La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-10
Economy OF Men And Noneu In New American Islands,
na Cuba Rico and the Phpmopada Force Will Be Led
By Duare-PEnnig Concerted Agitation

In consideration of the moral and
religious responsibility involved In the
political ana military relations into
which this country has been forced
with Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philip
pine Islands, Dr. Arthur J. Brown.
secretary of the Board of Foreign
Missions OF the Presbyterian Church
OF the United States Of America,
short time ago sent letter 10 the
foreign missionary bands OF the vari-
Gus churches with n view to obtain
ing frank mutual understanding and
~ agreement as to the most enective
distribution of the work among the
several Bonrds II 1t should be found
expedient and practicable to under
take mission work in those fields.
Letters had come to the Presbyterian
Board from persons in five dlnerent
States urging the Importance OF tax
ing up this work and Offering to help
furnish men and money. one minister
havin. 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
StHhulHk W tht Nh''s NA''~
1--WE cannot ignore the fact that God
has given into the hands of the Amer
lean Christians the Philippine Islands
and thus opened n wide door to their
population and by the guns OF our
battleships has summoned us to so up
and possess the land"
DIR. Brown stated In his letter that
the Presbyterian Board felt assured
tnat this opinion was held by other
denominations and that 1t would be
unfortunate If several Boards should
enter any one of these fields Mt the
same time thus unnecessarily dupll-
eating expenses and perhaps introduc-
ing elements OF rivalry.
TO PROMOTE Comfy.
I'VE have heard much in recent
years OF the principles of comfy" he
said, land we are earnestly striving
to promote that comfy in lands that
are already jointly occupied. We be-
lieve that the new situation thus prov
identially forced upon us affords an ex-
cellcnt opportunity. not only for be-
ginning this work but for beginning 1t
right from the view point of Christian
fellowship and the economical use of
men and money!
The invitation 10 this conference
was sent to the American Board. the
Baptist Missionary Union. the Mission
ary Society of the NJ. Il. Church. the
Board OF Foreign and Domestic Mis-
sions of the +. +. Church and the
Board of Foreign Missions of the Re
formed Church In America.
The officers of the Protestant Epis-
copal Board expressed their sympathy
with the object of the meeting, but
held that 1t would be premature and
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 1t 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 un-
til September and the General Con
ven,'on not until October.
at Is manifest" objected the Epis-
copal Board, that an arrangement by
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
Duarte. who Is now in charge of the
church mt West Tampa Florida.
which is composed largely of Cubans.
many Sf them eagerly waiting for an
opportunity to return to the island
The EpiscoDalians had three chapels
in Havana and its suburbs befor, the
war hut only one of these remains.
Mr.. Pcna, n lay reader. conducts its
services. The church missionary So
ciety has been unable TO communicate
with him by letter for several months,
but money has been sent to him by
cable to relieve distress among the
Protestants.
In addition TO the work In Havana
the society supported n chapel and