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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Strong, Josiah |
| Title, Monographic | Unser Land, dessen moegliche Zukunft und gegenwaertige Crisis |
| Translation/Title | Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis |
| Edition or Version | Revidirte, auf den Census von 1890 basirte Ausgabe |
| Place of Publication | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Publisher | Lauer & Mattill |
| Date of Publication | 1891 |
| Extent of Work | iv, 3-278 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Notes | 2 copies. On title page: Von Rev. Josiah Strong, D. D., General-Secretaer der Evangelischen Allianz fuer die Vereinigten Staaten, New York. Mit einer Einleitung von Prof. Austin Phelps, D. D. (Autorisirte deutsche Uebersetzung.) Uebersetzt von W. [William] Horn [William Horn ( 1839-1917), Bischof der Evangelischen Gemeinschaft]. |
| MKI Annotation | From Wikipedia entry for Josiah Strong: His most well-known and influential work was Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis (1885), intended to promote domestic missionary activity in the American West. Historians suggest it may have encouraged support for imperialistic United States policy among American Protestants. He pleaded as well for more missionary work in the nation's cities, and for reconciliation to end racial conflict. He was one of the first to warn that Protestants (most of whom lived in rural areas or small towns) were ignoring the problems of the cities and the working classes. He believed that all races could be improved and uplifted and thereby brought to Christ. In the "Possible Future" portion of Our Country, Strong argued that the Anglo-Saxon race had a responsibility to "civilize and Christianize" the world due to its superiority. The "Crisis" portion of the text described the seven "perils" facing the nation, namely -- Catholicism, Mormonism, Socialism, Intemperance, Wealth, Urbanization, and Immigration. In 1891, a revised edition was issued based on the census of 1890. The large increase in immigration during this period led him to conclude that the perils he outlined in the first edition had only grown. |
| Donated by | Archives of the Wisconsin Conference of the United Methodist Church, Sun Prairie, WI. |
| Call Number | PIA OH |
| MKI Terms | United States -- Economic conditions/ 19th century/ United States -- Moral conditions/ Immigrants/ Prohibition/ Socialism/ Religion |