Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-21

I American bishops. but the only thine
which will help ms church is 90 pui
Protestant church In every town
alongside of hers"
And so here In the southwest Mr.
( Editor, the missionary aim Of Pres
btteflan missionaries Is not 90 win
men away from the Roman Catholic
church ns such. nor TO win them into
the Presbyterian church as such but
our aim X 90 invite mon into personal
relations with Jesus Christ as savior
and Master our challenge 10 the R0-
man Catholic church is 10 rivalry
ln making Jesus king in our own
hearts and in the world: and we shall
each do our part only In go FAR az we
are true 20 that aim, For. as Jesus
taught the kingdom of heaven De- like
leaven. and true Christian living In
Indian pueblo or Mexican plaza or
American town Is bound 90 permeate.
The Presbyterian, or Roman Catholic,
or any other church will fail 60 serve
New Mexico n il does not deliver this
line Of goods Why have graduates Of
Protestant mission schools been in
such demand as public school teach
crsY Because they have received bet
ter preparation for such WORK IN such
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elsewhere In the Taos county institute
ga July, 1912, of fifty-slx teachers
present nfty-One We're students In
Protestant mission schools Why are
Roman Catholic parents ready t0 dis
regard the Examinations Of their
church authorities and ready. not 20
bee "hubcd' az Fray Zephyrin would
have you think. but TO pay tuition in
sending their children to Protestant
schools? Because. so they tell us. they
want their children trained In Chris
tian character a few years ago. the
result of an attack similar 20 this by
Fray Zophvrin was that more young
people applied for admission 90 mis-
sion schools than could be accommo-
dated.
You fellow citizens Of New Mexico,
who knew this country before evan
reliral churches arrived. have los
pr0testants helped you 90 De bet
ter ChristlansY Have truth and purity
and justice and real reverence to-
wards God increased and deepencd in
this country I'm the last sixty-fve years
or are they less? Francis Of Assist was
% saint. not hy papal pronouncement'
but by holy living and complete de-
yotion 90 his Christ. and no one to-
day honors the name Of Francis on
Of Christ except In like manner
Although Fray Zephyrin shows only
hv inference that there were Spanish
Bibles IN New Mexico previous 90
1876. ! think he sufficiently estab-
fishes the point that the Franciscan
frailes dld have some copies here In
those years; but / would ask whether
he has not proved too much? II they
aid have the Bible IN the vornacular I
was not their fault the more grievous /
Ia failing TO share Il more generously T
with the laity? / would further ask /
any book OF any kind isI
scarcer in New Mexico IN this Year Of 7
our Lord 1913. than any Roman Cath I.
ollie version OF the Bible in either /
English or SPANISH And n such is I
The case now. what are we 70 think /
lf the period lS21-1b462 brethren, I
hese things ought not SO 90 be-. ana {
/ rejoice 10 have seen within o week .
hat Roman Catholic priests of Eng
land are engaged in putting torth .
new translation Of the scriptures /
made direct from the original lam I
Wages of the Bible Two Jcsults are /
he general editors Of this undertak- (
ng. IL bears the nihil nbstat Of the /
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Tardmal Farley OF New York. and IS I
undertaken with the approval Of the +
cardinal archbishop Of London and I
IF the English hierarchy Moreover.
he tfanslators are availlng themselves
N "a perfectly fair spirit Of the results I
lttained hy Protestant scholars. What 4
yill our Jesuit and Franciscan critics
iero IN New Mexico do towards Civ
ne New Mexico the benefit Of this
abor. both in English and In Span-3
sh
Signed) LANSING y. BLOOM.
Albuquerque r. NJ. Dec. 20, 1913. i
02 North Edith Street