In the Kaiser's Capital

Dickie, James Francis

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Author:: Dickie, James Francis

Title:: In the Kaiser's Capital

Publication:: New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1912

Language:: English

Digitization:: Berlin: Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin, 2024

Scope:: 315 Seiten

Note:: "History of the American Church in Berlin" im Anhang

Keywords:: Berlin ; Geschichte 1871-1918 ; Kultur ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung

Berlin:: B 184 Kulturgeschichte: 1800 -1918

DDC Group:: 900 Geschichte

URN:: urn:nbn:de:kobv:109-1-15493784

Collection:: History,Cultural History

Location:: Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin

Shelfmark:: B 184/132

Copyright:: Public Domain

Accessibility:: Free Access

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Title:: Chapter VI. Notable visitors to Berlin

CHAPTER VI NOTABLE VISITORS TO BERLIN IT is often said that the pastor of the American church in Berlin preaches to a procession. It is at least a very notable procession. At the close of the service it was a great pleasure to discover that many distinguished personages had been present, and lin- gered to greet the pastor and express their apprecia- tion of the services. Sometimes five or six college presidents presented themselves. Then four or five editors of such religious papers as the Sunday-School Times and the New York Observer. Again a United States General and Senators and Congress- men formed part of the audience. Sometimes a German minister of state like Marshal von Bieber- stein, then foreign secretary, now ambassador to Constantinople, dropped in, principally to refresh his knowledge of English. General and Mrs. Porter, then of the embassy at Paris, were much attracted by the strong American atmosphere that pervaded our church. Ex-President Harrison paid a brief visit to our city, was received by the Emperor and Empress, and royally welcomed. Mr. White gave a round of entertainments in his honour, and we had the distinguished honour of meeting him fre- quently. At one little dinner that did not exceed the number of the Muses, we had the most memorable 28

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