The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-03-09
MINISTER DEFENDS
THE XII KUX KHAN

ShutSH III atetSOH, N. j. mas entered
a vigorous defense of the Ku Klux
Khan by sermon recently reported
in full in the Paterson Evening News.
No organization Of modern times has
received so much adverse criticism
as the K. X. K. The Khan has never
defended itself. Consequently the pub
lie at large has had very little OPP
portunity to learn just what the on
ganization stands for.
Believing that there are two sides
to every question we reproduce DIR.
Van Dykes sermon as it was print
ed in the Paterson News.
The following text used by DR.. Van
Dyke is from Romans u. This chap
ten, he says, is read during the Khan
ritual.
Il beseeeh you, brethren, by the
"mercies of God to present your"
bodies a living sacrifice, holy, ac-"
"ceptable to God. We who are many"
"are one body in Christ, and several
''ly members one Of another"
From the viewpoint of one who
has made profound study of Ku
Klux Khan movement almost from
its incipiency in 1s67-through its
re-birth in 1915 and its subsequent
history-and also from the view
point of one who for forty years has
been endeavoring to practice and
preach the Gospel of Good Will and
Love, to those in the Orient as well
as the Occident, hope to be able
to elucidate statements and quota
tions found in sermon reported
in the Paterson papers of Dec. II,
1922.
have read Romans 18th to you,
because as we are told in an issue
of a Paterson paper dated October
2, 1922, that the above named chap
ter is reada at the initiation service
If it be true that said chapter and
its teachings form the basis of the
Khan Greed, then am l warranted
TO answer the question-Does the
X. X. X. square with Christianity?
by presenting to you the subject.
THE CHRISTIAN CLANSMAN.
We have. not the time to give
even brief resume of the history
of the X. X. X. during the years
1S67-1S70, kept to state that its
members We're the salt of the earth.
Even Judge A. W. Tourgee,
author of "A Fools Errand' ia
carpet-bagger's story of the clam
says, "Such, however, was the in
domitable spirit of the Southern
people that they scorned to yield to
what they deemed oppression. Only
race of warlike instincts and re-
gal pride could have conceived and
executed it (the X. X ORDER. 1t
is magnificent conception and in
a sense deserved success. 1t was a
movement made in the face of the
enemy, and an enemy of overwhelm-
ing strength"
furthermore, permit me to note
that the original order of the X X.
X did not disbaud because its con-
stituency had gotten beyond the con-
troll of the better element, but the
"order of dissolution was issued
by General Forrest because its mis-
sion was accomplished.
MOTIVES OF THE KHAN
DR.. VanDyke said that the motives
of the Khan is to honor all men, love
the brotherhood, uphold the govern
ment and fear God. The people who
fear the Khan, he says, are those who
violate the law.
"The primary object. as It appears
to me, is the enforcement of law by
the regular constitutional authorities
To my knowledge the Khan has never
taken the law in it's own h,snds-af-
firn'ations Of governors. 20 iticians
and all others to the contrary.
There may be isolated cases wheee
unlawful acts have been dose, but
woe betde the Klansman who so
does-for he will be ANONYMOUSLY
banished from the Khan. No charge
of lawlessness has as yet been veri-
fed"
They demand that trustworthy
men be placed in charge Of the gov.
eminent, who will not violate their
oath and who will enforce the laws.
They contend that no foreign power,
ecclesiastical or otherwise, shall in
no wise control our government.
They demand absolute separation Of
church and state. They do not fight
the Roman Catholic as such, but in
stead want them to have a chance at
real religious liberty they do not
want the Pope to dominate our gov
ernment.
The Khan demands freedom Of
speech and freedom of the press.
They stand for the free public school
system and the Bible in the school,
DR.. VanDyke stated that thousands
of parochial schools are drawing
funds from the treasury of the United
States, and that this should not be.
They contend that Roman Catholics
should not be allowed to teach in the
free public schools unless Protestants
are allowed to teach in the Catholic
parochial schools.
The Khan stands for 100 per cent
Amercanism in its membership.
"Th's means the maintenance of
Professionalism and white suprem-
acy," he said. "Where Protestant
ism prevails, there is tolerance, lib
eralism and scholarly advancement"
AS a proof of this the Khan has never
objected to meetings Of Catholic or
CARNATIONS. Yet these last named
oroo1,izations have done everything