Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-19
MISSIONARIES WILL
FLOOD MEXICO WITH
BIBLES AND BOOKS
United Church Workers to
Establish Schools and Col
leees Workers Anxious
to Return to Their Fields.

EIaborate plans are being made by
dictionaries of all the Protestant denom-
,uo,,ons IN this country for an invasion
=, Mexico. probably early this winter.
Instead of each denomination WORKING
alone I'm some certain territory, all OF
.bosa which had been represented In the
ee,d nrcyious to last spring. when the
missionaries had to leave the country
o,,inr TO the Mexican revolution, with
tbo exception of the Episcopal Church
aud the Baptist Church South, are to
work in unison
The entire program as outlined, the
outcome of a conference of the mission
hoard officials in Cincinnati. o.. early
This summer, is to be one of con-
siructive character. Instead of carrying
rifles and cartridges the next army to
q, TO the southern republic will carry
Bibles and boois. 1t is planned to cstab-
lish one church of the Protestant denom-
ination to be known as THE Evangelical
church of Mexico" Even the press is
TO be included in the program, and one
big publication is to be founded to fur
ther the cause of the new denomination.
SCHOOLS TO BE ESTABLISHED.
There seems to be, in the minds of
the returned missionaries, more need of
education than anything else in Mexico
to get the people interested in the church,
and with every church that is estab-
lished it is hoped to have a school in
which the elementary branches will be
taught it is thought that at first the
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pupils through the sixth grade, but the
ultimate plan is to have higher schools,
one Zig university and one theological
seminary which will train the native men
and women whom are persuaded to en-
Ter Christian work.
The missionaries in this country, who
were recalled, are anxious to return, and
have been urging their boards to arrange
TO send them at the earliest possible date.
1t Is believed by some that the invasion
may be begun before the New Year. and
this will be much to the pleasure OF those
who believe that they should be there
to give the Mexican children some Christ
mas parties. Leaders in the work, how
ever, are not certain when the order will
seminary, which will train the native men
and women who are persuaded to enter
Christian work.
WORKERS ANXIOUS TO RETURN.
Since the Liberal leaders have as
sumed charge of affairs in the greater
part Of the republic reports have come
to the missionaries from friends that the
Government is turning many of the Cath
oic churches into institutions and even
the homes of the priests and the con-
vents are being taken for housing soldiers
and providing Fairgrounds and other
amusement places. On this account some
OF the missionaries are fearful that the
people may become estranged from re-
ligious work, and it may prove difficult to
get them to take an interest in anything
that has to do with the Christian Church.
In consequence, they want to get back
before the change is too great.
One of the most important things to be
done, in the opinion of those who are |
most familiar with the country and its
people, is the founding of courses In do |
nestle and manual arts. as they feel 1t |
Is essential that the young people OF |
Mexico grow up with some definite aim |
and equipped for practical work.
Included in the denominations uniting |
In tho plan for the invasion are the |
Congregationalists Baptists, Disciples, |
Friends and Southern Presbyterians, |
Methodists, Associated Reformed Presby |
terians and the Presbyterians (North. |
Although these denominations are to work |
In unison, their workers are not to be |
distributed in all sections. Instead, on |
recommendation of committee on ter
ritorial occupation, each denomination is
to be responsible for some definite part |
Of the country. In few cases the work
of the different denominations will over
lap, but to large extent the assignments |
as Intended are shown in the map accom-
panyng this article Through the re-
arrangement the Presbyterian mission
aries, who have labored for 30 years in
Northern Mexico, will hereafter be found
in the South.
OCCUPATION WILL BE COMPLETE.
The assignments as planned to make
the occupation OF the entire country
complete, and to distribute the work so
that certain workers may be responsible
FOR the occupation and missionary culti-
vation OF the different States. are now
as follows:
Congregatlonalists- slna-
ioa as far south as Sinaloa River Sonora
and Lower California.
haptists-Coahuila Nueva Leon, Ia
tatecas' Durango, Mexico. Federal Dis
trlct and Aguas Calientes.
Dlsclples-Coahuila (from Piedras Me-
sras south along the line OF Interna-
t'ohal Railroad to Monterey and to Tor
iieon, whence north to Jimene8, includ-
ing Sierra Motada), Nueva Leon.
Friends and Southern Presbyterian
san Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Nueva
Methodists-San Luis Potosi, GUIANA
Iuato. Jalisco. Colima, Mexico, Federal
,Dn,lslrict' Hidalgo. Puebla, Queretaro.
llaSrala, Michoacan, Topic and Sinaloa
ds lar north as Sinaloa river.
q, associated Reformed Presbyterians-
tamaulipas, Vera Cruz and Eastern San
Luis Potosi.
tespyterians (North)-Mexico, Fed
eral District, MoreIos, Vera cruz, Cam
b' bheehe' Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas. Ia
pasco and Yucatan.