New-York tribune., 1900-01-14

woman in Manila and all the Army and Navy
officers and many civilians viii be made welcome.
Owing 10 the crude state OF Manila society al the
present time, and the tmpossibility Of securing a
the ball IN this Informal way avoid Ill feeling.
FeopLe nave found Il possIoie however 70 take exz
special and individual invitations The time when
Manila. At present the social conventions have an
element Of Arcadian simplicity which should be
II Is Interesting 10 note that = large number OF
American women are arriving In Manila al the
present time. There have been more here always
than people at home have realized, although the
prohlbIlon Sun hoids good concerning the trans
ports Not g steamer comes from Hong Kong with
% oLH soIlIg 80 i .tI ~ -I5S - 5 - =
VIII follow tneIr usnaTds IN spite OF the eTIorts OF
General Otis and the War Department combined
now hardly day passes that new faces are not
seen On the EscoIta or the Luneta-
The rainy season IS almost entirely past, and the
days are percepribly cooler though the thinnest
clothes are comfortable all the year round. Strange
lived in he Philippines all their lives dislike the
that they suffer from IT, they are uncomfortable
baF even for A American Won never think of or
suffer acutely from the heat II is the UNMARRIED
sy i ( % sG @ s@IS t, ~ - s l,gfs 5 q GE % . r+ o
as much as during a not spell in Nev-York.
SOME RELIGIOUS ASPECTS
The establishing OF Professionalism and Of more
liberal ideas IN Manila cannot be accomplished
without a great deal Of serious trouble An in
stance Of the of trouble against which we
shall have ID contend has just occurred and has
tizas'' OF wealth and the best social standing have
espoused Protestant husbands. in some cases Amer
leans and have been married by Chaplain Pierce
Of the United States Army, according the rite OF
the Episcopal Church These girls have been
aIheLuariZed by certain reverend fathers with the
LeSuII IhaL, Lhey nave Deer cut py Lhelr FORMER
friends anc acquaintance and completely Ostra-
clZed. The marriages are declared Illegal and the
contracting parties oUtcasts from society. The
marriages Of all American men and women have
been placed in the category and certain
runOrs have been raysteriOusly promulgated and
have steadily gained ground. They 10 the effect
that American marriage besides beng Illegal
only entered 1rtO for q certain Of years,
three being the usual limit This statement Is re-
garoed as absolutely true by many Of the best eie-
ment in Manila.
The Anglo-Anerican Church is the first organized
Protestant church in Manila Pending the time
when sufficient funds shall have been raised for
the erection OF church building. the services
being held at the Quartet de Espagna- in the
walled city \ large room mas been given up for
end. Ba mGOo chairs provided for the cOngre-
cation. which increases each Sunday At 3 o'clock
is held communion service for the FilipinOs who
have come, unsolicited into the Protestant fold
This service IS in Spanish. and is held the special
request OF those who attend il regularly AbsO-
luIely attempt has been made to proselyte but
of the Intelligent natives declared that
i did not hold Protestant service for them
they would not 20 70 church q all. The time had
come when they were no longer obliged 10 attend
q chUrch Win whose views LAey were not IN
psrhv. The number OF native communicates VINO
were thus received the Church during visit
Of the Anglican Bishop Of Shanghai Is twenty
have Eignihed their intention Of reuOuucing the
Roman Catholic Church for the Protestant, and
among this number are several SpaniaTds- As a
proof or the earneStnesS or these men, their regu
lar attendance az early service may be mentioned
and the fact that they have contributed largely
and voluntarily 10 the church funds deep i'm
the fact that the American clergy willing 10
bury the dead and 10 marry the living for nothing.