The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-28
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IMMIGRATION
New York Pastor Says Immigrants
Are Bringing Foreign Mission
airy Work to Us.
The Large Cities, He Says, Attract
Too Large Percentage of
New Arrivals.

New York, Sept 2s.-Rev. DR.. Roberts
Macarthur preached yesterday at Calvary
Baptist church on the problems arising
from the arrival, week after week, OF
thousands Of immigrants, his topic being,
"The Americanization OF Foreigners He
said In part:
Tidal waves of immigration are break
ing upon our shores. During the fiscal
year recently closed, the number OF I'M
migrants pushed up we'll toward one NIL
lion. Every steamer coming into our
port brings great numbers prosperous
times In America invariably greatly IN
crease the number Of immigrants. Our
country has shown miraculous capacity
for assimilating and absorbing the het-
erogeneous elements seeking home IN
America.
IA providential chemistry has largely
neutralized the toxic features and greatly
stimulated the tonic qualities In enormous
immlgrations of past years. At times 1t
has seemed as II it would be Impossible
for us to digest the dangerous immigrants,
who, by their numbers and their ignorance
threaten the very life of the American
republic. These fears led patriotic Amer
leans as early as 1912 to aim for stringent
naturalization laws, so as to reduce the
political power of Ignorant immigrants.
No Dumping Ground.
1.-THE recent marvellous expansion in
A1uSTlCdu Ills ILLS S4VOA ~ ~
itan character, socially, racially, politically
and religiousy, altogether unknown IN our
earlier history. We must, however, teach
the old world that 1t cannot empty us
tpoorhouses and prisons by dumping us
paupers, anarchists and other CRIMINALS.
on American soil. America is worthy the
best immigrants which all countries can
furnish.
"Plans should be at once adopted to dis
tribute this large immigration to the I'M
settled portions Of our own country.
These foreigners tend constantly to the
great cities, especially to those along the
Atlantic coast. Altho only about one
third Of the entire population Is foreign
by birth or parentage, in the large cities
It ia often two-thirds. In New York there
Is often heard a perfect Babel Of tongues.
1.-THE public school must have it's full
influence in Anericanizing the children OF
foreigners. Private schools lead to the
segregation Of foreigners and, IN this way,
racial prejudices, religious anttpath1es and
foreign languages are perpetuated. Lee
lures under the auspices OF the public
schools system and under the direction Of
patriotic political clubs ought to be CIV
en- all over the country and CITY. Mis-
sionary teachers must seek out these for
eigners, teachers, going with the Ameri-
can constitution in one hand and the
Bible in the other hand
Foreign Missions at Home.
1.-THE gospel Of the blessed God Is the
only hope Of humanity in every land. We
used to send missionaries to foreign lands
and many of the people of these lands are
coming to America. We now can do the
work of foreign missions at our own
DOORS
The impulses Of a common humanity,
the duty Of American patriotism and the
promptings Of our holy religion should
lead US to America.nize and religionize the
swarms of foreigners seeking home and
a nobler life and grander future under
the American flag"