The Influence of America by C. E. H.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 8, 1910

The Influence of America

By C. E. H.

It is becoming more and more evident each year that the United States is exerting a tremendous influence upon the other nations of the world. There are great possibilities bound up in this invisible power over the destinies of nations. This is especially true when this power is for good. As an illustration of what may be accomplished by this country through the efforts of missionaries; we note the observation of foreign mission work recently made by Mr. Fairbanks, former vice-president:—

Our country leads the world in the number of foreign missions and in the contributions made for the purpose of carrying forward their great work. The influence of America, which is felt in many lands, is due in a greater degree to the labors and sacrifices of the missionaries than it is to our statesmanship or our men of trade and commerce. The better side of America is made familiar to millions in non-Christian countries; and a vast army of noble men and women in the name of the Christian churches of America are lifting them into a better conception of the true significance of a great Christian nation. The disinterested purpose of the missionaries is becoming more and more apparent; and that they are laboring in the interest of humanity in its broadest and best sense, is coming to be appreciated in the field of their labors.

Such an influence radiating from this country will be of far more value in revealing the Christian sentiment of the people of this country than all the legal expressions that may be recorded on the law-books. C. E. H.