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THE FOREIGNEF
Even with the lessened i
foreign missions are turnec
at our doors. Texas and Lc
states in the east in the nu
into their territory every y
people using foreign ton
There are of Mexicans and
not fewer than three hum
in Louisiana of Italians, r
French-speaking people, bor
three hundred thousand. I
to both these States, empt
Galveston and New Orlcai
to these every year.
Most of these thousands
are of the very plainest tyj
many of them, especially of
exaggerated idea of the freet
this reason ready to becon
help to our civilization. I
nursing danger in many wa
grants are Romanists, bred
faith, little removed from it
utterly ignorant of the Woi
anything whatever beyond \
a way of life, satisfied with
generates nor lifts them up.
to reach with the pure Go?
But this only makes the nee
perative, and the Church's <
truth more pronounced.
Comnarisrm m a v trii-P n
numbers pouring into all on
enough come each year to
Connecticut, or the equiva
eities of 10,000 each, twen
rians, six Scandinavian, fiv
French, one Greek, one Ja
are at once our country's pei
pie like them in the past, a
came from no blue-blooded
much as many try to trace t
better "\han the common in
veloned into a worthy anrl 11
come the beauty and streng
Those who have the Gospc
will sway these incoming t
into usefulness to State and
the truth owe it to the ignoi
freely.
The false idea which man)
makes it imperative that th(
refining love of Jesus. Witl
ance resolving liberty into 1
bor Anarchism, develon anr
Mafia and "Black Hand," a
the worst evils of the count
To refuse them the Gospel
generation and vice. It is
neglect of duty that in all
have been doing so little fo
But a day of better things 1
THE PRESBYTERIA]
r :*
IS AMONGST US.
mmigration of recent years
1 into home missions right
>uisiana vie with the largest
mber of foreigners poured
ear, and in the number of
gues, but born in America.
Italians in Texas probably
Jred thousand. There are
eccnt importations, and of
11 and reared there, another
Regular lines of steamships
:ying their steerage at the
is wharves, add thousands
of foreign speaking people
>e, ignorant, untutored, but
the Italians, possessed of an
Join of this country, and for
ic a menace rather than a
ly neglecting them we arc
ys. The mass of the innniin
the worst forms of that
Jol and image worshippers,
i _ f i ?
ru 01 vjoci anci not Knowing
vliat the priests tell them of
a faith which neither reThey
are a difficult class
:pel and the Word of God.
d greater, the call more imobligation
to give them the
better conception of the
r borders. It is stated that
make a State larger than
lent of twenty-two Italian
ty-seven of Austro-Hungae
Irish, four German, one
panese. These immigrants
il and its opportunity. Peomd
the vast majority of us
I, aristocratic immigrants,
heir line hack to something
the old country, have deseful
citizenry, and have beth
of the Church of Christ.
1 today have a power that
housands and mold them
I Church. Those who have
*ant to give them that truth
r immigrants have of liberty
>y learn the restraining and
lout this, and in their ignoricense.
they foster and har1
apply the practices of the
nd import with themselves
ries from which they come,
is to confirm them in dea
sad commentary on our
I the Southern Church we
r these incoming masses,
ins come and the Church is
N OF THE SOUTH.
waking up. Direct effort 1
to reach the Mexicans in '1
sufficiently encouraging t<
for all that has been givei
colony near Petersburg, V
Tampa. Fla., and the Italia
has lately been inaugurate
that was done was by tli
Orleans, which, without
years sustained the Fret
Chinese work.
BIBLE ]
Will any one doubt th
Louisiana and other sectic
when he reads this, from t
organ of the Roman Cathc
New Orleans? "We are i
sects are circulating thro
French Bible, and that th
quite a number of these <
of Holy Writ. We are i
should have allowed thems
tllPKP RiWpe fnr pvpr,r C
? .?, ?? , V.. , >there
is only one version c
and that is the true and (
Church. All others are spi
by every Catholic. Our a<
been innocently trapped inl
for what they thought w;
place these books into a i
can he utilized for kindling
be found in the editorial
Morning Star for May 15, s
from the heading of the
over the name of "James
of New Orleans," appears
Catholic Weekly publishec
leans. Again, as on many
recommend The Morning
doctrinal principles, for th
in its news and advertisii
swerving fidelity to the 1
wholesome, progressive an
nalism."
Comment is needless. Tl
selves. Things of the sar
from some quarters in S
hardly been expected in ov
In the "Sunday School '
Prof. A. T. Robertson, of t
nary, raising the questio
Council at Jerusalem?"
questions: i. Is it right fi
will undermine the faith
God? 2. Even if there w<
(and we can see no roor
suggest doubts to the chi
1. If Prof RnhcrUnn n
7 ? . vJ
Scriptural teachings, why
chair in the theological se
May 26, 1909.
las been made, and enlarged,
^exas, and the work has been
d furnish ample justification
ti and done. In a Bohemian
a., and among the Cubans in
us in Birmingham, Ala., work
d. Prior to these efforts all
te brave Presbytery of New
any help whatever, has for
. ~i, T 1: t>~I : 1
in, luiiiuu, ijuiitriiiiaii, uiiu
BURNING.
e need of Mission work in
>ns dominated by Romanism
lie Morning Star, the official
)lic Church in the Diocese of
informed that the Protestant
ugh the country parishes a
ey have succeeded in selling
rorrupt and mutilated copies
surprised that any Catholics
elves to be duped into buying
atholic ought to know that
)f the Rihle that ran he renrl
rorrect one, approved by the
tirious and should be shunned
Ivice to those who may have
to spending their good money
as an authorized Bible is to
stove or furnace where they
material." This advice is to
columns of the issue of the
md only two colmns removed
editorial department, where,
H. Blenk, S. M., Archbishop
: this official "Card"; "The
1 in the Diocese of New Orfortner
occasions, I strongly
Star for the soundness of its
e high standards maintained
1 or rnlitmns nnrl fr>r itc nn.
ofty ideals and purposes of
id enlightened Catholic jourlie
quotations speak for themne
kind have been heard of
iouth America. They have
ir enlightened country.
rimes" we read an article by
he Baptist Theological Semin,
"Did Jesus approve the
The article suggests three
or any journal to print what
of others in the Word of
:re a doubt upon this matter
n for doubt), is it right to
ldren in the Sunday school?
[uestions the soundness of
should he want to hold a
minary ?