Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-08-02
PRESIDENT OF COMMITTEE
MAKES \ REPORT

The following report by Rev. Luth- /
er kuhns will be of interest to many
of our readers:
The bodies represented at the /
meeting speaks for 100,000 communi- |
cant Lutherans in Nebraska.
I'm the world there are approx
mately 100000 Lutherans. Unbe- |
lievable ignorance prevails about the !
Lutherans. | have been asked wheth-
er the kaiser isn't the head of the
Lutheran church in America. see
you smile, and well you may, at such
a display of misinformation. The
kaiser isn't even the head of the
Lutheran church in Germany. Luth- ,
Grams have distinguished themselves !
in the wars of this country. Rev. !
and General Peter Muhenburg was
one of Washington's great generals. /
When the present war was declared
the heads of the great Lutheran
bodies in this country adopted and
signed resolutions of loyalty to this
government. These officials are
elected by the church. The Lutheran
church is as democratic as the gov
eminent under which we live"
Whereas. the Nebraska State COun-
Gil of Defense in a statement given
of the Lutheran church.
Therefore, as officials and repre-
sentatives of the various branches of
the Lutheran churches in Nebraska. |
we reply to these aspcrsions by Civ |
ing the public the following state /
ment:
The doctrinal basis of the Luther /
an church as expressed in its great |
symbol known as the Augsburg Con- /
fession. TO which the ministry of the /
church is obligated, in express terms I
commands loyalty to the government;
and
The Small Catechism in which the .
laity is instructed in preparation for
confirmation or membership in the /
church, in its Table of Dusties. en-
joins obedience unto the higher pow /
ers saying: Submit yourselves to /
every ordinance of man for the Lords /
sake; whether il he to the king, as /
supreme; or unto governors. as unto |
them that are sent by him" (1 Peter |
2:13.)
The Lutheran church stands not !
only in Nebraska. but before the !
world committed by its fundamental
teachings with equivocation or mental |
reservation to unquestioned loyalty to |
the government and in this respect
requires no defense from u.s.
1t is singular that the Nebraska
State Council of Defense because of
cases of indiscrete conduct or speech
upon the part of individuals has par
ticularized our church for the mark
of odium when undoubtedly among
all creeds there have been those like
wise guilty. and yet these creeds have
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dent injustice on the part of the Ne
braska State Council of Defense we
take exception, and enter our most
solemn protest.
Further, that the public may be
assured of the loyalty to the govern
ment by the Lutheran church in Ne
braska and in harmony with the
declarations of all our general bodies
already made public. we the repre-
sentatives of the Lutheran bodies in
the state of Nebraska declare our
honor and the loyalty of both our
ministry and laity as whole in un-
swerving devotion to our country, the /
protection of whose flag we enjoy and
with whose destiny we have cast our
lives and our all, and in defene of /
whose welfare and to secure whose
triumph our people are responding.
Signed by:
Luther NJ. Kuhns. Editor of tho |
Luther League Review
VI. w. Halyorson. Representing the
Norwegian Lutheran Church of Amer
lea.
C. +. SanGahl. President Nemasfa .
on 'erence of the Augustana synod I
of America.
A. NJ. Andersen, Pastor United
Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church |,
Editor. Danskeren.
+. T. Otto, Pastor of st. Paul's