Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-23
SOCIALISTS ARE
CHURCH ENEMIES
So Declares Rev. E. G. Toll
lefsen in Address at Aneta
Warns North Dakotans

Aneta. N. D.. June 2s.-Addresans
a large audience at Aneta Sunday
morning, Rev. E.. C.. Tollefson gave
some facts in regard to what there is
in store for North Dakota under the
banner Of Socialism. He said in part:
Gas a general rule tho political par
ties have eliminated religion from
their political programs but We have
one political party whose authorities
come out boldly against Christianity
and who through the press and by
public speakers villify n ridicule
Christianity and the bible. For a
number of years the pulpit has been
practically silent in regard to this but
Of late several clergymen have taken
dangers of this political party.
Many Christians are asking them
selves where this is leading to and it
IS high time that such questions are
raised.
we cannot close u eyes to the
fact that tho spirit Of anti-Christ is
hard at work and he finds open ears
plorab6e to see that ven some good
church people are leaning to-
ward Socialism but this is be-
cause they do not know what Social
ism stands for.
"As the devil took Jesus up into a
Nigh mountain anu w u1I1l ali
the kingdoms Of the world and the
glory of them and said: All these
things will 1 give thee if thou wilt fall
down Inc worship me- SC have So
cialist leaders, made glorious promises
OF riches and liberty if the people.
would follow them. AS the devil
promised Jesus what was not his to
give. so have Socialists promised their
followers what they did not have to
give.
Socialists Conclusion.
The logical conclusion of the con-
ftrmed Socialist is this. that no person
should be possessed with more prop
erty than another. or that no person
should be possessed with any. The
natural nsequen is that one per-
son who has come into possession of
property must turn it over to all the
other persons-the state
What is of the greatest importance
for US to consider is the stand Social
list leaders and authorities have taken
in regard to the bible and Christianity.
II they had eliminated Christianity
from their teachings. II they had
eliminated their free love doctrines,
If they had eliminated their teachings
recommending lawlessness it would
not have see a matter for the clergy
to discuss Socialism from the pulpit
but they are advocating war on he
bible and all Christianity; they want
to do away with the present form of
with the home. When they encroach
upon such grounds. it is high time
that the ambassadors of Christ from
the pulpit calls the attention Of the
people to the dangers confronting the
nation.
Willy Religion.
"Our civic and criminal laws are
built upon the bible. The officers OF
our country take the oath of office ups
IN the bible. Take the bible away
and we have barbarism and lawless-
ness. 3
PERSONALLY, I have heard scores 1of
Socialist speakers in the-large cities
of our country but I have not yet
heard one who did not vilify and
cialist press and the same thing &C.
ours there. I have read several au-
thorities on Socialism and they do not
leave any room for doubt as to their
intentions in regard to Christianity
and the bible when they come tc
power.
thorities on their stand in regard tt
prof. George D. Heron in 1901
wrote: 20 Christianize Socialism
would be3to destroy it,
August Bebel writes: 'Christianit,
is the enemy of liberty and civiliza
tion.'
.Isador Ladoft writes August, 1908
Religion spells death to Socialism
just as Socialism to religion. TIL,
thinking Socialists are all free think
ersas
What do leading Socialists teacl
in regard? to marriage? The presen
form Of marriage should be abolished
The woman has the same right to he
body as the man. Man and woma
shall be equally free. Love is not t
be bound by any law save that of it
own. Where love wishes to go it sha,
be free to go. AS there is no limi
in the exercise Of love mon tn
brute creation, there should be non
among men and women. A woma
may have as many husbands, and
mar as many wives as they shal
elect. Love is to be a commune
quanaity as we'll as the products o
the fields. Children shall not belon
to any special man or woman. TIL
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