The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-29
DIR. HILLS ON THE KAISER
AS A MOHAMMEDAN

paper discussion respecting the kai-
sers religious beliefs, as his kilograms
and official papers would naturally
lead his people to believe that he is
deeply religious. "Gott Nit Uns" is
one of his favorite expressions. The
question is, to what church
does the Kaiser owe his allegiance
and what sort of God does he wor-
ship?
The Lutheran church has repuGiat-
ed him root and branch. But this |
was scarcely Necessary. as that ex-
cellent church has not the odium of
ever having had his name upon its
roll If the sources of our informa-
|tion are correct, the Kaiser is the
nominal head of reformed estab-
|lishment in Germany. But this is
what we find on the surface. 1t was
left to DR.. Newell Dwight Willis, pas
| tor Of the Plymouth church, .ojdis-
cover that the Kaiser in reality is a
mohammedan. DR.. Hills, in lee
ture delivered in the First Baptist
lchurch of this city few weeks ago,
declared that the Kaiser embraced
this faith in 1908 when he toured Pal
|estine and visited Constantinople. The
brooklyn divine said that he had seen
la photograph of the Kaiser in St So
phia in Constantinople when ne had
Pronounced Christianity and had ac-
lcepted the tenet of Islam. That the
lKaiser is a Mohammedan and a Wor-
shipper of the Allah of the prophet is
mot without some color.
First.-The Kaiser does not worship
1.-THE God of Moses, for He is "merci-
|iul and gracious, long-suffering uno
abundant in goodness and truth"
Second.-He does not worship thu
u God of the prophets, who, ACCORDING
to Isaiah, is a tender, merciful, right
: eous God.
l. Third.-He does not worship tn
u |God of Jesus Christ, for he never men
9. tt;0ns the name of the second perso
Of of the Trinity.
!. First He does worship a bein
ne who is pictured on aluminium coin
lis that are given to the soldiers, as
y large white bearded god In a t1owln
IS. robe with a sword buckled around h
waist. Beneath the image are tines
" NJ words: Strike your enemy ieac
I'D The day of judgment will ask no que
tions." Is not this the Mohammeda
'' god Germanized?
Second. The treachery and u
speakable cruelty of the Germans
~ their enemies are in discord with Il
Nd teachings of the Bible but are in COZ
- plete accord with the teachings OF M
owe manned.
de, Third.-The Kaiser is trying to ia
lsv advantage Of the war to force pol
in gamy upon his people. DR.. Hi
a d nroduced a copy of one OF many
Of the official documents which ma
md. been found upon the bodies OF de
'soy German soldiers, telling them II
the there were 100000 empty cradles
as Germany that ought to be filled a
,,,. advising them that they were perm
ssks ted to 20 to their home communit
sal, said lon furloughs to practice for a seas
..,. wholesale immoralities, with
promise that If they were married
o R engaged the State would protect tn
IN any trouble that might arise
tween them and their wives and
are ances. It further stated that the
% itarv authorities hoped that the yc'
vear widows and maidens would cheerf'
th,v llaar this burden for the sake OF
Fatherland. On the plea of milit
nacessity the Kaiser is treating
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laws as il they were a mere sc
os naner." This is the spirit OF
lIhammedanism,
Whether the Kaiser is or is nj
Mohammedan, he is practicing
teaching of Mohammed in las
tbat would delight the most orth'
Of the faithful. This means that
man conquest therefore would II
mean the overthrow not only OF {
location. but of Christianity ltseli
q great Englishman recently
marked, it were better than we
all persisted than be undeF vel
domination.
Friction Woods, N. H., Aug
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