The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-29
PROsELYTING DENIED
ISLAND SCHOOLS kossEcrARlAN
Charges Asairs. sescoI System Of tire
Philippine islsnes Hef-..a sy .ne
Sgperinrensen:'s Pecer

Wz>Aing-o1- Aug G.-Tn- burr1u 0.
.nsUlz- affairs u lie War D-IarT-1en
--> Lad public The report Of FRANK
H Bowen ac-ilg general suy--iut-lt:
III 0. public Instruction for The Phi
!rpiD= Islands. upon charges made II
-E- UUIr-i States against The school
system Of -o- Islands elL@girs that il
w72s Us@d zs pros-lyrLns agency
against Catholics and generally usei
10 tAe psrjDd5c- ot Catholicism Th=
chx-x-> w-r- torwzrd-i 10 Manila
I'd IL reply was E-zd- 10 Acting Goy-
e-ccE Wright The report Of SuI-riD,
--a4soi Bowen : dated IuIy IIh- and
: s-c-szl and specific denial OF IL.
c8s-sss-
H- san lEzr Of twenty I-rsoas wto
have t-en division sUE-giul.ndvrts
uEly c-= has ever l---n cl-GEymzu
I1-s~ division saE-=ElnT.pd-nIs ws-s
appointed tro1 list submitted ty
l.ses-s o. tAe Roman Catholic Church
Z TA@ ni1-i S-ar->- In this c3nRs--.
90. Tie report szy>;
l. question Of ib- religious belle.
Il zpsslLezlts auj zpr-oiuIe-s was u+y-
= considered uL1il lzl- il 1871 Al
11z- E-os a special hoC Of spplicsn
s2Ise-.d By tb- authorities of the Re.
ls- Catholic Church in he Unjie,
States ws> ~1T 10 the civil govern
1as1I a. Ib- island and transmitted Ii
-ss S1sEsl suE--zlIsEIrncs. Fru-u
-o@~ >---.izI Isis thr-e suy-riu,e-,ti.
--7s z5d -welTy--hr-~ teachers were
2E-..i-7--t- In reporting these zp.
s.94---@lTs 10 tl.z civil government tie
c-c--sl superintendent stated. ! hare
had much di-eeuiiy Il finding people il
t1ls Aot q sp.iilezIious who are POS
S-@ssz-2 u ros tH1Ccz tlonsl T-eIa ra IioI.
aid teaching scg-=-E--sc- which Is re-
qU--t-1 q o-b=- sppollTs-=s in This de-
Tss-T--rL Tso.s- wig have nor t--el
selected se--u Il, l.e wholly uusuiia bic
The oaly ds-.ar-urr from strict non-
s-s'r-zr7a 1isrl IN the conduct of the
scse'o2- vas = provision 81 the Philip
PIE Commission which made il lawful
fa- Ir5--Si o. minister Of any eSra l..
E>-t-c church II pueblo where 8 pub
lie school i CONNECTED 10 teach rraiC-
5al fog o1=-hzf lAur three times 8
E+-k IN he school building 10 pupils
Z 1ls-s parents have expressed wish
1O- SDeA lnS-rOc.51a-
Cta-cai.iES Yro>eiytius, the rspo,;
says-
No- only : 10 IsroselEIinc sliow.,i
~ Attempted il any 81 the putlit
schools huI inquiry Of tf.a headers ot
t5- tUG- PRINCIPAL Protestant; dsuotni
-s-joIss be,e brings ont ,le fact that
% f2- g y Known by tbs-se l--a,5---s
there = o0- op- Protestant Sslutia !
sc5asl TtSach=- Il 1A- entire a-ch4,-l
age The statement that not C.I---hfrd
Of IoS Protestant 1--a chers eye,
taught Day before going 10 he Phi
iy5,lDe> aEsd Ihz Catholic teachers sr-
s-ll 10 fe- distant provinces j. -u
Eilsue-sIl! denied
The assertion i made that the -.iu
e.a1iS,asl department has na knowledge
81 LIZ dAtr5b-5al ct Bibles il pm
vaI5 church school 10y missionaries. l.
i slso stated that the CONDITIONS Of III.
pubic schools II The Philippine DO 10,
Z wa--'sof th- s-sT-lelt that they srt
! worse :. -i- Islands s. viewed from s
Catholic standpoint -h2l IL Tbe | MI
/ I'd Sts-es
I T-h+ report cl1s~e> with the following
The vsoomsu> aVrsck OF Ih- PHILIP.
pine C-8E mission especially ne FIJI
} J,451O members Thereof Y ho s-a termed
traitors and !-aS-als ~@.vt=s 70 show The
Z degree q. bitterness and r-cklesSn.-s.
Z w4-5c1 ciia-aC1.-zgas The whole arrlcIa
/ The oeco1is tiO-s 81 present under way
II Rome il regard 30 TIE church land.
? iu -teSe islands : sufhs-5ent refUtHriGr
of be lasl Wild Srst-ID--uT Of this ex
rrscrdi-IaTy prcdnerOn. n which no'
uT,- material statement : t--ue.