Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-01
scA I ! ! I lAv 1 l 4 ACES
lN OUR COUNTRY
DISTRICT SCHOOLS
by J. n. Lenker, D. d.

Thoughts for Luther's Birthday.
November 10.
Europe, geographically, is the cen
trail continent. From it all nations
can be reached quicker than from
any other continent. It boasts 1900
years Of continuous Christianity and
development. It is the continent Of the
Reformation and Protestant civiliza-
ton. It stands first in density Of
population and character Of it's peo-
pie. It is separated by land boun-
dairy from Asia, which contains more
than half the worlds population,
with whom it is coming into fellow
ship by net work Of railroads. It's
various Christian nations have APP
propriated the continent Of Africa.
It discovered and peopled North and
South America. It abounds in pen
insulas, islands, seas, pays and har-
bors, as no other continent, and is
therefore responsibly related to the
isles Of the sea. In word the world
is being gradually Europeanized.
Only when we, with this vision, real
ize as Americans what the Germans
and Scandinavians have done for the
development Of ancient and modern
Europe, do We appreciate the true
strategic world mission of their Ian
guages and culture, both in the old
and the new world, on the basis of
Luther's writings and the Reforma-
ton. .~=
CONTINENTS OF EUROPE AND
AMERICA COMING CLOSER.
European civilization is a constant
object-lesson to America and the re.
mainder Of the world. The develop
ment Of right relations between Eu-
rope and America is Of the utmost
| Importance because Of educational
| effects. Right relations in this case
means the same with other contin-
ents, and the promotion Of peace
civilization and evangelization 70,
the entire family Of immortal human
beings, with common origin, de.
velopment and destiny.
| America is indissolubly bound tt
Europe by reason Of discovery, set.
Element and social progress. Boil
continents are Caucasian, and thu
same in their languages and culture
with like schools, churches, arts
sciences, industries and ideals. II
Europe, certain races and languages
are confined to certain definite dis.
tricts; here they are shaken togeth
err and scattered over the entire con.
tinent, with sections that are exac
copies Of their fatherlands. Bosto1
is an Irish city; Philadelphia, Penn
sylvania, German; Chicago, German
Scandinavian olish; St. Louis, Ger
man; Milwaukee, German; St. Paul
g German-Irish- Scandinavian; Mime
apolis, Duluth, Spokane, Portland
and Seattle, Scandinavian German
Omaha, Sioux City, Denver and Sal
Francisco, German Scandinavian
Irish; Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indian
apolis and Louisville, German-Irish
New York, Hebrew German, Irish
italian Scandinavian Slavic.
States may be similarly classified
and it seems we are becoming New
Europe; New England is Irish
French English German-Scandinav
ian. Pennsylvania is German-Irish
Slavic. So are Ohio, Indiana and II
, linois. Wisconsin is German Irish
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Minnesota
Northern Michigan, South Dakota
North Dakota, Montana, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas, Colorado and Wash
, tington are Scandinavian German
Louisiana, French German; Texas
Spanish German; New Mexico, Ar
IONA and Florida, Spanish. Certain
cities and sections in America are a
Familiarity known in certain parts o
Europe as they are here. In the At
lantic south eastern states is a larg
, colored population and in sout]
states it is the majority. This i
the race and language map of tn
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