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

r,sborate plans are being made by
.,.n,r,es of all the Protestant denom-
,..,,ons in this country for an Invasion
:. Nsxleo. probably early this winter
S..,.,d of each denomination working
.,ore in some certain territory, all of
.,a,o which had been represented in the
AHA nrevious to last spring. when the
missionaries had to leave the country
-,,,,g to the Mexican revolution, with
..n sxoeption of the Episcopal Church
"a The Baptist Church tsouth), are to
work In unison.
Tho entire program, as outlined, the
.,,oone of a conference OF the mission
,osrd officials in Cincinnati. o.. early
,hIs summer, is to be one of a con-
s,ruetiye character. Instead of carrying
.,e.s and cartridges the next army to
On TO the southern republic will carry
pblss and books. It Ia planned to estab-
,tsh one church of the Protestant denom-
,,stion TO be known as THE Evangelical
rhurch Of Mexico" Even the press Ia
IN he included in the program, and one
bip 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
Tho returned missionaries. more need of
education than anything else in Mexico
"a get the people interested in the church,
and with every church that is estab-
,shed It Is hoped to have school in
which the elementary branches will be
taught 1t is thought that at first the
schools will attempt only to train the
pupils through the sixth grade, but the
ultimate plan is to have higher schools,
one tig university and one theological
semlnary which will train the native men
and women whom are persuaded to en-
ter Christian work.
The missionaries in this country, who
we're recalled, are anxious to return and
have been urging their boards to arrange
10 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
A. oF hot hn
vents are being taken for housing soldiers
and providing Fairgrounds and other
amusement places. On this account some
ofthe missionaries are fearful that the
people may become estranged from re-
nglols 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 II
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 the plan for the invasion are the |
Congres resationalists Baptists, Disciples,
Friends and Southern Presbyterians, |
Methodists, Associated Reformed Presby- |
terians and the Presbyterians (NorthD. !
Although these denominationS are to work |
In unison, their workers are not to be !
distributed in all sections. Instead, on |
recommendation of a committee on ter !
rltorial occupation, each denomination is !
TO be responsible for some definite part |
OF the country. In a 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- |
panylns this article Through the re- |
arrangement the Presbyterian mission |
aries, who have lahored for 80 years in |
Northern Mexico, will hereafter be found !
In the South
OCCUPATION WILL BE COMPLETE. !
The assignments as planned 10 make
The occupation of the entire country |
complete, and to distribute the work so |
that certain workers may be responsible |
|oF the occupation and missionary culti- |
walton of the different States, are now
as follows:
ationalists-ChIhuahua Sina- |
oa as far south as Sinaloa River Sonora |
ana Lower California
eapusts-Coahuila Nueva Leon, Ia |
Sateeas' Durango, Mexico, Federal Dis
Ulet and Aguas Calientes
pIselpIes-Coahuila (from Piedras Me- /
sEas south along the line of Interna- 4
uonal Railroad TO Monterey and to Tor ,
tteoh whence north to Jmenez. includ- .
ing Sierra Moiada), Nueva Leon.
tHends and Southern Presbytertans-
Leon
Methodsts-San Luis Potosi. Guiana
iISato, Jalisco Colima. Mexico, Federal
TTI.su!et' Hldalgo, Puebla. Queretaro,
1@Sala Ahchoacan. Tepic and Sinaloa
IaF north as Snaloa river
T,SsoClated Reformed Presbyterian
IIamaulipas, Vera Cruz and Eastern san
Luis Potosi
.,.i .iieSSoyterians (Northl Fed
rsoL District, Morelos, Vera Cruz Cam
bb.she' Guerrero. Oaxaca, Chiapas, Ia
paseo and Yucatan.