The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-11-21
.bAPT|STS PLAN TO
. FIGHT b0LSHEV|SM
oYSTEM Is RECOMMENDED FOR
PREVENTION OF RADIcALlsM
IN THE SOUTH.
AMERICANIZE FOREIGNERS
Teaching Them English and ideaIs Of
United States and Christianity 10
Part Of Program, Of rs NIL
lion Campaign.

Southern Baptists have no sympathy
for the I. w. VS., Bolshevists and
bomb throwers, and while radicals OF
that type are not numerous In this sec.
ition Of the country as yet, It is the
hope of the Baptist IS Million Cam.
,paign to make the spread of such de-
istructive propaganda here impossible
by so pervading with the gospel all
centers where radicalism might expect
to obtain a foothold as to make it i'm
,possible for the professional agitators
ito receive sympathetic hearing. In
other words. it is the hope Of the cam.
.paign to so extend the work of Amer
iicanizing and Christianizing the for
!eigners living within the territory of
the Southern Baptist Convention that
they will measure up to the highest
istandards OF patriotism and religion.
There are 100000 persons Of for
eign birth and children of foreigners
living within the territory of the South
srn Baptist Convention, and while con-
siderable work has been done already
along the line Of teaching Americanism
and the Christian religion to these
people, this work will be greatly en-
larged as a result of this campaign
In the Southwestern states there
are 100000 Mexicans, 100000 living
a. NJ. -,
In Louisiana and large number in
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri Be
cause OF the growing Importance of
E1e Mexican work the campaign has
appropriated S575. 000 10 1t alone for
the next five years
But the Americanization and evan.
geliZation of the foreieners is not con.
lined TO MeXiCans. This work Is car
Tled On also among the newly arrived
immigrants at the various Southern
ports, among those of foreign birth in
the lni1!1g districts of Alabama. Okla
Roma anu illinois and among other
groups Of people of foreign birth in
Florida Loui lana. Texas, Maryland
and Virginia. Some of the state or
.SanizatiOns carry on work Of their own
,among these people, while in many
places the program is carried out CO.
ioperatively between the state mission
boards and the Hon. Mission Board.
I'm many Instances large work is
done by the latter agency alone
Believing that both Americanization
and eyangelizati0n can be &C c2omDlished
most effectively by first reaching the
.Children, Baptist agencies have estab-
ilished schools where the English lam
;guage is taught, along with American
land 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
land other Texas points, while commun-
,ity center work is carried on extern
isively at many of these points and at
numerous towns and mining centers
where people of foreign birth make up
ia large percentage Of the population,
the social work of this character being
iconducted by Baptist women
Large results are expected to follow
the work Of the Baptist Bible Institute
at New Orleans, where instruction is
given in English, French, Italian and
Spanish ALI foreign-speaking people
are required to take some English
work and the Bible is taught 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 potent factor
in the Americanization and Christian
ization Of the peoples of foreign birth
in this country