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About Danskeren. (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1918)
- -·-.-«. Kredsmsdct i» Minuciota «!ij1111essotk1 stredcs lwldt iit Aar-is nwde i Alberst Lea, Minn« fra Z til « Okt. Mødet begnndte Torss dag Kisten nied Aabningsgndstjes neite as Pastois Bl. W. Land fra Miiiiiisapolis. Paftor sLund tasltsc nd im Zainien 63, i——5. Eiter Pur diken isng Koret en Zang, lwori eiter Kredit-nd Zetretær asrklærede Mode aabnet ·i den treenige Gndss Nann og niindede om eret i Disp. Nr. H, sks Derejter bød Stedetss Prisii alle de irennnede velkonnnen nied Ei. Z, Ist. Vi tilbragtc en skøn Aitesx iannnen nied twerhndre i Wild-:- Dis-s. Freitag Morgen Andagt af Pa stor N. C. Carlfen, sioni stalte nd fra Joh. H, it. «Da vi ingenKredss formt-nd "imvde, tslev Paitor Jobn Bund mlat sont Ordimren indtil en nv stredöiiorniand belv lmlgt Dei eiter oplasfte Kredsfekretasren sfin Jiidbcrettiiiiq, ioni blev Inodtaget on Dcnlaqt til en Konnte, der toni til at bestem af Pisa-sterne: A. Ian sen, N. C. Carlsen og Delegat P. Nieliem Miiiiieaspolis. Eiter Salmen Mk- var jungen, indledc IPastor Arel Christi-aner Kredienizs Einve: 1 Pet. —t, 10. Sau boldt vi Middagx nndertegnede flat tede med Bim. Eitermiddaass Msødet beqyndte ined nt imme- Sailmen 583, worei ter Post-or A. Hausen indlede Me nsigliedensz Einne: Matth. 20, Zö 28. Forfanilingen var inde for- at bebandle begge Emner under "eet, dadi1 var iaa ncer beflcegtet Ef ter Jndledningen tog man san fat Pan Drsitelsen a, bque Einner. Vi lmvde en niegek oplmgaelia Eiter middm1. Oni Asftenen talte Student Londrock im Minneapolis paa En gelsf, og Paitor C. A. Vammen spaa Dunst « Lordag Morgen var der Præftei møde i Prwsteboligem on Follet santledes i Kirken til en Vibeltnne siedet ai Missionasr P. Clanien. Kl. 10 beayndte Forketningsnmdet ined Salnieinng, Striftlcesnina og Bøn ai erimkeren cPaftsor Jolin Luni-, hvoreiter Selretasren oplwste Refe ratet im iidfte Kredsniøde, det ged kendte6. Sau oplasfte Kasseren fin Rappen, sont blev modtaget med Tat. Terefter oplæstcs Komiteens Rappe-m iom blev modtaget og gen neniqaaet innnktvis3. Følgende Punki ter lslev vedtcmek l. Kredsniødet paaiterkner Frenigangen i Arbejdet i Dnlntti samt det troiaste Lirbeidcy der ben- vasret øoet i Zusperior. — 2. J Erkendelie ai Ilrbejdets Vigi tiglnsd m de gode Udsigter jiær i Dich-U niaa Kredien iremdelcs not-is te Missionen Og i Bistraqtiiiim af de siadiq ftigende Prifer paaLivsi sornodenkwder -foreflog Konnte-ein atl Kredicu oder Poitor Menqu sen maanedlig Underftøttelse oi P85.00 paaden Vetingelse, at Meinigbeden oder det Bidraa, iom den liar lovet i Prassieløn — J. J Vetragtninq af Divrtiden foreslaar Komiteem at der bereitet betales 82 for Kosten « under Kredsmsdet —- 4. Kredsmøs det ndtaler en hiertelig Tat til Tri nitatis Menigbed samt dens« Præft Pastor Fr. Peterien Taler for Gest fribed og alt des gede, vi hat nyt under vort Ophold Nu strebt-s der til Valg af Em bedsimænd: P. M. Peterfem For mand, Paftor R. C. Eavliem Sekte tær, og P. Clauien Kasieken Det blev vedtqqet at hoeve Modet og Pa stor ist«-sausen flattede med Bsn Kastcrekeng Regtrskab for det svundne Aar set iaaledes nd: J Kas ten ved Aarets Begondelle 816642 Jndkommen i Aar-cis Lob WZJUZ Tilsammen MLQ 15 Udbrtalt i Aakcsts Løb 8592151 Dvekskud i Kassen z 27.54 -Uuderanance for Aarcst 8137.88 Udbetalt til Supcrior 319500 ndvetqlt til Minmiapolis smaool Udbetalt tkl Bogkasfens Gceld B 2621 Udbetalt i Reffeudgifster til: » Paftor Bondo s 9.80 Tldbetalt i Rejieudgsster tl ! Pastor Petersen s 10.85 Larng Akten holdt Pastor John Land Missi-onöiforedraq. Hans Tth var Rom. l, 16. Det var et leerer-ist og pmftiik Foner Der vqx nogyt for entwer at tænke paa. J Scknds bed en Slutninq spat qum Sau opxandt Hsftsidsdagem Stu dagen eller Herrens Dag, som· jo . s . altid uer Glanspnnktet i de sto re Møder Dette var ogfaa THwa det ved Albert Len-Mødet. Søndag Illlorksen Kl. m Skriftemaal af nn dertegnede nd fra Sc-. 66, 1:3-—l-i.En itor Skore gæitede Herren-» Vord. iPaitor N. C. Carlien tienste ved Alteret og prasdikede til Højiniesfe over Bogens Evangelium efter den gamle Tekstrwkke Taler-en lagde ster lig Basgt paa Nødmsndiglieden as at eje Sondern-es Forladelse Eiter Prak dikenen blev der lagst et Offer pna Herrens Alter til vor Krsedsmisfivnx det beløb ifig til 8165·00 Eiter IGndstieneften holdteiz der Vornegndstjieneste as Postvr Arsl Christiansen Om Eitermiddagen var derllngdomsnmde, hvor der blev tnlt Pan Enger as Prcksterne: A. Han sen vg Vnnmien Søiidag Aften thitningsmøde, Wer Paftor Zehn Lnnd talte først over Salmen 73, :3--t, hvorefster de andre fremmede Preester talte hver et «lille Farvels ord. Sangkvret glædede os sogfaa ved dette Mede, saavelivm under slies le siredsmødet med nmnge dejlige Zaum-, der gjvrde Isit til at gøre Mndet skønt sog velifianet Mødet sflnttede med at ifine Trvsbekendelien i Fasllesskav Det lød im mange Munde: »Herr-en gav os nvgle vels signede Tage under Kredsmødet i Albert Lea.« Mnatte san ogiaa disk-se Pages Møder bcere rige.3r11gter for Evig beden· Det er io versor, de holdes. Maa Herren ndgnde fin Aand over vor Kreds, ja over bele sin Kirke pan Jord, saa Jlden fra Himlen rigtig maa komme til at brwiide i blandt od vg i os. Farit skal Her ren have Tat og derefter Tat til Prnsst og Messigtyed i Albert Lea for det hyggelige Zamvasr i ovens Piiævnte Dage. Rærlig Hiler til al le Bladets Læsere . sP M. Bett-rieth Set. Lock, Wis. To af Mettiqlmdengi nnge Masnd er i den sein-re Tid afgamst ved Dødcsn sont Soldaten ntsmlig Hatt-J Johanfcm Søn af Mr. og Mt·5. Pcdor Johanfcm og leodor Hem mcsem Adoptinsøn as Mr. og Mrs. Poder Hcmmefm Johanfon døde i Kamp Shermam Ohio, og blcv stcdt til Hvilc her paa Meskighedens Kjrkegaard den 9. Oktober Hemmt-s sen døde i Camp Grant, Jll., og blev stedt til Hvile her den «12. Oktober-. Fredagcn den U. blcv afboldt Sorgegudstfencste i St. Pe tersJ Wirte over« de nnch Masnd Past. A. Cl)ristianfcn, Mcnighedens Prwf1, og Past. N. C. Carlsen, Milltown, talte vcd denno Lejlighcd Viktor Jenseit, som faldt paa Elim markcn i Frankrig, niedre-glich bar St. Peter-s lillc Mcnighcd nn tre forgyldte Stierner paa sit Scr vicks Flas. ( Lars Hausen, Laketowm fom satt ofte besøgte vore- Gudstjencster,l døde ganitle pludsclig den 9. Sep tember i en Alder af nærved 78 »s-Aar; han blev lagt til Hvile paa JHausttzups anplads i Laketowu »ved Siden af lpans Huftm l Hans Jørgettsem Bett-mit fra I1864, som fik e» Iiue Pension km YDanmarL og som levcdc i Nasrhcs den- of Lucc, dødc den 10. Otto bcr. Han var født 1844. Korr. Snring, Wis. 22. Oft-, Wis. Mcsd det samme jcg indsender Betaling for Danskerem vjl jeg for tælle, at vi endnu levcr som Me nighed lnsr i Maplis Vollen, omond sder ikke hat« vcerct noget i Bladist herfra paa lang Tid. Vi er gladcs ved vor-e nye Præftefolk, og Gor ningen her hat ogfaa cftcr Omfmsns Hishi-deme- gaact not san gebt, si den de kom i Juli. Der bar uærot nok saa god en Skare Tillwms unt Sandägcm og Guds Ord bydkss rent og klart til vö, saa »vi- vil haa be, at Frugterne »ikke udeblivcr, selv om de ikke altifkommer saa iynligt frem, fom vi skulde ønfke. Guds Ord vil nok bcvkcs Fragt i sin Tid. M hat ogsaa faaet bygget et Hjem ved Siden af Kirken og skal inart i Gang med at byggc ,,Barn« ogfaa, og felv om det fer lidt fmaIat ud med Widder-, vil Oi ikke springe Gud ved Rand. Vi havde not« saa god Hist i Aar, og Majsen er vg saa temmelig ged. Maatte blot don no blodsge Krig snart komme til »Entw! Godt at der scr en herlig FTid i Vksutc for Guds Ver-« da der Efkal blivks en cvig Fred, uaar Frvds lfvrften solu konnner til at regt-re ’ Venlig Hilsvn til Rcsdaktøron og stokredfmn Marie Nielseu. DÄNCEROIJS TBNDBNCIES IN « AMERICtL - «l«ihert»v" is the watehword of our time-L lt is on everyhodsti lim. We iire ereeting Lihertzf moniun(-nts. huyinkx liiherty honds llxing with liihertx Inotors und siuging l«ihert·v hxiuns The lword «l«il««i-t)" thrilld the eian list« oll true Aineri(siins. l am is nn ztnrnl horn Amerienn eitizen of "l)nnish litten-»Ein I inn prond ot« the fis-et that I am horn in «the lhind of the free nnd the home of the l)t·«ve." Millions with me. are thonkingz God toduy that we are livinkx under the proteetion of ’the UTARS nnd R’l’Rll’l·JS. Nev .er hefore lnss the Amerienn klag heen so deor to me As it.«is to(la»v«. The people- in Ameriea are liv ins-! under hetter eonditions in all Hrespeetii than any other people in the world. Änd the oyos ok the world are loolcing to Ameri e;i, expeetinkx her to deliver the world krom the ein-se of auto («rki(«y. Our Ameriemi boys have reasons to be prond that they are fighting for sueh a glorious Muse. And the faet that- the world expeets our hoys to bring vietory home should kire them with enthusiusm for our right eons cause-. Never hefore. have l appreoi ated the lihertios und privileges whieh we enjoy here in Anierico, as l do toduy. 1 helieve that- the wor was necessary in order to nwalcen us to love our klug and to oppreointe our liherties. It« a knller appreeiotion of our liber ties nnd o greoter love for our l l l flog-s should he the only good re sults from the war, it would not have heen wagt-d in mitt. Yet while we are enjoyinpf our liherties, loving onr fing-, sing-ing our Liberty hymns, there are ten deneies oominxx to the kore in Amt-riesi, whioh, if they are not nipped in the bud, will beoome danxxerous to our Americin de moekuoy with its free institu— tions . ln All my deiilingzs with men l endeavor to he so hroadminded sind kair to oll hoth kriend nnd foe, thut l eommend what they do and soz- thut is right: and eondemn with they do and sin tlmt is wrong-. In this artiele l shall try to he knir to all. l hin-e always hour n III-est odmirer ol« ’l’he.odore Roosevelh the great «-«ltumpion of modern de m()(-rns«)". His nnisinnznsmnhingi stund fut· what is right nnd hisi figln against nntsixxhtiwtsnoss who-ru-c-1- i·»nn(1. hin-(- l«-(sn nn innpimiion to mss in my work »k n csitsrxxytuiuk Kunst-voll hats duin nun-h fuk our Anmrirsiin tlHnWI rnoy whicsh stand-( to his onst-l ist-fing tsktsiiit Ih- is thi- kathol nk «Pr0;zr(-sgivism." Ilis niiinin-« istmtion nnd his-; politiwil unm pnigzn »i· 1912 hin-(- hssipcsd to make JViisoan ndminisirntion ns txt-nnd siis«(-(sss. Wiison is hinhi-1 ing upon thcs konndntion Inici hy RoosckvelL Roosovolt is more til-ins a Lroatistutesman Ho is a naJ Htionul Insophot Wimt hi- prosiith ed konr years ngo is now minith tritt-. lic- snw this dann-ists mminppl non-et- and nonrer and Lin-p- the warning gis-nah Thonks to Rims evelt kot- his watohfuliiess. whilo this »Ist ot« ns were sie(-pinxx. «Wako up Anitskicka«’ was his (·r·v, and Amerieu did wako up. In 1912 Rooseveit was kannian on the platkonn ok the Progress ive party which is thi- most womi ocskul doeument ever written by a politicml convention -ln that oampaign Roosevelt was so lib erai in his views nnd championed tho people ’ right-s to Such an ex tent, that even some ok the most libcml thouxxht that he was go ing too kar. But where does Rooseveit stand todayi It is with deep Sortow that I have notice-d Ei change in Roosevelt since 1912. Prom being a ohumpion ok mod ern deinoeraex he is heeoming a menaee to our Ameriean de ntoerae«v with its krws instink ti(-ns. Many ot· his speeehes and Inneh ot« his writings ok late years are autoeratie in spirit. They koste-« dangerons tendeneiess lle has said many things that are heeonsiug to an Bx-President of a free demoerae«y. Ik we eom pure Roosewlt’s speeehes ok 191l—12, with the speeehes of his reeent tour through the Middle West. we shall notiee a great (1it·t«(-renee. ln 1912 Roosevelt was, the people’s man and eham Isionecl their rights. He- had al most nnlinsis d eonkidenee in the people· Tin- k«·:. ( rlnss et liis rseent tonr through the Middle XVest did not hear evidenee that he is the people,’s man or that he has eonfidenee in the people-. They had antoeratie tendeneies and the)f reminded us very mueh ok «Ma(«htk)olitik". It« R()osevelt eontiues this course-, he. will soon he lost to the eause ok de rnoera(s«v." And we eannot akkord to lose the power of sneh a great person-Hitze Roosevelt lost many krientls hy his speaking tour. The German arroganee is re pngnant to all l«iherty-loving people There is something in us that revolts against the Germans when they talk about «German Knltnr" as the aeme ok eiviliz ation. They say that «German Kultur« shall heal the wounds ok the world But what are the tendeneies here in Amerieat So much is spoken and written about Ameri eanism, and greater Ameriean isin, that there is danger that we eome to hoast ok our Ameriean jam, as the Germans hoast of their «I(ultnr." Roosevelt is right when he says that there shall he «onl·v one flag and one loyalty« in this eonntrzc We must e0m mend him and give him eredit for exposing pro-Germanism and for his ardent work for trne Amerieanism. But he. goes too far with his Amerieanism It is dank-wronlev near to he like the German praise for their «l(nl tur." Anz- good things may he eoine a inenaee ik earried too kar. Is Roosevelt right when he Says that a man with a «hy hin-ji« in his name cannot he a trne Ainerieant l am not Neud ing the ease ot« pro-Germanism in Ameriea But I want to he fair to all. s eall myselk a Dan ish—Ameri(-an. l love the Danish pesfilez the Danish literatnre, fthere are also may things in Denmark that l do not love) »hnt l love Änpsriisa more-, Ilcnow onle one flag and one l()yalty. hut l know and love more than one langnage. 1 am ready to live and to die for mzi (-onntr)s. Ame rieiL « XVes il» not like to hear the Hormnns preiin this Her-nun lan gunxxe in I)i·el’(-1-·-Iu-(,- to all other lutiguuges. The German Kaiser· tnlks nhout the German langnnge its ik it were insplred hy Uod And he lries to oxtisrminute thi l«or·-i,(..-n languiigxsss in thr- pro vinmss wlii(«ls Germkmy has roh lied from her neighl)ors.« ji«-lud inzx Scshlssgusixkllolsteitk whicshl Germany rohliwl from Denmark in 186—l. The sooner these peo ple are Germaniqu the «better it is in this Rai-«er opinjon. But what is tnkinkx plnee here ins Amerieull What the German Rai-l Her is (loing with the Germanl lang-unxe some would like to tlo with the link-lieh lang-unsre here in Amoric«n. Some wilf tol(-rnt(s only thi blsiglisli liuiguuge in sehools,l ielmrehes nnd press. Many ok the-J publiis Weisher who are Lohng up and down the oountry de livering patriotits addresses, em ;phasize very Strongly that Eng Tflish should bekthe only langllage tolerntecl in America. Ancl thany ok our educatorsEare taking the same stand. I am sorry to kind Roosevelt also taking that Stand. le Roosevelt right when he sazss that there should he room kor only one lenguage in Americas Is- such en attitude ins eonkornk zity with the spirit and letter ok lthe United Statt-R constitutioni Ifsur-h intolerenee iS Pmssianisin in the name ok patriotisni. Roosei velt and others with him would »Hu further with the lslnsxlissh lan lguage thi-« the Hals-er has yet attempled to go with the German. They would prohihif all koreign languajzea in Ch11r·-h. tikslkcml and; press. There are several ehurehes in Berlin using koreign lang-nasses ln se,hleswikx-Holstein the Danes apeak Daniah, and they teaeh their ehildren their mother totaqu And they have a eer tain number of hours a week in Danish in the German public s(·lmols. They hold their ehureh serviees in Danisl1, singingx Dan ish ehureh hymns, and there are paper-s printed in Daniah Of eoursa l do not inean to say that ther have a free hand in regard to the Da11i8l1, but the Kaiser has not prohibited en tirely the mother tout-ne- in the other eonquered provinees Are we following the prineiples of ritspshte()nsness, when we show sueh intoleranee toward koreign languakxes here in Amerian We all know that the German Ameriean press and a number ok other papers in foreign lan guages have been a means kor spreadiug German propaganda, but that eannot be said about all papers printed in koreign lan miages. The majority have been loyal to our government. Is it kair that the innoeent shall be puniahed with the guiltyt Would it be in eonformity with the Pongtitntion ot« the United states to prohibit all koreign languagzes in the press? And l am sorry to say that a numher of ehurehes of koreigm tonkkues have been hotbeds forl German propaganda and dialoyaLi t.«v to our Government. l am ex tremelv sorry to know that such a thing has taken plaee in the Chureh. I eondemn the pastors ok sueh ehurehes in the strongest terms-. Sueh ministers are not worthy ok the name «An1hassa· dors ot« Jesus Chr-ist« Churehes should he used onl)f for prope Landa kor Jesus Christ. The ma jority of the ehurehes of koreign ’languages shave heen loyal to our ,lover-in1eiit. Their work for the Re(l-(!rosav liiherty-Bonds, XVar savinszstamps and other war ac·tivities. testiky to that ekkeet. JÄnd the- nuher of volunteers trom these ehurehes is as larer las those from the Ameriean l(-lmrel«-g. I ask the question: ls sit right that the iozsza shall ih Hmnished with tho disloyaH Do lzsou want to follow the principle: It is better that 99 innoeent are pnnished than that one guilty should eseape puniahmenttho prohibit the koreigxn languaees in the ehurehes is religious perso ention in the name ot« patriotism jAnd it is eontrary to the spirit as well as the letter ok the Unit ed Rtates’ Constitntion A few woelcs ago Gov. Hin-Cl insx of Iowa isunml n proelumas tion pmhilsifing all foreigxn hin ging-es in sehtle («l1nkelies. pub li« plel«(-H, on trains, nnd over le— » leplI()n(-S. Ik sueh a proelania tion ltiul eome from the Gek man fl()Vekn()r-General ok con qneristl Reh-Zum we would not hin-(- lusen surprisetl But it is beyond our eomprehension when it eomes from a Govemots ok a state in free Aiiiekiea, a man eleeteel lizs the people, and en tkusted the hie-liest okkiee in the state. lf is Prussianism spring ing up in the progressive Mid slleJVest Gov. Bekämng inter pretation of the elause ok free speeeh in the Feder-il and State («—onstitution is ludierous. It lIsoumls like the Kaiser spealcing ito the people of the eonquered lRussian provinees when be Mid «Y011 are now free and indem-nd ent.« Xve would almost believe thut Governor Harding has been appointed by the Kaiser. And I am very mheh sumkisecl to learn that Col. Roosevelt nom mencls Gov. Harding for bis dras tie and autoekatie proelamation. Where will such a movement end ik it gains the sanetion ok public opinionl Los-ers ok our Anker-icon dementsqu wake up! l cannot beliove that our noble world dcmoeraey, approves such » , a proelamation. A word from Washington would be timely. Gov. Harding has gone a steki further than the Kaiser and the German elerkzy, who eall God the German God. In an address de livered in Des Moines before the clhamber of Sommer-eh Gov. Harding said in speaking about ;the English lang-nagte and those who speak foreign languages: «Neither the Pederal nor the State Constitution Luarantees to them the right to speak or pray in any other language l am also telling those who insist upon praying in some other langnage, that they are wasting their time, for the good Lord up above us is now listening for the voiee in English.««) Gov. Hardinst proelamation was an answer to President XVilsoiNa proelamation for a «da«v of publie liumiliation, prayer and fastitig.-." Gov. Hardiiig’s proela mation eanie a few days after President Wilson’s. I suppose the Gov. was afraid that the prazsers offered in foreigsn languages would hurt the eause. If Col. Roosevelt’s and Gov. »Harding’s principles are enfore Ted, one result will be a great emieration to Canada. We can ill akkord to lose any more than we are losing now. Änd further more the better elass of people will not immigrate to Ameriea We need more of the better elass, and fewer of the lower elass. Roosevelt is right when he ad voeates Amerieanization of aliens, and eitizens of foreign birth; but 1 don’t believe that bis short out method is the best. Pres. Wilson’s method of Livius-them a-ehanee to reform, will aeeomp lish more in length of time than Roosevelt’s method of reform quiekly or kill-them-quiek1y. The Ämerieanization of aliens and ei tizens of foreign birth Should be alone linea of natnral develop ment. That will make the best Amerieans To change from one language to another is like the Lrowth of a plant. The healthi est and strongeat plant is the one that is neither retarded in its growth, nor· promotedin its Lrowth by artificial means. Eve shall not make good Amerieans out of the aliens and eitiZens of foreign birth by taking a way from them by foree their language in Ghin-eh, sehool and press« The natnral development into Bnkxlish is taking plaee in the foreikzn lang-nagt- settlei«nenta. You eannot stop it. and it should not be Stopped Many say that the sonner an alien is Amt-mean ize(l. the better it is for both him and America. I am of a different opinion If the aliens are Amerieanized by a shortieut proeess, thezf will lose too manzf of their good national character isties or good qualities. But if they are Amerieanizcd graduallz". or by a nnmml devolopment, they will not lose tlieir good elmra(-t.eristi(ss. but these char acsterigties will Te ineorpomted into the Amokiean race Änd the American race will he made stronger and more stnrcly there l)·v. There are pxts(-ptions. I Hm liero spenkingx of alissns in gene kal. Presiclen XVilgon iunl Colonel Roosowlt ans the two Frei-fest livingx Amor-imm. ln certain re gpssrsfg Roogevelf is the create-IX but in all respeets Wilson is the greater. Wilson is the most l)roa(1 minded person in Amerika. ik not in the world. He has a keen analyfie mind. he is n great psy chologist, and a sonnd interpret er of enrrent events. Bekore he makes an important deeision,, he analyzes the quostion and looks at it from all ans-leg. he weighs the future eonsequenoes. When he does make a decision he is Tgxenemllzs right. Who did not eriticise hin Mexiean polieyf We did not understand Wilson. Now we see that his Mexiean poliey was right and was eonsistent with our principles ok demoeraeys 0)Gkov. Äukding does not take this as a eorreot report ok what he seid. -—-Bd. - (continuec1 on page 6.)