German Clergy’s Fight
Lutheran Hymn Sung In Munich Streets CHALLENGE TO NAZI RULE (United Press Association —By Electric Tel»graph—-Copyright. MUNICH, Sept. 16. -A sensational development in the struggle 'between the Bishop of the Reich, Dr. Mueller, and the Evangelical Bishops followed a sermon by Dr. Meiscr, Bishop of the Bavarian Church, deploring Nazi attacks on dissenting Bishops. Crowds inside and outside the church sang the Lutheran fighting hymn “Our God, a Tower of Strength is He," the first time it has been heard in Munich streets since the Reformaion. Nazi flying squads attempted to disperse the crowds, some of which assembled outside the Brown House, still singing the hymn. Dr. Marahrens, Bishop of Hanover, has issued a further challenge to Dr. Mueller, claiming that four-fifths of the clergy of his diocose support him. He said: “Whoever concentrates on outward unity and seeks to compel it by force, disregarding conscience, destroys the .true unity of the Church and endangers the unity of the nations." Herr Siebcrt, the Bavarian Premier, speaking at Neerdlingen, warned dissenters that tho Reich would not tolerate the appearance of schisms.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 218, 18 September 1934, Page 7
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