New-York tribune., 1922-12-04
KIan Idea O. X,
Methods Bad,
Says Straton
Pastor, in Sermon, Denies
His His Church Is Ku.Kux
..Nes," and DenOunccs
ORGANIZATIONS Practices
Waves Flag in Pulpit
Enthusiastic Crowd Cheers
hnf,i Dramatic Episode, Kisses
HyIan Clean : Up Plan

-. aroused the ln'cieo'
Aan ,.--hle - number Of men and
Sn'ioe's'',S S,,v YORK. judging by the
,S,onr that crowded 0a'''''
church last night 50 p.v John
sew s's''s, s,r.,on. pastor Of the church
h0-'u ,,..sS that his sermon would DC
'ano.. .ano..s to sa answer TO the en- enaise
os'''sa sa. " .sa,es was mes" and re-
'a.' ',,as y, place for the NAM s,Ss.. .,Ss' he
''ui,''s ,' s.,aE s on the sabjee' What !
would would !, I'm ~, Whit Xu.Kluz Klsnism'
Think Thin. knights x s@s oi coIpnsa.I,, yellow
Tav-r ,avrrslism and General B'''ASu''o-
ism." attendance that
~ Is' .s.,v ' p.r. the aisles up to the
I'eo , ',' 80 s.ilusys and several hundred
a's'' - W swsy. II was not a hos
gtfe t9In.s si., 10 All appearances. The
,s;an L N Mayor hylans name lh
e.as,ios se-s.Si rith his recent order TO tno
o,,ia. Sy,,.'inrs, inrse,psrtment TO hustle the Man
49, - III city brought suodued mss
wy - ~ sone laughter. Mention OF tue
- Sss greeted with round atfor
ad d. N applause. There were several
5;s,jeet groups scattered throughout
~ rbureh which led IN this applause.
d. STATIONS statement that he DC.
,;sved In the idealism and virtue OF
8. Klansmen and their principles was
,s.,ived In this fashion. His denun-
,istIon of the practices and methods
fthe Klsn met with respectful silence
penOunees New "COlor Scheme"
The tenseness grew ss he warned
.c,inst the splitting up Of the nation
- groups. blocs and factions, and
Ipndered his objection 20 new color
..Ssme Of white, yellow, black and rcd,
.,Si,h he insisted was being forced on
.hs country. He reached for the Amer
,ssp fag on is stand at his slde' ORA,
mstieally he opened out IT'S tolds ana
said: .oa .ro,ob
s,, rou and me-the red, the white and
~ IT, congregation was on its feet,
.n,,n waved shawls and scarves, and
49,, one corner came tho first bars
..isVsAwsriea." .iVs The chorus was caught
~ Immediately and the organ and choir
,s;nod After singing several verses
~ Inc anthem the church was cleared
slowly n.
S,raton made q Categorical oenlal OF
tbe charge that the church had sane
.ionsd kisn activities within its doors.
m support Of this he read a statement
signea BY ali Of the ushers, IN whleh
.bsv declared that no handbllls sdVer-
fising a Khan meeting had been distrio-
uted by them.
HAYWOOD Relationship Severed
The part that the Rev. Oscar d. Hay
wood. syored klokgrd, or organizer Tor
sbe Klsn Ia New York, has had in the
activities Of the church was minimized
by Df. Straton. Although his name
still appears as general evangelist OF
the church, DR.. Haywood, by reason
of bis Elan work, has automatically
severed the purely honorary relation
ship which he held since his own
church. the Collegiate Baptist Church.
vas consolidated with the calvary
Church. he said. Should DR.. Haywood
give up bis position as klokard, Cal
ysry Baptist Church would welcome
him back In his old capacity, DR..
Siraton declared.
The telegram which Mayor Hylan
sent from French Lick to Commits
slonn Enright ordering police activity
against the Klan and its New York
adhetents drew sharp criticism of the
Police Department from DR.. Straton.
He thought he could help the Mayor
With little prayer and fraternal coun-
eel, and even Brother Enright' might
X helped, but he expressed the hope
hey would be az successful with their
sl.ea.ion to him and Calvary Baptist
Church as he vas In his investigation
u the dance halls and cabarets and
ne lack Of law enforcement in them
several years ago.
Would Clean Up the Police
Dr, StratOn even expressed the wish
hat he might be Police Commissioner
ior time. Then the patrolmen would
Dc started out oq their beats each day
With a prayer injecting and other re-
iorms would be instituted which would
greatly improve things "all down the
line" For one thing, there would not
be 50 much habbiness that the police
could not handle a mob such as rioted
at The Irish meeting at the Earl Car
roll Theater 3 week ago. II DR.. Straton
we're commissioner. He suggested TO
Mayor HylAn and Commissioner En-
right that they give little attention
70 green and red revolutionists," who
promoted that riot, and referred to the
disorder as green seeterianism Of the
fsnkest sort"
The charges against the church,
seieh first appeared in "The World"
hTe been printed FAR and wide, and