Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-06-01
South America
Is Fruitful Field

."The future Of the United States is
neither in Europe nor the Far East
but in Latin America and the West
Indies and there also is the Church's
greatest opportunity, declared Secre-
tary Zenan NJ Corbe, in his report to
the West Indies Board of the United
Lutheran Church in America at its
meeting in New York City yesterday,
May 9th. Z
On his return from the annual in
spection Of the field, Rev. Mr.. Corbe
gave it as his conviction that immedi-
ate action was needed on the part Of
the Church as well as Of the business
world if the great countries to the
South were to be saved from an ex-
ploitation by old world powers that
would surpass that of the days of
Columbus. Son every hand, said Dr.
CDrbe, were evidence of plans for an
immense flow of immigrants from
Europe, especially from the Central
Powers, to South America, large enough
in fact to form a balance of power
which in a short time could swing pub
lie opinion. This added to the difficult
ties of trading with the United States
because Of the high rate Of exchange is
giving European goods a complete mon
oply of trade with the Latin American
countries which possess mineral and
agricultural resources greater than any
other continent. Is. i4+gI T.
"A, tt'But the Church must profit by the
mistakes of the commercial world and
not repeat the blunder Of dellar di-
plOmacy which left out Of its account
the culture and history Of the peoples
approached. Nor must the assertion of
a former great American statesman
that the two universal languages of
the future would be English and Span
ish be looked upon as impossible for it
us likely that the present. generation
will see this come to pass The Church
must not only be prepared to send out
missionaries able to speak perfect Span
ish but that the United States may
have acceptable representatives in
every department., of commerce our
Public Schools should place Spanish on
par with all other modern languages
and fuller justice be done our Southern
'neighbors by histories that would give
the school children better idea Of the
wonderful past of the republics adj
joining us than is now being given the
public by sensational reports of, per-
1OtllC I0VOluI1OuSs t-aE' .
It 1.-The desire for higher education is
so great that all schools from the pri-
mary to highest colleges have more APP
plicants for admission than can be
cared for in many years. Even where
American occupation has made won
Merful strides as in Porto Rico, it is
impossible even with the liberal appro-
priations from Congress to keep pace
with the demand for schools. $50.
without doubt the war had the least
select upon South America and SO being
the first to return to normal conditions,
the church must be prepared for the
great revival of industry that will soon
make itself felt in all parts Of Latin
America" #$
When the Virgin Islands were pur-
chased by the United States, the re
spOnsibiilty of the United Lutheran
Church in the West Indies was in
creased and special Board Of the
Church is keeping in close touch with it'll
developments.
DIR. Corbe, on his recent visit, studied
also the public schools system Of Porto
Rico in which numerous reforms have
been instituted BY the Commissioner Of
Education, DR., Paul G.. Miller, formerly
of .SJVisoOnSin' TynivnrSitv 49, 'S.S -