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Josiah Strong quotes

American Clergyman

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There the union of Church and State tends strongly to paralyze some of the members of the body of Christ. Here there is no such influence to destroy spiritual life and power. Josiah Strong
If I read not amiss, this powerful race will move down upon Mexico, down upon Central and South America, out upon the islands of the sea, over upon Africa and beyond. And can any one doubt that the results of this competition of races will be the "survival of the fittest?" Josiah Strong
In Europe the various ranks of society are, like the strata of the earth, fixed and fossilized. There can be no great change without a terrible upheaval, a social earthquake. Josiah Strong
It is not necessary to argue to those for whom I write that the two great needs of mankind, that all men may be lifted up into the light of the highest Christian civilization, are, first, a pure, spiritual Christianity, and second, civil liberty. Josiah Strong
The time is coming when the pressure of population on the means of subsistence will be felt here as it is now felt in Europe and Asia. Then will the world enter upon a new stage of its history - the final competition of races, for which the Anglo-Saxon is being schooled. Josiah Strong
Josiah Strong quote: "What if it should be God's plan to people the world with..."
What if it should be God's plan to people the world with better and finer material? Josiah Strong
Josiah Strong quote: "Commercial distress in any great business center will the more..."
Commercial distress in any great business center will the more surely create widespread disaster. Josiah Strong
It may be easily shown, and is of no small significance, that the two great ideas of which the Anglo-Saxon is the exponent are having a fuller development in the United States than in Great Britain. Josiah Strong
Heretofore there has always been in the history of the world a comparatively unoccupied land westward, into which the crowded countries of the East have poured their surplus populations. Josiah Strong
Josiah Strong quote: "Not only does the proportion of the poor increase with the..."
Not only does the proportion of the poor increase with the growth of the city, but their condition becomes more wretched. Josiah Strong
Josiah Strong quote: "There are no more new worlds. The unoccupied arable lands of..."
There are no more new worlds. The unoccupied arable lands of the earth are limited, and will soon be taken. Josiah Strong
Our fifty principal cities contain 39.3 per cent of our entire German population, and 45.8 per cent of the Irish. Our ten larger cities only nine per cent of the entire population, but 23 per cent of the foreign. Josiah Strong
Josiah Strong quote: "The city is the nerve center of our civilization. It is also..."
The city is the nerve center of our civilization. It is also the storm center. Josiah Strong
Josiah Strong quote: "The city has become a serious menace to our civilization... It..."
The city has become a serious menace to our civilization... It has a peculiar attraction for the immigrant. Josiah Strong
This is due partly to the fact that Americans are much better fed than Europeans, and partly to the undeveloped resources of a new country, but more largely to our climate, which acts as a constant stimulus. Josiah Strong

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