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conference in Japan. The natives were to have
fifty-four of the 100 representatives and the
missionaries were graciously given thirty-four
and the rest were to be "cooped," which
means more natives. The missionaries wore to
pay two-thirds of the expenses. A budget of
30,000 yen was proposed for office expenses
alone. You will perhaps not wonder that the
missionaries are not showing very much in
terest in this baby organization left in .Japan
by a "missionary statesman."
Another movement now on which also gets
its encouragement from abroad is known as
"Cooperation." "Cooperation" is. a technical
term on the foreign field. It means the control
of the work done by the missionaries by the
native churches. In its final analysis it means
the control of the use of funds secured in
America by a few leaders in the native church
es. The use of foreign funds is perhaps the
weakest spot in the native Church and perhaps
no greater eurse could come to it than to have
control of funds the missionaries now admin
ister. A Church that uses funds for which she
has made no sacrifice, soon becomes a parasite.
This desire for the control of mission funds
leads the Church to do extravagant things.
Think of a church with an income of ten thou
sand dollars for its home mission work, spend
ing five thousand to send a delegate to America
to lobby with the home Boards so as to be able
to put over their plans. The missionary now
turns over all work, as soon as it becomes self
supporting, to the native Church and cares for
the weak work. The new plan calls for pool
ing all the funds used by the Missions, some
thing like 225,000 yen with the 20,000 yen pro
vided by the church and placing the control of
the funds in the hands of a committee of six
teen members, eight of whom are to be Japan
ese. This means control will be in the hands
of the Japanese. It is very important that the
American churches maintain a clear distinction
of the funds and keep the control of the same
in the hands of the missionaries. Missionaries
should also be required to retain their connec
tion with the home Church courts.
We need a period of rest on the foreign
field. Deliver us from the visits of "mission
ary diplomats." Help us get rid of the burden
of the heavy machinery. Let the little group
of "leaders" take a holiday and they will not
be missed. Then the native Church will have
a chance to have a natural, spiritual develop
ment. The natives will then get away from
their visionary "great plans" and the mission
aries will have a chance to preach the Gospel.
Then the church organization will take care of
itself.
DELIBERATE AND PRAY, BEFORE?
By Rev. R. L. Benn.
Opinions respecting the action of the Fed
eral Council of Churches in condemning the
Ku Klux Klan differ very materially. The
writer entertains a kind feeling toward the
Federal Council and is disposed toward a large
degree of charity. But it seems rather unusual
that so representative a body as the Federal
Council should take such strenuous action, ap
parently, upon so limited knowledge of the
tenets and spirit, the purpose and object of an
organization like the Ku Klux Klan.
Seemingly strange things are taking place
these days which, however, lose their strange
ness the moment certain other events come
within one's purview. Ts it true, as it was re
ported through the foreign news agency this
past August, that officials of the Federal Coun
cil. while visiting in Belgium, tendered King
Albert, a Roman Catholic, the honorary chair
manship of the Federal Council and that his
majestey accepted the honorary position?* If
so, then considerable light is focussed upon the
action of the Federal Council in its attitude
toward the Klan. Rome is the avowed enemy
of the Klan, just as the Klan is the most out
standing opponent of the hostile incursions and
intriguing methods of Rome. Whatever Rome
smiles upon and treats friendly, Rome uses,
lias the Federal Council become Romanized?
The Ku Klux Klan and the papal hierarchy
are so diametrically opposed in spirit and pur
pose that they can no more mix than oil and
water, or to put it more graphically, than pow
der and fire.
The Klan stands for the absolute separation
of Church and State. Rome is the implacable
foe of such a separation.
The Klan stands for the freedom of con
science and religious worship, freedom of
speech and press. Rome is the bitter antago
nist of such freedom.
The Klan stands for the sovereignty of the
American Republic as embodied in its Consti
tution. Rome stands for the sovereignty of
the Roman Catholic Church as the infallible
expression of an infallible man seated in the
Vatican on the banks of the Tiber.
The Klan stands for the perpetuity and im
provement of the public school system. Rome
is the tireless enemy of the public school sys
tem and is using every available means and
agency ? politicians. Catholic teachers, the
press and pulpit and money, to discredit and
vilify and disorganize the public school sys
tem.
The Klan is opposed to distorting and cor
rupting the facts and incidents of American
history. Rome is skilfully and energetically
working to Romanize the history of the United
States, and the Knights of Columbus are spend
ing one million dollars in a desperate effort to
achieve that end.
The attitude of the Klan is eminently pa
triotic, thoroughly Protestant, and, therefore,
highly commendable. Its membership includes
a vast number of the leading men of the coun
try and it will include vaster numbers if Rome
does not desist in its encroachments upon the
rights of free institutions to live.
The fact is that Rome has its hand upon
every nerve, artery and agency in this coun
try. It has its hand upon the movies and upon
politics and upon the press. It is a rare oc
currence that patrons of the picture show fail
to see the priest and nun and crucifix and con
vent exhibited in the most favorable and ap
pealing light. The "political potentate" in
nearly every State is a Roman Catholic, or the
tool of this politico-religious machine. The
news of the country is all Romanized and were
it not for some such publications as The New
Age, The Protestant, The New Menace, and a
few religious papers the great mass of the
American population would be in the dark and
woefully misled relative to the movements and
activities of Rome through fawning politicians,
bossy priests, the Knights of Columbus, and
the National Catholic Welfare Councils, of
Men and Women, one and all, united as its
zealous emissaries.
It is quite obvious that there is a great re
vival of Romanism. A genuine revival, the
coming of which the late Dr. R. W. Dale, in his
"Essays and Addresses," clearly foresaw, the
enemv and relentless foe of all Protestant in
stitutions. Befoi'e playing into the hands of
Rome and aiding its avowed purpose to "make
America Catholic" by condemning an organi
zation like the Ku Klux Klan, any Church,
council, convention, confederation, which ap
preciates and prizes the free institutions of
Protestantism, should deliberate a long time
and prav a considerable longer time. T am not
a Klu Klux, but I am speaking from personal
knowledge.
Uniontown Ala.
(?This, we are informed, is a mistake. ? Ed
itor.)
CAMPAIGN OF EVANGELISM IN
TUSCALOOSA PRESBYTERY.
By Rev. A. G. Irons.
One year ago at the fall meeting of Pres
bytery a campaign of evangelism was pro
jected for the whole Presbytery. During the
winter months conferences were held by pas
tors and laymen looking towards the hearty
cooperation of all the churches. At the spring
meeting of Presbytery the organization was
compeleted and the campaign launched to con
tinue to December 1. A central campaign com
mittee of fifteen was organized to manage the
campaign,. Sub-eommittees were appointed
to give emphasis to the following necessary
features of every successful campaign : Per
sonal work, evangelists, singers and singing,
finance, publicity, executive.
It was the purpose not merely to have a week
of preaching and singing by the evangelists,
but a work of earnest, prayerful service by the
church. In order to secure such service four
things were insisted upon as essential :
1. The services must be advertised.
2. There must be a prayer circle for impor
tunate intercessory prayer.
3. There must be personal evangelism upon
the part of members.
4. Members must give the services the right
of-way.
Out of fifty churches possible forty-three
meetings have been conducted of one week
each. Two students, preparing for the min
istry, were secured for the summer months to
organize choirs and lead the singing. These
students, Mr. M. B. Dendy, of Columbia Semi
nary, and Mr. M. C; Dendy, of South Carolina
Presbyterian College, did magnificent work
and sang their way into the hearts of all the
people with whom they labored.
Twenty meetings were held by the Presby
tery's Field Secretary, eleven by pastors and
evangelists from without the Presbytery
eleven by pastors within the Presbytery, one
by the ever-ready and efficient leader of our
Laymen's Missionary Movement, Captain P. L.
Slaymaker. At all the services, the attendance
was large and the interest and cooperation
good The general committees did very effect
ive work in getting the church and community
ready for the campaign.
In all the meetings the sole reliance for re
sults was placed upon preaching the Word of
God, intercessory prayer and personal evangel
ism.
It has been a great campaign. Our churches
have been greatly strengthened. Many have
been added to the churches upon confession of
their faith in Christ and many by letter. From
reports received it seems certain that our nor
mal increase in the Presbytery will be doubled
this year The conviction upon the part of
pastors and laymen seems to be that we have
struck the master key this year, and, more
over, we have only done something that can be
done every year. Forty of our churches have
services only once each month. An evangel
istic campaign of one or two weeks, with pas
tor, evangelist and singer, can do large things
toward upbuilding the church and extending
the work. Our churches are better organized
than they have ever been and we are giving
more than we have ever given. We recognize
the fact that our weakness is in the lack of
prayer and personal evangelism. There is not