Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-01-25
AkERICANISM, R0MANlSM AND PRO-
TESTANTISM.
American Catholics Being Set Aside for
Foreigners. Efforts to Control America.


Written for the Presbyterian
Standard by
DR.. Juan ORTIZ del Gonzales.
Mr.. Gladstone has said that ''.
am inclined to think that the Iu-
ture of America is of more impor
tance to the world than that o.
any other nation" In othel
words. GAS goes America, 30 goes
the world" And one of YOU
own most prominent writer's has
also said, "The Christianity Of
the United States influences the
christianity of mankind at large.
To everyone we'll acquainted with
the religious movements through
out the world today, these state
ments are not batteries to Amerl.
ca, but arc r9c ,suizad as actual
facts.
You have nowadays the ire
msndous privilege cf attracting
she attention of .nan,lud to ey.
erything that YOU do The eves
of the world are ce. tered upon
America. Your name is revered
everywhere. Your industries,
business, sociological amell rance
scientific attempts and 50 on, are
copied and reproduced through
out the world at large Your
friends and enemi3s alike must
recognize that you ars not only
great, but greater than any other
nation of the world; that you art
not only factors in human sooia}
problem, but leaders of the actual
movement of mankind. Your
feelings, til ughts and actions
weigh more in the balance of
mankind than the actions,
thoughts and feelings of any
other nation upon the earth.
When a foreigner, after travel
ing from North to South, from
East to West. intends to concen.
trate few remarks his feelings
and thoughts about your nation, he
becomes greatly en- barrassed. As
the grandeur and number Of the
resplendent stars stupefy the as.
tronomer, so also your rapid and
splendid civilization myssifiss
him. It certainly looks wonder
ful that you. in li5tle more than
one century, could have attained
more mature progress in many
respects than other peoples in
thousands of years. Your inter.
minable and we'll arranged sys-
tenn of railroads is certainly sur
prising. Your systems of tele-
phone and mail service are aston
ishing for their quickness, regu.
larity and accuracy. Your large
and beautiful cities with their
systems of sanitation and policies
for progress are admirable. Your
literary life, reflected by books.
daily papers and learned reviews
is prodigious. Your public
schools and official universities,
with their teachers of prestige
and millions Of students, are mar.
velous. Your general current OF
mutual and patriotic tolerance,
your constant attempt to engage
yourselves in the greatest aud
most human enterprises, both il
side and outside of your nation,
wonderful. In other words, iu
social as we'll as IN economical, in
scientific as we'll as in politica
life, you are great nation. per.
haps the greatest in the world
Why have you attained 80 marvel.
GUS a civilization in 80 short pa-
ricd of time? Why have you, in
a little more than one century,
reached what other peoples have
not yet attained after many CO..
turies of bloody struggles? Are
you not by blood the same as the
English, French, Scotch, Irish.
Spanish and other peoples? Why
have you overcome in many re-
spects the Spanish and other ma.
tions? For all thoughtful people,
the answer to these questions is
very easy. You are great, greater
than other peoples, and you de-
serve to be 80. The sun shines
that it not miracle; the plant
grows, that is not a miracle; ev
cry tree brings forth it's own fruit
that is not a wonder. So are yot
great, marveloqsly great, bu
greatness is the natural and logi
cal effect of we'll known causes