The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1924-01-25

pains and made special effort to know
and understand the Ku Klux Klan in
its true. and real makeup and pur-
pose, there is ever present the ques-
ton as to what the relation of this
so grossly misunderstood organiza-
ton is to the church of Jesus Christ
And, because of ignorance of the
principles and workings of the or
ganization, too often they conclude
that it is hostile or opposed to the
real spirit of the church itself. Hence,
there is ever being asked such ques-
tions as, "Does it not try to displace
the church," care the things it
stands for not un-Christian, and,
therefore, to be condemned by the
church," as it not a fact that its
membership is largely made up of
that class and type of men who
neither go to or support the church,"
"Does it rot inject into the church a
spirit of hatred for certain races and
classes of people, and, therefore,
make of no effect the commandment
of Jesus when he says, Love thy
neighbor? etc.
Khan a Movement of God
On the other hand those churchmen
and women who are in full touch with
this wonderful movement for it is a
movement and a movement of God
for the bringing of righteousness to
America in all the various phases of
her life, fail to understand how the
great church of the living God can
be so slow to grasp such wonderful
opportunity for the bringing the king
dom of God here on earth.
For ages we have been sending up
our plea that somehow God would
make His will to be done here on
earth as it is done in heaven. But
when we stop to note the too an
tagonistic attitude of the Protestant
churches toward the Ku Klux Khan,
we are sometimes made to ask our
selves the question, els it not true
that after all, we want God to do the
thing, but do it in the way and by the
tactics that most appeal to u.s." In
other words, we fear it is too often,
"Thy kingdom come, but come in our
way"
We Must Reckon Well
History makes known to US one
great truth with which we must
reckon and reckon we'll. That is that
all through the ages when people
or a nation have swung too far from
the things of right, God has raised
up a great man or movement, or
both, by which He has been able to
work out His will in His way. To
the informed man or woman, and by
informed we mean those informed on
the subject on which we are writing,
the Ku Klux Khan is a mighty move
ment, born of God for the redeeming
of the whole life of America. And
that America needs a cleaning is too
we'll known by the student of her po-
litical, social, religious and educa-
tional life, of the present time.
Our Purpose
It shall be our purpose, then, in
this article to state clearly, if we can,
some of the things for which this
great organization is standing and
for which it came into existence. We
are not ignorant of the fact that any
thing which we may have to say will
be of little value to any man or
woman except those who are willing
to lay aside their prejudices and face
facts just as they are, whether those
facts are pleasing or not. Any other
class of individuals is not only hope
less, but dangerous as well. Knowl-
edge is a composition of facts, and
facts are to be had by an open mind
only. The facts stated in this ar
ticle are given in the hope that they
~ may help compose true knowledge
for some open-minded folks, who,
when they have obtained the truth,
will by it be made free from the mis-
representations and malicious false
hoods that have caused them to take
a wrong attitude toward he greatest
organization, outside of the church
itself, that was ever formed under
the Stars and Stripes for righteous
Americanism.
Studied Khan Carefully
Over six years ago the writer be-
gan a study of the Khan, and through
all the following years has been in
close touch with the various move
ments of same. We have also taken
careful pains to follow the daily
newspapers in their reports from
time to time that we might ascer-
tain whether the reported misdoings
of the FLOODED Men" were based or
truth or falsehood, or a malicious
purpose. Our attitude all along has
been, what can be found out as truth
about this mysterious Khan must BIZ
the one thing which shall pass judg'
ment upon it. We feel sure, then, we
are fair in all our considerations il
we are willing to apply this test tt
the Khan as it relates itself to thu
church.
We must needs consider some very
essential questions and determin.
what the correct answer to them is i.
we would speak with any degree o.