Evening star., 1898-12-10
IN THE CH u r G. H { S


ton a few days ago between representatives,
of the two great church bodies having CON
troll of the matter. The agreement reached
was that the home mission board of the
Southern Baptists gets four of the six PROV
inces OF CuDa and the Hawaiian Islands,
while the Home Mission Society of the
Northern Baptists gets Porto Rico and the
two eastern provinces of Cuba.
1t was agreed that the Philippine Islands
would be territory for the foreign mission
boards to divide. The representatives Of the
Northern BaDtiSts had only expected to
claim Porto Rico, and We're surprised at the
lherality Of their Southern brethren in con-
CcdInG to them also the provinces of San
tiaEo and Puerto Principe. These two east
orn provinces Of Cuba contain one-half the
area Of the island, but only one-fourth of
the population.
The four provinces Of Havana. Natanzas.
Piuar del Rio ana Santa Clara, which are
allotted 10 the southern Baptists contain
a population equal to that of Porto Rico
and the two eastern provinces of Cuba. In
c1HCediug these eastern provinces to their
Northern brethren the southern BaDtiSts
give up two mission stations established 1T
Santiago and Guantanamo since the Amer
lean flag was raised over that province.
The church AT Santiago. under Mr.. OHaI-
l5ran. already has III members. and that
~ Guantanamo has -. Mr.. OHallOran will
be transferred to one Of the western prov
inces-
The home mission board of The Southern
extend its work in Cuba when the Ameri-
can occupation takes place. Ii now has six
or eight mission stations with many mis-
siOnarics The church at Havana has 800
members and a building which cost $G0,0o1
in gold.
The number of missionaries will be
doubled or quadrupled soon after the evac-
nation of Cuba by the Spaniards takes
place. Mostly native preachers Will be en-
ployed IS missionaries
The southern Baptjsts were represented at
. ron rgTf1i 4
Rev. Dr. kerfoot of Louisville Seminary.
Joshua Lavering Of Baltimore. Rev. DR..
Hatcher Of Richmond and Rev. Drs. W. W.
l.andrum. Henry Mcdonald. T. z. Bell and
; y. jameson of Atlanta The Northern
EaptIStS We're represented by President =.
l.. Whitman Of Columbian University AMI
Rev. DR. :. II. Greene Of this city Rev r
J. Morgan and DR.. MOrehouse of New York
city and DR. Hobart OF Yonkers y. Y
1t Is reported here that a most important
step Is under CODSit ara tiOn by the Catholic
prelates of this country. This is the Amer
-icaniz1g Of the church. or. in other words.
putting an end To the custom Of establish
ing on American soil Catholic churches
when retain the names and language, out
side of the Latin ritual of the countries
from which their parishiOners emi@rated.
News Of this victory for the American
wing Of the church was given out at a
meeting few days ago in New York. when
II was announced that it was the desire of
the pope that such titles German
French. Italian. Polish ana Greek"
in connection with Catholic churches in this
countrJ should be eliminated and that
the establishment of them should be dis
couraged II was said by one Of those pres
ent that work will be done slowly, but it
will be none the less sure of accomplish
ment.
The American idea was champfoned by
Cardinal Gibbons Archbishop Ireland ana
other prominent members of the hierarchy
favorable TO the growth of the church in
this country along lines agreeable 10 the
general sentiment Of the country. The most
il sail
catholics of German birth or descent who
have their own churches or schools in
which the mother tongue is exclusively
taught and spoken.
II was not until recently. il is SAID that
the pope made UP his mind on the subject
II Is not anticipated that there will be any
serious objection on the part of any of the
clergy Now that word has gone out that
national churches are to be discOurag ged
and eliminated there remains nothing but
obedience.
1t IS stated in a letter received in Wash
InSton that the PTeSbyter!ans have decided
TO send Al the earliest possible moment
TWO OF THEN best men to undertake work
IN the philippines. This decision was made
after conference with the other org, 1iza-
tons which have entered into the comfy
agreement made some time since in order
70 avoid duplication Of effort. The other
oESInlzIuoLs are the Methodists in the
north and the BaDtists North neither of
"nicn organization is ready at this time TO
take up the work. Both intend to do so
apart for them.
The Presbyterian board Of missions real
lZrS me necessity of selecting capable men
and hence are 10 send to Iyr9zi7 where arn
some men who. it is thought can be spared
1H'Se men understand the SPANISH and
portuguese languages and have had cgnsid-
crane experience. If they are willing they
are 70 De- transferred from Brazil TO the
Philippines and later on new men will he
sent FROM this country TO take their places
IN BrazN. The Presbyterians seem 1t is
FrE sfH# #F..TI
Work in the Philippines. congregations in
Illinois. Indiana. Ohio. PENNSYLVANIA and
New York having sent unsolicited contri-
buttons TO be devoted TO this specific pur-
According to advices received in Wash
lnston, one Of the most important res1IIts
II not the most important, Of the kaiser's
NiSit L" Palestine il the impetus il has
given 10 ZlOnism, the movement for the re-
turn OF the Jews 10 Palestine The gain
10 Jh!s cause is the greater since il i i'm
medlater but perhaps more important still
Is the Wide political influence which this
Imperial action IS likely to have
II u not generally known that when the
kaiser visited CoHstantiuople he found DR.
Herzi, the leader Of the movement. there,
ana again when the kaiser entered Jeru-
salem DR. Herzi was there. These We're it
Is claimed, moi cJiuc!dences but the visible
signs OF accomplished facts. DIR. Hcrzi and
his colleagues left for Palestine almost
simultaneously with The kaiser and in spite
Of the prohibition against the Jews at all
wv i'l - ol entry, tLFy Were allowed to
land without any difficulty. When the
kaiser was on the road from Jafa to Jeru-
salem he stayed for a while at a Jewish
agricultural colony of Mitsoch Israel the
beautiful establishment founded by Charles
Meter and now supported by one of the
EothSC hiii-. Here a trumphaI arch was
erected. and the kaiser was received with
great enthusiasm.
MethotlSts almost everywhere through
out the Union are pleased that the next
general conference of the denomination will
he held in Chicago. This conclusion was
reached by the committee having charge of
the matter by direction Of the Hast gen
eTal conference. after il had made exhaus-
tive inquiries relative TO the best place foI
the coming quadrennial event, and at diff
ferent times mas been offered Inducements
to decide upon Saratoga, Ocean Grove, Wi
mona. Kansas City, Minneapolis. Indjanap-
oils and St Louis, besides Chicago. But at
the preliminary conference held in that city
few weeks ago between the general COM
mittee and the local managers the in
duCeneuts held forth were 80 many and
powerful that II Is said the decision which
has since been confirmed was practically
made then.
Not tho least OF the arguments put forth
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