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

"Is it right?' If he could satisfy
himself it was right, no matter what
it was, he had a place for it in his
life experience and gave it his sup.
port. Can we use a better standard
in applying our test to the Klan, es-
pecially as it relates itself to the
church? If we can determine wheth-
er it is right then I feel sure we have
decided sure what it's relation to the
church ought to be at least. Or bet
ter said what the relation of the Pro.
testant church to it ought to be. The
only test to use in determining the
right or wrong of anything or indi-
vidual is, what are they doing? For
"can a bitter fountain give forth
sweet water?" We feel the church
might, with very great profit to it.
self, read again that passage in Mark
9:38-10, and remember that Jesus
said to his disciples, "He that is not
against US is in our part" No indi-
vidual enlightened on the subject of
the Ku Klux Khan can truthfully
maintain that it is in anyway against
the church.
Winning Over the Enemy
When Moses was leading the Israel
ties out of Egypt there came a time
when they were compelled to face the
enemy in the person of King Amalek.
We are told that when Moses held up
his hands the enemy was defeated,
but when he let them drop down the
enemy prevailed. The hands of
Moses became very tired and he was
unable to hold them up longer. Then
it was that Aaron and Hur placed
themselves one on either side of
Moses and held up his hands, and
Israel prevailed, and won over the
enemy.
The Khan does not in any way dis
place the church, neither does it pose
as the church or as doing the work
of the church.
It is here to hold up the hands of
the Protestant church in its mighty
conflict to put to rout the forces of
evil in their deadly effort to destroy
the kingdom of God as it relates it.
self to all phases of Americas life.
The time has come when the church
of the living Christ must give a bet
ter account of itself and cut a deeper
cash in the body of sin or God must
needs raise up some other way by
which He can bring His kingdom in
America and through America in the
rest of the world.
Khan Here to Help the Protestant
Church
The Khan is here to help the Pro-
testant church to life up Christ so He
can draw all men unto Himself. Not
to be the church, but to be a helper
to the church.
And just how much influence the
Protestant church will have in the
near future in making the world
Christian will, in the opinion of the
writer depend very largely upon to
what extent it opens it's arms to this
new God-sent friend and power; and
with an army of men and women,
such as the church has not been able
in a long time, if ever, to muster,
marches forth to battle afraid of
nothing, but sin wherever it is found,
and of nobody but the devil in what
ever individual or institution-re-
ligious, political, educational, or
otherwise-he may be hiding like a
skulking pup to bite and poison
Americas life.
God sends opportunity to men and
institutions, but "he will not always
chide," and there comes a time when
neglected opportunity becomes the
curse of the individual or the insti-
tuition that neglects it. We believe
this wonderful organization, this
mighty movement of God, is the
church's supreme opportunity for the
winning of men and women to the
principles of Christ; and through
these men and women injecting them
into the social, religious, political,
industrial, moral, educational and
family life of America.
When the Church Steps Forward
And when the church has done this
for America then has she stepped for
ward a long stride toward bringing
the rest of the world to the "Foot OF
the Cross" The Protestant church OF
today is very much in the same po-
sition, in it's relation to the world OF
sin, as was the young man who stoo6
with Elisha when surrounded with
the Syrian enemy. All he could see
was the chariots and armies of the
Syrians, the opposing forces.
He was apparently helpless in the
face OF. such a multitude as he com.
pared it with himself and Elisha. But
that great man of God, Elisha, will
a vision SO far superior to that of the
average individual, offered this pray.
er, Jehovah, I pray Thee, open thu
young mans eyes, that he may see.'
Then it was that the young man wa.
able to see Gods chariots and armie.
in the sky and say to himself, will
assurance. "They that are with u.
are more than they that are will
them" So those who have behelt
the hand of God in this movement