Spangled Banner, emblem of liberty, floats over the castle of Stolzenfels, Coblenz, the fortifications of Ehrenbreitstein and other forts on the Rhine. A republic is now formed in Germany and in other states of old Europe.

AUTOCRATIC RULERS OF GERMANY PROVEN MOST INHUMAN AND TYRANNICAL ENEMIES.

(Published in Chicago Post, 1917)

William II, king of Prussia, and the constitutional president of the German Empire, with the nominal title of "emperor," proved at first to be an advocate of peace, and was a popular ruler up to the commencement of the war precipitated with savage haste, after long premeditation and preparation. His entire peace pretentions were deceptive and hypocritical. He and the autocratic rulers of the twenty-five states of Germany, meeting secretly in the bundesrath, behind locked doors, deliberately planned the hellish scheme of deluging Europe in blood, fire and desolation. They have surpassed the most treacherous devices of Macchiavelli, as depicted in his celebrated, brutal book, "The Prince."

So far the German states, headed by the emperor-king, William II, have been the most destructive, inhuman, tyrannical and treacherous enemies of the human race which the world has ever known.

Emperor William II, under the German constitution, possesses the power to control these forces, to stop or continue the carnage, and to enforce civilized methods of warfare. He has misused and still is misusing the powers given into his hands, without any effort on his part, through the previous labors and devices of Bismarck and the former kings of Prussia. He has trod the continent of Europe like an impersonation of Satan, the arch-demon of destruction, trampling men, women and children in the blood-soaked mire, beneath his cloven hoof.

The great conflict now raging in Europe between the central powers and the United States and its allies is a war of democracy against despotic military autocracy, which fights to rule the world.

This new entente, including the United States, is not only fighting its own battles, but it is also indirectly fighting the cause of democracy, including Germany, heretofore dominated by the Hohenzollern dynasty, which has gradually absorbed the greater part of the German Empire.

In a book entitled "The Psychology of the Kaiser," by Morton

Prince, it is stated that in the consciousness of the kaiser there is nothing that is more dominant than his increasing and violent antipathy to the great body of citizens constituting no less than onethird of the empire, namely, the social democrats.

The empire of Germany is ruled by the representatives of the old Hohenzollern family, with centuries of aggressive wars to its credit, or discredit, through Prussia, which they control and which comprises two-thirds of Germany. The question now arises, can Prussia and the other German states stem the rising tide of democracy which is sweeping all before it? Are not the people of the central powers weary of the rule and oppression of kings, emperors and czars?

For events relating to the late war, see the following new books: "A Complete History of the Late War." Five volumes. By W. D. Eaton. (Thomas Publishing Co.)

"The Current History," by The New York Times.

Bros.

How It Can Be Told," by Philip Gibbs. Published by Harper

THE TRUE LIGHT

"In the beginning was the WORD and the WORD was with GOD, and the WORD was GOD. The same was in the beginning with GOD."-St. John 1:1.

Throughout cternity existed the WORD, the eternal, omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscent, all-creative MIND-GOD-reflecting love to all, resplendent in everlasting glory WHO was, is, and ever shall be possessed of eternal life; and this life is the spiritual LIGHT which giveth light to man's intellect; it is eternal, transcendent, never dimmed, never-ending LIGHT, which shineth into and dispells the darkness, which often obscures the mentality of man, so that he may comprehend this LIGHT.

"For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye LIGHT in The Lord; walk as children of LIGHT.”—Eph. 8:2.

"In Him was LIFE; and the LIFE was the LIGHT of men, and the LIGHT shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not."-John 1:4.

LIGHT is twofold-the spiritual and invisible, and the visible or material. The former shineth into the intellect of man, and when he is awakened spiritually, it illuminates his understanding and reveals to

him the power and glory of GOD, the eternal MIND. The latter is the physical or visible light, that sheddeth light upon the material creation, and penetrates the universe by means of innumerable rays or waves of varied colors, transmitted through ether, which light travels at the rate of 180,000 miles a second.

"All things are made by HIM (GOD): And without HIM was not anything made that hath been made."

The earth did not exist forever, but, in the beginning of its existence, was formed by the Eternal WORD or MIND (GOD), through countless ages of evolutionary processes, which fitted it for the abode of man, whom GOD created in HIS infinite wisdom after His own image spiritually.

This process of evolution still continues, and is not yet completed, but will eventually evolve a peace loving, magnificent, glorious and perfect world. For centuries, however, man did not and does not now fully comprehend the Divine LIGHT which existed and now exists all around him, and which should enlighten every man born into the world, so GOD, in His love for man sent the WORD direct to him through the medium of the perfect man, Christ Jesus. He came to hasten this regeneration, and to enlighten the spiritual vision of man. "Christ Jesus, who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the WORD of His power, when he had by Himself purified our sins, set down on the right hand of the Majesty on high."—Heb. 1:3.

"Christ Jesus was the true LIGHT, even the light which lighteneth every man coming into the world. He was in the world and the world was made by Him (or the WORD, GOD, expressed by Him), and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own and they that were His own received Him not. But as many as received Him, to them gave He the right to become CHILDREN OF GOD, even to them who believed in His name, who were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of GOD." "And the WORD became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld HIS glory, glory as of the only begotten from the FATHER, full of Grace and Truth."-John 1:9-14.

Jesus the Christ was the visible resemblance of the eternal MIND manifested in the flesh. He was in the world temporarily in the body; but the world of mankind did not comprehend the eternal MIND thus manifested. A few followers, however, were awakened and did comprehend His divine power, and accepted the true LIGHT derived by Him from the eternal MIND, GOD. Those first believers, and those who afterwards are re-born of the spirit, will be sons of GOD, born not of blood, nor the will of the flesh, nor the will of