The diamond drill., 1920-10-30
STATE LUTHERANS
FIGHT AMENDMENT
ORGANIZE TO DOWN PROPOSED
LAW ARoLIsHINc ALL PRi-
vATE SCHOOLS.
APPEAL TO FAIR MINDEDNEss
Conduct Campaign Of Education to
Show Citizens the Injustice Of
Its Passage.

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The 10000 confirmed members O
the Lutheran Church OF Michigan have
been organized in opposition 10 tn,
School Amendment.
The Lutheran forces are directed BY
q Campaign Committee headed by Rev
erend Henry Frincke or Monroe
Michigan. a well known figure In ths
Lutheran circles OF the State of Mich
igan. The Executive Committee In
cludes on It's membership Rev. III. Il
Heyn, Rev. X. q. Richter. Rev. +. A
Hertwig. Rev. o. J. Peters. Rev. r. H.
G. Meyer. Rev. f. A. Kolch and Rev
Il. G. Fackler. all OF Detroit.
On Wednesday. October 18th. at the
Hotel Tuller. Detroit. sixty leading Lu
therans of the State. representing ev.
cry part OF the state, and serving as
County apd District Chairmen In the
Lutheran Campaign. met to make final
arrangements for the work to be done
In the closing weeks before Election
Day.
The broad underlying principles, on
which the campaign was to be carried
on by the Lutheran Churches of the
State were made clear. X These princt
pies will obtain without change until
the close of the campaign. and will
be the guiding factor In every part OF
the work decided upon by the Lu-
theran Church.
The underlying thought of the Lu-
theran Church Campaign Is to carry on
campaign OF education In order TO
present 10 every voter OF the State OF
Michigan the principles held by the
Lutheran Church In regard TO Chris
tian Day Schools. THE issue Is not
an issue OF expediency but OF policy
as old as the Lutheran Church itself"
was the statement made at the Con-
ference by the Rev. Harry Frincke.
Campaign Manager.
Rev. r. Hertwig. OF Detroit. member
of the State Committee, touched upon
the family and the home. as affected
by the School Amendment. "The unity
and authority OF the home has always
been Lutheran ideal Luther's home
life has been proverbial In our
Church. We have always believed In
the authority OF tbs home. and espe-
cially In its obligation for the religious
and moral training OF the child. This
has been one of the highest ideals held
by the Lutheran Church and we are
indeed loath. both on the basis OF our
history. as we'll as OF our Judgment
and present day experience. to change
from that ideal"
The opportunity and the right to
teach religion waS another principle
brought out In the conference as part
OF Luther's faith to be upheld In this
school hght.
II was the decision of the Confer
ence to bring these principles held by
the Lutheran Church to the attention
OF the voters OF the State OF Michigan.
and TO appeal to their spirit OF fair
play and TO their good judgment, to
uphold the Justice of these principles |
and the free exercise OF religious con.
viction by voting against the proposed |
School Amendment.
This is to be done through mass |
covering the state. through |
folders and pamphlets that are being |
distributed in the remaining days be
fore Election Day TO every voter In |
Michigan.
The Conference emphasized its de- |
not to make this a cam.
paign OF personalities nor to engage
In x,olttical coptrovaruv oor tntrtw,,o
Il was held that II would neither be
proper for a great Church body to do,
nor would II obtain the real issue in
he campaign. namely. to establish the
Justice and the truth OF the underly.
ng principles that are involved.
The Conference established a de-
lailed organization TO cover the State
u Michigan. In that organization the
OF the Lutheran Churches are
low enlisted in part for the work
u distributing literature, In part for
personal visitation, to present the
cause upheld by the Lutheran Church.
L Is believed that the greater portion
" the voters OF the state can be seen
In order that the case may
Dc presented TO their good judgment.
Practically a whole printing plant
has been engaged by the Lutheran
Committee and is working
lay and night TO print pamphlets ana
racts setting forth the position of the
lutheran Church.
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10000 Michiqan lutherans