The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-09
TheKlan a Distinctive Organization;
Called Benefit to Every Community

Most of our problems are Of national
scope and directly concern every
community in America.
OF Interest to Every Citizen
Take, for instance, white suprem-
acy, law enforcement, free public
schools, education, Christianity con-
stitutional rights of citizenship, pro-
tecton of the home, chastity of wo-
manhood, separation of church and
state, liberty, the pursuit Of happi-
ness, and the development of charac-
ter; all these are not only local, but
national problems as well, which
should demand the active co-opera-
tion and fearless support of all good
citizens everywhere. Every citizen
should be vitality and actively inter
ested in the fundamental principles
of Observation-Disclosures ideals and
institutions irrespective of any To-
cal needs or dangers.
If these great principles are at
tackled or endangered in any locality,
and the danger is not checked, it is
only a question of time when every
community in America will suffer
from the effect. All good Americans
Germ of the rights Of citizenship ev-
erywhere, and will not selfishly rest
secure in the safety Of their own lit
tie locality, because they see no inn
mediate local danger.
A Benefit to Every Community
The injury of one should be, and is
the concern of all. The apostle Paul
very fitly says Of the church 1.-THE
body of Christi, whether one mem
Der suffers, all the members suffer
with it," and this can be truly said
of the thousands Of communities that
make up the body polite in America
For that reason alone every commun-
| ity should be interested in having
Khan.
Development Of Character Khan Aim
1.-THE prime purpose of this great
order is to develop character. We
have never lived in q community
where the character Of its citizenship
as a whole, was what IL should be
We believe that the development OF
real manly character is vital neeo
in every community.
We know hundreds of men in the
Khan whose characters have been ma.
terially and substantially improved
through the influence, environment
and teachings of the Khan. We also
believe that all real Klansmen have
a more profound sense of honor, high
er ideals of morality, keener appreci,
alton of Christianity, greater re
spect for law and constituted au-
thority, and q broader vision of the
duties of citizenship than they hao
before they became Klansmen.
The Khan, by its high ideals, noble
sentiments and sacred principles, in.
culcates and cultivates a manly de
sire to be better, cleaner men, NOR
ally, mentally, physically and spirit
ually. The citizens of every commun.
ity, and especially young men, neee
just such moral, spiritual and patri
otto training, environments and in
fluence as the Khan affords. 1t Is Q
great character builder because of It's
high ideals, noble purposes and sa'
cred sentiments. Every Klansman
by the presence Of the cross, Is con.
stantly reminded that he has accept
ed Christ as his criterion Of charac-
| ter and the twelfth chapter Of Ro-
mans as his law Of life.
This reason alone, the development
Of character, Is sufficient to justify
the need Of Khan in every commun
ity.
Church Attendance and support
The church attendance over the
country Is not what II should DO. and
the support of the church 10 entirely
too meager. Many good men In every
community do not realize the impor-