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personality of God; second, His creation and gov- 

 ernment of the universe; third, man's immortality 

 and freedom of will. These are not contradicted 

 by the solid facts of science nor shattered by "the 

 great eternal iron laws of the universe." On the 

 contrary all harmonize with these great truths. 



Emperor William of Germany in his letter to 

 Admiral Holbrun, Feb. 20, 1903, says: "I distin- 

 guish between two different kinds of revelation 

 progressive and, as it were, historical, the other 

 purely religious. It does not admit of a doubt 

 that God reveals Himself continuously in the race 

 of men created by Him. He breathes into man 

 the breath of His life, and follows with fatherly 

 love and interest the development of the human race. 

 In order to lead it forward and develop it, He re- 

 veals Himself in this or that great sage, whether 

 priest or king, whether among the heathen, Jews 

 or Christians. Hammurabi was one, so was Moses, 

 Abraham, Homer, Charlemagne, Luther, Shake- 

 speare, Goethe, Kant, and Emperor William the 

 Great. These he sought out and endowed with his 

 grace to accomplish splendid, imperishable results 

 for their people in their intellectual and physical 

 provinces according to His will." Emperor Wil- 

 liam seems from these statements to be a firm be- 

 liever in spiritual revelation and personal inspiration. 



"The second form of revelation, the more reli- 

 gious," he said, "is that which leads to the man- 

 festation of our Lord. It was introduced with 

 Abraham, slow but forward looking and omniscient, 

 for humanity was lost without it. Now begins the 

 most astonishing activity of God's revelation. 

 Abraham's race and the peoples developing from it, 



