The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-08-11
NEW RELIGION in LyzON
IL Says Its Votaries Need Not Work and
1t Is Spreading Fast.

1t Is Spreading Fast
A new religion has been started i,
8 Luzon in the Philippines and som,
people think 1t will lead to trouble
, lts main doctrine releases its followers
. from the necessity of working. The
supreme being to whom prayers are
!. directed will, it is declared, provide
. sustenance for all true believers The
rellgion is therefore attractive to the
F1nplno, who does not do any more
work than is necessary to keep himself
in rice, cigarettes and betel mt. any,
way.
A man named Cabin started the re-
hglon and its votaries are known as
Gablnists. Gabini and several of his
| deacons, or chiefs, were quietly and
informally shot by the Spanish author
tiles at Apalit. The new creed was not
stamped out, however, for Gabinrs
chief clerk, Felipe Salvador, took it
up. After doing little service in the
Filipino army Salvador now devotes
himself to extending the faith. Won
derful stories go abroad concerning
miracles Salvador has performed. Sick
people are carried to him to be cured,
and if they die under his treatment
1t is said they were not sincere in then
faith.
The Gabinistic religion, as nearly as
can be learned, is very simple. The
people gather and pray long and earn
estly to an invisible supreme being
who is supposed to provide food to his
faithful subjects in some miraculous
manner. and to perform cures. The
chief duty Of the believer is to make at
least one pilgrimage a year to the main
shrine, which is located five miles
ABOVE San Luis on dry spot in the
plnac, or swamp, of Candaba. Here
salvador has had a church erected. II
IS an imposing affair of bamboo and
1lpa thatch, rudely furnished with 4
Few seats.
salvador styled himself General
md by this title he has been called.
{ was at the suggestion of several
PEOPLE OF the village of Balinag that
Ieneral Otis at last gave orders to !,
ave Salvador placed in custody. This
appened two months ago. His churcn
vas not molested and neither were his
ervices, which went on again after a
light interruption, new general be-
1g Installed in the person of Saliva e
or's chief clerk. Salvador's arrest =
'as due to belief that as an nsur- i;
ent leader he was simply melting the h
eople to fresh outbreaks. In addi-
on to the church general there are .,
'veral chiefs. 1t is the main duty n
these chiefs to collect the fees which nc
e regularly exacted from all be- M
evers. -
AT the present time the Gabinistic hi
lurch is thriving wonderfully and he
owing every day. w
Planters complain that it is taking bl
way their laborers. 1t is said the re,
w church has now at least 10000 gu
embers. The members seem TO he
tie affected at the removal of Saliva
r, for they believe his body con-
rs OF two parts, one material and ~
spiritual part. The material -.
re Is of course confined in Manila. M
Tile the spiritual part returns to pray -.
tn the congregation at intervals. o 1ui
me SICK people who are carried to
shrine on litters are expected to an,
Ike a complete confession of their or,
8, whereupon they become cured. IF 80
cure does not follow it is a sign odo
patient has not made full admis- one
4 Oh his shortcomings and therefore of
not be forgiven.-New York Sun. lao,