The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-06-22
WESTMINSTER, MD.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE q, 1917
HOW KINGS GOT THE NOTION
THEY WERE GODS.

vHE WEhE UUUSs
Now, that we are at war will
Kings, lest their divine pretension
tmperil our own liberties, some o
the Readers of the Advocate ma!
want to know how these supernat
ural claims or superstitions arose OF
became attached to the kingly office
However incredible and impious they
may appear to US, it is nevertheless
true, that at this very time thousand
world, among big and little kings Oh
chiefs. It is matter of especial
qualification, that the Kaiser's case
lis the last example of it in all Europe
His latest display of promised ON
nipOtent fury came in evidence yes
t9rday in a message to his brother-in
Of Greece
Y have heard with wrath of the in
famous outrage committed by our
common enemies upon YOU and
your dynasty. ! assure you that
your deprivation can be only tenn
porarv The Mailed Fist of Ger
many. with further aid from AL
mighty God will restore you to
your throne, of which no man by
right can rob you. The armies of
Germany and Germanys Allies
will wreak vengeance on those
who have dared to lay their Grim
inaI hands on YOU. We hope to
welcome you in Germany 4 thou
sand cordial greetings from your
William "
What a specimen of insane kingly
buster What god-like assumption of
power? THIS is a timely subject
which W. are now considering. since
against it We are going with spirit,
flesh ar blood to destroy ii, or he
destroyed by IL. And remember
there IS nothing harder to destroy
than superstitions:-es the
form that pays so handsomely as this.
But II is believed that after Uncle
Sam finishes rolling up his sleeves
and gets ready and into action some
thing IS likely to occur to change or
modify the kaiser's views. At what
ever cost Of money or blood there
fore. America has made up her mind,
once for all, to end the terrorism of
kings. and tree the wOrld,-undPr
whatever pretPnSiOnS they profess to
rule This blighting superstition as
sumed by ruler,-conceded by sub
1ect.-has now pervaded the world for
more than four thousand historic
years and is still far. far from ex-i
tfnguishment 1t held universal sway
at one time-in one form or another
The early Babylonian kings from the
time OF SargOn | claimed to be gods
The Egyptians wOrshipped their
kings rs gods. and offered to them
sacrifices. Some Of them were as
prodigaI d their claims as the pres
ent crazy Kaiser is of his:-''author-
ity not only over Egypt but over all
lands and nations" the whole world !
in its length and breadth. east and |
west. the entire compass of the great |
circuit )t the Sun. the sky and what |
is in it. the earth and all that is up !
on tt. every creature that walks up |
on two Vt four legs. all that fly or
hutter' DnfiCatiOn was everywhere !
recognized TO the PharOhs. The |
king NJ Siam is still venerated |
equally Nth divinity The East is !
still brewing out and worshipping !
human gods in all varieties India in !
particular being more prolific of them
than any other. AS shown clearly |
by thar eminent scientist. J. G Fraz-
ieT. We ara fully justified in inferring
that ir nanv parts Of the world the |
king = The lineaI successor of the |
Old m2gi~!an or mediterranean. No |
class - the community has benefited |
so much i : kings by the belief in the |
possible Incarnation of a god in hui
man form" With that doctrine and !
the theory of the divinity of kings. !
society in all time has festered and !
rOtted and sunken. either through !
martial efforts followed by exhaus-
ton or by effeminacy and slow death.
Roman Emperors were deified. The
last English king to practise the
touch for the Kings Evil" was Will
liam, The Third, who said to the pa
tient God gave you better health
ard more sense"
Kings and myths have to go; dem
0Cracv must have a safe berth-here
and everywhere in Europe, at least,