Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-04-16
news OF THE
CHURCHES

The Rev hr Henry T.. MofCh0uao.
the veteran corresponding secretary
OF che Baptist Home Mission society,
has just returned from ono OF the
most extended tours OF inspection
ever made in Cuba and Porto Rico BY
an American representative OF Prot.
,stant organization. From the Prot
osiant point OF view De De- most en-.
thuHlaEt.C over the outlook lls own
religious body the white uaptsts OF
fhe North. has secured. bo says.
ylry strong loo.hold in eastern Cuba
che enthusiasm of the people Iu and
around Santiago exceeded. boz says.
anything be had ever seen. The pro
sresa making by HaptIsta lu that prov
inco Us Illustrated by tho fact that ON
TIRE, successive nights near me end
oi February be- oficiatcd az tno open.
lus 0f chapola erowda of w0rshippofs
hoIus present Boo EACH Instance. nap.
lists are putting about $4,000 into
eastern Cuba. and are making strong
app,aIs 90 Hapuats iu the United
states 20 give larger suws for similar
purposes AZ souro. sixteen miles ont
of Santiago. eighty adults applied 90
H1 immersed. and forty-eirht we're &c.
/ cDptDd for tuo rIto Two were daugh.
tors OF the alcaldo. and one the lead
I inns merchant of the town. So for ne
heard from Protestant prospects are
equally promising On othor parts of
tho island
Churches In Porto Rico.
The Rev DR. horDhouse was struck
a8 wei with the tremendous onthus.
/ Iaam of tho people of Porto Rico.
I whom bo visited in every part 0f their
island nlpt.6ia have no f.vcr than
| twelve organized churches in Porto
Rico and two schools. maintained by
'ho womous societies pf,shytouauB
have MIN, organized churches IN
. Iurto Rico and siE addition preaching
stations Th.y have also tour schools
attended hy almost 40 pupils Moth.
od.sis have three churches and thirty
othCr preaching stations Those are
scattered go the Rev pr M0r0houBc
| reports. Zoo almost an para or the o.
! land COngreEa ionaliat8 are carrying
on educational work NJ two points and
I have r. strong religious work in four
f. principal towns OF the eastern ox.
F. tremhy of the island An episcopal
/ church 10 nearing completion iu san
Juan and a church az Ponce. started
/ hy tho Chuschof Bingham. many years
ago has taken on new l.fc with tho
coming OF an American minister and
. Workers Disciples of Christ have
JurOc organized churches one OF
which fss just opened "a hEo build.
Illus. erected 900 modern incB United
. brethren have three churches. besides
four preaching stations Even Quak.
crs are making progress. both In For.
% Rico aud in Cubs. havIHg two sue
cessfu stations in one Island and
Juree iu the other Christian Science
/ ia also making Roadway
Schools on the Islands.
Some discussion has hcCn had of
Iats about educational Eork. iu view
of tho public school systems which
arc organized 900 both islands and
steadily attaining a proficiency that
o. remarkable. lu view of tho com.
paratlycly short tlmo since Spanish
authority passed away q has come 90
be- thought. however that normal
school work ls essential under rolig
ious direction. " teachers are 20 be
nued for thoroughly conscientious
work. and "a has been demonstrated
that mission schools are essential 90
the-way places 10 supplement
preaching work Women In most bod
los are maintaining the educational
work There Us. so the distinguished
secretary nihrms, tor less friction be-.
tween Protostants aud Roman Catho.
De- authority than he had feared might
he the case. Indeed. there ig little &c.
ritatiOn on the part OF the RoTan
church such as might reasonably be
looked for Instead. that church. 60
bio haptist official finds. has accept
"a the situation IN good grace. and lt
setting about the task Of modem
progressive development, such as
| probably IL wac wholly unable 90 DO
under spanish rule There is not
much overlapping OF ncIda in either
island Eageruess ON the part OF the
. people FOR religious instruction 's ihs
dominant feature. anu this UaRernoas
American potCstauts and Roman
. Catholics alike arc trying 20 satisfy
Salvation Army Commander.
90 Us expected that Commander
. Booth Tucker 90 the salvation Army
VIII before long return 90 England
snd SURRENDER the control OF inc army
On America t0 other hands Salvation
Army affairs are doing fairly well. q
ia said although some widely advcr.
tised projects are not maturing %.
actly az predicted Commander Em
ma Booth Tucker, who recently died
AL the result OF "a railway accident 90
the west was regarded BY hor faith.
90 aa the strong force in American
Army control There are some more
Booth daughters 90 take her place.
but o. is said the general does not
count them available Commander
Eva Booth. now ih Canada. o. In very
poor health. and che youngest daugh.