RELIGION REFORM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21993, 30 June 1933, Page 7

RELIGION REFORM

ACTION BY, THE NAZIS LIPPE SYNOD DISSOLVED (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) BERLIN, Juno 28. Herr Hitler is going to Neudeck to confer with President Hindenburg. The Government, acting against Protestant churches which are not disposed to surrender to the Nazi German Christians, has dissolved the Lippe Synod and dismissed the church council. The ecclesiastical minorities are full of misgivings. - DR HUGENBERG. RESIGNATION WITHDRAWN. BERLIN, June 28. An official announcement states that Dr Hugenberg’s resignation has been withdrawn. MASS NAZI WEDDING. BERLIN, June 29. (Received June 29, at 10 p.m.) A mass Nazi wedding has been arranged at the Church of St. Lazarus here for July 2, when 50 men in full Storm Troops uniform will, be married to 50 women dressed in brown blouses and skirts, to the accompaniment of Nazi brass bands and a parade of Storm Troops. ADVICE TO CENTRE PARTY. VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION. BERLIN, June 28. (Received June 29, at 11.50 p.m.) In a speech at Stuttgart Herr Goebels advised the Centre Party to dissolve voluntarily if it wanted to avert action by the Government. There was no longer room for such a party and the Government would render a service to the Catholic Church by causing it to disappear. “ Our aim is the creation of a homogeneous National Socialist Party.” Herr von Papen has arrived at Rome, but no audience has yet been arranged.