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""'" luis l.li<o .acl~cIcnd<: K..l·· _ IW1If Not 1',," On.c"" r...titul.! IInlridin.....,ld/F.dilOrial ~ _ _ ~K.nf••...,.dcn_in. 6C-..J."'-cl1inrc _ _ _ _ _ 1C~"""n aM II......" Rob.ion I•• -.. 10

Oic Ken. ...... SUld-Alrila _. lJwlCa,ln.- 14

Reao_ 10 Dr. I D. "or-. __ 16v.no.t un 0.. J. 0. V__ I'

CHRISTRlKE MAANDBlAD VJR SUIOBJKE AFflIKA-CHRISTlAN MONTHLY FOR 50llTHERN AFRICA[)e(ul'Ur 15 o-tnbft- 1965 I~ RI SubKriptioll

JUfP"C IV, NT.... 5c Vet IV. N...• 14k HOtIIIW!_ .... N••>NM ,..rqi>lnn K~u~ '" 'Iw "IUI QIJ~ ... N _.

WHY NOT THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE?H. S. RAMA1LA

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di" p:>lilieke gedaglegang en ok·si"'! YOn di" HitJ"r·bewind. Letdaarop dol In die begin dit 'n spo.rodi""" verskynsel wos wat deur

One 01 the _ p.....ling pbenom..... in our p_nl-day SouthAfric:... ie !be "';claUi onIlaught upon the Chrietian lnalitvt•• The attacbba-Y. CO""" b-om r.ligioUi <II weD CIa uculor ""ut_ On the CIa,. b<mdmiDis.... .., !be DutchR~ ChIUCbn ..... beiftg- diIeoutaqed !romioiamg the lnetitu.. whil. on the olbft variou. ""9"""'tII 01 Afrikane.youth 01. lItror>gly wwrwd~ ita c,,;ti"';tiw.. To a r>V' South AfricanriIlto., who _ !AeN crtIae:b in ...w i pet. cmd me.... a po 1iD..MtigcdioQ. iDIo the btim..·• ob;.cti..... acti...;u.. cad print ma-terial the Ii.tuation b...-t aatoll.lldmg. Such a "'t", fiDdlnolhmq morethan groupe of people -.gag... in 8ibIe _dy ...... pray with the .aleobldy. 0:1 ..mng God rmd His Chvrcil ...",. fully thai priD.teclmalte. coalairla help towarde Ibb. end.

Pe~ there ~ a way of Iook- non in .pole of itll di..wons. andinq 01 lhe C1uUtian Imtitute Christian ceremonies are oftenwhich may throw new light On its held in conjunction with impor-nature, and awaken sympathy in lant lIlate !unctionl and ~ yes,the ho;nts 01 thoee who read this one of our prime ministe~ was anarticle, even l! lhey were actually ordained Christian paslor. Oneor palentiglly againsl lhe l""titute. would therefore rutumlly expect

It is a well· known fad that lhat any relig;"UI undertaking orSouth Africans pride thell1Sft!ve5 organization would reoeive imm&-on being by and large a 'Chris- diale .upporl and respect fromlion' or 'rehgio\llll' notion. Ministe. those In cruthorllY. and from arial statements and periodic mO!!· whole CToa-seetion of olhem re-""ges and pronouncements by gamleu of their colour or politi .top leadors hove ofl"n conlained ",,1 affiliation, But this has nolcloims 1001 lhe policy and life 01 been 10 in Ihe <;(lIO of the Chris-lhe ..nlire counlry is 'under God' lian lnstilul•. Many wond..r whyor based on 'Christian principl",,' cmd various suggestions haveThe Church is a respected inslitu· (C""t/ftU,tI "" _ J)

NOU JUIS DIE "BELYDENDE KERK"BEYERS NAunt

hoie persone in leldende posis.iesof hehig ontkon Is 01 as 'n ve,­skynsel van verbygaande aardgesien i~, Stodig en Qn<;l"merk hetdit deel Qeword von die daoglikseolmosf". waorin menMl geleelhel en so is onbewus die sub-nor-

In my 'tOrig. crrtilcel het .k driB duid.me. per,on"u. tuaea dieAluaal. ift di. Duiuland ..an die Hitler-lyd en ON hie. in Suld.Afrikaoangol00ft _I (I<:mltoiding qeqee hel 0.0. lot die behnd. Borman­"rldaring van 31 Mel 19$4.

In hi"rdl" verklaring van sesartikols woarin sek"ro grondwaar­hed" van die Sktll opnuut beves·tig word, word ook op onmisken_bare wyseocmg"loon watt"r valseleer verwerp word. Enigiemandwat homself op hoogle geslel hetvon die Wtfre oard. van die huidi·ge Itry<! In die kerklike gelederein 001 land. MlI onmiddetlik trel·lende ooreenkomste roahien IUS·sen die pc*aie aldaar en hier.Elle anikel J:>.wal die bev_tigingyon 'n Skri!wQl;Q"heid mel beroepop die Woord en 'n prolM leenenige dentrigting ol ~beoele­ning wal 'n ancler oes:>II" "" dievan die Woord in die lee<" en Iewevan die Kark WI] loot qeId. Is ditnie ... cui_ waarom die .Iry'd in0IlI hrklih g"ledere tans 9'XJnme? 11 dit rue die c>anspI"<JCIk _atqemc:a:U: word juia deur die kleingroepie YOn E..-anqeliedier>o:tars inons Alritaanae Kerke wat tans!OQ aangel'<Jl en veroordeel word001 die boodskap en die qesagvan die Woord be all bo<:>dUappeen ge.....lIOOi..prgh erken. be·lui.ler en gehool"lOOm moet wordni01

Maar ek wi! voortgQOn en nogdrie verd"re punte van oor....n­koms acndui:

4, V.......cmloging en lntiQlida_• ie: Wi" die korklih en politiehsitualie in Duitslond van dieNari.tyd l&er l"n het. weel maaraile qoe<! waller rol inlimidosieen vroes qespoel het om dio holebevolkinq te kIat konlormeer mel

,Nou luis die

"BelycJencJe Ke,k"

male (en Ioter die abnormolel <II!

die nonnale aanvaar - en qoed~'Jehu.. Hierdie proee' het inDuibland 01 die vorme oange­nHm van verdagmoking mei dieoog op verwerping deur cli" hel..gemHl\llkap. bedreiglng von Ie­wenaonderhoud en \e_ensveilig­heic!, oplrede (oot von die tanlYWl m. ow.meid) om ..geY<KIl"­lik,," denken en spreker. slil Iem'Xlk en.lit Ie hou.

I, dil DOdi<;l dal,,\: dle eel' YOOr­beeld n<:I die onder moel nc>IOIrI

TOn dergelih situt1!lies in ON hui·dlge lKJl'Ielewing in Suid·A.lrika?El dint hier oem wg!. die meestele~ en Iidmalfl in ons Alri­koonM Kerh ....at gewaog bel om'n Iterk standpunl op Bybelsegtond" in Ie n""m well bo13 metdte populere politiek-r<:lSS'Isie­ningo van die cla'1 ondervind hel(en neg ondervind); "k dink oandi" tolle lel'Qanl en lid-mgte "andi" Ned. Geref. Kerk (m.-ier­.._I as doglerkerte). olmalw.~.. burgers, wat......."onlil: o<J:'I my 9-' hel dathulle m. tan -.og om hulle diep.­It" OuiSlelite oortuiginge oar eli,omstrodct ..oagSlutke uil Ie~l: ...,..,de. om 9"<JC!l' Ie kx>pom huDe wen: as predil:anlCl vanhulle 'i/llmeenle I" v"Moor (in eli..9"va1 van blank.. Ieraarll 01 omOJ) allerl"i mani"r., ook dellrmoonllike optrcde van owerheids­weO. gelnlimideer Ie word (in die",evol van nie.blcmke leraarslNoo onIangs het pro!. BenM~in 'n briel in Die Ke,kbode a!IOOk~isto~~ Strodling _ yoigenan btrig- In. 'n dogbbd The Slar 23Oklob.. 1965) na hierdie ...enk'vn.""I. ....rwys waar 04 bizkopStrodling 9"'l'i' het dat eommigeBanloe)ercmn. ..-an ay Kerk hommeegedeel het dat dI. _nwoor·ellgheld van verklikterl in hullegem..,..t"" hulle onlmoedig amiets meer as 'n pNitlstl_ evange­lie Ie verkO!1dig,

Dink verde, aan die auies t..enperllOne wal op suiwe, Chrifltelikegl'Qnde hulle gewelensbeswcmoteen elle IICndige en onheiliqe inans opartheidsbeleJd lug am hull..110 gou l1l00nilik uit ke.klike, op-

PRO \'ERITATE

IKEJtS. EN NUFE/AARSJ'ENSE I'IN- J~ 4ir~~.~ .......... bIe4 --. 0.., k_. """I'. saeillllk Kn·l_ '"" ' ~·gk-Ij•..:>Ik N..", J..- •• 4-Jt ,vl.. ,u_ 1.>0._ ill /Uer4~;

i •· !,C/IRISTMAS AND NEW Yl.'AR I'

CRUTINCS

!O,. ~1tDI1 01 Ike D;red~m tuId Ilr~

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'fOIICll:\lJ\dige en lICIIiale !:>esmuB­liggame uit-g~ Ie kry.onder debnantel Yan elle Yf'OlIlIlvorskoning dat hull,. aieninqeI<Xbnlge gevam' inhou dol blote~e mel hulle 101 geesles.belmeUinq lei. hulle '18ttSt"likmekJ:rts maok - menS6 wol di"me,k van Kain dn:t (IlOOII DirkRlchctrds dil in sy polllieh I:olomin Dagbreek van 29 NovemberYOOrIlelJ. ICan. dil erver? Is dll 'nwoneIor dat mIke onverantwoor­delike meningsuitil\9l YOn Iei_dencle figure "..ql beter behecrtIe _Nt. ..btremisle aanspoOl ammel aft;;""mII6 ........digoe taktiehYOOt1 Ie 9"'= ook in hulle optredeI.... Evcmqeliedierooo:ts wal uil• uiwer ChrisIeli1re oortuJ9ingsspreek en handel? A. dilllO YOOrI­qaan voorsien ek dol IlOll mellIleraot'l veral van ons drie Afr!­kaamro Kerke (maar ook vanuilons Eng"lS6 Kerb) gevaar loopam hulle gemeenlelike of h'klikecrrbeid Ie ve,loot orodal hulleweier om hulle sie1loortulg\nge Ie"eIloin.

S. SoDdige St~ In eniqegemeensl:ap ........... ....- en inti·roidmle inliltreer en ~ ..-emieti·<;lIlnde _rk "errieJ, spreek dil van·seH dot duisende hulle an91 g"""""rberg aqter stilte - oak in dieaw....es!q van onreg. Kennenr vandie lewe in Nazi·Duitsland iI hoieuitgesprol:e op di' pul'l cktt mH­joene Duitse'" Ion proal geval he!van hierdi" !IIllswye uil vteeS.veral waar dil die Jode se mgtogeTQOk het.

Ten einde die saak von dio Na­sionc:KJ1.soo.ialisme to bevoroer,wos dil nie nodig am 'n o!<tiewe

Or«mber IS Datmba 1965

ao;mdeel in anti·loodse mao:treelsIe neem nie, dil _ gelloeq amnet stil Ie bIy en 001' Ie 9"8 datjy nib weel nie. Rabbi Dr.Joachim Prim, 'n YOrige presidenlvan die Amerimar- Joodsoe Kart­gres. het by geleentheld "an dieBurgeTTe9te-op1!laIS na Washing­Ion. dil gese: "Toe ek die Rabbivan die r<:><>dsoo qemeenskap inBerlyn onder die Hiller-bewindwos. het ek baie dinge g"leerDie belangrihle ding wal ek on·der daordie omslandighede geleerhe! W'CII d<rt dweepolug en hallme die bekmqrible prob!eem isnio. Di. drinqendale. die ver<IgIe­libte, die sk~lible en IDeeS!Iagi_ ill stils_ye. 'n Grool YOlkwal 'n 91001 heUawlng geskephet hel 'n n=ie ...an .lilewyuncleloestouers geworo.,. Hlerdie lie-­I1ing word bevll&lig deur die bell'­denis van die laasle Sinode vandie Belydendo Kert in OklOberl!loll aan die gem....1eI gerigSOOIIl volg, "La:1! 0tlI berouvol "T­ken: On. Chrisle"'" is medeskul­dig aan die minagling en vedIaai­ing von die heilige Yel'Ondflninge,Ons het baie keer ","wyq, onshel I,. min 01 gladnie doorvooropgo!kom dol die heilige nrorde.ninge van God on'f'OOl'W(J(lI'deIil<moee geld nJe_"

Wannoer 0fI6 ao::m Suid.Afrikadink. wil Ons glOOn.'e die "alsebeeld~ sbp dat iernand110lIl ChristeJi); hcmdeI wannee:rhl' dt:Jczryaor pleil clal elle regma­tIge a.pimllie:s van die roe-blan•kel erken en OOf\Veeg moet worda! sJoqI wanneer hy proleslee,leen anreg wal die nle-blank..,;(JCfr1gedoen word nio. Christelikh<.rnd.el beleken dat aile onregtNn wie ockerl, leij.g"tacm en Vef­oordeel moet wo,d (dus oak on­reg !eel' blankes gopleeg), en dolaile reqmatige aspirasles YOnwie ook al erten .n oorweegmoel word Maar in oNI IituaSie..-andog is ens aJmcd beWUlI doar­'roI1 dal dam 'n .ondi9" en ge­YOtIftib slilswye by duisendeblank.. \ngetree bet oar ixJsieseonreg wat ens in die l'l(mII'l yonQ>.ristel.ikheid en besto:rwing ao::mnle-blankes oandoen - en ditomdat die b!anl:elgeaien bel walmet dlegene gebeur wa\ qewaaghel am uil Chr!stehke oorluiginge'IOdcmlge onreg to verooro~1 ente wys 101 walter noodloUige go·VQlge dil uileindeUk kan lei Is

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Why Dol lhe

Christian Institute?/C.".ti",,,,1 , ....... _ lJ

been given in the newspapers.Indeed" why not the Olristian In­stitute?

'CH!USTlAN ACTION' INTHE U.s,A,

In !he li~t pIoce South Alrioois by no means the lirsl CQUnlty10 Iaundl into IIOlne sud! Ollis­tian ende<m:>ur. Realising thepow.... derived bom o,liIlionunity, mOlly oounlries have em.barked upon ventures Bimilar 10the Christian Institute. In Ihe Uni_ted Stat.,. an organization knownQI 'Olristian Action' (001 to beconfused with Thristion ActiOIl'in EnglandJ, emne inlo hein'} in1951 after a v1got'OUS meelinq atHoward University, WashingtonD.C. It o::nlght !he Imagination ofAmerican Christians and In lilliemom lhan three years it hodspnoad rapdly inlO 42 slales andrline countries outside the U.S.A.Why the enthuDaml? WeU, Arne.riQan Proteslanlism had Quldlyrealized the <:banging' nature 01ptOblems of the atomie era andils more romp/ex Chr1s1ian respon.slbilities, and responded aeo::>rd­lngly.

The meeting at whid! 'ChristianAdian' WOIlIounded lOXpi ed itllaims and objectives in adoptinga statement 01 principles whid!amongsl olher Ihings slotfld: "Weare a group 01 Chriltlans ... leek.in'iil to discern the judgement ofGod upon ourselves and . , . tofulliU Our oommon responsibili.It. under God ... W" he~ev"that the Gosp..I 01 Jesus Christwmm<>ns us 10 lace learlessly thepolitical, lIeOnomie and social rea.lities of our times. and loot:! re­sponsibly lor the healing of thewhole man and tociely". 1bestatemenl 'ilO"S on in more spec:ific!erma to dedwe that "the Go8peIimpels us 10 wort k>gether lor <:

.-.sponsible tociety •.. whid! willgiv" ecx:h penon and qroup a lairand equal opp:ll1unity to develophll potentialllie..". Christian Ac­tion further slolfld lis convictionthat itll ""fPl»eS must be OlXOm.phshed through the churches be­muse "The lrue d1urdl is Go,h

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Instrument ptOperly bu"s",mdingeIass, roctal. and national Ioyal­ti......

SIMILARITY

Now any memh.,,- of the Ollis­!ian Institute who ior the lira! timerea;:!" this IIkrIt!menl on the prin.ciples lor wh<dl Chri3tian At:!ionIlar,,;ls Is bound 10 be lorciblyItruck and eVen astoni~hed by th".imilarity belween lhat <"'iilanizo­lion and the ChrIslian Il1Itihlte.Non·Membem who compare Chris­ban Aetion and the Institute willrealize tlxrt God is at work in lIimi_Iur w~ in oountri... with similarproblems. It would be good loroll, m"mbers and non.membersalike. to remember lhal unlly be.longs 10 the essence of lheChurch. The Chri$tian lailh muslquidly and elledive}y <X>me 10qrips with the problems of humantogethe-mess "verywhere andmak" Christian lov" re!evonl toOur ptOblems in all spher... of Our~mmUrlitY_Iil". Th" !lOvereignw,1I o! God Is lhe lmperativo con.trolling lactor in the Iile of theChristian Olurch.

Furthermore, jIQI 011 the eecrebof noture hov" to be lIOU'ilht stu­died and undemtood throughsxrtient and oorefu! research(which is one rea!lOn why we hav~universltl8fl) 90 alllO th" glory ofdivine truths em"f9"S from con­scientiOl.lS study, diSCl..lS9ion, andresearch. and it beccm"" incum.bent upon the o,urcb 10 mal.:esudI study and research PQAiblethrough organizatlol\S lik" Ihe in_slitute, and 10 preserve IhesetrUlhs at all limes ond at all =ts,The Chrislicm Gospel is bothlrar1scendenl and relevanl. TI-lereare few lhings QI importanl inOlrislian life as 8eeting' 10 di&­Clml the judgement 01 God uponourselv...; thus _ing ourselvesas God ,,"s us. and not being per.manently fooled by the apparenlpla-w;ibility of poliliool sxrrty pro.gramm... nor blinded by a poor_ly WldetSlOOd Olrislion hrith craf.llly twisted into a 'O'CIin 1001 of se­cular idolatry.

CONFESSION AND un:

b it necessary 10 reilerate herothat pulling' on OUr ~I doth""on Sunday and 1JQ11l'il to a houseof worship 10 repeal the popular

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c:on/eQion 01 having "done thingtwhid! we Oughl nol to herre done.and. 1,,1I undone those thin9:!lwhich w" ought 10 hav" done" isnot a hobil of much value unlessaooomp:mied by a real oppol1u­nily 10 aeriously OPJAaiM ourlives and nation under the ........d,_light 01 God's hohness? We mustgive the Christian Church th"roaIity it needs by determini1l'iljusl eXQ:c11y in Whal ""nse andwhal conlext such a conlessionQuid be made to give OUr WOr.ship intelligenl relevance andlinaorily. True Olrislionity isbased on =refully conside.redand a;rncIid Ouistian aell--crili.cism. for one lhing', the Churchhas no principlel recognl.lng ra.cial differences and lor anotherseeing that many of Our Chrisliar:problems have a nxiol origin o~cmpect. il II only nall.llU!lhat mem­bers 01 all l"OOIIlI and denomlna.lions should sludy and praytogether. This is what lhe Chris­tian Instilule promoles,

Another aspect of the nature ofthe I""litute con besl be under_stood in the light of Chrlat's re­demptive act on the cn.s. It WOIlnot merely an act 10 "d.anse usfrom our sins", bo.!l a sofution o!the basic ptOblem of sin _ apurgotion in which both the indiovidual ond sociely are reborn andrefmlhioned into a new image.ThI15 lhe cross is OLlr symbol of~' which shows us the gra.ClOUS love of God; and is also asymbol of judgement !or il reveabour ...Uishness. pride. or 11.esteem, when wo dllspiM Or .....ject othors - forgetlin'iil thatCluis! could not pouibiy toleratepride and gn:rce in the same per_IOn. Nor mdeed, could a commLl.nity or nation which pt'"OnloQted apolicy that pul stumbling' blocksand b:mien in the way of Otr....lion unity and the lII'Klr<:h lor di.vine truth, claim to be ChriStianin a:w sense of lhot word. TheInstitute does not. moreover, oon.demn any party policy or any in.dividual's po!itic:rl opiniOJ'l. All itdoes is 10 study and restale t.'leChristian principles whld! mLlStu~~ any .polley or ideology ilIh,S poliCY or ldeolo'iiiy is to remainslanding in the divine searchlightof truth and win approval at thailevel. Thil Is. the nature 01 the In.stilute's ooncem - to be an in.

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Nou luis die

"Befydende Kerk"

dil nill &en van die terreine waar·op Oml nageslay (soos die Ouilsejeug van die na·Hitlerlye) emSeendag emslig gaan verwyl enH' Wao:rom hel julle ge~wyg toejull& moes $pr&ek? En sol die ver­wyl nie by name die Kerl: loege­werp word nie. W<J<]]" God met regeis dal di(l profetiese Slem gehco.moet word om Ie getuig teen elleverkragling van reg en geregtig·heid. lielde en wClClTheid7

6. Aanlllllling V(QI, die Ker\<: Wi"die vetloop van sake VWI die be·gin 101 die ..;nde van die Nasio.naal.sosiolistiese bewind VOl!

1933 - 1945 oorskou en ontleed.sal ontdek dol die ernstige bedrei­9ing van die Dui\!le voll: niepl=gevind het op die etano­mi&se of sosiale 01 .Imlturel.. le,­reine nie (hoe emstig sodonigebedreiging <>oml was) mOOr doldil gel";; was in die godsdiensligepretensie van die Na:sion<XII-&OSia.lism... Die begin van die elndehet gek-om toe 'n politieke beleid'n godsdiensligll santsie verl:ryhet, toe die Kerk tal gedienstigebleq vern die Stool verkcg isen men.like ideologiee die god­delike Woord vervang he!. Wan­neer so 'n .i!UCl!lie ontstaan, worddie Kerk, $Om. ook leen sy sin, indie stryd belrek en genoods<xlkam leen die owerheid Ie s!Clan entoo geluig. So was elil in Dui!lllandwoor dil omnoonllik geword hetvir di'! heeI'M"" van die Nasio­nool_sosialisties'! g..dagte amhulle ideale te verwesenlik SOlI­d'!r om die Kerl: en die Christe­like gelool tol in sy diepllie aanIe las.

So is dit oak hier by O1lS. Wiedie huielige cq:x:rrtheidsbeleid watas einddoel hel die volwCICIIdigeskeiding van blank en nie_blank,rlOukeurig ontleed, sal tal die ge­volgtrekking moet kom ciai dil On­moonUik is am op::!rlheid OJ') aileander lerreine toe te pas sonderam die Kerk as Iiggaam vanChristus in 5y W""'"' oa:n Ie l<:Js.Dis onmoontlik am die geestesver­bter van bkmk en nie-blank opaile ander terreine Ie veroordeel,

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Ie onlmoedig en te bemoeilik san_der am die geestelike gerneenskapvan blanke en nie-blanke Chris­lene em;otig Ie versleur en te be­nadee!. Op!xlie indirekte maniereword dil reeds gedoen en dtill;en_de blcml:.e Christene is blind virdie skode wal hierdie ontmoedi­ging en bemoeiliking van gees Ie_like gemeenskap aanrig aan diegroei van die Christendom inSuici_Afrika. Die konsekwente envolledige loepassing van aparl­heid hou in homsell in die ern­stige bedteiging van die Kerk, sybestacm en sy boodskap. As aileonder weerstand in Suid-Alrikave,krummel het, ",,1 vanuil dieKerk die enigste voorldurendevon God gebode weltige weer­stand nag korn.

In die geledere van aile kerk­genoatskappe in Suid-Afrika isdaar leroars en lidmate wat hier­die WQ[Irheid meer en meer begininsien en wal oortuig is dot dam­oor nie longer g"swyg mag word!lie - nie omdal hulle die onder­gcmg van di.. blanke begeer otdie onreg gepleeg deur llOmmigenie_blanl:... goedkeur nie. Hull..getol is klein en in die Iig vonhuidige gebeure in Afrika, SOOSbeinvloed deur die verwikl<elingein Rhodesie, sal hulle gelal ni..gou groei rue Hulle groai wordook verder bemoeilik omda!. an­ders as in die Belydende Kerk inDuitsland, hulle gesl:ei word deurgroter verskill.. vcm konlet.sieoi kultuur, lerwyl hier by ons diegetoisverhoudinge I.O.v, ras, diesilua.;ie nag verder bemoeilik,D=rom so:! di.. gedagte aan 'nBelydende Kerk hier langsomerposvat en moei""",er vorder ­l"!"!aCIr .eIi" uitwerhng van sy uit­elnde]'ke get..,ienis op Afrika endie wereld kan blyk uiteindelikverreikender Ie wees as wat sellsdi(j von die Belydende Kerk wasop die Chrislendom in die res vondie w"reld.

Damom - len "pyle van ailekrili..k en vemordeling uitge­spreek _ wil on.s bew....r: DieB"lyditnd" Il:er\r u. r&eds datu ­nag baie kl~n en onmagtig, hui­we,end en o"""ker ~ maar virwie die oog hel am te sien en dieoar hel am te hoor is dH d..,idelik·die oolsem van nuWe \ewe is reed~oem die boom, die kkmke van dienuwe lied word reeds gehoarlChrisllJ.'l die Here von sy Kerk isUaglig werl<saam as Oorwinnaart

Why not the

Christian Institute '/

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.lrumenl 01 GOO in establishingHis Kingdom of peace and love hythe redemption of man and s0­ciety. This is the subject 01 ourpresent Bible Siudy theme andthis is on importanl task of theChurch, now also boing done byother organizcrtioru;.

finally, surely we in SouthAlrico me not so sel/_righteousthat we o::m claim perfection inour national life, There is no per_!ect society. Thus in every socielythe true feelings ond dHfi""lties 01the people should be known andjustiliable discontent dealt wilhSurely we cannot allow any par_ticular policy, ideology or p::tna­ceo to deter us lrom em honestand o:>urageous reaction to injus­tice or sin in any form, not evenon the pretext of a delence agoinstCommunism, A 'Christian coun­try' like ours should sUpPO,t emymeeting ground where the sludyof GOO's word and honesl inter·change and clarification of ideastake place.

SELF_CONDEMNAtiON

Those who condemn this im_portant aspect otlh" Christian In_stilu!e's work cannot leril to givethe Impression, rightly or wrong­ly, Ihat Ihey know the evil at theirlives and preler to keep it tho\way, sa to retain the material be­nellts ond ilI-g.otten privilegesthey derive from that kind of lite,rather Ihon seek a new Iile basedon divine truths, repentance andp::rtient Bible Sludy. "Seek and yeshall find" is our Lord's promise.If it is true that a church or peoplecould aondemn or expel those who"""k deeper divin" truths, surelythis is a ltOVesty of a Christianprinciple. And it there 0"" anywho value an evil moterial lilelived at the e"pense 01 God'slOire and His people, these couldwell remember that "who finds hislife sholl lose it. and he thaI loseshis lile lor my roke shall lind it",Imagine preventing Christians,and ministers of ,eligion, of all

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InieidiD9~ttibl:

771,sdaadlaename:

PRO VERITATE

Edilorial:

!Jncrease Crime:

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!]),e [J{er~ se (fl.e

[)i., golf vmI ermtige miedcJOrl wat Suid.Afrika,en vera! dle Rand. die algotlope Joar geltef hel, helaUe regdenkende inwoners van OM land met bot­sorgdhotid vervul. Elke burger, en in besonderelke Chrislen, behoort nie net kennis Ie neem vanhierdie loenome in misdaod en roof nie, maar be·hoort 001'. op ondubbelsinnige wyse sy alkeiJr Iekenno to "eo OOr enige verm van wetteloosheid.geweldpleging en bedreigin" VQn motnselewens eneiendom, Oaarby is dil ana plig om nie net vir 0fUIpol.ia.iedienare Ie bid in die uilers moeilike en somsonbenyde...wo::trdige 1a:tL "'01 op hulle skouera nul

Die, maar ook om oktiel «Jam te dink, Ie beplanen te werk om wetsverbreking en mitdoad 101 'nminlmum beperk \e holl.

Dr:tnkbaarheid moel 001 belWg wcrti 'I'ir an..poginga wat 10l dusver aangewend is am miodac!dIe bekamp. Oil aileen is egler DiG' gen<>eq Die omdotblote wlfilike wellite stoppe wei Iyde!ike vetligtingbn bring m<XJr nooil die wo.telaorxtke tan ontbk:>otDie. En~. sal die aituaaie ole verbeter Die.Dis juis hier woar Kerb en Chri.!teliht organi$asies'n groot en veranlwocrdelib took he!. 'n Tydjiegeled. h.1 cb. C. W. H. Boahclf, die Sending....kre.!aris van die N,G. Kerk van Suid·Tronavaal, gepleitvir 'n omvattende sosio-ekol'lOmi.... onde..oek vandie poaisie voo die stedelite Bonlce, Ons ia almalbewus van die feil dat sommige van die glOndoor·sake von toenemende misdood en moord gesoekmoel word in die baie mootakaplih en ekonomief;efoklere wat die lewe van die aledefike B:mtoe onl·wrig en by die opl:.omende Bontoejeu'il 'n gees vanweueioo.tleid en gebrek aan ....bled vir olle gesagkw_k W<;ll .ama aan die ...,.k.1oee 'iltenIL an. iaOOI1uig dot 'n b1ywende vemelerin'il in mjadaOObot­kamping eers dan bewerkslelli'il IIClI word QS beideslaat en kelk docIrmee ems mook en 'n deurtas­tende OIlde.-k na die hele Yeraky.-l \'Wl. nisdaodinstel - en dll in die nousle IClmewerking mel .....r.anlwoordelike Banlceleien (orot nel .a besorogcI ia<>OJ' dioe tofttond as Ie",rs von ens hkmke gemeen·akapl. Sender h"'lle vrywillige deelname en aklie'Wesleun IIClI enige qevolgtrekhnga noodwendig een·aydig en Qnvolledig wees.

Hier is 'n glOOl look wal alleen kan slaag as ailekerke gesamenllil: goon opl.oe en 001: die inisiotiefneem deur self die voorhe.eidende Ilappa Ie doentot sodonl'ile ondersoek. As dil enigsins efleklief9=n weea, llOi di! glOOl geldelike uflg-awes mee.bring en die aHerbe~te geeslelike en welenakoplil:ele;e", ... Iyd en acrndag ve.eil. Maar 'n dankborenageaJog eol die Kerk eer wot In 'n siluasie socahienfie Iy plig qedoen hel.

The wove of serious erime which has hit SouthAfrlo:r, p::lrticularly on the Rand. during the pallyeg,r has lilled <;Ill rlghl Ihinking citizens wllhanxiely, Each cilizen, and in IX""Hcular ~Christian, should nol only Ioke nete of the increasein crime and robbery, bUI should also make \:roownhis depreciation of any fonn ollawlessneas. violenQlland threat 10 human life and property. It la, in cddi.lion. our duty nol only to pray /or our police onwhoM ahoulders rests a very diffiClliI and IIOmfl­times unen'riable loaI:.. but also <><:lively to lhinktogether. to plan and 10 work .a as 10 keep law.breaking and Qime 01 a minimum.

Grotil".de must olio be expl d lor all the at.tempts made up to now !o combat crime. Thisalone is however nol tulficient beoouae while mereoutword leqaJ alep. CUD brillQ lempomry relief. ilCUD neVer loy bare the bcale a:JlJ$8S. Without thisthe slluation will nol improve. It is preciMly herewhere the Church and Chrislian organizatio... hen.a great and responsjbfe toak 10 lum!. A Iiule whileaga 0.. C. w. H, Boahofl, the Secrelary for Missionsof the D,RG of Southern Tronavaal. pleaded for acompreherulive socio..economic invelltigation inlothe ailuation of lhe u.ban Afri<:an. We are all aware01 lhe fad that !lOme 01 the baaic anIlIeS of theincrease in crime and murder should be looked lorIn the many social and. economic 1<Elcrs whichdisrupt the lile 01 the urban Alrioan and laster aspiril 01 lawless! s and lad< 01 r.ve181lO8 lor cdloulhorily which sometim.... borders on~Weare oonYiDC8C\ thI;n " lasting improvemenl inaombating crime cxm only be brought aboul whenboth skrle and ch",rch toke thIa ...nousJy and set up<;I thcroU9h in..estigotion into the whole phenomenonof <:rime - and this ill 10 be done L... the doeesl<:o-operation with responsible Alrioan leaders (whoare 01 c:onc:emed aboul the allIKrtion 01 leaders 01the White a>mmunityJ. Withoul their voIunlarT par.tidpation and a:ti'fe IUpport. any a:mduakl'" cL-awnWQUId 01 necessily be one·alded and incomplele.

This is a great lask whidl can only au~ 11 alldlurdles act in unison ond 0111<I lake the initiativeby pl"eporing the ground for such an invesligollon.If it il to be eflective 01 aU, it would mean 1<;1,....efinancial eapendilure and the time and attenlion ofthe v.ry heal apiritUQI and scientific leaders. Bul agraleful poslerily will honour the dlurch who ful.filled its dUly in a ailuation lil:e this.

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WAAR IS DIE KONING VAN DIE JODE,.?(Mat. 2:2)

Die verborpheXl van JQUS WOfdlku, O.i$lenc seide so smanlik et·vaar IS juis in die KetStyd - die!ee:S/lety waarin die wfflld die gc­boone Van die Verlo>scr hcrdenk.

Dalr gaan ook vanpa.....ecr ~.reldwyd Kersfces gevier word. Durgaan blydshp. vrolikheid. welwi!.lendheid. uilbundigl>eid, uilspanig_heid W«$. In kcrklike en god!ldien­stige hinae Wdar vroon,hcid dieloon ung«. gun dur weer 'n v«·innigilll Vln gevoel en 'n vertederillll....n gemoed wees IS die ~rba:" atdie lied rondom die trip van dieo.rislllSkind die hart alngI)"P m diesUllie bekoor. Mu. "n vax!loonvan QnuilSpR:Ckliu 'M!eIIlOelI SIllbly. sal hom onder a1 die; vMede­ring des v: ~crl;; .... un die bewus­s)'II opdri,.. W;anl "",,:or is UV'!

Waa. die~f~ (...ant dil wilKcrsl«$ indenlud .... Gods bcdoI:.ling _: 'n wftd<jfocs) in _wireld·Ie -uillpallighclk onlaard, die Jroolgclecntlw:id van die ;aar bied VI' Ie­dclik"e en kommcniEIc opportunis·me. die !lienS van sonde en selfsygin die feeJ&C'WlllId van sy sdfvergod­deliking tooi. daar ncern die _raagironi(!:C treHe Un. So word die Je·sUMees gC\'ier. Maar waar is IIV?

Nie dal die ironic uil die gewydeatmosfcer _an psalm· en koorgcsangonder hoi! kocpels die wyk 50U neenlnie. In waner ~vofreIdse~ hock vandie wtrdd Un die vnoag skC'fper,bittadcr, onl,ogdcnder ...'0:.'5 as dik.weIs jn;, dur nar die vromes hulleJe$US p(lnCCT en om hom saamdromom hom 15 beilan:l te "eftICr It'dlicdcre en ~bcOe ... maar Hy, 1IUrhi H)'!' Wur..-ord dau voortreflikCl'gcknoci, tella' p'hur.. wu.r word die"'2pcn van VCl'l)'n mel gTOlcr bcrdte­ning leen die lIlIasie ~uxr udikwels ~ondcr Skril1csing cn gcbcd"."'Illr ill die onldckking ""n die .t­lOo"eSigheid van Hom wat in die wi·rekl gckom hc1 om die Koninkrykvan geregtigheid Cn vrede en blyd.skap in die Heilige Gee:< tc bring,ve,b)'Sle,ende' as hier?

As OIlS sy kruisiging, sy opslan·ding en 5Y hemdvurt herdenl;, isdn, vir die geloofsverwefking vansy verborgenheid skynbaar vUler

S1cunpunlc. Nee. makliter, mIclil;eris dil dan gewis nie om in die ver­borge Heiland Ie glo nic. Dil is moei­rik om Ie s! hoc dil hier prma is.maa, dit is asof die gcloof sy ciewcse beter vcrstaan. mccr vrcde hetmet homself as on.~ by die kruisSlun: of by die Ie!! g",r of by dieEmmaUsgangers WIlt Hon' skursherken hel en Hy hel weer uil hutlegCliig verdw)'n: or by die Olytbcrgsum met die monne van Galllta.....1~e III die hemel kyk, Diedieple.oimcnsie van die gc1ool' ishicl" duidelil= opcnbaar en die sidan durin afdul lot sy <US (Ps.116:7), 101: op die \'Ute Crond ..Ur·in die vrcdc van God ,,;II aIle ver­sund Ie booow<c pan, fIC"l'OI1cl i<..Om Un <bar alt)'ll weer lUis komby die verborlc God. In 0RIIi VCT­tan., na Hom word die l'illlLCmbpmel Hom rcecl.

Maar KC1'Sf«'S is~ om a.Ilcsna buile Ie kccr, na die oppcrvlakleen in die opcnbaarheid Ie bring. Nieomdal di' in die wcse van die feesI.. nie. Ook: nie OIIlIlal dil pure mis·versland is nie. Engclc het immersdie blye boo'J.~kap van die gcboortea~ngekondig. herders hel dil gchoor,"')'SoC manne uil 'n vcr land, van die..uiler"'e van die aan!c~ vlndaanhel gek,,", om aan die Koning Wlilleborc I~ hulde Ie bcwys, Op dieKcodag veral is dil nodig 0IIl bcwusIe ""Old van hoe &1"00I God sc fa_milie is.. hoc vheldwyd die armsvan sy scnade uilgcsrrck is.. Dil IIlOCI'n ~f«'S v.eeII. Maar <banneehct die ...-erdd IlOI nie in die heil~ nic. Die h«rIil;hcid vandie Here itaan nor; nie op die tlolckc..,.n die pcrde nie. 'n 'IIktcr lot die_borgc God bl)' nodi,. "Lui omdan na BctJchcm pan .. ,-

Soos Israel van ouds rondom syROlle bit gcdallS Ilct mel koor· enbcurtgcsang. so 50U die wtrcld in.y vromc bl uilspanige roes WCC1"vanpar .y fees kon vier rondOOl diekrip v~n Bellehem, OllIler alles souHy wie SOl koms gevier won!, dieVrocmdcling kon wccs, En dumaSOU alles weer dieselfde kon W'CCS_Is al wal vir ons dan oorgcbly hetdit. om vanuil ons OIltgOSCling. OIlS

Icqhcid van h<trt en OIlS bellmen­hcid omdal sy toms in die wercid syIccn"'OOldi&hcid in kerk en wtrcldtOl 'n problccm ,emaak hct, mel 'nwcel')jn in die ironie van Kcrsfeesdie rug op die krip van die HeilandIe kccr en OM gcloof en!:el aan diekruis.. die graf, sy ven!wyncnde ge.slalte, S)' hemelvaart Ie orienlocr? IsKersfces, die dag waarop sy komsin die w.!rekl herd""k word. lilcgs 'ngcloof~procwing? Wie Kc:nIeeswaarlik wil vicr en in die gcloofSCC­mccnsbp met God die <US vir tYsid wil vind, A' ook in hicrdic fees­get)' IIa die dicple mocI afdul wurGod Hom in die ve:rbolg(:lle luIvind. In die lOCke en verb.nge naJ_ !<al die aemecnska9 mel Homrt&l IlloOd 1'OT'd. tn die SIal en indie krip van 8ellehcm is H)' nib....... vertKHge. nits _ open_bur as un die b\lis. CD in liy gn,f,en na liy lIp5tlInding. CD na sy bcmcl­VUrt nic. Die rc:alismc .......rmcc diew~1d die viering van liy koms be­newer, mag ons ODS gdootsnugter.heid nie Iaal Itwytraak nie.

Die vcrhaal van die wyse manneuit die Ooste is vir die geloof net'0 'n spyse II die drie uur range:duislernis op Golgota. as die gebrokeliggaam un die kruis. as die opne­ming en verbcrging van die ~kl,hci/and in die heme/. Sy ster WIllhullc in die Coste gesim Ilct, ht:t diewyse manne na Jerusalem &C1ci.Maar in JCT\Isalem was claar aocnf«'S" gem tlotgellli. gem bnon,VUllr-AIuUI vir die Konillg' ....1 ,.,..bore is nic. D,u,r hct hulle Hcrodcsgevind mel sy ool:unde, sy artcrdo&en liY;'1o: 'c:. Oor die vlUJ oourdie Konm, geborc tIOII 1'OT'd. PIdie toning 'n verpdcOng van skrif­gclccn;Ics bd~ om da.aroor Ie bcrud·swg, naluurlj,,", onder Sbitlesing engcbcd, En eindelil: het die wysc m.n·ne in 8ctlchcm &Ckom. Gecn andcrtcl;:m wa, da.r om hutk gdoof Iebcv~;g. hulle onderncmin~ van 'nlang en lewg)sgcvaarlil:e ms Ie be­kroon nie, as "die leken van Jona",die leken Wli ook aan die hcrdengcgce is: 'n I:indjie. in docke locge·dnui. 'n Tekcn van dicsclfde un!u sy dcurboorde halide en sy dcur.

Gemeenskap as Christelike Ideaal,

Verantwoordelikheid, Werklikheid

.leekle sy. wa.,un Thomas Homkoo Ile,ken en Wlli hom lUI uilroeplid: ~My Here en my God!" Alleshet oog gc:sIllan in die leken vanhul'" vraag. van hllile iIOXke. hulleverlJlllsing. billie ontnugtering: ••Wuris die Koning \'tin die Jode ... ?­loe hulle Hom by Ma..u. herten enby Hom nenval en Hom hllldc bo:.wys. [);c diqllc..Jimensic van. die SC·loot' pan hier voor ()n$ oop. [);chdc: K~re is deIlr P:o.ulussaamgcval mn llie woord_~ri..~ (Fil. 2:6-3). En u ~ niedUrin Ifdall nic. $II OIlS Hom mevind nic. Dan pan Kcntoes ookvanjur Or\$ harte Ic:q: WI. Dan isdie foes Vln die Koms 'n ironic.

Ook Ker.dees ....lillie gemecnsbpmet die •.~ God muk 101 die:ruSpunl van OIlS hart. Ook hierdiefoes wil ons k:c, om nl God Ie vu­lang cn in dit ve,lan&c in oos v ...·Iosser geborgc lC wecs. Uit die wil·demis van lecnSlrydighale. die iro­nic. die w«moed. die lleloofsaanveg·ling. wil dil OOS lUI luis kOIll. OIlSsiel laat le'ugkecr lot sy rUS. Nooit!<an die geloof daar vasler op gaandat die Heiland &ebore i. as wan·neer dil in hierdie ~reld .'0 fel. enmel ..Die Heiland is Gebore" dik·wels des te feUer. Wttf1\P'l'"k wordnie.

R. ENGIiLRIUXHT.

Why not the

Christian Institute?

J*:'pIe. from !Inding their live!! orwidening Ih.ir leIlatorship lorOtris!'11IClke1 Or do )gy people inlOme p1acea know more than theirmini$tefl'? II [ wero a ministe, Iwould nover aUow it. I am not!JUJPIi"oo that some did nol More·over tho ltwtitute UI no H<:l'1!t orsiniSler orgoniwlion. Any lactitious<:md il'T8levant argument such ""allegations thaI the Institute"promot"" or "eneourages" com­munism are as senueleM as theargument 01 the man who reJusesto contribute to a fund in hi.s rom­munity for building a swimmingpool b&ca.use it would "promoIe"or "eneourage" drowning.

PRO VERITATE

Geesfeskwellinge

..Die scmecllsbp~ die hci1ige:s"is hoe die Apo5IoIiese Gdoofsbdyde­nil; die Kerk van Ou'istus beskryf.Dal dit hier~ 1'10& lank Die omdie werklikheid pan nic. IlWIr02nskynlik $Icgs om c:cn van. diehoogste OIristclike idealc. is nOlI on·langs weer bewys deur die onsmaak·like boIlasi wat daar ontstaan betoor die gemengde erediens WIlt 'npaar wcke gelcde in die Groote KertIe Kaapstad gehOll is.

'n Men. SOlI gcdink hel dat so 'nvcrbeeldingryke eksperinlCTlt in diebcocfcning van onderlinge Qristen·sup tussen gelowiges dkomslig uitver,;killendc kerk&e"OOISksppe asook,asse minslens beskoo sou kon worda. 'n bo:moeditendc Slap in die rig·ling van 'n dud~,tlike uillewingvan 'n ,eloofsilem wa. deur aUeChristc:nc bo:ly word. Di6 vcr"..agtingis eglcr summier lcleull!estcl. Aanvurigc lemSiandcrs van d~ iOOI't fra­lemisasie 1lJ$';ell wal amplelit as 011­

I1lellJbalU en wedCl'S)"lls ••onaan­raatbr.res~ bcskou word. hct dit diefelsic triliek ontlok en weldra is dieskerpste vuwyte oor r:n 'MlCT SC·slingcr sodal die hdc: ungck:OJtbeidcerdcr voter .c.deeHheid aesaai betas .....t dit c:cnbeid in OLrisIUI be­vonla' bee.

\\lE IS REG!

Hoe mod ons. buile IIIe elllOlSio­ncJe opswepinl en scbionele sc1f.sugom. as ..kf8de en YUalllwIH....file OIriSienc die saat sien? W"" istq: die VOO!'Sllnd= van TllSSC­apartheid b6 en len spyle van ailellndcr OOCWt:gings. of die dikloielsskynbaar mocdswi11ige 51'ewcl'$ naminstc::ns die verwescnliking van watmiskien as godsllienslige .. inlegfl'·sk' lussen gelowigci vsn verskil·lc:nde rassc bc:slen,pel kan word?Waner beginscl is in mUle instansie",-crklik navolgingswaardig: dK! vanSlrcnge soorl-by-soort ek.sklusivisme

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Dr. W. BnocbK De VUIitts

of dio! _t vcrvulling ....u. in min­SICn$ 'n posing 101 die lotstand­brmging van 'n ~p" van-~. ,~.....

Vooraf mod Ibar naluurlik billik­heidsJg,l_ durop gcwys word claldie lr.ompromisloSJC voorstandcrs vanApartheid, wal hul cindideaal betn:fin elk pal. nie bcoo& dal aIle kom·munikas.ie boe&enaamd lussen ver·tccnwoordigers van die verskillenderasse gcstuk mOCI word nie - slegsdat dil op'n ander. minder gevaar.like vlak moc. ga;kicd: andersyds.dal die voorslanders vsn minslensgodsllienSli&e kommunil<asie lussenChristengelowiga; van waner rasooul nie bloat vanwcC dil! kontcnsietegelykertyd ook vool"$la.nders Van'n skynbalr ooratlistiac. ooV<:rllnt­woorddite en durom. in InSie in·~tall;Sie. onch,isldikc inlegrasiebo:lcid

."~Die cinllike verstillussctl die IweebeskOllinas It durin dat ...1 vir diecell die Ingel ...n die oppaste gc­vaar inhou. vir die IIIda' 'n onont­wykbare uit4al:in& vertcen'fl'OOfdig.AIbei seUic:s bcdod dil ongdwyfddgoal met hill cie volt en tert: sIqshul bcnaderinp tot hierdie pro­blcem van bcidc volk en mt is SOgcbcel_-al uitccnlopend_

Hoewd bt.ie dil hoop. is dil '11 at­lude vraag of daar hoqmaamd 'nkompromis 1_ dK! IWClC ui.eenIo­pcndc beskOllings gevind un word.Bestun daar wei 'n Jouc middeweg_I deur vcrst.llndiCC en I1'IIgtereOIris1enntense bewandel k.an enmod. word? Is die c:cn beskOllinghceltcmal reg. en die ander cen dalr­Om heeltemal verkeerd. of hOll elk­ecn vln die lwee minslens 'n doelvan die waDrheid in? Wat is. objek·tid Chrislelik ~rokc. die wcrklikeweg van regverdigheid en in hoover.re bel die ek.sl,emiSle aan albelhnte van die rassesl:eidslYII die reg­Ie spoor byster geraak?

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Gemeenskap as

Christelike Ideaal

T)\kn> noy >llllkn'ep"" "'..s dilnl)' ~oorrq om~- ..cten>bp­li~c nuoNns Ie doc:n 00.- juis h~­

die bc:sond<:fe 0I'ldcn0'C1'p van o.r;,..lelilt ~meM>b.poor ".,.1·Itt >lciohmurc ....... ookal' (11 di...ge van ",..anlc ..~ on' "n opsonI'n,'''' van ....... 'II p:l~f Y~h Illy "N·

~n.....c bc-;indi~ hier un Ie ~ip_

I>J.lk help do, o.l> on, "II ant ..-oonlop hicRlic b.dlflndc .....ag. hiatlicheson~c", .~l:Sk"c))in¥~.Ie yind.

Ibic br~ ge.lcl _ ",i,kien ge­vurlit vcreen..),.,Jig- ..... my v",·naam,!e heviooingc die ."ISend":

Daar kan van "icrtlik" Christelitc"'c"o·wees gco:n "'P"'.~c wee' sonderegle persQOns~m«n,kap luS!\eIIvcrskillcndc ,n.nse nie: die ,,,,,ns isuj(rurd liOwcl u .... t sy ,,,,,pinghelrd 'n I"_~,ps_en, in di<woonlc van FriooJrkh Goj:anrn, isJu, .•0000000er lCmccmhp goon nlt'''·like lewc moo,"lil< .. ic",

Die bl~ie> '"crci>!" F'<'r:>OOn"j;e1l>o:n>;hp , ... >P)-'c ""n """killcm oor aile s~rid.mu", ....... is nicmee, icu "'... VIIn>df 101 >land ton.nic. des "n ~es.bl "'_n'OO<daa..... tlUUI'>lC bcInl mott ...-ord.".,,1 die hoople pm;oonliLe inSCI enopdfcrina VftJ. ""'1 1000k ldfOOf·p_ >'Cf'ris en .::11 die nccm vn 'n~rlike .. .... ;mpl;>eer

Pit "u~IlL~ WllIit <lalmim«ft> cal van die 1\Ott P'"rt~"e in'n polCRSii'lc pcnoort>vemo..Jin,ve<pliz: i> om die ullvallkliLc ;nisia­lid' Ie II«ftI ;n die YOm! van .....1allecn as pet>OOI\Jike ...lfblooc~beikf}f bin .."On.l. En die £eVO'1!"'<In :iO 'n lIft)Clr~I'fedud van on·~",'apcnde .oo:n.adCtlIli VIln die Eklot die Ander won! dan 001< oomid­dellik I>ootts onboerC'kenbBar: dieAnder ...OnI .w.nlellr VOOf die Vf}ekeu>e Ie-lei /)f om die aangeb<;de.... nd van vrie'l(bhp en lidde ~rC'­

liglik Un Ie llf}'P nJeI 'n fern", g.~pvan wcderliefde. Of Om dit hand wal.'0 verlrQllend nil hom Il;lges'''c:k i,in die soeLe na gemccnskap. opsvIe Llap en allerlei mil!>ruik Ie maakVlln die loc.;land vln weerlQQSheid

rRO \'~:KITAT.:

"'lIa.;n die ".;>eLer "-~n I"'mo:c."hpho",,.,lf vQQr hQl" ~~c1 het. hon,·_'Clr blOOlPcl hel un the I ...yfel.agl;ge genMle van die Ande<.

[)il ;s CC'e< die "asle rciI ""IIr·vo!~s die 11lIsandbftnS;1li van 'nqle~p att)tl en>Onder lIilsoude, inS "CrltJop. Oil '"die hoe prys "111 bctul rooct ..-oni.Oil is die opoffmns _I ~knlOCl ..<:>nJ. l)aa. bc:>lun~ b.l­I*! lI.ie - d< bl)Lbaar nie emsvir God -elf nie. Want .......r wr 'nLloof I~ pcr.<oon en pet>OOI\ be­slaan, ;.. dil b)-~ •."ndsp.-cl:.CfId'n kklof \031 <kIlr ""Ihue m ...-.de'Il".;en hulle: Ibban b.. EJo di, i> 1m>IllI1e aileen <leur die ICklofs""J,lIS'sluL (Karl Jaspm. ,., .5pnlng ins"'n>lcmi>-. d ... , >f"'OIll: in diedlli>ltT) .."n die lotaal on>elfSllgtil:ehefde wI dit LIuof ""k_vQl 00.-.brul: hn wonJ, al ,;00 dil as kloofvan die ,""'<Ie. nos b1y voonbe:slaan;n al ,y gcvaartih we.Uikhcid_

l.>it Lloof "Kltl egler oorbrugword. nie allcen omdal die n",ns. ver·al die ChrislennlCfl,;. du.lOe rcroel""is nle, maar wt:.<C:lllik ook onJtlat bvill laa,le in'lansie le",e.:n,kapswesCis en by op die lang dll"r, al is dildan ook bl<x>l ler ",-ille van .y ,,,,If­bc:1>ooJ h mensc:pcrsoon. nie durfloella, d.. 'y eie Ie:"l: in die nega.l;e....e lelen van die ve=nsa.ming indie """,Ie bt) .<lUn nie: dil $00 lIit·eindclik nnvernlJdelil die einde van.-y nlen,like pc:n.oon.be:slun moesn><:ehring en VlIn lion. in MIle: "'tTl·fiU",id 'n .,Ic:>o'cnde I)"k" nJUL.

DUrom i, die P"l'5 ".,,1 'CW'rl:..<:>nJ, hoe hone .IiI oobl is. nie 'n'e hoe om Ie betul nie. Dti.t'lWl> '"sclfs hienlie d,k~ ..t)nbaa. on­moo.ulike opotferins uileinddik die.........e wcod _Hoc moeilit .... die"-es ooL >1)01-, dit -q: ....n sdfver·Io&oing en >dfoorp"l: i< die ..q;...,,1 dkttll van om m6lt <Ieu....-anddindien Oft'l ...' ~ ""11 bd>ou ­>ODS Christus <li. VOOl" 011:I' bet_ heI,0'1 vir OM nie aIleen die ..q un·gt:WJ!" heI nie. llIlIar dil ..'C:'leftlot 001<vir nns p:baan heI.

Nog cal laaste fei. dien OIl p:1etIe ..'otd: b)"", lIOOder Ililsondmng isdil jul. die "~rb.., Piny VIllI in ditlOl1flOl\lasie lu.._ Iweo: pcrsonc: dievoorl()IJ mod nttm. En jllis hierinis di<: aewcklige aeYurlikbeid vandie >VaKgSluk \VlII genttn, moel W{lttl.gclee. Wanl "'II. dit jllis van die.terkere gevrn word om die inisia·tief Ie ncem 0'" bOnlSClf blool Ie lCVOOr die s,...~kkere en .. " .y genade....ord dit da.rmct: ook Jelterlik van

hom Vet"', <lKI hy >Odocnde '·f}',,·il.lilltil afstand '1lOC1 docn va.. symccnJerhl:idwalu~:en ....,. dil jllisdie ,"lILLere i, wat voo.- ~ 'n ull·nodi,ing en 1l;ld'l;ns 101 aemecn­""ap gest.d word lieu. die lttrlcrc.lMlrd die b)ollli onlllOonltile van!>om JCV~, nl. om nit sy nalullrlius"lIkheid Ie IIotvicr en loe Ie p::cUn die vcrsodina; om lIItl.bniil: Iernaal VlIn die 100000nd van ..~heid ..-urin die "'tTUr-e Iloon!.df v't)'·..illit:lik IOld hd nit.

OlE aUUSIllSCESKIEDENIS

Die sOO<klite opmbaring onul"efllChristllS so: verlos:sinpdaad Vft>bfvir OIlS die Irdfendc: illuSirasie VlU,

llienlie llek mon,seitt:>arc prose­<lure:

Dcu. die K'O>dc is daa. Illssen Goden men, 'n onn'ilkenbl!rc kloot ge..Iaan. Oil! kloof rrKJt,j e~ter len aile:kO>le ocrb.llg word _ ,n laaSle ,",.Iansie Ie, wille van die mens as ge.'l\~nsLaps_-'Clf. Van sy hnl kOfldie men.. die s,....kkere party. len.'pyle van al .j' /lOlli"gl lot die he.·Slel van gen":en,kap en KI die To­.;ng. van Babc:1 "'.1 hy mel dit doclvnor oe opgeri, 1><:1, n<)Oil opsin 101by die hen",1 en ""Cer die nood..ak.like vcrboodinl n><:l God belllci nit_Oil het by God, die Me<kerc p.lIny.beru. 011' ui.eindclil;: die ,ni"'allef Ienml' en Sy luond van rcddende ge­nade oor die .ferond van die K'O>dcI>ccn ~ die _ ui. 'e lol.rcl:.

Oil I><:t hy &edom OIl die mo:csSdfvcrlo<'neade. Se:lfopdferende ..-y.so: denkbaar. Hy t><:t Honld 00f'JC­gee lin die,.:nadc van die nw::ns indie vlccs""Ofdina van Sy eniWbotcScu... Jesus Christus. AJ ~=t:r ..or·de rncm he! ChristlrS inBd= in dil:menslil:e gaJcibJenis en~die mn:s ondllbt><:lJinnip: 1Oena<le.tina 101 die mens FfIUIk <leur Ieda.aJ 101 die viaL .... " die Iugbriden Vet"IJooooenheid van die sondigemensa,hdd, Die 1000.J klfbIootge_Icgdc. in die vlees FOfICI\baardeGod he! HQmlielf onmiddellil: ~'sdie mens. Ie midlk van die: gemmemensheid geslel. bereilbaar en vcr·,\lunbur vir so:Jrs die laaple ondermt"-<e: I.sbaar. gebruikbaar, ",;s·bruikbl!a•.. ,

En die mens IIel "ie lip I>om 1111"'.g nie. Op dit loddelike Ililnod'.ging - l\Iur legel)'kerl)'d ook Ilil·daging _ 101 1>01\1 IIet hy reagecrecnvoudig ollllht hy nKlts .eageer:

Otftmlwr IS Ik§ember 1%5

onlllMI hy onvern,)udiL JM 0( N«nlOl:S Mnlwoonl op God ~ unbod101 die hcrotd van die &C"lCa.lbpluloXOl hulle; en omdat sy antwoord.indien nie'n (lnVOCIrWUrddite Ja­nie. 'n OUlotnalica ,N..,- nl6b-Die uileinck van dit geskit'denillis maar aile .-ell:d:end: die OIIl'IrotenlCltl'derbrid van die mensdom he!die un,ebode hand van codddikelidde OflSygdclaP. die yofile mis­bruik eemuk van hierdie voImaaLledud van Sc:lfvemedering en Sc:lfop.offering en uiteindelik durtOt: COt·gcgnn on. Christus Ie kruisig, SOOShulle dit n08 <laagHks doen.

o;e klein be~enadig<Je min.derheid~ in geloot, JlI, ",If. geloot in die~k",lIlltle ChrU;.us. daartoe gekOlllom die IIngebode liefdesolfer unIe IryP en die positiewe antwoordvan wederlidde Ie gee dellr bclyden·de Olrislene en dudlll'el"klike vol·gcIinge van Oui<.tus te word.

Oit wu 'n onvoonldbur hoiprys .... t God in Christus mocs be-tnl ~ die ...eM~~=1lIvan n ware leal Plimen Hom en Sy afp.lwukleskepsels. Mut die prys ..... vir Hom.ue Ie boog om te beu.al .ue en he!uitcintlelik gebI)'k die moeite wmlIe __ Klfs al W1IS dil dan maarnet ler wille nn die vrugte wat SySclfopolferilli afgewcrp bet in 'npur 4C"allt:. onder Ml 'n klein per­!iCIl'&5te van die tolale mcnsdom. InhOlle. in elk geval. sou die vrug vandie lidde voortleef en deur hOne.<oIl die lewcnskraglige SlIad van dieChristendom voortgesaai wnrd: om,dat "ulle elkeen persoonlik serocpis lIeur Hom in Wie hulle hulaeloofal Slerker sou betuig. on' Sy voor·becld na Ie voIg. om dienurs vanmem:e te word. om, indien nodia,tlul Iewtns Ie verloor soda. hullt: ditsou kon vioo, ..

GEMIi:Ii:NSKAPUKEAANBIDDINC

Mur wal bet dit nou len sIottealles ItlCt die pioblee", van gcmeng.de kerkdienste en gemeensbplikeunbiddina KIts oar rasK-IJfel'lKhr:cn hier te lande te docn?

My skyn 01;1 of die aanw)'Sings 'neenvoudige rigting uodui en of diegevolglrckking. wat gemuk kinword, eenvOlldill omskryfbaar Is,

In die ftrsle pick k.an llur nledie mI.lte 1'Io)1el bestun nle ~I

PRO VJ;RITATIi:

.-. ....I ._ i. blHdle ...... ...ogCllrilo'~ --. wd ~""'r_01"" C"h." h 001I llaJrSIlHIiIogmet dOe ooc ft t:t '.p IeIOd<: _ Gal M". <tit ..-IIlUS _ t:tpbas h dNr God ocr,toO ~nal .... _ ~eooe_1Ille~. selfs die ,. :,ea;,-'"Die wcttlike ~ ~t'I&ti& eer1ikeOlristal un uiletUrd nic: doodle­~m:Je op sy eerltjie bly 5i1 m homvenuSlig in sy ric gewunde per.lIOOI1like SlIligllcid nie - net so minas wal die cgte ChriS/elite godsdicnsooit iet, anders as 'n oorluigd mi5·,ionariese llodsdiens kan "'1le'l SOlI­der om 101 'n soart beskufde hei·dendom te degenereer of tot bloledoktrinarisme .e vers.ok en Ie ver·kalk nie.

Vi, die ware Chriiilal is ~ bly dil'n "katq;oriese imperatjef"' dal hydoeIbewus I"flot:' uilgun om 'n cglCen gecsto-vcrvullentle gemecnskap 'e,;,ock venal met sy broeo.:lus In Chris­hiS - maar dan 0011, vanwo:i! sy heelbesoaden: roepin&. met hulle walmintier ~'OOilea is Il$ byself. oy dilOIl stoflike 0( rec:udike. 01 ekono­miesc 01 kultuur-iJOlSiale p:bied. Van'n so.lanis ~Ide aa'lKil5bpslx·stun sal in laasIe insunsie nie alk:cnoy mens.......rdtgheid nie. maar inder_<,Iud 0011 oy _like be:itaan as_ gesbpe. sowel u h=bpe.ria die beck! VIIn God. die: Skepper,'CII. aflLang. Vi. die Chri"-e1l io ditvan ~.·belang dal hy die ge.meenskap mel sy "Ilaaste" (wat oak·81 sy oorspr()ltg. ag.ergron.d of sta­tus) m6t. seek, en posi.iefm6t1 vind!

DIe mees voar die hand lill8cndenldodes waarop 'n Iodanige ge­mccnsbp - oar WIlier grense hr:cndan ook al - gcsoc:k un m mot:Iword is (voorIopill alu.ns) deur diedoelbc-..1ISIe ~1Ii van «dcenl'hcde 101 gcn&Lnsuphke aa.nbidding.asook dellr positieM: senclinpksie.

Wal die send;'" betrd wil ek YOOI'­

Iopiz en bLnnc die bestc:k van tuerdiebc:Kn.kre ~ nood-.dia bcknopt:ea"ike! sIego; dil~: dal die ware('1Iris!m lie sendifl&ywer nie beperkdurf bly 101 die blote afstun van,oed m geld nic. en dal dil by diedeumag Chrislenlidmaal V"-n ons p:­vestifle kerke hier Ie Jande onge­lukk.g alhocrncer die gebruik ge·word hel om. a.', ware. hul sending.gewete Ie sus deur 'n periodie:ke fi·nansi~le hydrae Ie maak tot die in.~Iandhouding nn anlptelike in>te]·lings van hul eie besondere kerke op!ieRdlngterrcin.

•HI.ANKL"i

VENAlIoTWOORDE.UK

Wa. betn:f die D(l<Xkaaklikhridvan ~11tede 101 gclllKiWpliL.,unbiddinl: dellr Otri:ol.cne uil .11eker~ppc ~ VIIn aile r1$iC

wil ek my dit ,.,lCxwkKI om tOi soiet .....1 venler Ie pan in hierdie be,sonderc~ en. met vcrwysitllJIII die !levind. hierbo. die vol,gc:Il(k $Iotop.nerkinss Ie waag:

Soos tit die aaak .. _ ...iI, ..Mol '" of... lleilige Skrif, al~nItll. Jl<l,n _ bestaan ..... III OM laadnle .11een 'n gewddige behoefle undie tOIs!anclb"'fIIllng van 'n wert<llbCh.lstttllleesl~~JlSkap oor 111die .k)'nbaar onuitwisbare 1I"'1IIChen n"" manr rus die VtnlnIWOfW_rkliklldtl lor voldoerliag un hiertlleb...orfle ~lerbfll op 01", NlotWn.... juh die be>'OOI'I'tlPe b1aotloeChrislluobro'oIklrog vu Gal lull _ftI "",lop bulle _ 6d1lll1e k ....die .....e too _ ~ kertu:.. SUId-Af..... Hillle is immen die!lev0Clr"'llC$. die begenadigdcs. die•.szerkCn'S-, die uilerurd prim&vera"t-.sc!ikcs: d~ binne:wit K .er",cl dit I! om die inioia,lid Ie neem in die reU: YIJI die handvan licfde na dit WlII dit nod" bet,al ;i dit maar rid omdat bulle die,.sWllkkeres~ is-

Hoewd ons die grmse tussert onsnit hot:f <)p.e hef. e'I ook nie daartOt:~rot:(le: is nie. is OIlS weI, en baieduideiik, dUrloe geroepe om, 66r diegrense h«n en len spyte va" hulle.met mekur unsluiling Ie sock. om.e I>:)u aan brQe oar die kloof Ius·sen on" ()It, werklike ~meemkap.

•.die gcnlCCf\skap van di~ heiliges".met mekaar.e sock,

Die nastrewt van 'n sodania;e po­sil~ ,eeilCliC'''''' nshp sal ortgC­Iwyfdd en on.um)'ddik van ons dieduurste dfr:n cis.

Nie .1leen $11.1 on. OR$ doelbcoto'Usdaar6eur mod bIootstd un .Ilcrleivy:andiJc krilick. aa.nvqtin: en be·s...-.dtkri.. van die kant van hulleWII _Iik 1$ nie-CbristClle m dieaanbiddcrs nn vreemele JOde be·Slempel mot:t word nit: OIlS sal notdie WlIaptuk van KIf_bIootlqa:injtVOOl' oos mintJerbepafde ..mil'llleres~"' 'n aortaal van onsself un MIllegenade nlOCl neem.

Dilly geen twyfel nie dal mi5kien,.,Ifs die n,eerderltcid van ons min·derbcvoorregle nie·hlanke melle·Chrislen~, hul kamma·ondenlcuners

/Y.m>I, ,,, 1Jl<J4q III)

..Gemeenskap as

Christelike IdeaaJfI'~"""" .... ~., 9/

en heimllte unhiuc:rs. in die nomvan 'n lIS- ~elikheid. 1'Klll diegrol>lc mi.'ibnlill: sal mnk, vir buleie ~""fliJc doclcindc:s, ''''n onsungc:bode vrimdsbp en &<" .......,.

"'''''~As dit pn:sic:s "''as wat met Chris-lUll Jdf _ &dJeur. WUrom SOU

6ns juis FSPU' bly?Oil! WUgsluk en die gcvur wat

dit impli5eeT dud om qter me ""Clef.bou van 'n optmle volgrns die e;.;evan on, Christelikc: ~..nlwoorddik.heid en gewele nie. Nic 'n 5kklike:lUI na martdaa.uap durf OIlS dryf·veer _ nie. nlU. die kalmc enrulistie$e wete dat ons 'n opdraghet on, uit Ie voer en dat die uit·vocring van dit Qpd.ag ook allerle!VOn1l!i van vervolaing kan en moetmecbring.

As die pr~s WIlt claar betaal moetword te. wille van ons opregte oor·tuiging 'n ge....eldig hoe is. nil. dit byOIlS slegs om Ie bepaal or die eind­doel wal OIlS wil bereik. die moeilewerd is en of dit prys in elk gevalen len aile kaile betaal mlltt ",l)Id.Duma My dut vir ons geen ande.kalse oor nie en is OIlS bc:slissing 'nl'e1uid eet\voudigc - hoeved ditookal van 0Il$ mag "efl in temlCYI.Il pawonlike $dfopoffering msdfoorp_ un OR$ be$ondere roe·pmg in hierdic verbanO:.

Maar (lI'l$ sdfOilCk.. tcd: mod ~fs

venier $trek en ingu.n up die mut~ OtIS ric: .....:ectlw.. i.v.m. hierdiesaat WIlt .~metl besia is om ondie9lunde r;ewuenssuk vir elte be­tom.mt:rde Otrislcnbu'F in bierdicland Ie word.

tS OIT OSS ERNS?

Lui OtIS onsself 1m dOlle oot inallc: o:ms afvra, voordal om die ge­wigtige tut wal vir ons voorli!, metoortuiging hetiin unptlk: is dil ons~rk1ili:e mill?

VOieI OIlS ons Iledwonge am hier·die gevurlike pad in te sInn omdaldit 'n onvermydelike kon1;Ckwensievan ons persoonlike geloof en OJr;s·telike oorluiging is - of dOien onsdit blool uil eiegeregtige rebelsheidteen die be$taande en skynbaar al.gemeen unvaardeortle, ter wille vanselfverboerlitina: of waller ander

PRO VERITATE

.<elfsugtige motid ooul? Wil OIlSd~ wal ons geroepe vOieI om tedoen, onpg aIle reali~iese 0()I'W(>0

ging> in die IlUm van 'n Olrisldikegodsdiens _I juis u die mecs rea·liSliese van god.sdieo~e beslempeltan -...ord? Wil ons niedalkop grondVIIn 'n domme ideaJ~ ucme 10­taal ptobecr lIi...is Wli vooriopig!iIep DOC oorbrug $lIIR te word nic'!Ell is 0IlII oi!nsltynlik vrome rat VolD

die broedertland No OIlS nic-blanke..naaste~ nic dalk~ on diploma·tlese ,.,ebur~ ..... om tanl, sonJerCRlge egte oor1u~ondammlnic?

Oil SOU natullrlik tou.aJ '/a"'

doemlit wecs. 0... Note ~­1_lNkurle...a nor elk,...-':rCM IleN __ .........1aM.50 dik__ die ~•• " _ .. Mtntnr mi8der beo"m1l&ea.d III dal daarIloel:elwund lftlI toe__ri"ll: _p........ iIId nle u die v"*il~~ VI.. _ •• Chrlsleabuol­kh.g alhoct"llftr I. hi de ek!iklUlli.wilell IIOIl vcrslrllk. Want '. blOleJtrimar tem.,...r my broeder InChri~us k _ullk '. HleW3inggerig lot Iy sin Vlln elewaaldlgheKl,en verniella: dlUlrum outomatieo diebetel<enill VIIn ulge goeie bedoellngswal eI< 1I)ll()Rllik .... leenoor hom

Early in June. I was informed thaiI mi«ht ptlnki~te in this confe­rcoocc" bco::ause your !'boning Com·mitloe had requested JOmCIORC ..'boshould 'C!ilCSUil the ee...mmicalMovmoent at Ihis Consult.ation.

As one ~ the World Council'sSix PT9Imts and probably the one~ these ,ix ..'ho. IS a German. isregarded as free lrom pRjuclice andall nalional or c:onfessional iIdf·inl~, I aCCTpled this invitalionand lOed 10 \cam ~hing aboutyour special oonditions. problems.thoughl~ and pLaRl!. I rea(] the reopons <'If the &umenical Consulta­tion held in May'June of last learat Kitwe, zambia, anti .lso the re­port of your Council <'If ChurdlCs <'IfSouthern Rhooesia antl its Prepa·ralorv Conference on Race Rela­lions: hel,! in Salisbury last Seplem·

"".I had heard previously of the Cot·tesloe Con$lllt.ation in 1960 and its

mag 1d<1Iol'ite." bet, 'n Mens rig nt'n gebaar leenoor ieRlantl wal jy asmindere beskou, lerwy! dil die roe­ping van 'n C1lristen is om homsdfwerI.:!ik IS die m;nste te bed<ou. terwille v:ln Olristus.. in dic verboudingRlct sy broeder in Chril't1lS.

India! OIlS egter. na 110 'n gron.dif:c 5dfondenoek. onssdf DOl!stoeds vierU..1 in die toe tan sta&ren noc stoeds oprea geroepe vodom die opdn.g ...n OIlS Moester Jet­terlik uit te VOCT, best.aan dur virom 1«" ander uitwea nie: dan betdie p>eenSbp u C1lrisldike ideaalvir om 'n oppcrste vennt......,.,.ue·lik.hcid geword. m is dit OtIS lUiom toe le sicn dal dil 110 spoc:digmoonllik ..~klikheid word.

DR. MAR11N NIEM6LLER

00l>5CltIlKfl(lC$, but I only now havebeootll~ aWlire of the beIovy "'-dand vave responsibility weighingon tllat pan ~ Olristianity to which)'OU. with )'OUr respective d1urcbcs.here belong. I doubted. and still do,...-bether I 1m the right penon togive the opening addrus: to give youany help in lhese UI'JlUlI emugu'­cies Ind deci$ions wbidl you flCC­BUI now YOIl _ and I - are infor ill

In spite cI all the information Ireceived. I cannot give you adviceas to how they should be accom·plished. This ;5 your lask. I mustconfine myself to uplaining. as bestI <:.an. why and with what aim. howand by what means.. Clori.tia .... andehurches oughl 10 recognise, judgeand taekle the deficiencies of humanrelations in order that they may be­come what, acoording to Gnd's willand ordinance, lhey ought to be--

URGE""" APPEAL

The whok wortd boo- - andwe all mow - how _ aDd bownelr 10 breaking poinl tauDan fda­lions _ especially belwem blackand ....hile _ have beI.:ome. A laMand really sincere effort to reinthis tension is overdue before it maybe 100 lale. Even now, nobody canguaranlee that it is nOl already tooIale. If il is. or if the moment comes...heft it is 100 late, then the Chri$­til... and churdlcs here. and all theworid over. wiD have to faee a sitlla.tion ...hid! I and Ill)' rel ......-Otri$­tians - praaicaUy all the chllrcbesin Illy German borne country _ hadto encounter in a compal'llbl<: pre­dicament after the war in 1945.

The catastrophe had occurred. 60million people - human beings ­had died. had heen killed. Hatredhad developed and grown inlO a furyol retaliation and ~geance. Life_1Cd no ~r worthwhile. Whathad become ol human relations ­what was Idt' Hc:Rl was the ori&inol ...hatlater bcame knovon as-rlleS1uttprt Declaration-. a documentdrafted_ alUpled and publidxd by1"0 Council of the Eftll&dicalCbu~h in Germany. the hig.hesl re­praenlalive body in thaie days ofthe whole of German prote$l.anlislll.and therein we confessed and staled:"We aCCUse ourselves 01 no! havingconfessed more courageously. of nOihaving believed more firmly. ol no!havi", prayed more earnestly. ol no!havi", loved more ardently!-

nIt; R£SI'ONSIBIUTV OFmE CHUMCH

I know that you here in Rhodesia- and in a aood many churchesin OIher parU of the work! - arestruggling alona with the samePfoolem: Have we. as Christians.and have oor ehu~hes as Christianoomn,unitie:s. a wre '" ...., bp'"pNI amulNl lIS, are _ responsiblefor what dC'VClops theTe - DOt asour own work. but as that ol poIi­lical. economic. cultural aDd socidyJ:l'OIlp$. al¢lIcies and uthorilies:have we in any _y 10 care for theiractions and omissions'!

The problem is very ok! ~ eversince the fourth cenlury. Christianitylias tried to keep Ouist out of alllhese departmenls of human life. andto limit him to the merely "reli·gious" pIIrt rJ. it. In a way this wasthe consequence rJ. the amtngerrtenl

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which in lhale days was made be­t_ State and Church. bet._Caeser and the Patria.rch rJ. theWest; we called it "'!be alliance oflhrone and alUlrM

• i.e. oltlle ICQllarand the spiritual pawn. BUI thiswas. and amounted to. a falal denialol Christ Jesus being "Lord of all"and of hil claim: "All authoril)' inheaven and on earth has heen gIvento me," The: Christian Church owesthis witness no! only to the singlehuman person. but 10 aU sroups.a$Cncics and authorities which other­WJSC win bue their secular work.be it rJ. political ecoDolllie. culturalor social characttt. on their ownabililY only. We have 10 remindlhem t1u.t lheir independence is notabsolute, lIS they .....y imagine, butrestricted by lhe authority of some·body else and by their own duty toaccount for Iheir acts and behaviour,We Chrislians cannot rid ourselves01 this prophetic charge, nor can ourchu~bes _ tile Christian commu·nities _ for we _"e the ppd ofChrist JestIli '"to the wbole era.tion-.All earthly power and autborily isrel.ative. tkpendent on the approvalof the ~Lord ol all~.

GUILT

In 1945. wben (suggested to OurGerman church leaders this confes.­sion of guilt at their first meetingafter the war. Tdid 10 under Ihe con·straint rJ. a nightmare dream thathad haunted me after my retumfrom concentration camp for IWOlDOIItbL In this dream a voice sound­ed fl1'XD a blinding br;,ht doud:"Have you anything 10 say for )"(JUrexcuse?- I was Ibo::sI tmiblyfrightened when I beard the answer:"Ves. nobody has ever told me thegospel!" It wal the voicc of Hitler.and I awoke with horror. knowingthat the next question would be:"Why didn't you tell him insteadol quarrelling .... ith him for a whofehour'?- E"a- Iiaooe I 1uI.'e ........tIuIl III God'I ; "'__1 lhe pi. 01dle ebIordl fa.- .... lui" ';'Hillier's .,. _y lie .a-rM piJl ol Hitlel' ; for webow ""hat was riglx but bad keplsilent without bearina witnc:ss toGod', truth as revealed in QuwJesus. The Church Ql1Il(Ill.nd muS!nOl limit hel'$C1f to the so-called"religious spheres." The «ho. whichthe StuUprt Declaration calledforth. was remarkable: nobody daredto question the adequacy of the slate-

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nlCPl. but a c:onsidoerable tMImber' ofother Oturches admitted that thiseonfes»otl OIIgblto be tbcil'li as 'fI'Iill:they also had DOl cam! for ..hatbad happened outside the purdy"reliJiou:s sphere-. and now theybecame aware of their f.ilure andthe necessity to repenl and to re­Ihink their Christian calling .ndmission.

Before starting with OIlr work onhuman relations. we had beller tryto make sure that this wboIe prob­lem - wbicb ~inly is far morethan a Ql.Ilrdt I?"obkm - is reallyentilled 10 our lDt~ and respon.sible co-operation. It ill, irKIea1!

Fine. tilt CIollrdl .. ... pri""er-rt)" ... tDd III it". boot .. '-y"t.kaI bs 10 '11'11 a "'ite ....Ulllmb!«u_ romrlIisIIolt of a .m­v"",,1 charader, I.e. to bring. "­lage to all mAnkind. Therefore weChristians cannOl live in a socialgroup 01 our own. but have 10 dealCl)Rstantly with otllcrs. and we can·not avoid pr:aetising human rela.lloas alJlClng and wilh non-Otris­tians.

Sero.dJy, OlriIliaotlty .. Nt "­r;p:.~. II Is _ .. a ..d'O"q>OtSlQ ....... 1M ou lldiag IIriol:cebel_ doe .._ -.I tMdelly CIII be ~nocttd and .There is no such bridJC. there i. nohuman soul with a dIrect access toGod. and such a direct connectionremains unattainable. There h: Inindirect approach: God meets withman through the flU'OII 01 J"SUS ofNnamh wbe claims thai "no manenmeth tmlo the Father bul by me!~

He con:stitlltes a hu.....n relationwillt us. and a.sserta that this is the<:IIIe and ltve fdationship witb God:"He "'00 bas seen me has sem liteFather.- But this relation wilh Godis inseparably connected with ourI'(:lation to the human fellow·he;n.- the "neigbbour". "Inasmuehas you have done it to one ol theleast olthese. you have done it unton1O:1" The connection with tlteFather through Jesus can live onlylIS a human relation. and this "ale­mall is not limited and restrieted toa Otriltian rellowship. We canDOldloose and selec:t our Mneip,bbour".i.e. _ caMot by OIIr own dloicealld do:o;Uion exclude anybody andthus refuse that human relation in....hieh Jesus wanll us to recogniseh;m lind to serve him. and therebyin him to see the Father and withhim to come to the Father. Thil

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"Christian and Human

Relations in Rhodesia/c....'i'..utll""" 1"'6< III

.uktII II dear lilal ... __ try10 ...oId. or 10 -..pe f..- .........."~i ... _ &..e ootlJIwlthem for !left God w:lUIQ UI 10...... him In Jems Christ. OUr Lonland Saviour, and be ..ho Idtnllflt'Sblmsdf ..kll lhe ...,ighbou. '1'1to-to ....r brotJlniy lIu.... IOlida­rify_ ludm.

In gmet'1Il HUlT\IIn RdalionsIl:pl'CSalU • tplu;ne " ...,emfor all C1lNlianity and they claimpriority for good reasons. In God'splan. lhe hunlan being was Cr<:aledand made II fellow-being who shooIdbe. "hcl~r lit for~ his fdlow. Hu­ll\Iln rdalionship was inlended 10 be• bIessin&- btU God'.~ WI.Sperverted ;nlo man'. C\lrx ap'n andapin. AI Iul people llavc becomelim! and dirrodau. weary and des­pondent "harrassed and helpless. likesheep without a shepherd:' Here wearc bc'na allied upon. we ChriSiians.we Ibc C1lu.mes: Myou give lhemtome:thilll 10 eat.- We have fromOur Lord what is needed. loaves andflS/l. aDd we know how his ;llSlroo­lions~ the way. and how hisunselfish love for us makes us fol­low him. "Thou shall love the LordIhy God with all thy Iw:a.rt and lhyneighbour IS thyself.- Tbc:5e twocommandrnmu ClIllIlOI be sepltaled- they arC in~pll~~ In fulfillll11:lhem both. JfSUS _ and he isnothing dse btll kwe 10 his F;uherand 10 his brothers _ is truly ge­nuinely human, the Son of Man( andby following hinl and walking in hisfootsleps and living in his cornpany.." are really human, as God wanlSbi$ human crealUres 10 be and 10Jive. If _b'! _ slrtll. faI vldim!l10 ....mully eve. If _ 1ft RMJII(

~ people. T1lftTfore, _Chrbtlans. _ tile Chu",,1oeI are _.poMible fur OUr leUoW!! "'''''revertilelr ""maolty Is briltg qllftlioMdor IIlraINN. We have to proclaim.to maintain. and~whom needcd-tor$Orc and 10 msure lheir humandiptily which through JCSIR, and inhim. God has allribuled 10 lhem Uwell as to us,

l>lCNrrY AND FREEOO~1

Oignity_ III OlrisliartS ""to knowhow valLtlble. how precious, evuyhul1Wl mill is 10 the Fad>eT. He

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paid for cadt one of uS the fullprice by giving his only Son. therebybestowing upon his human etelturesIhe highe:;1 and absolute value. whichhe gnont. 10 nO/hing elJ;e n<)t' to any.one elJ;e in his "'hole crealion, Godclaims man ~ C'IH:rJ human being- as his dtild. For him, for God,thi:oo creature is not just one productamong others and simpfy the mostvaluable one for whom he lias paidthe higllesl and absolute price:, Godhonou~ man - his child _ as apenon and allows him, lind even,,;anlS hin., 10 be himsdf. 10 live on"'is _n m;ponsibilily to be free.Human dignily is not only one llllIJ\'s""'ue bul it is also his flftdom. ToIoye one's neighbour, tllemore.meanS for us Ihat we regard him asour brother, as our comnloo Father'sbeloved ("'ild. juj,! as we are OUr­Jdves. lind it means lhal we do nOlallow (lIS far 15 we can help ill "'im10 be lrated lind regarded 15 11etalUft: of minor value or wilh lessf~om IIlan lInyd.lhe rest d. God'~children enjoy. Certainly chikJrenare differenl and diffcrence< willconl'nue. But in the 03.me familythe dignilv of all childrm ~ lindnlUS! be. alike. lltcir VlIlue and lheirfreedom is lhe same. it is eq\llli andmust be equal. If 001, the familywilt go to pieoes.

COO'S .'AI\IILV

Mankind will have to become 11

flmily, one family. if mankind "nlSto carry on and 10 live. So lhen,.as 10 hIlman ~Iions in diff<:renlpilrts 0( tile ,,~Id, tile quationarises w"'ether Ihis basic problemcan be solved, and if solved, howbc:!.I we lIlay contri""'le ali Christian<and as Ch,istilln Oturdles. If humanrellliiom. for illlUnoe Ilere in Rho­desia have rome near 10 brakingpoint, lhom no lime should be .....

Our Christian msponsibilily is ob­v'ou~ and e~tremely important; foras far as I Can see there is no otherperson than Jesus OriS!, who ,;bowsthe ""y and "'110 i, lhe way, andwllo teacltes us how to arrange hu·man ~tions so thai they comenean:r to ..ital God wants them tobe. The churches. lhef'eforc. $houldjoin their Ilands together to this end,and show lhe workJ of mankind thaiwe really want to live wilh OIIrfellow children IS ''God's family",Ma)'be tile resull will be thai we wit.lIaS to secular powers and wordlyaUlhorities showing tbent that in po.

litic$, in economic$, and in Jociety.lhere is no betler "ylO live to(lCtherin one I>ouse Ihan to ask Jesus what10 do, To try to follow lite WlIywhich he so earnestly recofl1mend~in !he sermon on lhe r1lO\IlIt; theway 001 01 1'O"''Cr, btll of liCl'Vice.noI of Mlperiority. but d. ~idarity,

IMll: d. mig"'l bul d. our Lord', sPiril.Lool::ina 10 him, we shall nOl be

templed to resort to violence in orderto JlIII our wishes and desiru intoeffect by force, but we shall takelhe: road d. dialogue 10 di$c:Qverarb-....:J$ 10 our problems. And ",homwe follow ,he Lord of air, ..'110 is'"the fil'$lbom lInlClni many breth­ren P

, !hen. by God', mercy andgrace. our problems d. human ,."Ia·tions may cease to lie a terrifying

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k1ur cbt ., _ vrnllh,OOidtlil< Is~Ir IIIftIlIIf;t n Jluilp&IIIIe .... illenige ...... lIr1ikel ~an bierdk bIadnAt)'n III dk itIleld\llgsllrlikfll en

rHllkalonrle vCfklll,ings nie.

PRO VERITATEVenlry. elke .sole "". <fie and

Korr. _ ,

All. b<iew••;, die rod.k.ie to di..dmini.tr.,ie Un'l'""bu. 48t, Jo/I.nn..bu'll

R.............. _ ....."Os. /l. W. H.brlparn,Do. E. ~: lb... ba....Do. A. L. Waaobr,Do. J. E. Woullk<.Un., J. Clltlr.hor~.0.. R Orr,Prof, dr. A. yon S.lm•.

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tl:...t.ok_,Do. Co F B. N.....f.

1"."",-.eW,Rrpttblirk nn Said-Afrika. S.W.A,<Ii. Rhode.in en rrot.k'<w.tr:11I1 ~. ;a..r OOOToi'brl>.lhur.Oon•• : RI.st p.r iut YOOru;lbe".I_1>.00<,

Tj,ol,••• P<N-d... n.o." uiIMm.......... UD ~Pro Vcrito'." {£AI_,JBpk.. Pos"". 48', J""••nrsbu....0.""", _._.. _ ........._,_, fI....-.-- lL __Pie.J_ .....

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DIE KERK BUITE SUID,AFRIKAOlE VNn: UNIVERSITEIT EN MARTIN 1.l1nU;R KING PROF. B. B- KECT

R.ondon) die pcrsoon van Dr.Martin Luther Kin!! word daar so­veel gcrugte vcrspre, en saved val$coonJde gevel. l;C1f$ dal hy 'n Kom·munis is often n,inslt hom in hulle,esdsbp bc: ..u::g. die die vru, alOOl"'lun hc1 01 OIlS in Suid·Afrib10 l)nvol__ is cial un suiteprut~ gdoof &dq word. [)it van0ft5 _I ITII:t sy p::skriflc keMis ~.

malt h<t _ ek dink nou veral unsy ullIJ)'pendc bulMkl prete:StI'!"lt1h to UlU, !Illl -'- hoe omhierdic verdagmatillite bejci'n. Die:tragroie is dal die g<'lUicni, van 'nIIllln WIll onder die n~jlibte om·~ndillhede 00ll lit)\! as Ol,;slenwil opt...... selrs dell. I:.CTklike 1ia­pille verootdeel en af~ wordISllk:al afkeurinpwurdi&- Onblnpis 'n erqn.ad Ull hom dell, die

Vryc Universitrit. Amsterdam. lor.·gckm.. en in "n onbelonne oomblikhe! die KalIN' Sinodc dil nodiC &e­yind om "n n>CllIic: va" afkeurina opdie ad= ""n die Univen;ileit aanIe neem. Oil sal van belallg W<:eS omIe verneem hoe van onvt:magleGcreforn,eerde kant OOr die onder.hawige cerbcw)'1 /lcdink word.

Prof. Herman Riddetboli van dieTeologicoc Hoo!!!rsl::ool. Kampen. wyin Gtnformeer4e Weetblad van 2SOklobcr bcsondere &andlg &an dievierinc van die 17e Iuslrum. cI Iewei die 8S!l:e vcrjunda~ van dieVrye Universilcil. Die hoogtqlUnlbel vir hom llCkom by die SlMle·I::oms in die Konscrlp:bou. Wlar inlocnwoonli.s:hcid H.M, die Koninlin.Uil die hande van _ hoogkraars dieercdoklorsgraad aan scs penonc...wcer1J uilslaande verdien'le" vcr·Ioen is. Onder die lIeS hct die beken·de name van Prins Bernhard enManin Lulhcr Kinj; voorgcl::om.Oor dit 1"'N'l'e insondcrheid skl)iProf. Ridderbos (ek bal hormd(&Ill die ....xwd):

Vln bcpaaldc bnl .. dlar IlOlal kriln goc(en OIl die kcuse WlIdie VI)'(' Univen'leil ~oo:n hd. enmet lllme daarhy die JC"'lllle vanPrins Bernhard en Dr. King !lcvraaS'leken he!. Hierdie krilie\; het dansocsiaal gegaan O()f die feit dal 'nGcrel'orn'eertle Unicvrsileil un per.liOnC w:1It nie a.S venccnWOOJdi~

"an die bcs,nscls ..........oor die Uni.,"Cl'Si'cil man. gaS word nic. 'n ere·

dokloraal aanbied. Die vraag is eg·let, of die Un;vetllileil hom lot IU lkcsmoel bcpcrl.: en 01 dil nie ook die­pc un en mag eer nie wie SoC werkof opIrNc in oorccnste.Ilmin, is melWlI die Univcrsileil '/OOI'WIan. OalPriM Bernhard in to 'n bdcr nie""" pIS nic. 1)'1:: vir Illy bcsondeJvreemd. WIlier vOOfSldling mukSOIllIll'8C' mcnsc: hulk van gcrcfor­mcerde bqin~ 15 hulk vinci daldie opIrtde van Prins Bernhard innuionale en intcmasionale vcrbolnduit die gc.~iBsllUnt van die VryeUniversileil geen lof sou verdien nk?MellS sou wil vra: wal IIlOCI hy nagmeer docn om LS PriM van die Ne·derlande die agling en dank ook van'n inSidlinc iOOli die Vrye Univcrsi­leil te ontvlTII? Was ....I die PriMin sy rtde voc:qeSlun bet nie in aUeapsigte ,n QOI"eCn5temmiTII mel \0;11die Vryc Ullivcnitcil krartms Sf be­Kinsels \/OOfSIJIan of allallS _vOOfSlun llie? EI:: tall dit n>CnSoCmoei.il:: ~rstaan Wit publick hulSlem hierletn verhcf het. en die on­derskcidingsvermoe van die gerdar­meerde volk moel ~prys word dalhy vir hierd,e hiliek blykbalr wei·ni~ bcbniSlelling. gehad he!.

Inlercs'Slll'er vir my bes.cf isdie pal vall Dr. Killl. SvJlryd vir 'n ,eg.eld,. SIlkvind bv 01\5 dicpc weerklank.en hicrdie Cf'cdokI()llUOI U ertennin~

daarvall. Iyk vi. my daalOlll in voir.:OOitcllsl.emmill.'l mel die diepsle 00l!:­merke Vln die Vryc Ullivcrsilcil ron..I nlCll' hon, nic moel eksaminecrin die ,;:crel'ormetrde bejlin!iels nie.'n Ander !IIl.k is dat die manierwa.rop Dr. Kin~ en sy men!ie hicr·die stryd vou. die wq: Vln @.eweld­Ios~ rcwoIusie. altans van OIIgdloor·..alllhcid Un beslaande wdte ~

Die bceld van Dr. Kin.l is nie ditvall ecwddlose draer va" die llIIrrtnic. maar dio' vall die ui'dl~

(hocweI aeweldJose) oortlllder va..die (onlh:.e,diRc) _. Oil isdaaromdal nW'f Mnl\! in Amcrika. ilOOS di,my <dllyl:: he!. ""Ie wal die _Ie­lOO'Jleid van die N~rs in die sui­de1ike stale Irn ,lerksle .fkellr. to\!v,..,~n,d oJ)hl:: a" die lJII;ve""leilwa1 '" 110I' mel die anti-Re......lll,io­n~ Panv vetbondc is un hienl'"Vi'rm VMn ~usic sy >C&l •...., enuit .elrs met die hoogsIe e<.>r betlOOll.

En dan word gcvra 0( die gtOOljuriSle wal hier op die voorgcsloellevan die Konsengebou SCSil hct. ashulk Dr. Kin,g in Amerila volgcnsdie gcklige _Ie sou mod oordcd.hom dan nic IS _.oomedcr soumoet , ........d.:ef nic.

In xkcrc UII _s dit jammer dalhicnlie aspct vall die opIrede vallDr. Man;1I Luther King. KIlV\lr ekkon ...a.......... by die ptOlDOllicgOCll aanodal gekry hc1 nie_ Dr, K;I\Igun self uilvQC.ig op hierdie vllalin in sy geskrif: Why we call'1 _II.hoc hy lerwyl hy self so gcesdrifligvra om die welllge na!ew,"S van dieuilspllak van die Ame.ibanseHooggercg<;hof (1954) wal scgrep.sic ill die publiel::e skole en elden.buile dic _ gc:stel heL 1000lilCIf melsy ItlCI\SoC tdUna bcmd .. om vanhulk kant bcpaaklc ..."dle Ie 001·,=

Oil sou ;nleressant FWtcS bet asby hienlic promosie d.w.s. op _en·sbplike gebied en vln die standpunlvan die Universitcil ook hierdie as­~k oorweeg was en duidelik ge·muk is waarom dil vir die VryeUniversilcil kraglens sy le,..,(ormcer­de be&insds gccn beIlwaar oplcwer1Iic. ecrdcr 'n rtde aewecs bet on,hom sy hoogste eer waard;JI: Ie keur.Dan bn ook dic evaIIgdie in dieopIrtde van Dr, King. wurvan tansnld 'n sekerevaMd(~ se·",*g F"'Iak word. mlSkien w:lit III·der p:karal::terisecr p"Ofd het: dan""" col; die .aanda""e lod>oorderby hierdie plcgtiJhcid 'lie ..11CC11 be­veslig wees in sy simpalie vir hierdiebc.;;oruJcre en mocdige man nie. maarook 'n ve.helderde insig ontvang heldat welwcrbrel::ill, lcr wille van diereg 001< binnc .he k.ader van dieprim.ipifk en "'CICI\wplikc beo<Jr.dclil'lll: op crkenning ~ kan hi, enook dcur'n gerrloou"....de UII1veN.lei! met die hoopl:e tcf" ICCklOOllbll word. Oil egler nic: by wyse vallkriliel:: nic. rnaar Vln 'n posilicf J:e­rille bclallgS!ellill.l ill die v=.k)"ingvan dr. King op die podium ..... 11 dieVrve Univcrsileil.Or;gen~n dit geld nie all«n die

keuSoC van die ere.Jl1<lmoveooi nie­'" d,l duidc1ik dat die Vr~ Univer·sileit bcsig 's om sy belanplellill@en ill"locd5fcer Ie '·erlJrc>o:d. OIl,

(Y~, 0' 61M>? UJ

LETTERS I BRIEWE

..mE KERK BUlTE

SUID-AFRIKA

(J',....,q _ -., 11J

wonJ Idkens durun hcrinner daldr. Kuyper by die It;gling van dieUniveniteit self ook 'n broer krillgop die OOK gehad bel. en d~l lIydurvall .Igesicn het «rs toe hybuile die gerdormeenle gesiootegeen ,(eull vir S'J denkbeclde gellirldhct nie. Wa' prc:sies die strekkingvan hiertlie betOOK mig w«:s. soudil in aile geval V<rlIlydtnd woes '""die diqlsle moliewe _I tOl die 51ig.til'll van die Univa'sitcit gelei bet.bflgSllmailand mcu erkenning souvilld by hulle wal bulle vir 'II lang1)'lI .fsydil~ bet. As OIlS Id

DR. DE VILUERS QUESTIONEDABOUT ARTICLE ON

HUMAN RIGHTS

Dear Si••h __ lO me tho. ir (wloa. I "Cry

"""'" _btl Dr. W. Bn.o"'o, Do Vdlien(N_be<, '96S)"'" j,~ in P"""... obIl "-."....... """" mo.......n.~ i.-....... 101O llIout _ply olopn .-.... tMn M aloo e. " in ax>-r....,;",: Iho _( • n of :to-.he> _.w. R_I ~ ; __y. l!ooa.Cllrillian'" M ..--' y ......-- _.........''''*' 111 opiril io _t......nNe10 .y.....y. _ the IaIIC1" .lways dn..i" ,....r~ f............ toct. T .... Cllriotiano.... .....,. 10 bo oIa_1 1'1roey k_ it. and.... lilllo. lor. in lbeir eyeo••hi> brieflif. <OIInll ror nothinc.~ l"T"'- Sori,1 C"'".rl". 800k IV. dlll'l.r VII).

But ....ybo I h.... nol Wld...,oocI Dr.0.. Villie..; .." nther I,,"n .ri,ici... hil"'IU,,*,I ... flirly, may I bo ,,"mlilled 10uk him _ q........."(II MIumin, thol 1M descriplion of

."..., mao'l (desn_1l <ondi.ion"" _ t .......... 1. io. !rue ......how .. Dr. Do Villion' ·fy (10)"'dis _Ie n.m die \otibrlril clio--.......~ .... 'Mbaf ..._ '*" od a.riIldik. bbol inStoid-Afrib' ODd tho 'paleDoo "",","fieAt"'""" 'e· _ .- he...ron IS "f~ik ... .......,.nli.·<pare Ill, c:oIumn II, ·""-unlit< ...itKlc.....d m .-.rdi...k</*I....... 'nio.", _Ii~e bojo........_ ........,~. I~.I'I"I.· <.... 10.""lumn 2)7

(!J If Ih. '..tOlios< O<l"""" Arm-Mi.·lios< .1.1.' hI" n<> /11$1 el.;.... on·be!.~..file .n oorlO·•••nd Chri".lil:.bl,nk«k>m in Suid·Arri~.' bccau><'niomand h•• on;J' ....!"Uk op "'"behal_ God nio!·.'hcol _"'I rx;r,/yI. God do;", 10 ... ,...., b<Mh iMiileand ooLai60 Soulh Arrie:o ,,,,",, .tic:

PRO VERITATE

up die&ene Will in die bdcr van '"fcesvicring soos dil! ...... OIlS l.ans be­led hec. op die vOiHl'und Jdree lin.dIon is "n kcnlering OIImi>bur in 'nont,,';kkclilll • .,,1 in die Ioekoom dieV~ Univcnitcit '" ""I ",imer plekin die Nederlandse samdewing unbeIorg n wal hy blykt'llS sy Iusl:ejubileum YC~ het. Elkem waldie saak Vln die VrJlc Univcrsitcitvan harte on<!crsleun en horn in .ykraglige groci vcrheu~ het sal hier.(Jic onlwikkcling tocJuig sol.lIk asdie Vrye Universitcit lcrsdfdcnydbewu.s SlII b1y van _I in 5)' 50YceJmccr be:oikcie vcrkde die eintlitedryfvea' en mete was. WIll vir homdie wee van hierdie (lnlplooiing~bun ho:t en in die "de univcniU'I'l::wtrcld 101: SO 'n unieke vcntyninggemuk ho:t.

modc·.~._I.·· "bllin. for •.-.ample,'ho "four !>a.oic freedon>.~

(l) l)oa lho po"oibiliW ,,, love ",hero"""" "" ir' includ. the pon,;.bility '0 <loim for o'he" , ..."....u....bly. cllim for ound,,,,, ....:/", cum", r~ of ,peech,r-..., of rahip. f_ r"""......1 .nd f rown r...r7 or.......w it be r of _fT_10 00-. De Villie.. il" I ..... "- pow<>"...., die ..... 10 wKhdn.. I_f , r. ;-,. f...... ~?

roo _ 4 ., ........ <OKIldbe tuI.- _II<> bo Ihe_irnponant ""'" I ut than. tool be-ta.... I '0 ...t ••hi <tirr""", r",Dr. Do Villie... bul beea he ..... bold""""tb ,,, 1oI::klo • TJn>bltm ..hich ",""y(if tooI..--oj'" \tI"'ho prof....lIqionce10 Jeou. of NIIIJ<th "'" ""rinkin. - II'"I ri'k of d"'II"O)'in:1 ,be i"l<.rity 01 11.1.r",r...iOfl, I hol'" hi, hold"... mlY III..." "'ve Ihl ......nl of • 'ho",u.h di.·<uOlior! of I cruci.l imw: Ind I ""'k for­"''1nl '0 his reply.

You...inoom)"•1lIO!>fAS DIOYtolUS.

DR. DE VJLLlERS REPUES:n.-. Diof}__ iodeerI ...

"'" ........t'*'<>d So far f...........-. 10 defend boIsler I!le &0-........r MriPt>~.f I} IboiT ...boo......... oIa.-a. I .U".bd tuI .- of 1110otl1Iny f_ of ........ .ynn.y: .halof .'he • .--!y "!'" po""'·h....'ry ptOk-­tII""n rno......1ldI _101 ." ,mpose il>bill<'l.d will upon III .nd ,undry .lm ....,Ioly "" tho ",,,,,,.,h of ,h. IIoUo 10-••" "r "humo" ridl"w inltud of upon",.lIy "lid ,,,,u,,d•.

Th. or...,ifi< .nd hinJ 4uell,io,,""",. do indeed. ho..ove, t>ne • bi'<'f. _,... lond ....ny Other I<Il'<ho..Irt lru'h ..,d jl...icz "o"C bec'I I ........11 1. TIll. i> ""~ I .bo intend

TELEURGF.S'T£L OORARllKEI,

c:.,.. Iledobi<.MOl ~linl hot .k dic .rtikel

""" .. hliao ...... ~bo'l ;" u 1liI·p_ ...n U m--. '!/l5f "" F.J: lriIMy clio,. I<loe<tral<IIiq .ilIponI: die................yoy~',wt diealf'Melite 1-"'-' El mod _...w.wTit 10,- ..e <lo' et. _ die on..IOIib 1"";_ aim of -...-lid ;a ..... om die """"' ><de dol:doo' _ heehro.l onbea __~ w;,"'Y 16. Oil """'" ...... nie nio <lol.k ""n ......i... io dol ond 110 """tIIn·di.hode on. "","",iok dou, li.ftle .... nfMOt """rd. Prof. W'lorink hoe! dil "" .Ion.' in ·n Irtik.l .l!:"'Ge'" ..die ..,biedvir di. ""r>"""li~h.,d'. _.

Oil ""'breek ..... h••I,.",.l in <11.orti~'" ~.n do. Von L~"",bt'l. 0" 'nhofti W}'" kl;'" hy d,. ne_ n do.N in ........ r middel von 'm ., ~~p1,l.< ,..,knn ...... N ''''m ."",,",,-

PRO VERITATI!:

dieM ....n dl. He..,. Die ..,... waarop byql<:r II;onlio ..t. blon_. boI, n oodonia<la, die In!!i,.," alieno maar in'f .~_.P''''n: ...

~. Vi, die Illi~.l wil lIit ~omtom aM>!ck Van Loae_bc" -'-In.. pIKxw•.....""'""" ..... die btt'it. Y'Otpd..iDpbepkil. Vii die boolaa..... iJ dit wd ...,).._ aan,a-. lI;"nlie Fda... '-nin ._,dot•• N.Q.-kriqo, _ bII bl)-kuOt. .... m, --.. dib.,. _ ...."""';''IIb.. tt.i.. _ bo(",ku.. "" .. IMl­.......up >'all dioo I.........L Ia hiordOe..,t ... _ _ FW)'I _ op cIit~ tell -.t~ .... ok ~_•.... .-. "rut nJI oM tntlib wtp­..... -..- ..

Dioo wruc '"' opt..... ie: Ioet _tntlitc Yftt IOC .. '.0 d",.ample 06 ... "" ." thll ...-.I .. on1>00 .....~ n>er>i". .....die "'_ ... .lie II • ~ Tq\C~ lOU .. _' .. ontaaRI ... lOt'to .....fIui~ ... yddo lJCbnik """ 4ieN_ non die H tcwonI 0;'1

Wi die ri.. nn .... V... LoJ·_lot" lib llrooni". '"dio N.O. tnt lot opttlborin. plom. nldio! .an .....ndin. in die kn\~b >l0l'en dio _Itlit. OP&Iui'itI•••" ric lor!·lib hcolaan. Die tort hot inlrcwcn 1<­....,'11 ... 'Y ""IOn. nl bat....., hy son­01....lnidde..-I ni'_f. nic rutpcnoi•. Dour di. "JlIrtdo nn die 1"";\lIn'he' hy """U.r ",.tnt, En m•• dil"~'0' heil VOn ka,k en .olk. n..mlik dourdie ni' p von die "'urn en di..... vondie II On .11. I.....n".mln. en ".ur0....1. dui",li. die ,10 'pr«. dio HERE'10 lUI I>oor. N..mli.: 101 bcboud, 66kvan dio l«lt van dio Inot;luu!, ... <fitinderd..d nodi. blyk to we<$.

Afoluilmd 'n _rei van kritiol un~Oriol.liko In,~I''''',I. die Y<><nIo,,;~

a.l_rd van clio -tabie va. PIOVEIITA1"£ tom in dio OklOlso< 1965­iii...... die ."......... ain _r: .0;.Orioselib 1."'NuI ..1 ""'" 'Oir nib........ nib -.-~ ..''''' CIui>­Idila t'"'-it .;..' In ... vorloand-.rel<>ok n....,.. na clio "'~h.iorio,," En..... \1\'.... clio o.rioIlc:tito koillOn;'....... in die tM k. >in<I clu.rioosy _ daa .......... Dio 1>01 ••, ..-.- Itdaft ooll ,t." , die ted.Ell ""* eN ton .... boI du.r .,.., '.o.rioIdil" toiftonia 1"!'" "I'fl'l. __ ....I;n .. die l.-inns< .ole, J .d Ol' ___ wi! pan. Il<tl "" ioo 'n .......lSn.....·l ton _ .... "'d!ir Un ".."" ~iotcl. punt va.'" .. lnotitullt du"doiilhoiol ... U~,h<ticl l.,..

os. M, KUIP:ER.Lioodlol..rnat lS.

SUol"..",.{Op eN tritiek va. ch. K";p<tl' -. dM:

C!sm..tiu l...itwt. .. r 00 'n ...... l)'d­..in in PRO V1!RITATl'. __-.d. _ l"IMKSIl!k

G"I'O R«1ak,i.,In v.rb,.d ...1d" ,kry_ ""n ..Inb.i·

.i.i<sI'lolf.~· in u "it...... v.n IS No­,'ombe, 1965... il .k .r",. sou. voll.n(woord:

1, E.r".," 11<1 ok prof pot, ..... ""...oin. ,"n Liber",li,o,o "vor"" d",o"J'""n"om On,dOl di' I"" ...in,.. ·n ,",'oIl"",o

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"00 UNTO 0111ERS"000, Si.,

Tho world i, cool>minalod ..ilh , di·........hkh, if not eu~ in time:. willmoan lho d..I""""'n of m,nkind. The.~mptom, <OIIld be dO$Cnbed by thoword••",'hy, ..lfi,hn-. f..., ""I>-born ,Iul'ld;ty. un;u.tifiod <leoir< forpo , and - 'O'(Int of all - iJOO".....,nd ddib<nla !>lind...... at lho f.... that011 over Ibe world on< <2JI find. in ...hat......,ld boo doe ...... t ~ at 1>oob,ilIe .......ty~ can '" that conta·&i<MI< diwa.., """ that io "Do ",,10--.n- WO<do !>rouaht inoo action d....... 1lU" and po..... 01 ....t C"OS7 ~tile io • pol...t noodio:i.... .........­by .- ~_: th<", io ... riP'~ chIl.... ISO r.- wi_t em....Ill....1100 __._ ......... _....mo. Loc "''' _. Illio wry ......-... 10 Ii fIoIl alIoOlIioa 10 .... auc,.. that _ can look I_rei 10 • yeartlw .-ill _tia... 10 &in ... otmlI'I' .......k. on Ihooa 1)11I"" _ ...-.stho- _rid m.o • ha..... ...nbr of Goc!"......-V",," .........Iy.

MRS, CO.IUE VAN DElo1IlOS.,-LE1TER Of' TI'''''..-s FRO~f

TIlE MOULDERSTba R.... J....... E. Moulde' .riteo

lrom o.rord:"Shi,Io-y, ClIO", and I wiob 10 lhank

<ad! one of yOU 10. ~OU. JCOO,osity .ndkjndnclO to 110. Without )'Our help itwould noc ha.', bocn poooi!>10 for u. to<OnK '0 Odorcl - o<;Jrncibin ...... ha.'o""'nleJ [0 <k> for. Ion. ,imo .nd "kioh,W<l 001"<, will «Iuip u, mo", .dO<l""tol~

f"r OUf work In Soulh Afnu, The I"'"of our Lord, Soo... ba with yOU .11. And,""" .pin _ ,hank you ve'l" much fo,)"0"' ~.""""" ~f1 •.•

" PRO VERITATE

REQUEST TO DR J. D. VORSTER

[n a leller to OM Burgw (30/II/~).parb do whichwere quo!ed by Di.e B.eld (5/12/65J. Dr. /. D. VOra!«.Minialer 01 the Conoreqation 01 Tafelberg, CapeTown. and Oducty of the Synod 01 the Dutch fie­i<>nned Churdl, mCJde the assertion thai the Olurc:huntnCllted the OuU.lian Inslitu!e and Pro Veri"".as (I "lront"'Of'9Cll\lzotion 01 the enemy of 0\,1. po\icy".

In 11M' light 0/ I1lCI Iacl lhat the wOl'd "lronloOf9Cl"nitation" h:Js (I oonnolCJtion whicb is remindM ojcommunislk aetiY,tie&. and IIince many ac:cepI theinleqrity of Pro Verilat<t and the Institute because!hey mow nothIng mOle aboul thelJl lhon lhoar theyme respectively a Christian joumal and a arn.tianorqanization with the lOll! aim of being 01 semoeto an increasing obedi&r>C8 10 God and His Wordin Our n"'iomd me. the Directors and Edilon ofPro V.';ll:I~ and the Executive Gommillee 01 theChristian Institute ",ok. the following request toDr. Vcrste':

Will Dr. Vo...!e., as a minister of the Dutch Re.tormed Church on whOllft shoulders rests a speclolrC!lponaibllily and who holda a special poalUon oftrust, o1lIO show hi, responsibility towmdll manywell meaning Christians who are membe... of thel....titute and supporters 01 Pro Verilcrt., by answer·ing Ihe following qUesUoNl:

I. Whe.. and when did the Dutch RelotmedChurch unmgst the Christian Instilute andPro Verilalto a. (l fronl-<>J'QlJllizafion 01 whal·ever poIiticol. QUllide-lhe-<:hurch. anti<hurdl.or non.Qlrqtian moYlllme<lr or ideoloqy?

2. Where cmd when did the Dutc:h Reformodo,utch find thgl the Ouisti<:m Instilute and PtoVeri~ <Jim at 01 do anything else than belnq01 Hmo. in tho realization 01 tho =mmand ol

"'"'"3. Which aulhorilClli.e bocIy of the Dulch Relonn.eel o,\11dl. oome 10 such a Ii..ding cmd on what.-...,

4. Hers !he Ouldl Relonned Church. or ony fXlDI'mission crppoinlecl. by ii, ever mor::le an in••tl.gotion inlo lhe Cluislion lnsuMe and Pto Veri·late by studying all the material, which wouldwillinqly be mode available for such sudy?

II Dr. Vo,.ter con thmw any light on these ques.lions ond oem support his assertions wilh facts, howould do a serviee to many who in good kJith arosupporle,.. 01 Ihe Christian Insh\ule and Pl-o Veri.101". and which he, if he poMeMeS such inlormation.owes 10 them for Christ's oate

If Dr. Yonler t'CIllnOI sub6lanliale his osserl;on,then il must be djsm~as the greatest irrespons·ibility. which is unworthy of any olllcial of lheO\urch, who has been given special responsibilily.

VERSOEK AAN DR J. D. VORSTER

In 'n brief oan Die Jlwver (30/II/Ml waaruil lXDl·iilehaaI ill in Di. Beeld tSjI2.j651, bel dr. I. D. Yonrer,pred.i.ton\ ...... die Qemeente Tafelberg, Ka:xJpilbi en~uatius .an die Sinode Yan die Ned. Geref. Kenin die Kocp en YCltI die AJ,geme"" Sinode "fan dieNed. GereL Kerk. die bewerinq gemaot da! die Kerkdie Christelile lnsUluul en. Pl-o Veril<rl. ontmosterhel os .:n Ironl-organiloosie van die 'I'}'OrIde 'tan ombeleid".

Di" Diretsie en R,..Jatsi. von Pro V.rikJte en dieUitvoerende Komilee von die Christelike lnstiluulwit in elie lig van die feil dot die woord Hlront­~ie" steeds In ons Iyd 'n tonnotosie he! waloan tommunistiese bedrywighe<le herinner. m<JCIrver,:r1 oot ler wille Tan die Ieil dat die integrileil vanPro V.rilale en die Instituul dew tolle oemV<XIr word()tJIOOI huHe nib emden daarvan ......1 os dol dil'n Chrlslelite blad en 'n Clui.stelih organllalrie iswal nits and"", beoog QS om aon 'n toenemendegehoorsaamheid oem God en Iy Wcord in 005 vaIb·lewe diensbacr.- I" w....s nie, die volgende versoekaan dr, Yorster rig:

Sal dr. Yorsler. CIlI'n leraor van die Ned'Gere!Kerk op wie daar 'n besondere veranlwoordelitheidrus en wal 'n besondere vertTOuenspoelllie betl....,sy veranlwcordelikheid leenoor !<:tne weimen..ndeChristen., wal lede von die lnllituul en ond..rsleu·ne... van Pro V.rita'" is. cok hierin laol blyt deurantwoorde op di" voIgende vroe Ie ve...tret:

I. Waa. en WanMer het die Ned. Cere!. Kert dieChristelite Instiluu! en Pro YerilOle orllmmhrQS 'n fronl-orqaniClSie von walre. polilieu..buile-tertlike, anti·kertlite of nie.Qlrislelik..beweginq 01 ideo&ogie oct a1?

2. Wow en wannee. bet die Neel Gerel. Kert be­vinci 001 die Cbristelike lnstiluu! en Pta Veri~iets anders be<:oo9 en doen os om diensbaar Iew_ oem die m:tualiMring YOn die 9fIbod- TanChrislus?

J Waller ~erde inslC:DWie van die NedGemI. Kert hel 101 10 'n brrlnding 9f!TlXI~. enop grond w<>oJ"\'on?

4. Hel die Ned.. Gem. Kelt of Olnige kcmunissiedeur hom daortoe <=lqewya. al 0011 'n onder·seet ingestel no die O1.ristelit. lnauluul enPta Verilol. Diet bestudoring van al1e stullewat Ie enige Iyd groog doarvOOT bestitbaoTgesle{ sal word?

!ndien dr. Yorsle. op hierdi. v'- duidelite Iigtan w,,'p en sy hewering mel f"illite gegewenstan SlOaf, l\al hy oan bale WaI te goede. Imu onde.·Sleuners vcrn die Christelite Insliruut en Pro VerikrleIs, 'n <iiens bewVI wal hy, 0'1 hy oar IlOdonige ge­g"wens bestit. om Chr;llus onlwi! can hulle ver­stuldig is.

Indien dr, Vorster sy bewering nl" kan verant­wcord nie, moel dit alg...tryf word (IS die uitersleonveranlw.:x>,delitheid wat enige ampsdroer vandie Ker\: wat mel beeondere veranlwcordelitheidbetloe is, geheel en aI onwaardig !s.