Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 264, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1917 — KROHN ASSERTS HIS LOYALTY [ARTICLE]

KROHN ASSERTS HIS LOYALTY

REQUESTS PUBLICITY OF HIS STATEMENT CLAIMING PATRIOTISM. J Dear Editor: I kindly ask that this article be given the same space as the article m which I was misrepresented and misunderstood. lam an American oy birth, have been, and am always lully loyal to the American cause, inis can De proved by an my sermons that 1 delivered here. They are all written out on manuscript and are at any time open for examination and would be giad to have mem examined. I have oicen come into heated debates with some ox these people to convince them tnat it is our duty to stand by our President and country, in tms . time of trial. It is our duty according to Holy Writ, the BiDie, to oe suoject to our government, ana 1 have earnestly endeavored to get all of my peopie to understand tms and to do so also, hut it some 01 my people do not do so, can you hoia me responsiole tor iff 1 Deg you to consider this, it hurts my heart to near such an accusation whicn is cased on musunderstanding and misintormauon of the use ot our cnurcn on last Saturday evening. I had the very best intentions for the cause of the collecting tor the X. M. C. A. . 1 had Deen to a conlerence of the pastors of northern Indiana and Uhio at New Haven, md. This was also reported in the rt. Wayne papers. 1 had been at this conterence trom Monday until ihursday evening. At this conference we dwelt on the Y. M. C. A. question of raising money in the very best way. I came home with the full intentions of speaking to my people on Sunday, holding an address especially for the Y. M. C. A. after my sermon. In this sermon I also referred to the necessity of being subject to our government. This I did, and I therefore advised to have our meeting of the Y. M. C. A. in church on Sunday during the regular services, when I was at Mr. Hammerton’s home, and I mentioned to my people that the men, who had charge of the Y. M. C. A. in Union township, would come around to collect in the afternoon.. But since Mr. Hammerton and Mrs. Wood did not go around to collect, since they understood that I would do, I then, after Mr. Hamilton asked me to do so, went to collect on Tuesday evening from the members of my church in Union township. Some were not home, there I left word with the neighbors that they could bring it in the morning. All that I called upon, 12 in number which all willingly contributed, and I* left word with the neighbors to tell the two that were not at wme, to bring their sum to my louse in the morning. In reference to the point by the other paper of the county as to my school, would say I have invited the school officers to visit same and I again urged the county superintendent and the township trustee, also any citizen to visit my school. The above is written witha Christian spirit, and I desire to make known by true attitude and a spirit of loyalty that I feel toward my fellowmen, my country and my God and Savior, Jesus Christ, and while the misunderstanding has wounded my feeling deeply, I feel no resentment toward those who have unintentionally misjudged me.

REV. H. F. KROHN.