| Show CHURCH AND STATE IN GERMANY emperor ou 0 germany to Is now posing bufore ebo civilized world as a champion of rel lilous and secular education the measure at present agitating the empire and even threatening to disrupt the german tabi cabinet tiet is said to represent entirely the will of the monarch however it is thought that influence enough will be found in the parliament to make it a law this measure is probably the most unique in the history of the church and state in their combined capacity it provides for compulsory religious in st ruction in the state schools but the emperor designates the religions which are to be recognized as orthodox from his hia standpoint they are lutheran Luth erans old lutherans Luth erans roman catholics greek catholics anglicans Moravia ns quakers and jews for these eight sects religious instruction will be provided and every german parent may chose any one of them for his children but in the event of his re ejecting the whole hw be will be compelled to leave the country it is paid that every one of the immediate advisers of the german em geror are opposed to this bill but the latter to is firmly entrenched for religion a ai a factor in pease ful industrious dust rious subjects and in riving his hia people eight stets sects tu to choose from be thinks that to is as aa tar far as religious liberty should go |
