European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Or. Martin Niemoeller in the pulpit. A Rederick h. Treesh Dpi staff writer isd1tokb hots after world War i to mtr poof commander Martin me not Der Tomn in protestant clergy Andhi a Tuo mar Man a decade became one it term mar a meet Fino us  wast Era be rpm seven year n a Tono Antraun corny or  rat str. Be rammed Al Nln mry a or world War of and now la Oneo � proc feints of Ike world Council it to of the world s most eminent of protestant churchmen offers this thought to american christians Tor meditation it is Foolhardy to feel secure that your religion and your Western culture will prevail in a changing world. Every Day the percentage of christians la the world decreases and this will con  said the Rev. Or. Martin Niemoeller a president of the world Council of churches. Nationalism in non Christian Nonwell countries of the world is ending an Era of Christian predominance said or. Lemoel Ler who Heads the German evangelical Church and is one of six members of the presidium of the world Council. The so called Christian nations the White nations will decline in relative num Bers. Influence Power and Esou Ajces the German Clergyman said by the end of uus Century there will be More than 5billion nonwhites and less than 2 billion Whites among the world s  nonwhite nations mainly Are non Christian. The present ratio of Whites to nonwhites is 3 to 2. La this a matter of grave concern per haps despair for the contemporary Chris Tian no declares or.  need not be afraid. If we arc Norald it is because we trusted in our superiority and in numbers not in Christ the Christian s duty said or. Lemoel Ler. Is not to feel falsely secure in the be Lief that his religion will convert the world nor is it to make plans and stratagems for perpetuating the Church As a physical institution. It is to Trust in his Faith As a personal relationship Between him an cod and Between himself and Bis fellow beings a n1emoellkk disc used his vie son the Rale of the Christian Church in a world of exploding population an nationalism during a visit to Garden qty  to keynote a world Mission weekend to the Garden City Community Church. You cannot love your neighbor and see him hungry of you love your neighbor you have a  for his body Aswell As his soul said the 71-year-old Clergyman a Man of diminutive stature but great personal magnetism. The cold or is Morker o i of wishes and All the blame cannot be Laid at the door of communism said or. Nile Moeller nor or Spulle in Anil god nature of communism can it be said thai religion i being stamped out behind let Iron curtain it said we now More Aln elsts in we i Uei Nany and in the Western world than there 14 Are in East Germany or  said . Re said that on a visit to the soviet Union several years ago he asked an old communist official what percentage of the russian people still believed in the orthodox Church. He evaded my question twice. The third time t asked he Shook his head and said. There is no statistic. Maybe 65 percent or. Niemoeller said. The patriarch of the russian Church estimated 73 percent. Then or. Niemoeller recalled a Conversa Tion with his soviet interpreter a Young Man in his thirties. He beamed when i asked him about his family he was married and had two Daugh ters. I said to him. 1 assume your Daugh ters Are not baptised he became furious i thought that was some insight into the russian people s eel ing about . Niemoeller talked about East Germany. The East germans Hopes for reunification have been gone for four or five years nor. Nobody believes now that the we twin saw my. For 11 Yean they waited patiently but Aow they toe they must a something about their lives without waiting for the political situation to  now feel themselves closer to god. They feel a personal Bond to god. The have come to ask a deeper question what is our duty in this relationship before and during world War i Martin Niemoeller was on officer in the German Navy commanding a a boat. After the War he entered the protestant clergy and. Inthe 1930s, his Book. From a boat to Pul pit was a worldwide Best  rebelled against the null demands against the Christian conscience and in1937. Was cast into prison. Or. Niemoeller pastor of one of Berlin s major churches spent the next seven Yean in concentration Camps Sachsenhause and  1933. He authored a Book with the Natl bating title of god is my . At War s end. Pastor Niemoeller did not emerge from the prison Camps a hero at least not to himself. Had the German christians done enough to thwart Power hungry super racist alms of Nail National socialism which led to global War had he personally done enough for months after his liberation. Or. Nile Moeller said he was haunted by this drum he looked into a Bright Light an heard a voice ask someone apparently near him. What can you say Tor youself forgoing these terrible things another voice he recognized it As Hatol Adolt Hitler replied. I did t know about the gospel nobody Laid . Or Niemoeller recalls he awoke trembling and expecting the strange voice to ask him Why did i you Tell him thus the Clergyman who opposed Hitler wrote Leith was unshaken b seven years in a nazi concentration Camp remembered the 30 minutes tie had once spent with the fuehrer he Anord himself  he Donee Soutth an insight into the Christian conscience Sta a �"0 stapes l furlough facts romantic Germany May be visited in two Well designed stage each lasting seven Days with departure from Cologne. 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The same Agency offers Mediterranean ckv1ses for 10 Days Tor $1 3 and up with embarkation scheduled for every monday through oct. 21 from Venice. Highlights Are the Dalmatian coast Corfu. Corinth Piraeus the port o Athens the Aegean sea and us archipelago Islo of Rhodes and a cruise of the Adriatic son. Goren on Bridge Best strategy at this Point is tomake a Tempo izing Call in clubs to find out More about partner Shand. Q. 5as South with neither vulnerable you hold 4kqj93 106 4a 1083 443 the bidding has proceeded South West North East pass pass if 24? what do you bid now? Spades. This is a close decision Between bidding an doubling the opposition. The excellent texture of your suit plus East s no vulnerable status indicate that in the present ease the greater source of profit May come from trying for a game. Ina match Point contest the double could work out better a 6as South you hold 4kb vq864 4akj 4aj74the bidding has proceeded South West Borth skirt int peas �4 Kaa. What do you do now? diamonds. Standard procedure does not permit the opening no Trump bidder to carry the bidding past three no Trump of his own volition but. As part Ner was willing to make a Lupin diamonds on a Queen High suit and we do have a maximum exceptional action seems indicated in this instance. The alternative Call is three hearts which Waart not inclined to favor with a Sui this weak. Q. 7as South you hold 48643 �s7s 4k1096 4�b4 the bidding has proceeded North East South weat 1 Pasa pan double redouble Para Pasa 2 a �4 pass ? what do you bid  diamonds. Your pre Vious passes have severely Nulta your hand and partner can sure expect non a than this. Sine he has continued to contest the proceedings in the lace of you bankruptcy announcement there till remains of Prospect of tame and a mild inducement should be offered him. Roc la for rep tote in bidding on a hand ols proximately opening bid strength a Mere bid of two hearts should be made in Thea situation Altu of somewhat weaker holding. In my answers to Bridge quiz q. 1 As South you hold 4kj9 f aj9 4 kq74 ak6 the bidding has proceeded East South West North 1 double pass 2 pass t what do you bid now  no Trump. No stronger bid is justified. At this Point you Are not aware that partner has any values whatsoever so that even a bid of two no Trump involves a certain amount of risk and there would be no justification in a Lump to three no  have Only 21 Points which is fractionally Short of what it takes to make an opening bid of two no . 2 As South you hold i q864 e�akj1062 7 483th� bidding has proceeded North East South weat14 2 2s up 34 pass that do you bid now a. Four Spades. This is a very Fine holding opposite your part Ner s Strong bidding and could easily be enough to make a slim. However prudence dictates that you make your try without get Ting the bidding into the upper reaches. Partner will recognize that you have a Good hand witha Fine tit since you combined a free hid with a subsequent  do you bid now q. 3 As South you hold 4aq63 Kyj 4.akj1052 40 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 14 pass int pass what do you bid now a. Two Spades. A rebid at the two level in a higher ranking suit constitutes a reverse and indicates a Bond of great  it is not Likely that part Ner has four Spades with a Honor since he failed to bid Spades on his original  May have four Small ones and in any Case mentioning Spades Attis juncture will create a better picture in partner s mind of you actual distribution than would a Lump in diamonds. 4 As Louth you Moid the bidding has proceeded West North a Soull pass is pkg 2, 34 p., what do you bid now a. Four clubs altho Cou Lack in outstanding fit either of t?,1" or old  holding of about 21 to a Points and  Prospect re Thuv too right to give a three no Trump Call serious consideration a ski Stu Nuwt i monday. May m 191 few 881