The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-12-29

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of government and to destroy the American nome
and religious faith But indications are IackliS
that the full significance OF that report ever 60
across even to the people OF the haIioh. OHlo'-
tunately the American press uIu hoI uo HUI" "
help. ,,.- ;,I bo.
come TO depend for its conclusions upon Puoi!c
matters almost entirely what Is 1ed 10 II III
+be columns of the daily press and in the so-called
national weekheS and magazines. unfortunately
the American press at large takes IT'S faShlonS 10,
the measure of its performance manly from IlaU
of the press of few great metropolitan cehle!
Unfortunately the great aggregatiOnS of humanity
i'm the larger cities of America are made up largely
of foreign-born Masses and are lmpregnated WIN
foreign ideals, and constitute the breeding grouh'S
and propaganda centers in this country for every
movement looking to the destruction OF the ideals
ST this nation
Unfortunately the metropolitan press lives large
II hv serving this alien mass. and Is not demon
stratinw that j. has the patriotism and courage to
do anything than soft-pedal where thelf
abomin0hle plottings are concerned Unfortunately
that press usually seems to be concerned about the
activities of communists and various un-Ameflcan
organizations only far as 1t can play them up
rs a part of the grist of the daily SenSatlonaIlSm
with which it feeds and eonfuSes the MINDS OF It's
Some thoughtful readers may wonder if it IS
actually true that the Russian Commune Is den
nitelv at work to spread atheism throughout the
world rs part of its program. The proof is indi"
putable that il IS. How will a writer go about
getting it across. seeing that there Is so little ana
given by the daily press, to which the people Io"'
for what is worthwhile? Obviously not much can
he done in 4 single uttarance. We undertake a
little.
An extract from an u,tcrance by the President
of the Militant Goddess Of Russia, reads thus: Ol &"
of the most important tasks of cultural revolution
affecting wide masses is the task OF combating
rcIigior-thc opium of the people Another ONT
cia publication contains this: The Communist In
ternational must effectively and practically be 4
single world Communist Party, whose branches are
working in each country.
Lenn said: AN anti-religion center must be
created assist the communist parties OF all coun-
tries to guide their constantly growing movements
against religion and the clergy. The rise OF the
afheistic movement imposes upon the Communist
Party the task of Increasing the antI-reIlgIous
struggle.
Now hear Stain. the present Red-Russia die
tator He says: The party cannot ne neutral to-
ward the bearers OF religious preJudiceS, toward
the reactionary clergy who poisoned the minds or
the toirg masses" Let the reacer remember how
the metropolitan press has comniption hts regu-
larry about religious prejudice Let him with
humiliation remember how multtUdes of silly
American evangelicals echo that shabby and dis
honest cry.
dictionary clergy? Yes, we have. The untortun&le
thing IS that it has not been entirely iquldated.
"Liquidated"' Nh. Stain has the subtle mind
Of the Crieutal--a factor about which America Is
going to be compelled to wake up Doubtless
.liquidated' and some other words We have quoted
are to be measured by that standard The dictator
does not lack in fine restraint More foolish flies
come into the web when the spider speaks with
restrained mlldneSS.
Let Us try to understand "Hquidated.' We turn
for light to another authentic statement showing
the Hquidating process. We quote from pamphieS
by NIaco Stewart, of Galveston, Texas on Moscow
world Headquarters for Communism, Attacks All
Religion" He says:
"Lenin. before he could shake the nation into
complete subiection and set up communism muE-
dereG twenty-eight bishops, l,2i5 priests 6,9l3
teachers. $500 doctors. 1880 officers. 26Oo0o
soldiers 10000 police officers, $4,000 gendarmei,
ll2.S5O officials. 355,250 intellectualS, l96,OOp
workers and $4,000 peasants. Communism was
accomplished only by reign Of terror and rivers
Of blood To set up communism, Lenn torture!
:, 900 600 of his own people
1t is impossible here to do more than barely
touch upon the mind-paralyZing acts OF the only
nation which has ever set itself to the am0ltloUS
task OF pulling down God out OF His Heaven &at
destroying all religion and belief in the future HE
throughout the world. This the mad communists
pr cpoSe do in Russia, but they also propose that
they will do it throughout the world, and will force
upon every nation their ruthless be2Stiy; God-de-
tying proietarian government. Already they have
trained and powerful worldwide organization
boring from within the nations to destroy them
We find we must reserve for another opportunity
the setting down of 4 sufficient number OF the
awful facts Of the activities of this mOnStrOUS
thing in America at the present time to impress
readers as TO what America is up against. This
dogma has penetrated the American educational
SYSTEM even not rev American lhGOIOSlCal semi
nares 1t finds congenial breeding places in most
Of the great universities of the nation. In not a
few church buildings it STANDS two legs on Sun
day mornings and holds forth its sophisticated
mOuthings of the pit before backSlidden and softly
eullible relgOniSts. These have become wise in
their own conceit and pitifuiy unwise to vital
truth. and remind of fat geese ready for the
plucking. This vile dogma has for years been seek
inc to penetrate and control organized American
labor. Resisted staunchy at first, there are dis.
concerning indications that it is making head
way now. A brief press dispatch appeared in an,
obscure corner Of metropolitan paper of August
10 last. 1t told of fine utterance by prOfeSSor
of Concordia Seminary of st. Louis, Mo-, who was
speaking before institute Of domestic relations
in Pennsylvania. Professor Maier said: college
professors who pride themselves on their atheism.
and make wsecracks at religion, constitute today
the real Public Enemy No. /. We reverting to
pagan training Of the mind, and the glorifcati0a
of the body, under the intellectual leadership Of
the notorious fath-wrecker who sits high in the
cOunselS of academic distinction
We do not know whether Dr. Maier coupled
these spiritually anarchistic professors and their
anti-God philosophy directly with the miserable
propaganda of lies and hate fostered by the Rus
| sian Commune whose Stubtlety and oriental in.
| direction and absence of all intellectual honesty,
| have found in these dreaming theorists of profes-