▁precise ▁intent ions ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁are ▁not ▁clear . ▁Was ▁the ▁group ▁intended ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁domin ance ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁language , ▁or ▁to ▁re de em ▁the ▁Af rik an ers ▁after ▁their ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Ang lo - Bo er ▁War . ▁Perhaps ▁it ▁sought ▁to ▁protect ▁a ▁culture , ▁build ▁an ▁economy ▁and ▁se ize ▁control ▁of ▁a ▁government . ▁The ▁remarks ▁of ▁the ▁organisation ' s ▁chairman ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁offer ▁a ▁slightly ▁different , ▁and ▁possibly ▁more ▁accurate ▁interpretation ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁post - Bo er ▁War ▁and ▁post - ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁era , ▁when ▁Af rik an ers ▁were ▁suffering ▁through ▁a ▁ma el st rom ▁of ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁changes : ▁The ▁Af rik an er ▁Bro ederb ond ▁was ▁born ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁deep ▁conv iction ▁that ▁the ▁Af rik an er ▁vol k ▁has ▁been ▁plant ed ▁in ▁this ▁country ▁by ▁the ▁Hand ▁of ▁God , ▁dest ined ▁to ▁surv ive ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁vol k ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁calling . ▁ ▁In ▁other ▁words , ▁the ▁traditional , ▁deeply ▁p ious ▁Cal vin ism ▁of ▁the ▁Af rik an ers , ▁a ▁past oral ▁people ▁with ▁a ▁difficult ▁history ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁since ▁the ▁mid - 1 7 th ▁century , ▁supplied ▁an ▁element ▁of ▁Christian ▁pred est ination ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁determ ination ▁to ▁wrest ▁the ▁country ▁from ▁the ▁English - spe aking ▁British ▁and ▁place ▁its ▁future