Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-10
tRlAR QUESTION,
Analysis of the Great Problem
Of the Philippines.
IS Moi Question of Denominations
aism.
Lands OF the Religious Orders Must BE
Bought and Distributed.
Maniln- MN : 1nno

,Af
connected YIN ~ ui7cuSsed questions
thc PhiIipninc. :. an &c tloil OF
church rrni,Ia,, ~, u'uoupteuiy the
tIos, I..,..t % iiet ~ y also one OF
IN, am. -, UNDERSTOOD or appreciated
t..,inu.'iap e'i,e a. nome can hardly be
founa.tia,, - toii'ed since the
ing r.Ii.,inu ~ Ine IGpupHc 10 consider
rnattrr M r,,,1.iI.. oii'7 80 uosila IN
30 nracti,ob p,i '"iiai concern 10
he rrnf',.l,',.9.. ~ ieo'.u iccofdlng TO
.ynIr -,il.I, y 'ie INDIVIDUAL u IS
T., .,,,,,,7 7.' IN l'oSSIple lor an American
s.it,,..t.-' iii' iiIcHtdl VISION 10 the true
], ,,i,ti 'i - 'iic9t lSlahos. Inc gull IS
.nr tr'I ~ "Hi'H separates the liberty
,,.,.,iil, III 7lil 'IIu "''I"h mo Whlch our
t..,,ii,i,','. 2 =" = ON tlle nledlaeVal
h. -, ,,i ''itn ~ 'Io'iocS "Ilch pIeNaIi
.,In,,+ I'LL, III, III ooiii'ilS, hed8e4
his nnn,Jn 'N''''' anu i'''ii'''i iiio VI
our INSTITUTIONS woro .ono.;,.o1 ,,,5
i,ad their inspir,tinr IL tbo d,sira III J,
strong pcopIe ia yyorsbir cod nc tba,,
s,tyv M .igbt ~. ,I,,I.
/. zion cam. -. ,tni1t po1p'o
prescribed ana ,,r,,.,,.,i,,,- f','.,,' ,.f'..
slightest violation bro,rbt In,,-, ,,,1,,,
the offender tba bo,,.,- b.,,,,l ,,,,t ,,,,1,, 80
tn. ,bt,r,b 1,i,,..,,.,,-
Thc history III Sr,,iyI, ,.a,,,,,,a.t ~,,,,.i
colonization in the fan oosf no Iase.
tran in the ne;y world Il fn4xtricahIv
iI'iliSIeu with that Of the Church of
',"'i'e' ne soidlcr ana the priest
,,,,,,. '',' 'oAe'lGr ana liit cruciliA held
- ,'' Noiu ii'.i SuInt"'
,.,..,,. c 800 " IN 4 ~ .'t"c' llo"
conquest and in the force which CO.
mcntcd the triumph Of her arms one Of
the most potent factors Of har dn,vn-
fan. The support of ber yondorfuI
years Of expansion boc.Ina IN tinn !,
l'gid frame which ro,norscinsxlv sbut
cut all power of change or further nrn-
eicss ana i'll the uphcuval which time
inevitably brought. the government
WAS DESTROYED and the fabric of the
church shaken "a III foundations
Tins far tho orrn.ts nf tbo oh,,r,.t
.,.,t.o.... IT. ~ :
uei'o' itiea nave pcoh directed 70 Try
20 I','o" up ana preserve Ihe oId
.nt e,,air,.r II! l.lt, ii;t
~ H. +,',,I'i ''';e' - '''i''l''
email Mans MA thn,,.,r, II nav, ~,
rn,. III. oo,r,.r, III pI,,,,. i, r,,l.,,,r,,i..,.
f., AZ md ia eu-.II,,,- tn, I,itt.r ,,iIT
\ hich brands thaf1. ,,nii,.y b.,.. =, ,,iis-
taken one, the sooner il Is done the
better it will be for the future of the
Catholic church in these islands.
Their system here must be purged of
its fourteeDth and fifteenth century eX
CIesCcnCes ana brought abreast Of
modern civilization. American thought
rs Incoming dominant here. and il is
cLly by introducing j little of the lib
cralism of American Catholicism and
the advanced ideas ana methods of
American prelates that the Church of
Rome can hope to retain its hold over
tho people Of these islandsl
In treating this question there is one
nint ulon which Americans are par
tiCuIarIv apt to 20 astray. and that is
in thinking that any attack upon the
re- Iigipus orders I'm these islands. or any
action looking to getting rid Of them,
is an attack upon the Catholic Church
Nothing could be- more erroneous. how
ever II is only by Kidding the islands
u the friars and cleansing the church
~ their presence ana sinister influence
tlat Catholicism can hope for PERFECT
uation among this people. a condl
ii"n now exists where the 'atnollcs OF