The Omaha guide., 1947-01-11

ATLANTA. Ga.-Suffering has
united the Christian churches of
of the world, Pastor Martin Me
moeller of the Jesus Christ Church
in Berlin, told 1900 students. fac
ulty members and friends Of At
lanta University, Morehouse Col
.lcpe and SDelman College at a
University Convocation on Thurs
day in Sisters Chapel on the cam
pus Of Spelman Col'ege. I'VE have
eel brought together inside by
Tocution srd from outside BY
prayer" ne continued. and beling-
inc together we are mutually res
pon7ible for each other and for
C'rri~tirn People throughout tie
wa~id."
Pa~tcr Nicmoeller was irtro-
dlced t. tie larre audience w
President BENJAMIN e. MAYS Of
Noretouse College. who had met
the Niemoellers ct the Biennial
Session Of the Fedcr7l Council oe
Crqr~ra~ Of Chri~+ ~ America snd
WHO invited the Nienoellers to the
Atlanta colleges.
Basi1g his remarks on the Sec
ona ettar Of St. Paul to Timothy.
Pastor Niemoeller told his audi
ence that the one common bond
whi''n unites people of all races
and nations il the word Of God.
adolf Hitler tried to bind tile
word of Cod. but could not" he
stated. "He preached the super
inritv of the German race-he
preached the gospel Of the mas
ter race over Europe. but it was
rot in accord with the word OF
God. for the word of God knows
only one mankind
In the eight years that he spent
in concentration camps. the fam
Gus clergyman learned to speak
excellent English. He became the
sv~0bol of courage and hone to
million Of Euro-eans in countries
occupied by the Nazis. and to the
millions of Christians throughout
the world.
ALTHOUGH universities, learned
peoples. labor Unions and nolitical
parties bowed down to Hitler. the
simple Christian people could net
be convinced that this new gos-
pei was the word of God. Ard it
became a constant source of an
! ger to the man who THOUGHT MINI
self I'll powerful. yet who code
not overcome the poor despised
! Christian people in his natio-.
Christians were a small minority
of the German nation. but they
proved to be stronger than all the
worldly power Of Hitler. Pasto~
Niemoeller declared. Hitler, in
tr, ing to crush Christianitv. o.
came a promoter Of the gospel,
he added. for men and women
came to see the gospel as a livino
thing that has power owe the
hearts Of MEN.
Despite the fact that Pastor
Niemoeller spent four years OF
his eight years in prison in soil
tary confinement. he manared III
spread the gospel Of Jesus Christ
throughout lie great conceltra-
ton caIap Il which he was not 81
lowed to move about. Other pri-
soners taking their daily 20 NH
utes' walk. learned to listen tt
him as he read from bis Bible
and others in cells learned to Ii
ten for the word Of God 'whicr
once being permitted to enter the
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According to Pastor NiemoeIler
there is no LONGER room for wars
in the world as wars will mean
destruction for all Of us. There
must be a coming together OF
| Christian people. ne concluded
and it does not make any differ
ence that we belong to different
c~eea1 ar7 ~~tio77. Cod mean
that we shall live together in peace
ac"0r@ing TO His Word which can
not be bcund-the word v,ri9'
tics us all into one CEri1ti7r
church..
Mrs. NiewoeH~~ who j. 30
companyinq her ferrous husband
re1ated briefly so~a If her e--
p~e~iences while carr ing on hi'
work.
President Rufus E. Clement OF
Atlanta University presi'ed 1T -
Convection and President Flo
renee N. Feed of Spelman Col
lege read the Scriptures. Music
under the direction Of Professor
Kemper Harre!d was furni-hed by
tire Acknowledgement e-SpelmaI
Chorus.