Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-09

hev: W. II. sloan. who returned this
week tfuu Porto Rice. whore he mad
p'an looking ovcr the field as an ad-
vance ASCENT Tor tho American BAPTIST
iumc Mission society which has ia
h.an iuirt"tf In this city. II was IN the
business office ~ the secretary OF the
interior ~ the island that Rev. MIR.
runln hold The English service. the
hrHt IN SAN Juan, an account NJ which
Wa telrTfauhod here. Concerning IA.
Nj. Sloan fnld yesterday.
Tho a'crotary told mo that every
church building of every kind on the
.aNl or Porto Rico was held Dob Zee
flmplg by the Spanish government. lie
'ilI ~" tilul were iu his office. and
hot n the hands Of the Catholic church.
Ntih trU transfer OF soyorolgutv .rin
St"n iu tln United States. the trnfafsr
~ lti'N rn-HNd. and hence enc Ifuitni
l'trH Do The owner OF these huiiCIuira,
Holding to beyond dispute. be Offered
m. 'hrrch or two.
az Anyugurs, u thriving city OF %.
"Nl Hillfnd iu the southwestern t.lt,
" the bland. and not far frlm whefs
'i'n'ral Miles landed, There wnn build
.hH a. tho time tine now church. ID
90. O. tirol frame with Hpiru cumplste,
when news uf the landing 90 tho N,na-.
icanr nulsCd the workmcn aid down
~. ir tooir. Hud those tools w-ro ttiii
scattered about the building when 1
v"F uprp. holding uertlccs In the place
SOM az the PEOPLE g0udnnturruiy toll
p" iuirht take the building ami hnirn
notice that the military power In
the Island has ordered tho Romnn
'Alholc authorities 10 cease tho issue
OF rrununCiumrntuea against Protest.
ants. nm GLAD this order was not
~ force while 7 was there. Before th.
Vicar of fouHe. the highest .ccl.aina-
tcnl authority nm the island, Issued
such warming against me ! had DIM
Guilty In getting congregations. The
rret s'rVicv I held In San Juan | got
cpnErcFiiloh hy Fuing Into the park.
mounted scat. and beginning Co read
the Scriptures. In other places | hal
10 take time 10 advertise myself I'm.
nculutrly the people wcfu forbidden to
no {" hear me. and the long and strin.
gent order was published In the San
Juan newspaper I found myself
known everywhere. and the people
Hooked In great numbers 60 hear me.
I snW mo- attempt 60 obey the Wears
order Everybody welcomed me. Tn.
editor of the unner which published
the Wears order added laconiraiiy be-
low u We nro seeking the truth.
What H. truth3
u Do not attribute the great out
pouring ~ people to hear me to any
IN their curiosity. ana their desire 20
honor an American. The people are
grateful 10 Americans Their loyalty
tn uH u quite remarkable. A In most
Spanish countries, the women do prac-
ucnllN all ~ the church-going to
catholic services Frequently 1 had
ten times larger congregations than
did the Catholic church In the place.
l preached IN theatern for the most
part. Concerning the Catholic con-
dltlons In Porto Rico. I am bound to
say that they are much superior Ia
those In Mexico. where I have iaborcd
for twelve years. I think there will
not be- the slightest trouble about Pro-
tcftnnts getting Arm foothoii In the
island within short tint. The peo-
pie ARE poor ana cannot build such
churches NJ ore here IN New York. but
then such churches nrc not needed In
that warm climate"