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Show Autumn Issue, 1967 Calvin and Luther were not any more liberal than the Pope. Luther published his edicts. He dictated what men must believe. He was in favor of freedom for Luther. Calvin burned Servetus, a Spanish scholar, at the stake for KLINE ON FREEDOM wrong" belief. Protestant leadhad a lot of hate, but they split up the authority of the Church. ers Part Two of a Series PROGRAM UTAH STATE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION AKKWERSAinft COKYEMTIOK British barons thought that King John was intruding on their rights as barons, and compelled him to ySv b sign the Magna Carta at Rurmy-med- e. of the American Farm Bureau Federation for seven years. He believes that no society can be greater than the intellectual and moral levels of its people . . . .ALLAN B. KLINE the last article we were indicating that man did not achieve great intellectual discoveries and great art until he became free from interference of the hampering authority. This first occurred in Greece, four to five hundred years before Christ. In Then, in the 15th and 16th centuries a money power arose - the Bourgeoisie. Bankers and financiers began taking some of the power that had been the King's, partly by lending money to the King. Industries grew and furnished employment to a lot of former serfs. The serf had new freedom of movement. He could leave the land desert his former Lord and still not starve to death. It was more freedom than men had known in the past. ' November , n, ft IS, I6, NEWHOUSE HOTEL AND TERRACE BALLROOM It limited what the king NOVEMBER 16 could do. The Magna Carta dec- THURSDAY, , entralized some of the king's power fcOO a.nt)s? Registration - Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce 4 not come did and ' ' Liberty suddenly entirely to men - it eame by ifcOO a.m. Business Meeting, Utah Stale Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors inches. .' .? V - - The 17th Century has been ealled the Century of Genius and the 18th Century of Enlightenment. In 1698, John Locke declared in a treatise that common men have certain rights to life, liberty and freedom in possessions. All this ferment caused people to become skeptical of the divine rights' of kings and to wonder whether they didn't have some 6c3U pin. t General Session N ' s NOVEMBER ' 17 ? 7:00 a.m. 9:45 erties. . pnLVt. Talent Find Finals 1FRH3AYV " S. Farm Bureau Women's Luneheon IfcOO Noon 145 .Vs , a.m. Business Meeting; Utah Farm Bureau Women IOeOO i s - " , V' V ' s s a.m. General Session '..f rights, too. 1:45 p.m General Session ' Revolutions of the common man ' s' i : 4JQs Annual Election over all p.m. and Meeting; Board of Directors sprang up Europe in America. The concept of freedom that was to burst into 63Q p.m. Annual Banquet bloom in our American Revolution 'J&h. NOVEMBER 18 had a long history. It took time SATURDAY, . ' ' 'f ' for nucleus to solidify from ele- W.':',: r : 'v ments that were gathered here 8:00 a.m. .Meeting of Voting' Delegates and there over the centuries. . ' A ' ,;S V'., ' Breakfast by invitation. Organization ' f In the feudal system, the King's power was split up ail over the place among small Barons. Each Baron with his little army subtracted some power from the King. In 1215 came a document that was an early foundation of British liberties, and so, of American lib- -, x v" i. Recognized as One of the ten Great Americans of his day" -Allan Kline served as President By: Page 7 UTAH FARM BUREAU NEWS : ,.i- . V." ' , . v . The city of Athens of that time was in sharp contrast with Sparta. Both cities were in the same cli- mate. The people had the same physical features. Bath peoples had been preceded by periods of extreme ignorance and superstition. Yet, Sparta made no contribution to the history of freedom - while Athens did. The Spartans were a highly disciplines people. They were not allowed to think. They were trained to win wars. i II Romans? Well, they made some contributions. We learned administration in government from Rome. We got the basis of law. There was a fellow named Ulpian, a lawyer of 222 B.C., who said that slavery was unnatural and that men were born more or less equal under the law. We get some ideas of justice under the law from the Romans. The houM rnhst 01 0 o the Roman republic disappeared before Christ. The Caesars came. They were Emperors. They did not eliminate the Roman Senate they needed it. Like Hitler, the Emperors could tell the Senate what to say and they said it. Hitler did it with the But CJo Reichstag. This was the kind of situation existing when Christ was born. Christ gave much to the idea of freedom. He was against special privilege of the rich or the powerful. He was for humanity, not collectively, but as individuals - as persons. Each man had his own worth in the sight of God. Man did not render his soul unto Caesar. It was the gift of God and was committed to God. It has proved a religion perfectly adapted to a republic of free men. About 313 A.D., the Roman Empire, Constantine, was converted to He declared that Christianity. everybody should be allowed to worship as he saw fit This didn't mean very much then, and didn't last very long. Authority soon took over and people were being punished for heresy for a thousand years. Torture and murder were even done in the name of Christianity. In the Inquisition, a man was guilty until he proved himself innocent. The Church was the dominant power of the Middle Ages. The priesthood made one con- tribution to human freedom - they kept alive an interest in ancient learning - in reading and writing. The Tenth Century was the real bottom of the Dark Ages. Soon after that there arose a ferment among men. Mem began thinking and working. Some began to challenge authority. 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