Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-27
Races and Religious Of Europe and
America.
(By J. N. Lenker, D. d.

The unity Of continental Europe is not
appreciated by the average American;
yet its population as to race is more q
unit than our own. While in the Unit
ed States there is one colored person to
every eight whites, and one-half the
people of Brazil have some colored blood
in their veins, the entire population Of
Europe is Caucasian. For this fact Eu-
ropeans have to thank the Mediterran-
can Sea, the Atlas mountains and the
Sahara desert, with respect to the COL
ored race; and Europe's isolation from
Asia by mountains, deserts and water,
with respect to the brown and yellow
peoples. In America are found the
same races and languages as in Europe
Here they are mingled throughout the
country; there each nationality Is locat-
ed within definite boundaries. We have.
however, New England in the north
east and New Scandinavia in the
northwest, with New Germany be-
tween them. Likewise South America
has it's New Spanish, Portuguese, Ital-
ian and German districts. Thus Amer
lea is divided among Europeans much
as Africa is among European govern
ments.
Europe presents three types of relig-
ion, represented by three personalities,
two living and subject to change: Sui
tan, Pope and Luther, with centers at
Constantinople Rome and Berlin. The
Sultan is losing prestige in favor Of the
Car of all the Russians, who, with the
slav people. supports the Greek Cath
Ollie religion; the Romance nations, led
hvy fhn ~
Ollie church; while the Teutons, under
Luther's leadership, maintain the Evan
gelical religion, the youngest and most
rapidly spreading Of the three The
Greek Catholics are confined exclusive
ly to the Slav people, The Roman Cath
olics hold nearly all the Romance peo-
pie, with large following Of Germans
and Slavs. The protestants include
most of the Teutons and Finns with
well-organized and active constituency
among the Slavic and Romance peoples.
Professionals and Catholics meet every
| where. Denmark, Norway, Sweden and
Finland are the most universally Pro-
testant nations, and Of the Evangelical
Lutheran type; while Spain, Portugal
and Italy are the most exclusively Ro-
man Catholic countries. These most
Catholic lands have been the earliest,
and among the strongest, colonizing ma
tons; while the four most Protestant
countries-Denmark, Norway, Sweden
and Finland-have, by colonizing, added
| nothing to the Evangelical religion, If
we except the little accomplished by
Denmark, and by Sweden in Finland
| Yet these latter nations, being all Of one
faith and not having constantly to face
the Catholic problem, are free to do
more unselfish mission service for the
conversion of the heather, neglected by
| other nations This is providential; for
the widely scattered heather of the vast
land areas Of the North, Of whom so
little is heard, naturally look to the
! Christians Of the higher latitudes to give
| them the Gospel. On the other hand,
the Catholics seem to have better op-
portunity for reaching the heather of
the South. Southern Europe is Roman
Catholic; northern Europe, Protestant;
and northeastern Europe, Greek Cath
Ollie. Apparently the Greek Catholics
make no converts among the Teuton or
Romance peoples and to the present
time have been almost exclusively con-
! fined to the Slav race. It is a question
whether greater liberty to the Roman
Catholics and the Professionals in Russia
would not aid in keeping Islam out OF
that country.
The nine Catholic nations of Europe
are Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Aus.
tria, Belgium, Poland and Ireland
France and Ireland are the only two Eu.
ropean nations Of decreasing popula
ton. The nine Protestant countries arr
Germany, England, Scotland, Denmark
Norway. Sweden, Finland. Holland ant
Switzerland, five being Lutheran ant
four reformed. The Greek Catholic ar,
Russia, Roumania, Greece and Bulgar
ia. North America will be English, Ger
man and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ant
South America, Romance, German ant
English-Catholic. Hence North an,
South America are bound closer to Eu
rope by race, religion, language and cul
ture than they are to each other. Tn
English language leads in North Amer
lea and the Romance languages in Sottl
America; German and Scandinavian
languages will have to struggle side b,
side for their rights in both North an
South America. During recent year
they have made marvellous progress
The educational system OF America will
doubtless in time be raised to a three
language standard as in the countries o
Europe. Great blessings will come t
America through the German and Scan
dinavian tongues that cannot come thr
other languages. Therefore the need q
maintaining them.
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