Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-16
CHURCH PROPERTY
IN NEW TERRITORY.
There WIN he Cause For Dispute, ~
spain Paid For sems win Cow
srBmsnt Funds.

Washington. Dec. ih.--At meeting
Of the National Christian Citizenship
convention a letter was read from VIII.
lam Henry ROBBERS, a prominent Presoy.
terrain and secretary OF the Alliance Of
Reformed churches on the subject Of
the church property Go our newly nc.
quired possessions. The letter says In
part:
"iu l.l t.nsn tHrr.frres acquired as a
result OF the war with Sm'u There are
large church rr1partie- which have been
undor the control hitherto OF the Roman
Catholic church ~ the established
church Of Snain ana her colonies. These
church properties are claimed boy the
Roman Catholic authorities, but TO a
large extent with no show Of right.
There dru'rless nr' properties given by
will or u,frct rofsoual donation unier
the contro. ~ Roman Catholic church
authorities IN Porto Rico and the Pnu.
ippines But in aguit on 20 such rrnp.
critics there are other properties, espe.
caiiv church edltcps. which were plil
for on; Of the public funds ana main.
tanned at tine expense Of the Spanish
government. The other properties ave
the properties. not oi tine church tuf o.
the people
9TH, Is the fact in all countries ssh rH
Their, are established churcacs. su0a
churches In Spa France. England ard
Germany arc branches %. the state Huu
thor rdidrs. are erected and ,ApaH.,s
PAID. tfc .aInu,. of sno-. ana rro.f.
iHciu.,G. ou, OF the pub De- taxes. 10 wat
boclu of ru., .arr tusr wu'u Boz -U 10
American republic, became u..'r'u
OF --.iu tuD nDw 900 .r. lIus uH-r-... H
ufa very considerable r.rfu 900. .u..l I
prop nv. THry to1. tur cruIl lr.
the uwuer.npo f tH. usr.'r.v $500 n
rrs --l.. IuI u.. r fH. ..u.nH. "
-.u YHa. $3.50 .l.u n ....u f
tle a.o ui tap reformation.
"W-.m.nger Abbey. L.uinn, w..
once Roman Dl.H1Io n.t.n H. "-
.lrapiI. now p.H-tuG' IH.. l.
church n.c.u.e tu. STRUCTURE W.. .I
90. De- 900 money Dt Iur u ul.Hu
aul ODD. .w rhiY $3.50. odd ..Iu Goo
Eu.u,. u.u...
"Tfr pnru.aa'icIl situation therefore
asst .ctII ".uv uuG- ,s fn... ino
.mr.su.I. 49, ia I.au h.. auI 'ur
Pui4uuu lu- rpJ .r-. D..lf ra"
property % ths -.l.e IS uuf o sutfully
the n-ouertv Cd. tu- Roman catholic
chur.n The Uri.n. -w...e. swu.nf
therefore should u.s p'-..H. pr OF a..
churcl property, -H'a d rIr.uly uo.
ternin. wuaf uiTt cot che property
actually belongs JI tDe J. ml Catholic
cluicl as .uc nuG ir uIu the r'mHin'
ocr una,r lrs ovu clutru ior tar bue.
III N the people %, tho ney territories
II won d NOT auvOruc that the United
states government should uk' ro'.es'
sion ID. cnu.r property o rE" new fer'
tories. selling tine same 600 lubnc -nIr
ana placing IA" money ln " own nv"
ur,: hur Gu ,Hv tlat fu" people Uf th.s
ucW territory 100 ,ucu 20. tu.lr c.ur. an1
town. should niv- an opportunity Oh" ne.
termrna what ne SHOULD o." mace
the.c church rilna-, !h.v vrfr .Gtt
bv monks forced 'sHu rl"m .s uIp-r-.
..yr mcfnoa. uf ,ur Superintendent,
ANA rr,y n.r morally, aus ! 'Un. joe
r.l.y. ur property uf tno Inhabitants %.
tnrsa territories 1T 'Irr' u' % vote
Tor instance 100 carn %. Toe towns ANA
pau,ios ot q, ITO Rico %, 90 the disposal
%. the church rllurr-