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Show MEXICANS FUR REUGIOjfSSTHIFE Accounts of Protestant Campaign Cam-paign Arouse Feeling of Resentment r.v u p. Kirtr.Y. liin-rruvtii.oaJ New, BanlOl Miiff Cor-R Cor-R -; o.il. ot MEXICO CITY. Mexico. Oct. 20. i Correspondence). Religious turmoil has taken the place of revolutionary unrest n Mexico. Fear Is expressed j that this turmoil may assume alarming alarm-ing proportions. The cause of the troublr is reports from the United States that Proteat" ani organizations are preparing to spend millions In an effort to make Mexico a Protestant country These reports have caused uneasiness and excitement among the Catholic clergy and lalety. Some of the bishops 1 . . MPt word (0 the priests In tlu-lr dioceses dio-ceses telling them to warn all Catholics Cath-olics to have nothing to do with Prot-estants Prot-estants not even buy at stores conducted con-ducted by Protestant merchants. BIG PRi hi --I i UffPAlGfl Some of the Protestant ministers here have added to the excitement by admitting ad-mitting that they arc about to embark upon a great campaign to wean Mexico Mexi-co from Catholicism A Seventh Day Ad enlist representative announced that the , d v en lists have r.il..d a fund of 2,000.000 pesos or $1,000,000, for a Igorous campaign in Mexico. The Young Men's Christian Association Associa-tion has become one of the targete of the Catholics, who fear an attack upon the church. The Y. M. C. A. up to the present has been popular In Mexico Mexi-co City, where It has a hirge building and has among its memb uul visit-ors visit-ors some of the hest young Mexicans It has became a social and athletic center. Now the Knights of Columbus are preparing to build centers for young men not only here, but in many other paria of Mexico Some of the archbishop and bishops bish-ops of Mexico have lolned In this num. Iaiv i ;.k:iHi-- i In .'..(' A . know ti In Mexico as the Association Chrlsti- ana de JOVOnea, and h.i. warned all! young Catholics not to Join the or-' g.-.niation As Mexico is still a strongly rath-I olic count r.. di spite the governments action In taking title to all ohurch property. It is feared that the rellg s controversy may take a violent turn in some sections of Mexico CRITICIZE MET BODS l BED, a prominent Mexican holding a high office, in dis. us.-ing the situation, said. "When Protestant organization nuleil went about the work of opening chap- ' els and churches In Mexico, nothing vva- thought of it. but these reports of spending mUUoifa In pitoeelyting here have caused a bad Impression. H la a aerioui mistake. This h, shown by tile storm already raised. "Mexico baa been Catholie for four centuries and change la not to be 1 worked by Bending here uu army of mlaalonarlea with millions at their command. It may bo nil right to send j missionaries to China, India and tht benighted pari of Africa, but Mexico is a Christian country and those who wish to work changes hen- should yo about it with greater consideration of the feelings of the people and finer I diplomacy." Some of the Protestant ministers who; have been here for years express un- ' easiness concerning the effect of the! reported great Protestant campaigns, In Mexico. Business men n some pails of Mexico Mex-ico already feel' the effect of the coUn-' ler-campalgn. launched hen bj the Catholic organisations. |