The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
MANY MISSIONS
IN PHILIP INES
Every Religious Body IN America Re-
presented There.
CONFERENCE AT NEW YORK.
Will Represents the Whole Christian
World and Will be Held i'll April.
Baptists Arc to Undertake
Work in Iliolo.
CONFERENCE AT NEW YORK.
Will Represent the Whole Christian
World and Will be Held III April.

Long before the guns were Silent on the
firing line in the island of Luzon, all
of the principal religious bodies IN Ame-
ricay were represented in the Philippines
Christian expansion let no grass, grow
on the road that was lately made ny
American political expansion. Ihere was
haste, but, to the credit OF the CHRIS. 4
tianity Of to-day, it needs to be recoroed
that there was not urseenly haste
President Schurmann, of the Philippine
Commission, wonders whether there
might not be presented to the Fil!pinos
one and not many forms Of reformed
Christianity. 1t may not be possible 10
attain this ideal, but among the religious
bodies from America, which have begun
work in the Philippines, there comes
nearer to being an amcabe understand
ing than it was ever possible 10 ortiis
about before.
! CONFERENCE ON MISSIONS.
There is to be held in. New York, at
| the end of the coming April confer
| ence on missions. 1t is an ecumenlcai
| one in that it represents the whole
Christian world. Itz;is coming together
| to see how President Schurmann's suS-
gestion may be carried out 1t does not
come solely for thalt,eof course but it is
| certain ito push on the progress sin that
| direction that is. unmistakabiy making.
1t is not yet quite settled what religious
/ body, as such, first began services in Ma
| nila-barring, of course, the one that mas
| been there for three or four hundred
| years Methodists and Episcopalians be-
| gan at almost the same time One was
!! helped by the fact that Bishop Ihoburn,
| the Methodist missionary bishop OF India,
| was near by and could reach Manila
! without much delay, and the otler by
the fact that an active chaplain an Epis-
! copaian, took up the service OF the BOOK
/ of Common Prayer, not as chaplain, out
as a member of the American Episcopal
| Church.
/ The very first representatives of Amerl-
| can Protestant churches to reach the
l Philippines were Young Mems Chrlstlan
| Association secretaries, who went from
| San Francisco on the first transport to
CARRY troops rhither. They took with
| them tents and Bibles, literature and
singing books, and they, are sun tnere,
prosecuting a successful Work they
| have been Joined by ten additional men,
and in the lack of cllaplains they are
l nerforming service for regiments whlcn
i the government ought itself TO PROVIDE
/ One of the landmarks of Manila has come
/ to be the association tent near the brlose
l of SPAIN Crowded beyond It's 5capacilE'
/ the government loaned 81 building nearer
- tSe Quartet del Forth. Now pro-
nertv has been purchased, and is being
| conI,erted into an association building CT
the usual pattern The price paid for the
nroperty was $1,000. The association holas
] services at Caylte and upon the 1Elen-oi-
l war anchored there
SERVICE IN THEATRE.
| Methodists began to hold service IN
/ tho E,l;nino theatre, and another in the
/ Frnita district of Manila. Now tney
l have organized two churches. Both are
mainly for Filtpinos. and both nave ser
vices and sermons in Spanish. ihere IS
/ a school for girls, and B1shop ! hoourh'
to whom the care of the work mas been
l committed, hopes to have a scnooi iof
i bows in due time, besides a smed1cais dls-
1 nensarv Two missionaries, supported by
the Missionary Society OF the Nlethoolst
Church, are on the ground.
/ On Decoration day last the MISSION Oh
the Holy Trinity was started IN Mania,
i although Episcopal services hao oeeil
/ held in the city since the beslnnlns OF! OF
Il that year. The Brotherhood OF 81. An n
i drew took the lead in this effort Holy
,rrini+,, Mission has now two clergymen.
1 and one layuan and attached to 1t IS
/ another layman who has had a tent and
j done work similar to that of the Young
z1:Men's Christian Association. The mission;
{ has "a typical eastern building OF the.
4 Spanish type, and is located IN the nliosts
4 of barracks. The lower patt = ,.i Lteeo
g Inn as a chapel, the upper part as library
i ar,a Ivritire- and meeting rooms. Many
i officers of the army and navy attend SER
vices here.
Prespyterians have four missions IN
q AIardla and are to establish fifth. Ihey
Il helped the Young Mems Chri stian Asso-
4 citation by providing preachers for its tent
services. In the middle of February aa-
4 sthority was sent to organize formally and
a legally one of the Presby terrain n. missions
4 into the First Presbyterian Church OIL
4 Manila. and steps were taken TO- start tart
work On Iloilo. Some native f1apsn ,c
have been baptized by Presbyterian mis-
q sionar,es. and among lem IS 2 lutte nut,
child, who is as yet the only infant FIJI
i ninos that has been baptiz ed s; N the
d islands. in the Protestant fai tn.
Bapt.sts $are to und ertake WORK IN
\ Iloilo but have not yet done So. Discl-
pies Of Christ have opened a mis- mission IN
4 Manila and have star led "a school: Con- o1n-
erega ionalists win net go there, put are
q to conflne their efforts TO Guam and nj
q other Pacific Islands, their spur pose being
a to Mne the route from Honoiulu 70 N a
h Mia with christian mission $ "a TOE ,,
. Before this work wa start dsDyatEhese
u different American reli giou1s podaes; con
& iferences were held by hose In auth ralty,