The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-10
NEW MISSION FIELDS
WORK TO BE DONE IN LADRONEs,
CAROLINEs AND PHILIPPINES.
y. NJ. c. A. Secretaries to Put Up n
Tent in the Camp Near Santiago
Salvation Army Colony.
special 70 ths 1ndIanapolls journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK. July 9.--Oficers of mission
airy societies, especially those of the Ameri-
can board. are delighted with the news OF
the taking of the Ladrone islands By the
Charleston. There is no mission work now
carried on in the Ladrones. since they are
used by Spain as penal colony, and are
otherwise almost depopulated. The mission
airy activity in these island worlds was until
fifteen years ago carried on in the Caroline
islands. At that time Spain took possession
Of thtm and although it had given strict
promise to the American board, which had
been at work there since 1852 that its work
should not be disturbed. the promise was
not kept in letter or spirit. Even a vessel
owned by the society and employed to car
~ supplies and news to the missionaries
was at last barred. A Spanish gunboat
went four times year to these islands with
supplies and mail but the boat happened
to be at Manila when Admiral Dewey ar
rived and it is now at the bottom of that
DAY. Possession of the Philippines and or
the Ladrones carries with 1t, say the o11cers
OF the board. pohucaI possession OF the
Carolines and now the missionary work,
which has been interrupted for at least ten
years, Will be resumed frogress maze py
the missionaries was wonderful, not Few
of them being native Hawaiians sent out by
the Sandwich EVangencal Society.
Two Young Mems Christian Association
secretaries have sailed from Port Tampa for
Santiago. They are supplied with large
Gent and full equipment for work similar to
that carried on in the camps at Port Tampa,
Chickamauga and Cuba Liore. They are
expected TO reach Santiago by the first of
next week. Other tents are to follow, and,
as at camps on American soil, they will be
set up and placed at the disposal of the
chaplains of the regular regiments. Two
other secretaries with full equipments went
with General Merritt and the Astor party
on the last ship sailing to Manila. 1t Is
recognized that the mission of the Paulist
priest accompanying General Merritt is
delicate one. The Paulists are an American
order of Roman Catholic priests, many or
them converts from Professionalism They
are very progressive-the 'low" church ele-
ment, and as such they are met by some
criticism. The reception of what may be
called modern liberal Catholicism by six
basely used by Spain for her own purposes
will, it is recognized be a study for those
interested in religious ethical progress.
The Salvation Army has recently opened
its third agricultural colony. 1t is located
on the shore of Lake Erie few miles east
of Cleveland and quite near to the village
made famous as the home of General Gar
field during the presidential campaign of
1880. 1t consists Of 800 acres, and six fam
lilies are now located upon it. In Louisville
the army has opened shslter for one hum
bred men, in Cleveland another for two
hundred men, in Providence a food depot
for one hundred men and in Houston, Tex,
a wood yard and food station, toward which
the citizens contributed $1,000. The army
sent a representative, Major Milsaps, late
editor of the California War Cry, TO Manila
with General Merritt. The Volunteers are
not doing organized work in the camps, but
q number of Volunteers are among the en-
listed men and are doing such work their
duties permit. An important meeting Of
Volunteer field officers is to be held soon.