The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-27
A PONTIFICIAL BULL
ATS PUBLICATION FROM THE VATI-
CAN Is IMMINENT.
ON APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION
WILL REORGANIZE WHOLE ECCLE-
SIASTICAL HIERARCHY.

Archbishop Guidi Actuated by Most
Liberal Ideas Regarding the Set
tIeme mt of the Philippine Cues
tion-TwO Semi naries to Be Extab-
Iished at Manila for the Education
of Native Chiefs-Friars Will Sell
Their Lands and Receive Payment
Therefor in Mexican DOIIars-Dis-
uutes to Be Settled by Archbishop
Guidi and Gov. Taft.
Rome, Sept. 26.-The publication of
n pontifical bull on the apostolic con-
stitution of the Philippines is immi-
iect and aims of Archbishop Guilds
mission to Manila. The apostolic del
egate will have to reorganize the whole
ecclesiastic hierarchy of the archipela-
GO will create three new diocese and
will propose prelates for the archbish-
opric of Manila and the remaining
bishoprics, after which he will convoke
a synod to establish rules for govern
ing ecclesiastic affairs, in harmony
with the customs of the islands, as is
done in South America.
Archbishop Guidi is animated by the
most liberal ideas regarding the set
Element of the Philippine questions. In
his letter to Gov. Taft he said he was
glad he had been chosen to cooperate
with him in the pacification of the ISL
ands, and hoped to be able to count on
his assistance.
One of the first projects of the Arch
bishop is the establishment at Manila
con iFOo r-in fn obi to hn
tive clergy, which are destined ulti-
mately to replace the foreigners. These
seminarieS will be entrusted to a re-
lgious order which has not hitherto
been represented in the archipelago.
A portion of the students of the SEM
inaries will be sent to Rome to COM
pete their education, either at North
American or South American colleges,
or in a special Filipino college, if it is
found practicable to establish the lat
ter.
The questions regarding the friars
which were the subject of negotiations
between the Vatican and Gov. Taft
roi@ht. II is suggested, be solved, with
cut resource to the recall of the friars,
BY ope-nnS tne doors IN the Philip
pines to all the clergy of all the re-
ligious orders, without distinction of
nationality, thus quickly overshadow-
ing the few hundreds of Spanish friars
rep'aiuing- there --@. '-''> -----f-
The reorganization of the church in
the Philippines on a new basis will
be carried out with funds from the
sale of the agricultural lands belong
ing to the friars and from the indem-
nifty which the United Statse will pay
for war damages. The idea of having
recourse to arbitratious in order to de-
termine the amounts of these funds
has been dropped and it is suggested
that the clergy submit estimates which,
unless Immediately acceptable to the
Philippine and American governments,
shall form a basis negotiations be-
tween the governor and Archbishop
Guidi.
1t is proposed that the friars shall
sell their shares of the lands possessed
by the corporations and that the pay
ment be in Mexican dollars, the first
installment to be paid when the title
deeds to the Philippine ecclesiastical
buildings are transferred.
1t is also proposed that disputes re-
garding charitable or educational
trusts be amicably settled by Arch
bishop Guidi and Gov. Taft.