to the colors in defense of the father l land, and when victory was achieved
 these three kingdoms. with the king
 dom of Prussia held on to their titles
 as kingdoms within the Empire. and
 remain so to this day. Hon. James | Bryce in his history of the Holy Ro- man fGerman) Empire speaks of "fouI
 crowns as connected with the Ger
 man Empire, saying,-"Though Otto
 the Great and his successors hac
 dropped all titles save the highest 1 they did not therefore endeavor tC
 unite their several kingdoms: bu
 continued to go through four distinc kcoronations at the four Capitals O
 their kingdom" CD. sS2. & note c | App.)
 Of the score or more of state di visions in the German Empire as bull up by Bismarck and Emperor William l. there are still just four kingdoms Mir. Bryce notes just four crowns 800, when Leo Il, crowned Charlemagn in Rome, to A D. 1871, when William
 was crowned in Paris by the victor ious German Army, and with tn
 unanimous consent of all Germany.
 q In the fourteenth century. GS4s II Charles ". issued a "Golden BulP, b, , which he sought to have the futur
 elections governed and the four lead ing electors were to be the rulers O Bohemia Rhine, Saxony and Branden burg, and these differen states are nov , a. part of the German Empire. wit the exception of Bohemia. which ha often been under German Emperor: and with other parts of Hungary an Austria may yet become a part c Germany. MT. Bryce, says, "The in heritance of the Roman Empire, mad , the Germans the ruling race of Flu , rope, and the brilliance of that glori ous dawn has never faded entirel !. from their name" (p. 193) Said Bis , marck. the Great Iron Chancellor, T I did not believe in a divine govern : ment of the world which had predes
 tined the German nation to somethin , great and good, I would abandon tn 2 trade of diplomacy at once (Whit ], man, Imperial Germany. p. 154-5
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