tice, a, jlLstice tha,t accepts no peace on the basis of submission, com-
promise, or surrendo'r. Shall the American Negro, whose proudest boast
is the patriotic devotion and 10ya.Ity with which he has defended our flag
in all wars,. be less, de,voted and loyal to the cross: of Christ when aU tha,t
it stands, for in human relations is either openly denied 001' menaced in
social, economical, and political denial with which it is, flouted or as-
sailed? . .. We call upon ministers and lay members in all the churches
to cross the bounda,ry lines of their denonnnationalism to join in the
cO=O'Il task of wO'l'king in the present to secure the> future peaee and
justice not only of our race,. but of aU underprivileged and oppressed."
It is: ea,sy to see tha,t this movement may soon take on tremendous, far-
rea,ching dimensions. A.
Southern Presbyterians and the Social Gospel. - While Southern
Presbyterians are known as conservative folk, they cannot withstand the
pressure brought to bear on them by advocates of the social gospel. Their
ministers' forum accepted the following statements as representing its
convictions: -
"Any social group that refuses to build on the principles of Jesus,
denying, for example, the motivating power of love or substituting class
and race distinctions for brotherhood, is doomed to ultimate failure. It is
our duty as Christians to use every means to see that our social order is
built upon, and permeated with, these principles of Jesus.
"1. We must put into practise in our individual lives these principles.
"2. We must recognize that economic inequalities exist in the ranks of
the ministry. vVe must correct our own churches in order to bear a strong
and effective testimony against existing economic evils.
"3. We must inform ourselves fully about the world situation and
give ourselves afresh to the study of the Bible's social message.
"4. We must courageously teach and preach the principles underlying
Christ's ideal for cvery group relationship of life.
"5. We must foster education on social issues on the part of the people
of the Church by formation of study groups in local churches.
"6. We must encourage the formation in our church courts of com-
mittees on moral and social welfare.
"7. We hereby go on record as expressing our belief that war is shame-
ful, barbarous, uncivilized, and utterly unchristian, and we call upon our
ministers, missionaries, teachers, and people to pray for peace.
"8. We must seek to correct racial injustices in the Southland.
"9. We must seck to secure economic security for all classes of our
population.
"10. As the basis for all the foregoing program we must strive with
greater earnestness to bring men to accept Jesus Christ as Savior and
Lord and extend His kingdom to the uttermost bounds of the earth."
A conservative Lutheran cannot help saying that truth and error are
here mixed in helter-skelter fashion. A.
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II. ,2(u5111lt~.
'l)ie .8ertiffcnijci± her d)riftnd)cn Sl'itif)c. ~ieriloer beroreHe± fid) bie
~uninummer be§ ",\2ut~. ~erolb", be§ beu±fd)en Organ§ ber ~ereinig±en
2u±ljerifd)en SNrd)e, in einem ~rr±ifer, in bem eingeljenb hie @rilnbe bar~
geIeg± werhen, bie 5U hen strennungcn unb 0:rgerniffen gefilljrl ljaoen,
woran bie iiuf3erc G£ljrif±enljeii ~en±e Leiber, ja fet± ~aljrljunberlen geIi±±en
ljat. ®eljr rid)iig legi ber lSd)reioer bar, haf3 an biefer oefIagen§ltJcrien
8erfpaIiung hie G£~rif±enljdt feT6f± fd)ulh ifi: fie oIteo eoen nicfj± oei
her ®d)rifi. lSeI6ftoetDu\3ie G£ljriften lja6cn fid) nicf)± bon hem ~ei1igen
@eif± burd) fein llliorl edcurljten Ialfen, ljaoen lid) nid)± gana unfer ben
@eljorfam be§ @Iau6en§ 6eugen lo.oIIen, fonbern ljaoen aUe ~rrtihner,
borgefaf3te llReinungen, @ebanfen, ~been nnb @5infiiIIe be§ naturIid)en, un~
6efe~rlen llRenfd)en beioeljafien. @5inae1ne mif3berf±anbene fEiOelfteIIen finh
aU0 hem 5te!;taufanunenljang ljerau§geriffen unb fo einfeitig unb iioer~
miif3igoeton± ltJ.orben, baB iljr eigen±rid)er ®inn en±fterrt unb bie fIar ge~
offenoarte ~eif§Ieljre bariiber berfiium±, bernad)liiffig± ober gana beif eHe~
gef d)ooen ltJurbe. ®oId)en lBerbreljern ber IScfjrifi feljne e§ obenbrcin an
ber SDemu±, fo baf3 fie fid) nid)± beIeljren laWen ltJorrten. ~od)mi\tig fetien
fie lid) ilber aIle llRaljnungen unh llliarnungen ljintDcg unb ljicHen ljar±~
niidig an i~rem ~rrlum fef±. ®ie unierltJilljrten @Iauoen unh 8ucf)± in
ber SNrd)e, fo ha\3 biefe iid) gcnoiigi fanb, fie au§aufd)Hef3en. Wnbere
±ra±en felber aUD, 11tH ungc£)inbe.ri {£)r m1efen ±reiven au fonnen. ~a3lt
lja± aud) Die seircfje nid)± in1lner ben llRut geljaot, gegen ~rrIeljre unb ,';jrr~
gIauben ein Uarc§, friiftigc0 8eugni§ a08ulegen. llRan prehigt unb Ieljri
ltJoljI n.od) nad) fEiber unb fEefennini§, aber man fd)eu± fid), hie llliiber~
facfjer anaugreifen. lllicr ift fomit fd)ulb an hem aerriffenen 8ufianb bet
seird)e? ¥1icfj± bie trenen llliiicfjicr auf 3ion0 llRauern, nicfjt hie ltJaderen
.lfiimpfer fUr hen tualjren @lmtben unb ba§ reine fEefenntng, nid)t bie
treuen 8eugen her unberfiilfd)±en lllialjd)eit, fonhern hie falfcfjen ~ro~
pljeten, bie llRenfd)enltJori an ®telle be§ lllior±e§ @otie§ feten; bie un±reuen
.\3eljrer, bie au§ ¥1ad)IiiHigfei± unb Q)equemHd)feit iljre @emeinben in ®±Urm
unb SDrang oljne me red)te geiftlid)e llliaffenrilfhtng ra11en, @5plj. 6, 13-18;
bie f cfjled)ten lllieingiirmer, bie hie Siittne nicfjt oeltJaljren ober ltJoljI gar
feIber nieherreif3en ljeIfen, ,';jer. 12, 10. 11, fo baf3, ltJer nur lviIi, ljinein~
ored)en unb bie sarten meoen @oite§ aer±re±en fann.
SDa§ finb einige ber ~aup±griinhe, hie ber lSd)reioer filr bie 8erriffen~
ljeii ber iiuf3eren SNrd)e .ober G£ljriftenljeit geItenb mad)i. Unb ltJir f±im~
men iljrn oei, oefonher§ in bem e in en I.j)nnft, baf3 bie SHtd)e nicfjt immer
ben llRut geljaot ljat, gcgcn ~rrleljre unb ,';jrrglauoen ein Uare§, friiftige§
8eugni§ aoaulegen. SDenn ltJo bief e§ flare, friiftige 8eugni§ feljrt, in§~
befonb'ere 5tataeugni§, ttlenn man nihnIid; bon benen, Die 8erirennung
un)) 0:rgerni§ anricfjten, nid)t ltJ e i dJ t, Dtom. 16, 17, ba ltJir)) ber mif3
nid)± ge~ent, fonbern fcfjIief3Iicfj nur immer Urger. Woer ha nun ber
,,~eroI))" ben ®d)aben fo fIar erfenn±, fo fome er aud) ha§ "flare, friiftige"
8eugni§ gegen bic;jrrIeljret in ber eigencn llRitte red)t Iaut unh fd)arf ev
fd)aIIen raffen. ~n ber Q.lereinigten 2utfjerifcfjen SNrcfje finb, gerabe and)
in ber lett en Seit, oofe, lmgefjorige SDinge borgefommen; eine ungefunbe
I.j)ra61§ ltJurbe gefiiljrt in oeaug auf .2ogen unb faIfd)e I.j)ropljeten unb
fd)riftltJibrige, unlu±ljerifcfje 2eljre wurbe gebuIbet, e. g., 2eugnung ber lBer~
60
946 Theological Observer. - .Ritd)nd)<,8eitgefd)id)tli~~.
baIinfpiration, @l~netgi~mu~ uftu. !!Bet nun biefe irrigen ~inge afS ittig
enennt, bet muf3 fidj af~ freucn !!Biidjtcr aUf Bions ID'lauetn aeigen, mUf3
tuatfet filr ®fauben unb )8efenntnis fiimVfen. Unfete interf~nobaren Sfo~
mite en luetben tuenig ausridjten, tuenn nidjt bie enenntnisreidjen, treuen
@Hieber in ben irtenben @It)noben feThft aUf )8effetung in Ecljte unb q3ra);g
ljinaroeiten. ID'lit fdjonen \l!rtifeln in fitdjIidjen Beitfdjriften aIlein ift ber
@ladje nidjt gement; man mUf3 pctfonIidj, insbefonbere aUf .Itonfeten"en,
unb IDO immer @efegenljeit baau geboten tuitb, ben Sfampf filr ®o±±es
!!Bort gegen ID'lenfcljentDort filljren. Unb bor aIlem mUf3 ba fein bie recljte,
in ®ot±ei3 !!Bort geootene SfircljenbisaipIin, nihnIidj baf3 man fdjIief3Iidj aIle
~rrleljrer, bie ®fauoen unb Budjt untetgtaben, ausfdjIief3t. ~. 5t. ID'l.
~ie ,,6llnl1crei" in ~lieffinien. Untet ben \l!nfiagen, me ~tanen gegen
Woeffinien etljebt, fte!}t audj bie @lfIabetet. @s gelje oaroatifdj ilU im Sjodj~
fanb bon Sjabefdj; es gebe bort unljartoare 3uftiinbe; c~ fei .8eit, baf3
Sjumanitiit unb Bibififation bortljin geotadjt tuiltben.
®eljen tuit mefet @lfiabetei aUf ben ®tunb. !!Bit faffen iluetf! einen
ii±ljiopifdjen ~ivromaten fptedjen, bet in mobernet 3eit mit bet Wbfdjaffung
ber @lffaberei in Wbeffinien @rnft au madjen fudjte. @t Ijaite lUiiIjtenb
dnes )8efudjes in ben meteinigien @ltaaten fidj flit me bon Eincofn bUtdj~
gefilljrte @5ffabenbefteiung fo begeiftett, baf3 et fie nadj feinet ffiilcl'feljt in
bie &;Jeimai auclj aUf feinen tiefigen ®iitern burdjfiiljten tuome.
5.!Biiljrenb bet: ufJerfa'fjrr ilDetfe~±e er bie ~tonama±ion 2incD!n~ in feine
2nu±terfpraclje. ®feiclj nadj feinet 2Xnfunft rief et feine ljunberi @5fiaben
ilufammen, qicrt iqnen einen JEorfrag iloer bie moralige bei3 ,,!!Bunberfanbei3
\l!merifa" unb erfIiirte fie nadj merlefen bet Eincornfdjen @5ii~e flir frei.
,,~ljr feib fret unb fonni geljen, lUoljin iljt tuoIIt. ~ljt fOnni fortan filr
Eoljn aroeiten unb euclj berbingen, an roen iIjt rooIIt", benlinbe±e et iljnen
afS 2flJfdjfuf3 feiner ~rusfilqrungen. ~ie e>:ffaben fragten jebodj crftaunt,
rooljin fie ge1)en fomen. ,,@lollen tuir aroeiten unb q3f[idjien iioerne1)men
tuie bie g:reien? !!Bit roollen Hebet oei @udj bfdoen, Sjett. ~!}t fonnt
uns nidjt fo fortjagen. ~enft an bie @ljre @uret g:amiIie. ~ljt Ijabt
betfprodjen, uns ilU erniiljten unb au fIeiben. !!Bir tuollen nidjt bon @judj
geljen." ~ie g:ofge biefet ,,@5frabenbefteiung" tuar, baf3 bie Ijunberl ID'lann
mit iljten g:amifien nodj ljeute afS ,,@lfraben" auf ben l8efitungen bes
be±teffenben @ltammei3flitften finb. @lo tueti bie0 .8eugnis einei3 ,,@5flaben~
befreiers". !!Bie fteIjt ei3 abet im allgemeinen?
~n ~effinien finb bei ciner ®efamtbeboffetung bon tunb ileljn 2nir~
Honen eitua i3tuei ID'liIIionen @5fIaben. iluf3erIidj unterfdjeiben fie fidj in
letnet !!Betf e bon ben IJreien. @s ift Eanbei3fiite, baf3 jeber ffieidje ober
jebet, ber e±tuas anf fidj ljiin, dnige @lffaben oefit±.
~nfo[ge ber bon ~aifer &;JaUe @lefaffie getroffenen ID'laf3naqmen wirb
bie @5Uaberei in \l!oeffinien aHetbings automatiidj berfdjroinben, tueU nacf)
ben neuen Eanbei3gefe~en aUe Sfinbet ali3 g:reie geboten werben. ~et
Sfaifer liat biefen aIlmiiqHcljen !!Beg aUt )8efeitigung bet @5ffaberei getuiiljIi,
roeU bie \l!uff)coung ber Eeioeigenfdjaft bon ljeute auf motgen bie gefamte
lUitifcljaftriclje @l±ruftur bcSl Eanbes ljiitte untergraben miiffen. @in tuei"
±etei3 ®cfeJJ fieljt bie ::t'obesf±rafe flit @lfIabenljanbef bor, ber allerbingi3
babutdj feinci3lUegs giinaHdj unterounben tuerben fonnte.
~n 2Xbbis 2Xbaba ljat ber ~aifer eine boroUbfidje @ldjule flit bie Sfinbet
Theological Observer. - .Rird)nd)~Seitgefd)id)Hid)e~. 947
bon Sfiaben dngeridjtet, auf ber fie flir i~r fernereiil Beuen dne geoiegene
miIbung er~anen follen. ';!lie BiigIinge biefer 6djule werben lid ber <;Ein~
ftellung in ben 6taatiilbienft lieboraug±, ';!liefe llRatna~me briicli in ge~
Wiffer ?meife bie :!lanlliadeit ber Diegierung flir bie ~reue ber nodj in ber
6Uaberei liefinbIidjen <;Ertern biefer SHnber auiil.
:!ler 6fiaben~anber unb bie Diaulisilge aUf llRenfdjen weroen in erfter
Binie bon ~raliern auiilgefli~rt, beren j8orfa~ren liereitiil feit ~a~r~unberten
biefem eintriigIidjen @ewerlie oligelegen ~alien. 60 fil~ren 3. fB. bie lie~
beutenbften 6frabenl.jiinbler in ~lieffinien il.jren 6tammliaum gerne aUf
)tippu )tib, ben berildjtigten 6Uabenriiuber auiil ber Bdt 6tanlel)iil unb
J2ibingftoneiil, aurild'. ';!ler j80Ifiilfage i3ufolge foU er mel.jr aliil eine WHUion
llRenfdjen getiite± ~alien. 9lodj ~eute eraii~ren fidj bie (§ingeliornen 6djauer~
gefdjidjten bon ben lirutalen ftberfiiIlen ber fBanbe beiil berltiegenen 6Uaben<
l.jiinbIeriil aUf friebIidje ';!liirfer unb 6tiil:>te unb bon ben babei angeridjteten
mlutbiioern. Sjeute werben bie Sfiabenjagben tveniger blutig, bagegen
mit grof3erer i'tberrafdjung borgenommen. (§in <;Englanber, @oroen llRac<
~reabg~, ~at im Baufe feineiil flinfjii~rigen ~ufent~arte§l in ~beHinien
nidji tveniger aliil filnfi3e~n iSiiIle perfiinIidj erIelit, liet benen alleinge~enoe
iit~iopifdje miibdjen bon ~raliern en±fliljri tvurben, um fpiiter al§l 6fIa~
binnen berfauft au tverben.
60 fte~t eiil aIfo mit ber 6fIaberei in ~effinien. llRan ift bort bon
feIbft auf bem ?meg, baB bie 6ffaberei berfdjtvinbet.
(~.(rtllt bon bet %!)llt
in bet ~rrg. @;bA.lutl). S'lircgen3eitllng, 13. ~elJtemliet 1935.)
The truth about conditions in Germany is not told in the editorial
"Move the Olympics" a.ppearing in the Christian Century of August 7, 1935,
which declares: "No person [in Germany] is safe in the enjoyment of
the most elemental human rights." Some of the replies to this editorial,
published in the issue of August 21, get nearer to the truth. For instance,
this one: "Sir: Your Editorial bears the stigma, of cheap propaganda"
inspired by sinister forces of destruction. Every truth-seeker returning
from Germany is, full of praise for the German people and their great
coura.geous leader, th~ grea,test German a.fter Martin Luther. Germany
is the most enlightened nation in the world. Her youth is not seeking
spiritual comfort in the filthy and unclean stories of the Old Testament.
No; they are turning to Germany's greatest poet and thinker, 'Wolfgang
von Goethe, who gave the 'philosophy of unity,' Germany's new spiritual
movement (you a.re permitted to call it neopaganism), a. perfect poetic
expression in his immortal poems Faust, Prometheus, and God and the
World. By eternal laws or iron ruled, must all fulfil the cycle of their
destiny. And so, believe it or not, the new Germany is the blessed land
of 'the good, the true, and the beautiful.' G. H. Ehlers. New York City."
This letter truthfully portrays the convictions and faith of the neoheathen
section of the German nation. Another co=unication, though ha.rdly
exact in every detail" comes very close to the truth in describing conditions
in Germany in general. "Sir: Respecting your hateful editorial any
American who has visited Germany within the past twelve months will
admit that Hitler has performed wonders and there is more law and order
now in Germany than in any other country. There a.re no gangsters and
no racketeers. There are no strikes and no lockouts, and the' only dis-
948 Theological Observer. - .\l'itd)Hd)~.3eHgeid)id)md)e§.
contented people are the political parsons and priests. J. J. Williams.
New York City." The readers of the Ohristian Oentury will have to
exercise good judgm~mt, directed by independent investigation, in connec-
tion with what they read in their paper. E.
~er Illlinuil!mul! bel! jffiufj'iln. ~n ciner @5erie bon WrHfeln froer "Sl)al!