The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-11
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PLAN TO RAISE
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THIS Is AMOUNT WANTED FOR
MISSIONARY WORK BOTH At
HOME AND ABROAD PARTLY
FOR EDUCATION.

TINS - AMOANJ WANIeO PO0
MISSIONARY WORK BOTH At
HOME AND ABROAD PARTLY
ron EDUCATION.
New York. April s.-Probably the
greatest educational campaign ever
undertaken by church is that now
being launched by the centenary
movement of the Methodist Episcopal
church and the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, which together plan to
raise $40, 000. 600 for missionary work
at home and abroad. More than $14.-
100000 Will be spent on schools and
teachers for the untaught children Of
the world. and instruction for grown
people who had little or no schooling
in their youth. OF this sum a consid-
erabie amount will be spent in educa-
tional work In our own United States.
OF the foreign born white people in
this country more than twelve per cent.
are illiterate: of the negroes, over
thirty per cent. OF the Chinest over
fifteen per cent; OF the japanese. over
nine per cent: and OF the North Amer
leans, over forty-five per cent. In
many cases, especially in that OF the
older foreign born. the church can
teach these people to speak English, to
read and write. and to understand
American customs and laws. when the
public school does not reach them.
To preserve family life. often so
quickly disrupted when foreign-bor
parents have American-born children.
and 10 make America citizenship
tangible and desirable thing. are two
great tasks confronting both the
church and the state, where the immi-
grant population Is concerned. Through
institutional churches, Industrial mis-
sions. community centers, pastors and
lay workers who speak both English
and the foreign tongue. through classes
in English and citizenship. through
day nurseries and clinics, through
teaching Of American history ideals
and practice of Christian principles.
the Centenary prepares to tackle these
two problems.
Such work will be carried on among
100000 Italians. the 100000 Latin
Americans. the 100000 Slavic peo-
pies. the $4,000 Chinese, the 100000
Japanese and the hundreds OF thou
sands OF miscellaneous. foreign
speaking peoples who have come to
make the United States their home.
For the negroes In the South the
centenary committee Is planning typi-
cal community centers In agricultural
districts, where modern farming meth
DDS will teach the people how to raise
better crops, while model pareonages
will serve as demonstrations Of ideal
home life. To insure the success Of
these undertakings. organised move
ments are being inaugurAted for the
education Of pastors and church ON
cials and workers.
| In the north. where some 1000, 900
negroes are crowded into large cities,
community centers will furnish an OPP
Isortunity for instruction through lee
lures, and domestic science courses
| will be instituted, where ''mammies''
who worked In the cotton fields OF the
| south may learn new means OF Hveli-
hood.
In the southern mountains where
| 100000 native Americans Of Eng
| lish, Scotch, and Irish descent are
practically cut off from the rest OF
the nation and are suffering from hit
eracy. superstition, and primitive liv-
ing and moral conditions. the Metho-
dist Episcopal board Of education has
a dozen schools at work. in addition
to the University OF Chattanooga. Tho
centenary committee plans to send out
many more trained workers. and to
establish community centers OF cduca-
ton and Christian principles.
OF the 5000. 900 North American In.
dams in this country. only one-third
speak English, while there are $780,
1913 who can neither read nor write.
There are 1879 Indian children of
school age who attend no school. The
Centenary program for the Red Man
includes higher education for the ma
tive Indian preachers, which they in
turn may pass on to the members OF
attend government schools. Native In
domestic science, sanitation and hy-
dian reservations to bring to the homes
life. so that young Indians, returning
so discouraged by their surroundings
that they will return to the ways OF
their fathers.
The necessity for trained leaders to
carry out this Centenary program has
led to the creation Of department for
the development Of Christian leader
ship. which calls for the expenditure Of
more than $2.0oo.00o. Even under nor
NAL conditions. more than a thousand
ministers are needed each year to sup
ply the vacancies in the ranks. and
to provide for the normal expansion