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June 30, 1909.
HOME MISSION W<
SPEAKINC
We give below, with a
where they have seemed <
of a most valuable and ii
issued by our Assembly's
sions. The facts which it
tical importance. They aj
of the Church. In the a\
its duty to the foreign-spe
call is given to enter in ai
needy and promising fields
results already accomplisl
efforts, indicate the rich ha
field he properly covered.
"Hitherto the people of
the immigration problem
the North, the East and
majority of the immigrant
sections, but no longer is
eigners are in the Southei
known. Within three y<
Norfolk; in Tampa then
10,000 Italians; in New O
of Italians, Spaniards, Syi
number will be multiplf
Isthmian Canal bears on i
notions Crv * --.111 1- ? - ?
IIBUUI13. OU II Will UC III
rivaling New York as a pc
in Mobile, in Pensacola ai
In some Texas counties th
German* in others the I
heard. In Birmingham a
Alabama 'tongues are coi
tower of Babel was bui
beginning o*" what is to b<
not a /ufu'S, but a prei
Committee is endeavoring
the means at hand, to giv<
pel in their own tongue,
work follows:
"Mexican.?Here is one
missionary endeavor that
On July 30, 1908, the
the Texas-Mexican Pr<
churches and about 1,000
bytery is coterminous wit
mere are more than JIH
bounds, and many thousa
their faces this way from
of our missionaries in J
established mission there,
which began with a const
had been received into tf
Several of the native past<
were trained by Dr. Prat
been a constant exchange *
of the Rio Grande. Eng
in Texas are three Americ
Scott, our first missionary
the Mexicans; Rev. R.
Campbell, formerly a miss
C. R. Womeldorf, who, i
for some years a missioi
also three Mexican pastor
THE PRESBYTERIAN
DRK FOR FOREIGN}
PEOPLE.
i very few minor changes
called for, the greater part
iteresting circular recently
Committee of Home Miscontains
are of great pracDpeal
strongly to the heart
vakening of our church to
aking people amongst us a
nd occupy one of the most
ever presented to us. The
lied, in our merely initial
irvest that is in store if the
the South have regarded
as something peculiar to
the West, for the great
s formerly settled in those
this the case. More forrn
States than is generally
;ars 15.000 have romp to
c are 15,000 Cubans and
Orleans there are thousands
ians and others, and their
ed many times once the
ts bosom the vessels of the
i Galveston, which is now
>rt of entry for immigrants,
id the Gulf Coast country,
le court records are kept in
Spanish language only is
nd the furnace districts of
lfused like unto when the
Iding.' This is only the
;; and realizing that this is
sent duty, the Assembly's
I, as far as possible with
s these multitudes the GosAn
outline of our church's
: of the brightest spots in
is to be found anywhere.
Synod of Texas erected
:sbytery, with seventeen
communicants. This Pres
h the Synod of Texas, and
3,000 Mexicans within its
tnds each year are turning
old Mexico. The influence
dexico and of the longer
is felt in the Texas work,
ecrated Mexican elder who
le church by Dr. Graybill.
3rs now laboring in Mexico
t in Texas; thus there has
of workers on the two sides
aged in the Mexican work
an evangelists?Rev. W. S.
V on the American cidc tr?
D. Campbell, with Mrs.
ionary in Mexico, and Rev.
vith Mrs. W'omeldorf, was
lary in Brazil. There are
s and three Mexican evan
OF THE SOUTH.
gelists. Each year an average
the church on profession of tli
"French.?In the State of
fewer than 250.000 French-sp
them descendants of the origi
eight whole counties withou
and several with only one.
Orleans there are fewer th;
among 181,000 Roman Catl
French church in New Orlean
liriol is minister. Rev. M. R.
evangelist of the French-sp
Teche section of the State.
"Italian.?About 50.000 It
Louisiana, all Romanists. In
one Italian church of more
cants, with Rev. Christopher
work is abundantly successf
can be done. A new mission
just been opened at Enslev
district, where there is a colc
an aggressive work is being c
Rev. C. Barana, by means
schools, stereopticon lectures
meetings. The first to enter 1
missionary, is fast gaining a li
is most encouraging.
"German.?Rev. Louis Vos
are pastors of our two
Churches in New Orleans. 'I
ary enterprises, but are
churches, contributing to a
church. Mr. Voss recently
these German churches point
ful method of reaching foreij
isters of their own nationality
at first, and in due time the
canized.'
"Cubans.?The Cuban coloi
numbers about 15,000, and tl
our church undertake mission
Rev. P. If. Hensley, formerly
has been placed in charge of
and under his wise guidanc
expect most encouraging resu
"Bohemians.?Rev. Frank
?r t) ?i : t-?
ui uuiicuiiaiis near jr<
recently ordained and licen
Presbytery and set apart as pj
Several other colonies of Boh
the mines in the mountains
other sections. The diffici
people is to find one of the
qualified to act as spiritual ur
"Indians.?This is the old*
our church, being for mai
foreign. We have nineteen c
among the Choctaws and Chi
communicants embraced ii
which includes all our Indi;
There are day schools at A
and Cold Springs; at Goodla
age about 150 Indian childn
being trained for citizenship
Durant Presbyterian Colleg<
girls receive a higher educat
5
of 100 are received into
eir faith in Christ.
Louisiana there are no
eaking people, most of
nai settlers. 1 here are
t a Protestant church,
In the city of New
an 4,000 Presbyterians
lolics. We have one
s, of which Rev. P. Ph.
Paradis is presbyterial
leaking people in the
alians are located in
Xew Orleans we have
than eighty communiRusso
as pastor. His
ul and indicates what
among the Italians has
, Ala., in the furnace
>ny of 15,000. Already
onducted by the pastor,
of kindergarten, day
and evangelistic tent
this promising field, our
learing, and the outlook
iS and Rev. Jacob Meier
German Presbyterian
'hese began as missionnow
self-supporting
11 the causes of the
wrote: 'The history of
s out the only successors.
Give them min,
aiding them financially
church will be Amerily
at Tampa, Fla., now
te call was urgent that
lary work among them.
' a missionary to Cttba,
this new mission field,
:e we may confidently
Its.
Uherka is pastor of a
>tprcKiirnr \/*o T-TV.
sed by East Hanover
istor for his own people,
emians are employed in
of West Virginia and
ilty in reaching these
ir own number who is
ider-shepherd.
sst missionary work of
ny years classified as
hurches and ten pastors
ckasaws, and about 700
n Indian Presbytery.
an work in Oklahoma,
ntlers, Chish Ok Tock
nd School and Orphanin,
mostly orphans, are
and for Christ, and at
; about 200 boys and
ion.