The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-09

y n ;. 81 Is :. & II
and In the sensational climax OF his
close delivered the most remarkable
speech Of the convention. Bishop Brent
said that when one turned from the
Japanese and Chinese 10 the Fili-
pinos, II was turning from strength "a
weakness. for while the Chinese ar.
still In a great degree uncllristtanfzeH.
the Filipinos have borne the name OF
Christians for many years. He SAID liz.
was going to try to tell something OF
the work that was to be done In the .
Philippines God has shown mo wfht
this thing is what lie wants the Aneri-
can church to do. and IT doesn't much
matter what ] say or how ! tell 1t. Il
All who have the patriotic feeling
will understand the message that L
want to bring them exclaimed tho
bishop. lie said his message was tho
same as that he had brought three
years ago. only 1T had grown stronger
and more convincing. He said that tho
foremost duty of the American church
was TO give large support to those
who were largely tempted You
don't know. and, indeed. you can never
know what temptation Is to thosn
American people whoJlive N the liiil-
sippines." And then he told the story @
an American whom he knew who lived
on top OF mountain trying to escape
the Temptations which mad surrounded
him In the cities. The bishop SPOKE OF
the cathedral that had been bullt III
Manila, and then. he said: II tell So't
what would like tos have In the Fhii-
1nnines an Intelligent, wise and whole
Bouled lot OF priests to care Tor tne
| spirft,,al welfare OF tile Americans
there
Bthop Brent told of the success OF I
! the Columbia Club. which, had been
| built through the generosity OF tne
treasurer of the board of missions ah.t
Ibis wife. There WAS no gambling OF
drinking there, he said, and SUI INC
/ club was a great success. so great a
success that he was now endeaVorlns
Ito double the capacity.
/ Continuing. Bishop Brent told OF the
/ mission In the hills, and spoke o.. the
first boy who had been baptized three
years ago, aad wl1t s; a $ now ut schools
LIN Americs,, and whom he hoped would
IrIse up as a prophet to his own people,.
for he said no nation could be con X
4! verified except by thctrgnwn people.
Demanded Justice.
i Turning hts attention to the subject
OF proselyting the bishop declared
that personally he was against IT. but
lBnow and then he broke down IN his
i .opinson when he saw a church which
i was supposed to be infalliblc falling
II to stand up for morality and decency;
4 was permissible. Example is better
Il than precept,' he said, land life of
i morality and truth has more power
d for good than that spirit which pulls
i, down the walls of other churches to,
build up its own He stated that he
i himself was for church unity, and as
he went up and down through the
islands he stopped with missionaries
J OF all denominations. preached Tor
II them and with them.
u II nave long since given up asking
!. linen to what church tiiey belong. i
i take it they are Christians doing their
, duty. and that is NIL that demand.
! And ! say that until we bring our
prejudices to God and ask Him to
tone them down even fit means To
destroy them. Christian unity is an i'm
possibility"
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