The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-05-24

German spirit, which, born of light dost show us
the way to light and establish in midst, at.
once Weapon-strong and pfous, in freedom dis
c1pnne and morality, thy millennium
The German Lords Prayer.
1.-The new German spirit has found one of it's
most classical expressions in collection of poems
published by German pastor, Konsistorialrat
Dietrich Vorwerk, under the significant title 'Hur-
rah and Hallelujah. In the first edition of Pastor
Vorwerks poems there occurred a paraphrase of
the Lords Prayer, Of which will cite the last
three petitions and the close:
Though the warriors bread be scanty; do thou
work daily death and tenfold unto the
enemy. Forgive in merciful long suffering each
bullet and each blow which misses it's mark
Lead not into temptation of letting wrath
be too tame in carrying out thy divine judgment!
Deliver and our ally from the Internal enemy
and his servants on earth. Thine is the king
dom, the German land; may we. by aid of thy
Stee-clad hand, achieve the power and the glory
He thus invokes God in battle prayer
"ThOu who dwellest high above cherubim,
seraphm and Zeppelins in thy heaven thou who
art enthroned God of thunder in the midst
of lightning from the Clouds and lightning from
sword and cannon, send thunder, lightning, hail
and tempest hurtng upon enemy, bestow upon
US his banners, hurl him down into the dark
burial pits"
Another poet Fritz Philippi. has written the
following poem, entitled "World- Germany"
"In the midst of the world war Germany lies
like a peaceful garden Of God behind the wall of
her armies. Then the poet hears the giant strides
of the new armor-clad Germany; the earth trem-
bles the nations Shrek the old era sinks into
ruin Formerly German thought shut up In
her corner, but now the world shall have It's coat
cut according to German measure CJetZt w1rd der
Welt gemessen Der Rock mach deutschem Maass),
and as far as our swords flash and German blood
flows, the circle of the earth shall come unoer
the tutelage of German activity
1--WE have become a nation Of wrath; we think
only of the war. We execute Gods almighty VIII
and the edicts Of his justice we will fulfill, I'M
bued with holy rage"
Other German poets revel in radiant visions OF
the blessings which victorious Germany is to show
err upon the poor, thirsty, ailing world
German Virtue "oushes."
One r. Lenhardt writes
.cWhen these storms have done their work. Ger
many's purest mission begins: to become place
of refuge a holy grove for all the seekers OF the
EARTH central land, land of wisdom, lana
of morals. Then will it be the fower-wreathed
hospftable gateway, facing towards the gl1tter1ng
East"
Another K. Hildebrand:
BLESSINGS stream and flow down upon those
who have given themselves up to thee; tnere Ter
man virtues gush hmpid forth, there German
mower wells up. What draught from this spring!
Strong and deep and Of high courage the German
shirt flows along, the German nature (Wesen)
flows far over the life Of all nations.
Here is an extract from German theological
professor the burden of whose thesis was that
room must be found in the world-hstory Tor tnat
oroo+ event the healing of the sick world by Ger
manfsm:
.0Tbere are also signs that the German people
NAV be singled out by God to be the means OF
.once again defeating the destructive ant-Cnrls-
+ion tendencies of the age, and, In virtue OF MS
having intrusted them above others Win MS pure
1907 carrying on the course Of the mission to
fts contamination. So much is certain, that Goo
fs manning to do something with us. Our peopie
are inspired by the thought that they are cameo
mon TO play special part in the oeclslVe pat
W =. i;oht and darkness, and by the hope OF
tbam standing on the side Of light"
IN the report OF an address by another German
+baologicaI professor in the Berner LoKalan-