The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-21
TALKED ON PHILIPPINES.
Rev. Walter clapp,. Episcopal Mission
ary. Told of His Work.

The annual meeting Of the Montpel-
ier district. which includes Barre, Mont
pelier and North6eld, Of the Womens'
Auxiliary Of the Episcopal church was
held st the Church OF the Good Shepherd
yesterday and last evening. THE morn
ing session began with the administer
iug Of Holy comnmnion By the Reyer-
and G. ". FREEMAN assisted BY Rev.
Walter Ciapp
The business session was then held
with Mrs. G. i. Denny OF Montpelier in
the chair. Mrs. Pufier Of Montpelier
was elected secretary Of the local dis
tFict. a letter from the general seere-
tary, Miss Julia Emery was read by
Mrs. ] w. Vaughan and the reports Of
the local secretaries were read and ac-
eepted. Dinner was served In the YES
try at one o'clock.
AT the afternoon session addresses
we're given BY Rev G. f. Freeman, Rev,
L. s. OckfoEd Of Mortified and Rev.
Walter Clapp missionary to the
Philippine Islands23a gtisa m
Supper was served in the vestry at
$50
Evening prayer was said at the
church al Z o'clock and then The adde's
az the evening was given bv Rev Walter
Clapp 81 tho PhlHppiHe Islands Dir.
eIspp IS an interesting Speaker and held
bis audience from the start His ad
dress was illpstrated with stereoptieon
views
neibegan by giving 4 graphic account
Of the native government Of the villages
Of the islands and Of the physical and
social conditions He said that many
people would be surprised at the size
Of the mountains IN the Philippines,
saying that there were three mountain
ranges extending across the island of
Luzon whose average altitude was as
high a. Mount Washington.
The speakers work is principally
done among the people of the mount
aims and Of thcm be spoke more partio-
ularly lie spoke Of the way in which
the villages are governed by the old
men, of the small thatehed houses and
said that only the parents Of the family
occupy their houses as sleeping quarters,
but that the children sleep in large
houses called community houses, of
which there is one for each sex.
He mentioned the tendency Of the na.
tiyes to let the buildings run down and
Of their tendency to do al little work
as possible, SAYING that they would re.
fuse TO work for money, that they
could not eat The money. He showed
snme Illustrations Of cord made from
bean stalks and pottery made entirely
by hand by the women Tie smoke Of
tho clothing worn By the natives, say
ing That the majority Of Them wore no
clothing whatever. The mode Of travel
was mentioned, the speaker saying that
the draft animal used principally was
Che bullock; and that Il took an ex.
tfemeiy long time TO travel any distanec
The speaker mentioned the excellent
work " jiisbop Rrent. bishop Of the
Philippines Bishop Brent Is Ros.
tonian and through his efforts large
cathedral has been erected in Manila
and also cathedral honse ia which Is
.a gymnasium and reaaing Yoom
IN closing tho speaker said that he
had been very successful IN converting
these people 10 Christianity, and found
that the men We're more easily inn
pressed than the wcmcn. lie saws that
many Of the people arc Catholic, and
many are unsettled as 10 their religious
helicfe