Evening journal., 1911-09-04
NEED SCHOOLS
FOR FOREIGNERS
Mr.. CIeIand Would Give Aliens
Education in Exchange
for Gifts
BELIEVES CITY SHOULD
CARE FOR NEW COMERS

In his address yesterday at Green
hill Presbyterian church relative to
the duty of good citizens to the new
comers to America, the Rev. d. NJ.
Cleland. who is at the head of a citi-
zen's movement to teach foreigners
who desire the English language,
chose for his subject lisa, 61:5.-"And
strangers shall stand and feed your
iocks. and foreigners shall be your
plowmen and vinedressers"
Mr. lCleland said: me migOht think
that these words Of prophesy are to
be found among a number of disastrous
events that sometimes are sent forth
upon nations, but instead of being in
any measure a calamity the words are
found amid the greatest blessings that
were ever sent upon a nation of pea
pie In any part of the history of the
world. The words follow Immediately
the words relating to the marvellous
blessings Of the coming of the worlds
Redeemer Of which He himself refers
IN his first visit to his Nazareth home
as recorded in the Gospel by Luke. It
Is evidently a time of blessing to any
nation when strangers of the right
kind are plentiful and when foreign
ers who know how to work as plow-
men or vinedressers or in any other
useful way are much in evidence.
Nov it looks very much as If that
prophesy spoken hundreds of years
ago is receiving its fulfllment--at
least in part-in our own best and
last to be discovered land. For this
has always been a country Of strangers
and foreigners. Every person before
me is either a foreigner or the son OF
daughter of foreigner.
What brought our forefathers and
foremothers here to this new land
Just about the same reasons brought
them as are bringing people today. II
was neither fortune or destiny, but
Cod who sent us here and TO some-oi
us it appears that instead of settling
down and enjoying the inheritance
given by our forefathers We are in
I. duty bound to extend the welcome
hand to the newcomers.
Now the question arises in the mind
of every good citizen, how can VIC
who got here first, TO meet the new
conner so as to aid him make the best
OF his citizenship as our teachers and
helpers taught us TO make the best Of
ours?
How can we do this apart from thai
appearance Of patronage that finds
more or less opposition in every IN.
dependent spirit? II is to these ques.
tions that l have given special study
for a number of years. The answer
is simple, and resolves itself into Z
mere matter Of an exchange. Every
we'll meaning foreigner that enters
our country has something 10 give ui
who are already here. There arr
\ some things that We can give HIN
and by every motive Of duty we ar
bound to do so.
"Our forefathers established
churches on the hilltops and school
houses in the valleys. These two well
laid institutions of free government
have made this the greatest country il
the world Probably we have a sum
Client number of churches but the great
est need today in meeting the new
conner is more schools where he csl
! obtain a knowledge OF the Official Ian
guage Of his English-an'
the leading facts of American history
There is for his children in our mos
excellent public school system-th'
nine o'clock wonder Of the world, bu
none for the young man or woman be
yond school age. Are We TO do moth
ing for them?
at is Just here that true citizenshil
now finds its greNtest opportunity
There is not a chUrch or store o
newspaper. or bank Or any other bust
ness that will not be proflted by
school of English and correct Aneri
can customs where the newcomer
may find a welcome. Instead of takin
work from us Americans they vii
make word for us. The manufacturin
plants of this country are not ru
from the Office, but the Yards wher
foundation labor is being done. VIII
nington Is an ideal city with a larg
hearted people who have come owe
first and as good a company who hav
come last and We expect TO meet eac
other more than ever before dur.
ing the next few months for the mu
tual benefit of cur city and commu
nity."