The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-20
CONDITIONS N manila
SPEECH AT EMMANUEI. BAPTIST
CHURCH ON RELIGIOUS AS
PECT IN PHILIPPINES
GAMBLING A PARAMOUNT EVIL
Justice w. G. Fitch, of North ST.
Paul, Former Soldier in the ISL
ands, Gives Some Practical
Observations.

Judge w. g. Fitch, of North st. Paul.
formerly corporal in Company D. Ihu-
teenth regiment, spoke briefly on Chrls-
| tan work in the army and religious COLI
ditions in the Philippines last night at the
Emmanuel Baptist church. Maj. hoDln'
| son was to have spoken also, put OWING
! to illness in his family, he was unable
| to be present.
| Judge Fitch enlisted with the Th1r-
tenth to go to the Philippines and dur
| ing his stay there he saw great many
| things that were very interesting. Speak
| ing of the Christian work done in the
army during his stay in Manila and other
parts of the Philippines, Judge Fitch said
| in part: "NWhen our soldiers first went to
Manila the Y. NJ. c. A. of this country
established what was known as the
| Christian commission, and sent Charles
A Glunz and Frank A. Jackson, both Of
San Francisco, Cal, to take care Of the
work among the soldiers in the Philip
| pines.
Christ is not followed as closely in the
| Philippines among the army he is
| here at home for the reason that things
| are different there and a man is more
| apt to wander away from the teachings
| he received at home. The work Of the
Christian commission was to keep the
| teachings of God before the soldiers.
Drinking is not the paramount evil in
| Manila; gambling is When We arrived
at Manila we found a number Of "Bino"
! joints scattered throughout the city.
! Bino is a very intoxicat ting drink, but 1t
| was not used to any intoxicating effect
| by the natives However, 1 anu sorry to
say that since the Americans have been
! in Manila numerous saloons have sprung
| ayTi1-a 1 OF a
G!unz and jackson erected a tent at a
place just between the old city and the
| new and there they held religious
services. The boys of the army attended
in good numbers and many of those who
listened to the word of God came out of
! those meetings greatly benefited.
| FOR While, when we first arrived in
| the Philippines Glunz and Jackson acted
| in the hospital corps of the Thirteenth
| and endeared themselves in the hearts of
| the boys of the regiment by their ready
| services.
1.-The Filipinos themselves despise,
| hate and formerly feared the priesthood.
| There are at present in Manila, Catholic
missionaries, Protestant missionaries and
| the Christian commission missionaries,
| The work of the Protestant and Catholic
| missionaries is not SO much with the
soldiers as with the natives.
| Now that the islands have been &C
| quired by the United States 1t behOoves
the United States and the people to see
that these natives are given an oppor-
tunity to hear the word Of God.
''How are we going to do this3 So far
as 1 know we must support those whe
have gone there to preach the gospel 10
the people,
"In the Philippines, the people already
| have some knowledge of Christianity and
| have already adopted a form of religion.
| Now let us, in our daily labor. devise
some plans for sending our missionaries
aid to help them in their work of saving
souls, and L think that the best way we
| can aid them is to pray for Them