Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-17
CATHOLIC CHURCH WORK
AMONG THE Hup|N0S

lOplc OF discussion ever since the Unit.
ed States took possession Of the isl.
ands. Bishop Potter. after visiting the
Islands. declared that the church prup
erty should be confiscated.
General James Smith of San Frau
cisco recently returned home from q
tour Of duty in military and civil ca.
pacity from the time OF the first land.
ing Of American troops. In an inte,
view given San Francisco paper
Smith says:
"A fair way to look at any work IL
by results. The natives Of the Philip.
pines are the most civilized and ad.
vanced race of savages in the Orient.
Filipino Race Preserved.
"The Chinese have been pouring
into the islands for hundreds OF years
preserved. The Catholic Church firs,
took footho,d in the Philippine Isl.
ands about 800 years ago. Since tina,
time she has slowly but surely educat
ed the Filipino race. The work may
appear slow. but then. on the other
hand, 1t has been sure.
IF you take a plant and attempt tn
force its growth you stand in DANCE.
Of killing II. The same situation con.
fronts the church in the Philippines.
The priests have gone very slowly, but
they have worked faithfully to educate
these savages. The Filipino Is a saw.
age. and will be one for hundreds a.
years to come.
THAT certain orders Of the Catholic
church have lost the affection of the
natives Is true. but will give you tn,
Facts: During the Spanish regime II
many districts the friars or priest,
were placed In Office as governors, Il.
WE'LL as spiritual advisers. Thes.
priests were held responsible to tn,
Spanish government for the good ~
der OF the district they lived In.
Priests Acted a. DiscipIinarIans.
THE feeblest mind can understan,
when a priest had to act as discipll
marian and administer justice, an,
sometimes punish. II would NATURAL,
follow that the affection that shout,
be held for him by the natives woul,
be obliterated.
ANY man Of fair and impartia
mind could not fail to be impressed
with the work that, the Jesuit orde
has done in the Philippines. The JsS
uits have magnificent colleges estah
lished there, and they have educate.
the brightest minds In the island. II
Manila they have college which Il
attended by 1900 pupils. Men Of tn,
brightest intellect who have paid Wis
Its to this college have never left Their,
without gaining more knowledge tina.
when they entered.
THE Jesuits at the college In Ma
Mia have an observatory that hal
proved 80 efficient that 1t has receive
the compliments Of this Government
and Ia, ! am almost sure. receiving ,
subsidy from Washington. When tn,
American Government took possession
Of the Philippines IL received from thu
Jesuits all the dala and statistics n
the islands, and they were all foun.
to be absolutely correct. These data
were forwarded to Washington, were
printed and are now IN book form %
die In the departments.
Archbishop chappelie In Rome.
Archbishop Chappelle Is now in
Rome making q report Of his observa
lions in the Philippines. / cannot say
what changes or reforms he will sus
gest. ] often met Archbishop Noza
leda, his predecessor, who was thu
head of the church during the war.
II do not know whether he eve,
made the statement that the America;
troops would abuse the women in Ma
Mia should the town fall into thu
hands OF these invaders, but II he iii;
do not blame him: ] will tell yo.
why. think that Archbishop Rior
dams actions would be justifiable II Z
Spanish force attempted to invade Sar
Francisco II he tried to enthuse tn,
soldiers to resist until their last drnI
Of blood was shed In defense of the.l
country.
Father McKinnon told me tha
Archbishop Nozaleda had told him, an,
there Is no reason to doubt the arcl
bishops word, that he was the firs
to urge the Spanish authorities to sur
render after Dewey fought the battl,
OF Manila bay. Father McKinnon wa
the first American to enter Manila du,
Ing the hostilities, and he was receive,
most graciously by Archbishop Noza
leda.
Priests Loyal to United States.
THE Spanish priests are loyal +
this country, and are doing all In thei
power to make the natives respect GU
law. The teaching of the Catholi
church 10 to honor the king
"The priests, therefore, are obedien
to those who are in authority owe
them.
''These priests were all from Spai,
and 1t Is only natural that they wer
loyal to Spain while under that Go,
eminent, but now that Americans ar
ruling the country, they are loyal I
the United States.
under the Spanish regime the Gait
Ollie church was the sole educator .
the islands. Priests were distribute
In different parts of the islands. Whel
there was no priest there was a natl,
who taught the children how to rea
and write. OF course, where ii
priests were the children received
better education. IN the larger town
where there were colleges, the youi
men received splendid Quotations
medicine, law, chemistry, and all Il
useful arts and Sciences