The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-11-21
BAPT|STS PLAN To :
FIGHT BOLSHEWSM
sVsTE. IS RECOMMENDED FOR
PREVENTION o. RAoicALIsM
iN TIE SOUTH.
AkERlCAEIzE FOREIGNERS
Teaching Them English and Ideals Of
unitsa states and Christianity Is
Pan % Program % IS Mil
lion Campaign.

Southern Baptists have no sympathy
90 the T. " W.. Bolshevists and
h0mh lhFowers and while radicals OF
that type are not numerous IN this sec
ton 81 The country a. yet. it is the
hope ~ the Baptist Is Million Cam.
paiEn q make the spread Of such de.
atfurtife propaganda here impossible
~ "a psFtading with the gospel al
senters where radlcalism might expect
- obtain , f0othold as to make It i'm
possibio foF The professional agitators
D. receive q sympathetic hearing In
sther words. il is the hope OF the cam.
Raigu % "a extend tie work Of Amer
kAniHinE and Chrisuanizing the for
signerE HvlnN elthin the territory Of
che southern Baptist Convention that
they will neasure Up 20 the highest
standards Of Patriotism and religion.
There are a0g0 600 persons OF for
eIFn birth and children Of foreigners
hsine withIn ~ territory Of the South
em Baptist Convention and while cor.
siderable work has been done already
along tho lire of teaching Americanism
and the Christian religion TO these
scope this work will be greatly en-
hrged a. a Feeolt OF this campaign
ln the Southwestern states there
are 00o 900 Mexicans. COO. 900 living
in Texas 20100n IN New Mexico, u. OOO
Be- Louisiana aad large number in
Arkansae. Oklahoma and Missouri. Be.
cause of the grswing importance OF
~ Mcvican VOL ire campaign has
appropriated $4,000 10 il alone for
she neat tive yaafs.
but be- AmerNanlzation and evan
COLLATION. % the Foreigners Is not con-
Tuned % MexioanA This work is car
Tsod on also among the Rewly-arrived
Hnmigrants 80 The various Southern
porte among those OF foreign birth in
the mining diEtfic@ Of Alabama, Okla
houla and illinois and among other
groups % people of foreign birth in
Flofida. Louisiana. Texas. Maryland
and virginia some OF the state or
carnations carry on work OF their own
among these people. while in many
places the program is carried out CO.
uperatiyely between the state mission
boards and the Hone Mission Board.
in many instances a large work is
done by the latter agency alone.
Heheviu.g that Doth Americanizafion
and etangelization Cab h. accomplished
children. Baptist agencies have estab-
lished schools where}the English Ian
ruage is taught. along with American
and Christian Ideals. Such schools
are already being conducted with great
success among the Italian and Cuban
children at Tampa Fla. for French
speaking children at Church Point
La. for Mexican children at Ell Paso
and other Texas points, while commun-
ity center work is carried on extern
sively at many of these points and at
numerous towns and mining centers
where people OF foreign birth make up
a large percentage II the population
the social work of this character being
conducted ~ Baptist women.
Large results are expected to follow
the work of the EdDtist Bible Institute
AZ New Orleans. wherH instruction is
riven in English, Fraaea, Italian and
Spanish An foreign So aaking people
are required TO takek some English
work and the Bible is tsught in certain
practical subjects to them in their own
languages. thus facilitating their grasp
OF it. Practical Christian activities are
also required of all the students, some
Of whom are training for foreign mis-
sion work and others for service among
the peoples of foreign birth in this
country. Patriotism and high ideals OF
Christian civilization are given empha-
sis throughout the institution and it is
the belief of those familiar with its
work that it will prove a potent factor
ia the Americanizatioh and Christian.
Nation of the peoples Of fOreiER hirth
IN this country.