Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-23
THE FOREIGNER
AS A PROBLEM
FOR THE CHURCH
Considered in Report Of the M. E.
Church Extension
Society.
THE NEED OF EDUCATION
stan Correspondence OF Every Evening

stan Correspondence OF Every Evening
Dover, March 23-J Ii. Beauchamp,
corresponding secretary OF the VII
mington City Missionary and Church
Extension Society. submitted the fol-
lowing report TO the Wilmington NJ. +.
Conference today:
In these davs of unprecedented eN-
periences, one Of the most welghty mat
ters to engage our attention is the con
sideration of caring for the people OF
other tongues In this country.
Our country is growing, not from mn
migration in these war times, but from
iplication. with the foreigner as the
multipIier. The earlier immigration was
from countries intimately connected with
the struggle for civil and religious lIb-
ertv which prepared the way for Ameri-
can civilization. They were fitted 10
understand and appreciate our lnstltu-
tions. The reverSes is now true. he
people now represented most largely
N our rapid growth did not actively pass
through the great spiritual npheayaI
that made the modern world, The
great God of our universe has picked
them up from the raw sections OF HIS
world and put them on our doorstep
uith this message: Teach the gospel
10 every creature.
Our danger lies deeper than IN the fact
,hcy arc Jews. Roman and Greek Catho-
icS or even that thcv are largely lIliterate,
the peril lies in their mental and Spirtua
awakening under the stimulus OF their
new surroundings unless We give them
intelligent guidance.
The proportion Of children IN our I'M
migrant families Is about 10 one
against the native element As children
1 ~. .-.aA b
:,s we'll as future citizens. We must either
orcn the way To the supply or lose out for
lack of material So that selfish as we'll
Is benevolent reasons demand that We
heed the rapidly changing conditions.
II ever patriotism had mission on earth
il is to meet the sore need OF these people
as thev break from their ancient spiritual
moorings 10 make a new world tor them
selves and their children. II IS our op-
nortunitN The Roman Cathollcs who
caInc 10 us in earlier wears had been IN
touch with ProtcstantISm and had de-
libcratclv chosen their faith; those who
have come in later wears have not vitality
and intelhgently made their choice.
Their chance IL choose comes IN America.
They are open 10 our message when We
learn To translate II IN terms that meet
their condition.
/ have enjoyed the year work
have travelled IA 600 miles preached l26
times. waited on 80 individuals.
The society has received in cash from
all sources not counting the 5000 n
ceIyed from the sale of the West street
property. s6. .5S2. 81 It has IN pledges
- 600. Total this year from all sources
in cash and pledges S5S2 81
In this amount the following churches.
are credited in excess oi their apportion-
ments: Chestertown. s25; Goodman, s25;
Delaware City, s25; Eastlake SIS: Eben
czer. $50: Epworth. S25; Grace, SD:
Greensboro. s25; Harrington. s25: Har-
rison Street. s25; Italian sunday school,
$50: Lincoln. $50, McCabe. SIS; Mil
ford. $50; New Castle, 5000. Newport.
SIS: Perryvillc. Sl>5: Red Lion, Sl25,
Richardson Park, $40; Rising Sun. SO.
Rock Hall. SO: St. Georges. S225. Still