The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-13
RISE ABOVE HATE,
KELLY URGES men
OF bROTHERH00OS

theran Synod Session Ne
cessity of Vision Broader
Than Race or Greed.
The necessity for working together
for a common cause broader than
synodical connections, broader than
UNCONVENTIONAL ties and even broader
than nationalism, was put before $50
members of the Olive Branch Fedora
ton of the Lutheran Brotherhood at
the fifth annual banquet In the First
English Lutheran church last night.
There were about sixty delegates
from other brotherhoods than Rich
mond at the banquet which preceded
the program. The banquet was one
of the most elaborate served In the
church The room was decorated pro-
fusely in yellow astors,e sweet peas
and ferns. Flags were hung on the
walls.
President Kelly complimented the
brotherhood by saying he saw an or
ganization of vitality, one which not
only has great future before 1t, but
which has already realized success.
lndividuaIism Passes.
1T is the passing away of the in
dividualism in the church for which
the brotherhood is working" Mr..
Kelly said. ut has been as my first
impression of the elevator and street
car Anything which runs horizontal
| ly, costs something, and there are i'm
| pediments against its progress. Any
| thing which runs perpendicu1arly is
free. There has been too much pray
| ing upwards and not enough pushing
forward.
Now a splendid day has dawued for
the Christian church because such men
as you have banded yourselves together
Stand by the Lutheran church. Stand
by the Sunday school. Stand by the
brotherhood. Stand by Martin Luth-
err Stand by Jesus Christ and help
build up the Kingdom of God here on
earth.
Jesus Christ had a brotherhood.
There were twelve men. They were
his confidants to whom he was able to
reveal himself. Jesus believed in this
principle of organization. He taught
the principle Of organization. An
example of it is when he fed the five
thousand He divided them into COM
panies thus organized. they were fed.
But I feel that there Is wider
field for the brotherhood. believe
in that paradoxical truth that you can
accomplish more in big field if you
organize in small compact body.
There are many sins of Christianity
we must overcome.
Danish Race Hatred.
There is the sin of race hatred.
We must get beyond that. One race
cannot be pitted against another.
One blood cannot be pitted against
another l hope the brotherhood
stands for that Christian thought
Rise above race hatred Assume q
large degree Of nationalism and OF
patriotism.
when l have travelled abroad
there is one man of whom l have al
ways been ashamed. In Belgium
France, Germany or in any country, il
is the American man abroad. He Is
always boasting of Americas superior
ity. In his narrow minded, bigoted
way, he doesn't realize the historic
value of European things. He has
never been able to get above national
ism. Cecil Rhoades is another
example of a man who could not rise
above it. Then after his conduct in
South Africa, he gave ten million dol
can students attend the university ir
his country.
"The saving grace of christianity
lies in compact organization. There
should be a broader spirit of human
the truth within itself. We should al
come to realize that we should be
united in the common task and pull
together"
Commends Brotherhood.
Rev. S. S. Waltz Of Louisville, KY.
made pleasing speech. He referred
to the resolution which was passed IL
October 1906, commencing to the
churches of the synod the organiza
ton of the men for more effective
work.
"By this, the Olive Branch syno,
placed itself in advance of all synod
and Of all churches" Rev Waltz de
clared. "The parallel movements o
, the times were the Laymen's mission
airy movement and the Men and Re
ligion Forward Movement. Tn
,, brotherhood movement, spurred alon
l by the aggressiveness of the othe
movements, produced this great work
? the brotherhood as it now exists in tn
1 church.
1 The purpose of the brotherhood i
: to make more effective laymen. Blu
what we want most of all is one grea
Lutheran church Of America and tn
removal of synodical connections"
!, HoeIscher Speaks.
G. H. Hoelscher, a well-know youn
attorney who is a member of tn
i brotherhood gave a toast to, 9TH
V Church and the Brotherhood
0 "The church reminds me of tn
: colored man who prayed to the Lor
l.. ~
4 one. But when he prayed to the Lor
+ to send him out to get chicken, b
9 always got one.
II believe the brotherhood repre-
!, sents a new era of Knights of Moder
s Chivalry. Here's toast to Luthera
s church which will teach the man hoy
I to live and a brotherhood which will
D show him how to live as the churc
taught him."
Oliver G. Fetta, an attorney of II
, dianapolis. said he desires most t