USE OF GERMAN LANGUAGE.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 May 1917, Page 5

USE OF GERMAN LANGUAGE.

A UOTHERAN mmsmTTT. ''l ABANDONED AS "WA!R MEASOTJW'|f Wellington, Monday. ,;f| A considerable timo ago the lathenm-. [ : i Church, at Marton was given peamißSioß, H to continue to conduct its services iil\ •'■'.! the Gorman language, _Tho decision oi;<j-j the Government in that respect g&vaVH rise to some controversy, th».tonteoms <& '■■ ,fj Which is contained In a letter to BU , '"'-| James Allen, iroin Pastor H. Hoffmann.; "JU Ho states that the members of **:-Vl Church at .Marion are yreparod to*»«*•'' °M (ice their lives' in the cause of the Elttt'i'S pire, and proeeectefes follow*:—AWe £»• plore that a would-be Christian wctU**'.|| of this community has taken unnec«»*aryi o offence at the action off,our Crovermnrat M in roorraitting ua 'to retain the (GtarnW* <jg] language. In view of this, upt Ittshing Xfa to cause strife, even though*it would to .to in kecpink with the law, but to pwsero M the peace of the community, we have d«» . i'-| eided to drop the German language **' -'ij a war measure, knowing too, fuH vrdßt'. ~i that the vital saeriflMs we now make for •. -ft our spiritual advancement, will only is, Jg a very small measure be by submission to class nilo and hatred. As a further proof of our loy-"'-3 ■alty, wo wouttt draw *he Mtairtar'B at- :y| tcntion to the fact that no(i o«e'n»Bd«t ,, of the Lutheran Church in New Zealand _t\S has, up to date), been arretted <w to',;i| tented as a disloyal citizen, and we hope, when a lasting and honorable peac» telS established, we may again, use this ltt\ ,8 J guage for our spiritual advancement,'* .:$