Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
KAISER D|SOWNED;
LUTHERANS LOYAL
Hohcnzollerns Not Members OF
American Church, Mmisterium
Explains; Aliens Barred.

PHILADELPHIA. MAY 90 In n series ol
resolutions tcstifving to the loyalty ol
American Iuthcrans, the kaiser was read
,,,t of the church" at the Evangelical
lutheran Ministcrium ot Pcnnsylvania,
here. Yesterday. II WAS explained that
he Hohcnzollerns and the Prusslan
imperial Church have no connection
ybatsoever with the Lutheran Church
in the United States
'"The Lutheran Church is world
church. and not the oifshoot OF any
state church in Germany, 1t was de
clared
As originally presented. the roSoiu-
tons declared the kaiser. hls iathcr anu
grandfather were "of Reformed cNtrac-
tion'. however. as some Thought that
this might seem I" llnk up The drt"S''d
UohcrznllcrnS with the Reformed
Church, the words "nou-luthcrHn We're
substituted
Nobody wanted thr kalscF
In connection with tins hanlshmrnt nt
the German emperor from the p"le ot
Iutheranism tic kcv II Weller,
president of the NlinstcrIum. whose
mowers arc 50 large he las bc"u> "Hllcd
the Il nj hcrau bishop gave warning io
any alien enemies present they would
have neither voice non vote on the il""r
of the convention
"WhIlc the miuIstcrlum will not hc IN
mindful of the sympathetic appreciation
due to all It's members Doctor Ncllcr
said IN his annual report nevertheless.
If II should So happen that any rncn-
her of tins mnIstcuum stands IN rcia-
tion to our nation So us to To co'nrre-
hcntlcd IN the accepted designation.
alien enemy. the common appreciation
20 .tf -
will dictate. lie viii not even attempt
To participate IN the deliberations and
actions ot this bodv during the c"ntln
uanro of the val with his country
Resolutions stating that the MINIS
tcrium stands squarclv with or Pusi-
dent IN his actions and uttcrf1lces.
were adopted bv . rising voto aftcl which
the 700 clerical and lay delegates sang
"tind BLESS Cur Native Land
Speaking If the -Uspclon d dlstnN
alty, attached IL thc lutheran Church
in some quarters. Doctor Weller said
"Shc cannot. Is protestatinn and
finely phrased resolutions of LOYALTY. os-
cape odlum il she harhnrs individuals
who cxhlht traits or purposes nm"aI
to true American ana Christian patuot-
ism IN TIMES like thc~'
ANYTHING harhorod encouraged. !.
spoken ar dome hl an1 individual Fnlmlrai
tn tho wcl-icdued and universally
known principles oi fhrIty crNto right
geousnoss and true democracy ol ti'ls na-
tinn places him who i guilty hoS'nd the
protection of tho church and IT the
State. except only p, mercy prompts par
don upon true repentance Ani any one
who 1t heart or ~ purpose knows hm-
self to he 81 reckless u personal prei1-
dice as t. lenptri Tho gaoi reputc If
the church a, thn defender supporter
and protector of TIM just cause @ the
nation and continues IN that o''rtUd"
forfelts All claim upon her protection ln
his course and All sympathy for his cs-
tate. except alone the sympathy " 'h's-
tan ntercassion for his enlightenment
and conversion
Pv an unanimous vote the Mother
synod of l4uthoranism ~ America ratl-
fed the merger of the General synod.
General Council and ntcd synod ot
the south and the organization ot the
United lutheran Church in tmcrica,
which Will have pnwarls y i1Naoo0
members