A. No, I don’t know that.
Q. But, you know that the “Pulpit Article” was issued during Bismarck’s rule; that is 1871, is that correct?
A. Yes. Even during the trial, Rothaug made a remark about it to me.
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Q. Now, on the strength of that sermon at that time, you gave as a basis, chapter 7 of the Matthew’s Evangelical?
A. Yes.
Q. Was it the fact that this text was made the basis for this sermon which was objected to?
A. Well, that could not be objected to because I had no power over that. I had to take that text.
Q. Is it correct if I assume that, of course, the words which you joined to that chapter were objected to?
A. Well, yes. The whole sermon, as I said, was explained by the witness in a way as if I meant by the false prophets the leading personalities of Germany of that day.