"Calling Down" Pastor
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Pro-Germanism; Neutrality; Religion;
Local pastor, while preaching 'render unto Caesar' sermon, forcefully stopped by Germans in congregation, who didn't want to hear "anything in that line."
Chas. P. Lang
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/30/1917
Letter
English
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1917-07-30; Hardin County; Abbott, Iowa
<em>Davenport Demokrat</em>: Petition for the Taxation of Church Property (<em>Petition wegen Besteuerung des Kirchen-Eigentums</em>)
religion; taxes; church property
The text of the petition, translated from an English petition in circulation at the time, requests that the Iowa General Assembly revoke the tax-exempt status of church property. In support, it claims that the value of church property (in Iowa?) quadrupled between 1850 and 1870, even though church membership rose much less. It argues that such a concentration of a wealth in the hands of clerics is dangerous for civil liberty.
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Davenport Demokrat
Henry Lischer
12 February 1874
State Historical Society of Iowa
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German
newspaper text
Davenport Demokrat, microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Davenport; Iowa; 1874; Scott County
<em>Sioux City Volksfreund</em>: St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Anti-German Sentiment during WWI; switch from German to English during sermons
<p>St. Paul's German Evangelical-Lutheran Church, in accordance with the proclamation of Governor W.L. Harding, which forbids the use of all foreign languages in public assemblies, has completely done away with the German language in church, as Pastor G. A. Matthaides announced on Sunday. Worship services for the several elderly members of the congregation who cannot understand English will be held periodically in their homes, as was decided by the parish administrative council. The church was organized on the 8th of September 1878 and has 800 members.</p>
Oscar A. Hoffmann
Sioux City Volksfreund
6 June 1918
State Historical Society of Iowa
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German
newspaper article
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Sioux City; Woodbury County
Addressing Babel
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religion; Bohemian; Propaganda
Clarifying Babel, in favorable light and with emphasis on Bohemians in Benton
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
Unknown
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Letter
English
TEXT
Box #13, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
Benton County; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Linn County
Anti-American Ministers
World War I; German Americans; Religion; Disloyalty;
Lauer, pre-Babel, informing on suspicious local German ministers sowing anti-Americanism
J. Q. Lauer
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
8/6/1917
Letter
Englilsh
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1917-08-06; Waverly, Iowa; Bremer County; Denver, Iowa; Readlyn, Iowa
Anti-Babel Letter
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; Foreign Language; Anti-Germanism; German Language; Babel Defiance; Religion;
Forceful letter against Babel Proclamation, especially section in which letter writer says "if you force me to use the English language
August Bartels
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/3/1918
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Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-03; Readlyn, Iowa; Bremer County; Sumner, Iowa;
Anti-German Language Support from Board of Education
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Education; Religion; Newspapers
Board of Ed. Endorses Babel, especially regarding German language, as seen in move to discontinue German-language classes.
Amor H. Sargent
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
4/18/1918
F. W. Barta; F. C. Fisher; Harry Kremers; Cyrus Metcalf; Mary Z. Andre; F. H. Randall
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Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-04-18; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Linn County
Article Transcription
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Newspapers; Education; Religion
Transcription of article from Cedar Rapids periodicals in support of Babel.
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/30/1918
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Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-30; Linn County; Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
Babel and Charitable Institutions
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; Foreign Language; Anti-Germanism; Lutheranism; Religion
Language in Lutheran orphanages in Sumner
J. G. Koeberle
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/10/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-10; Sumner, Iowa; Bremer County
Babel and Church Services
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Liberty Loans; Religion; Lutheranism
Concessions for loyal church?
Wm. F. Engelke
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/5/1918
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Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-05; Rockwell, Iowa; Cerro Gordo County