The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-10-22

SOHSlItIdtlOn VI tHe IuOldI anu
religious responsibility involved in the
political n military relations into
which this country has been forced
with Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pine Islands, DIR. Arthur ]. Brown.
secretary of the Board of Foreign
Missions of the Presbyterian Church
of the United States of America, Il
short time e sent n letter to the
foreign missionary bands of the vari-
Gus churches with a view 10 obtain
Ing a frank mutual understanding and
al agreement as to the most effective
distribution of the work among the
several Boards if it should be found
eXpedient and practicable to under
AXE mission work in those fields.
Letters had come to the Presbyterian
Board from persons In five different
States urging the Importance of tax.
ing UP this work and offering to help
furnish men and money, one minister
having raised and paid over $1,000
for the support of the first missionary
While the General Assembly itself gave
strong approval in the report of the
standing committee to the effect that
We cannot ignore the fact that God
has given into the hands of the Amer
lean Christians the Philippine Islands
and thus opened a wide door to their
population and by the guns of our
battleships has summoned us to go up
n possess the land"
DR.. Brown stated in his letter that
the Presbyterian Board felt assured
tnat this opinion was held by other
denominations and that it would be
unfortunate If several Boards should
enter any Il of these fields at the
same time, thus unnecessarily dupli-
eating expenses and perhaps introduc-
ing elements of rivalry.
TO PROMOTE Comfy.
We have heard much in recent
years of the principles of comity,' he
SAID and we are earnestly striving
TO promote that comfy in lands that
are already Jointly occupied. We be-
leVe that the new situation thus prov
identially forced upon us affords an ex-
cellent opportunity, not only for be-
ginning this work but for beginning it
right from the view point of Christian
fellowship and the economical use of
men and money"
The invitation 20 this conference
was sent to the American Board, the
Baptist Missionary Union, the Mission
airy Society of the NJ. e. Church, the
Board of Foreign and Domestic Mis-
sions of the p. j.. Church and the
Board of Foreign Missions of the Re
formed Church in America.
The officers of the Protestant Ennis.
copal Board expressed their sympathy
with the object of the meeting, but
held that it would be premature ana
impolitic for them to take action Mt
present since their auxiliary. the
American Church Missionary Society,
has been conducting work in Cuba,
since the Philippines and Porto Rico
were not yet in possession of the
United States and it was impossible
to tell what their political status
would be; and because the Board of
Managers under whose province the
work would come would not meet I'M
til September and the General Con
vention not until October.
1T is manifest" objected the EMS
fopal Board. that an nv
which this Church would be restricted
IN its work to portions of the islands
would interfere with the jurisdiction
of missionary bishops who might be
elected by the General Convention
and would impede their efforts"
The American Church Missionary
Society already has planned an In
vasion of Cuba under the Rev. Pedro
Quartz. who is now in charge of the
church at West Tampa, Florida,
which is composed largely of Cubans,
many of them eagerly waiting for an
opportunity to return to the island
The Episcopalians had three chapels
in Havana and it's suburbs befor. the
war but only one of these remains.
Mr.. Pena, Il lay reader, conducts its
services. The church missionary so
ciety has been unable to communicat,
with him by letter for several months
but money has been sent to him by
cable to relieve distress among tn,
Protestants.
In addition to the work in Havan;
the society supported a chapel ant