Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-05-12
A Philippine Letter from Chaplain
Randolph.
DuMAGUETE, NEGRos, p. L.,
Eob', Do toO0

have been in no great hurry answeringyOur
letter OF Nov.I. You are doubtless better
informed as to the progress OF affairs in Lu.
zon than we are here, aud there is little else
of general interest Since / wrote you last
/ have moved from Bacolod on the west
coast of Negros TO Dumaguete, at the south
east point of the island, takrg in ala the
places Of importance ON the northern and
eastern coasts as J came here: The strait
Of Tanon between Negros and Cebu is, In
natural beauty. equal to the Hudson. The
mountains Of Negros stand out more DIS
tinctly than the Cutskills because they are
nearer aud the atmosphere is clearer here,
while in tn Negros range we have the ad.
dltionol interest of a live volcano, Duma-
gnete, my present station, was the capital
OF oriental Negros before the two divisions
Of the island were consolidated under the
new regime. 1t is thriving town Of TO-
900 inhabitants and for climate and beauty
of situation is unsurpassed by any place it
has been my fortune to visit.
now have four classe, to each of which
| devote an hour five days in the week.
These people are anxious to learn English
and prophesy thatin two generations they
viii speaS it altogether, However, the
Nlsayon language, spoken by about 1000
900 Of people, is very simple in construc
ton and easily learned, thus the more read
lily commencing itself to people who do
not love work much better than the average
Mississippan. Speaking Of work reminds
me OF scene | witnessed in drug store
the other day. The druggist was seated at
a table and boys brought the different med
icines. He sat there and filled several pre-.
scriptions, These people are generally
built on the plan to enjoy the dolce far nj
ente. Though, when at work they hold to
it much more steadily than our negroes. 1t
takes very little for them to live on. Cocoa
nuts and bananas a;e in the greatest pen-
ty anG Outine mountains there is a kind OF
wild yam quite palptable. These. with Il
little rice and fish, furnish their food, and
for clothes the climate furnishes the greater
part many Of them wearing little else, At
fe.tos and thoro ara n,ony t,o ,yhoIo non.
pl,tior tprr. ort II, holiday attiro Almost
oyor,hody Il. Il ossod IN uhfto and sor,,r.
lou.iv cloor Tbov have many nrocessions
.,ritb oross,s ,.r,,o,f,os ooronias oordlos
and cruony combinations Of c,thoro co..
fumes and crs,oms Tho women ,u ,veor
largo Whit. mr. blocl, ,.i,s 10 soo a thous-
and of rhcm in limo lodi hva hand nj mnsic
is ntIto nm impressive sioh find most Of
tbn mara intpIIioont mon skentiroI a com
djtion to Re eynectod altpr the evneriences
thew hive cndurad ot tho hands Of the cor.
rnnt renrc.entatives of tbe church. They
very nroncrly. however. make the jistinc-
tton betwepn rorrunt rcpresentatiyes of the
church and the church itself and do not
think there will he = treat detection from
Rompnism If thew ara sunnIied with con.
sciontious nriosts mon who oro moro any
lam. r.. .,,,e so,Is them to ,,o+ ,,orov
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