Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-09
OLD-TIME RELIGION
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But If it. were, one might ask most per
tlnently and properly what is there in the
present generation of youth 50 much wiser
than any previous generation Of young men,
and what Is there IN the present generation
of adult people so inferior to all it's prede-
ccSSora, mat spCclaI revolt against 1t Is
necessary d! Ana When the youths OF the
present day have become oder Will another
generation CI boys revolt against them! Is
The human lace entetmg upon an era OF emu
less lnSuIItctlonS against ancestors! IS ma
turIty AenceIorCh to become the mark OF IN
lerlorlty and unWortnness?
Inc Iact that movement is composed
OF youths seems TO be enough to tligh; and
IL 1T is youthful, he is reauy 10 eAtenuaIe
its SINS ana excuse its eAcesses Evidently
ne Is quite fond Of fresh meat
Oh all the "moYementS" so called which
he uHdertahes to describe, the one he seems
TO ADMIRE most IS the German Iouth Move
ment' which bears the name OF wander
Yoegel,' or Birds OF Passage" One para
graph OF his book will give some idea of
its spirit and aim, and also some impression
Of what he thinks or it, "Beginning with
the Wanderyoegel in the end of the last cen
fury and reappearinS in the present youth
renaissance, spirit Of revolt against the
restrictions OF the home, the church, and
| the school, is evident in all Of the organiza-
! tons, regardless of their difference in meth
! Cd and avowed IDEALS
/ In another place he says: "In more than
one church the Marlborough have con-
Quoted their service have sung their own
songs, and read from the Bible, or perhaps
! from Fichte or Goethe or Schiller, and one
of their number has given to the adult
congregation a simple explanation of their
| own unhampered faith
1t is not easy to determine how far young
Mr.. High would so in the direction of ap-
| proving this disorderly movement" or bun
die of movements" 1t is to be hoped that
| hn al,
ward which it is driving, although he has
put forth some efforts (notably in a con-
Ventlon of students held in Louisville, Ky
last April) to promote some such radical
movement in the United States.
But whether he understands and approves
the moYement' or not, the German youths
in it know what they intend, and there are
! those in country who are endeavorine to
propagate their radicalisms among the young
people of America.
Fraulein Hulda Zarnack of Berlin has
been for some months the guest of the
Young Womans Christian Association of
New York, and recently she was interviewed
by representative of the New York Times
concerning this German Youth Movement ="
Discussing Fraulein Hulda Zarnack's frank
statements to the reporter of the Times the
editor of the Manufacturers Records (Balti-
more), says
In reviewing the history of the Youth
Movement in Germany and elsewhere she
said:
"The Youth Movement as we know it has
many wings or divisions, it is true, but all
are 1dealiStic. Turning aside from religion
in the old orthodox terms, it's members ear
nestly seek to follow their conscience in all
matters Of life and conduct. God is not to
be found in the churches, they declare. We
must go out into the silences of the woods
and the open places to find Him.. !"
And yet the Young Women's Christion
association is supposed to be composed of
Christian women who have found God in
the churches.
Many other statements are equally as sur
prlsing when taken in connection with the
fact that Miss Zarnack has for months been
the guest of the Y. w. C. A. of New York
Here is portion of her interview spe-
cialy startling:
questioned to the free-love doctrines
of the movement, Fraulein Zarnack said that
while the movement was the victim of many
who sought the opportunity to live a loose
life, many others who advocated wedlock
without marriage VOWS were lofty idealsts.
These young people believe she said
that too many immoral marriages, where
no love exists are made moral by the church
" How can a love relationship solemnIy
entered by parties with high ideals concern
ing their obligations to their children and
to society be made more moral, they ask,
by a mere ceremony?
why mar it by rites that society al
lows to SOlemn1Ze lOyeleSS alliances made for
money or position? These young extremists
are deeply in earnest, determined to make
the sacrifice that others may be free to
choose They declare that their action Is
for the good of society, not for its destruc-
ton ,"
And this is the nature of one regiment in
the nsurrectOnary movement called "the re-
volt of youth 1t goes further into immor-
atty than did the revolving Absalom in the
days of King David.
Surely people will give it scant well
come to our country Surely Southern par
ents, teachers, and students at least will not
look upon it with the least degree of favor.