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

particular have been emphasized from
the Protestant pulpit as being an es-
sential part of our public schools,
viz: The principles and teachings of
the Bible for the building Of good
moral character. And teachers in
whose lives the pupil might observe
these at work producing manhood
and womanhood. And the church has
been backed in it's attitude in these
things by every great American who
has. expressed himself along these
lines. 1t was Theodore Roosevelt who
said: ITO every man who faces life
with a real desire to do his part in
everything, I appeal for a study Of
the Bible. No book of any kind ever
written has so affected the whole life
of people" And in support of the
church's attitude as to the teacher let
me quote Chas. w. Eliot: Nobody
knows how to teach morality effect
ually without religion. Exclude reli-
gion from education and you leave no
foundation upon which to build a
moral character" Only the .disbe-
lever would attempt to claim these
things as UNI Christian.
How Khan Corresponds With Church
How, then, does the advocacy of
the Khan correspond with that of the
church here? In one brief statement
we can put summary of all it holds
along this particular line, viz: The
Stars and Stripes waving from every
school building in America, the Holy
Bible (and the whole Bible), on the
desk of and read in every public
school in America, every teacher in
our public schools a product of our
schools and willing to teach and prac-
tice the principles of Christ in the
school room and out of it.
If this be UNI Christian or I'M
American, the above attitude of the
church and belief of the men quoted
are, too, wrong. If right, then in it's
relation tc the church is not the
Khan "like a mighty army moving
with the church of God, marching as
to war" against the foe that is try
ing to destroy the cornerstone of the
institution where our boys and girls
are moulded for manly and womanly
leadership, with the cross of Jesus
going on before?"
We feel that the Klan is upholding
the hands of the church here and that
the church ought to welcome it with
Coward, then ye people!
Join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices
In the Triumph-Song."
Our Society Then Will Be Fit
In touching the social life of Amer
lea we feel that little more, if any
thing, need to be said in behalf of
this great organization. For when
the things spoken of above are &C.
complished our society will be a fit
place and safe for any one, young
or old. And the Khan holds that moth
ing but the principles of the Christ
at work will redeem any society,
American, European or otherwise. So
suffice it to quote just a statement or
two from the principles to which
every true Klansman holds: Protec-
tion of our pure womanhood from
those who, through lust or avarice
would destroy it; the closer relation
ship of pure Americanism, and the
much needed local reforms along
every line"
All this the church has been trying
to promote since it's beginning. It is
right that it should and it must if it
would continue fulfill it's mission
high" It's hands have been up long
time in the noble fight. Now the Khan
has come to stay. eve will support
your hands till the Syrian of corrupt
society has been put to rout."
So into hamlet, and city and coun-
tryside has gone this new friend of
Christianity and uncovered some of
the cesspools of social corruption and
stencil which breed vice, immortality
aad crime in these places to justice.
Thus it is making the social deserts
# America in many places to blossom
as rose. Here again the Khan is
standing in closest relationship with
the church and only helping it with
the accomplishing of its own task
which seems to have become too large
for it, and has too long been delayed
in the doing. Will the church catch
the mighty vision of the Khan and
join hands with it in all of this? This
question the church must answer for
itself. On its answer depends many
things; things so vital that the answ-
or must be made carefully, intelli-
gently, prayerfully and without haste
or prejudice. /
Khan Is Hopeful of the Best
The Khan is hopeful Of the best and
patient in its waiting for the church
to grasp the vision of what it is try
ing to put across for Christ and Amer
lea. The attitude Of the church so
far has been that of slapping it up
on the one cheek. But the Khan Is
still loving enough in its spirit to
turn the other also" in hopes that
the church may soon see in this new
e.