The Emperor's letter is vigorous, and in certain aspects valuable
; but we most sincerely hope that it will not he used for the purpose of dismissing Professor Delitzsch from his Chair, and therefore welcome Professor Harnack's assurance on this point, quoted in Thursday's Times from the March number of the • Preussische Jahrbiicher. Pro- fessor Harnack declares that his Majesty had no intention of imposing his opinions upon others ; "for he knows very well that on these delicate and sacred subjects no word of command can be issued, and he knows that theology cannot slur over these questions, which, on the contrary, must be treated in the most earnest fashion and with courage and freedom." Professor Harnack in the same article defends the liberty of criticism in a spirit which, whether we agree or not with his conclusions, is, in our view, essentially religious.
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