El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-16
METHODIST BENEVOLENCES
TOTAL 81 OOO 600 4 We

TOTAL S5,OOO,OOO A YEAR
Methodist church benevOlence has
now reached s.. 000, 900 a year. 1t is di-
vided among the board of foreign mis-
work 1925. 900, the women home work
100000, the general home S1,4OO,OO0,
and the balance made Up by the smaller
societies. At the meeting of the for
eign board Just held il was shown that
receipts for regular work last year
were about $4,000 more than the pre-
ceding year, and debt Of S138,000 was
reduced TO one of $4,000. The WOue en-
gave to foreign work last year $4,000
more than on any previous year It is
shown that converts on the Socalled
heather field are giving toward their
own support $500 a year. New
secretaries have been named for the
board of home missions and a new
treasurer has been elected for the for
eign board.
II was reported at this meeting that
a new policy is obtaining in India,
where Christian missions have lately
met much criticism from outsiders.
MethodiSts are joining in the new plan.
1t seems that from the first particular.
efforts have been directed toward the
nigh caste people, on the theory that
If leaders were won over to Christian
lty the poor people would be compelled
to follow. The new plan goes direct
to the poor. and to the lowest social
classes. Under the plan high caste
people have been won in larger num-
bers besides an encouraging number Of
the low caste. never before touched. 4
radical change in results is declared
TO be in sight In China Methodist
workers are cooperating in education
Not only are schools established as
means to win people. but American mis-
sion boards. all Protestant ones and
even the Church Of England. Anglican.
are joining to avoid duplication of
schools, and the securing of larger
plants and better instructors
VATICAN CLOSELY OBSERVES
PROTESTANT WORK IN PHILIPPINES
The vatican is just now busy with
reports from the Philippine islands.
These were made recently at the vati-
cans request. In them is a good deal
or information about Protestant ex-
pansion there since 1898. Especially
impressed is the vatican by the growth
OF the University of Manila, " hich has
an Episcopal minister for its president
The vatican is known to have asked
why, If IL were essential to have a
Protestant at its head, a layman might
not have been chosen. There are also
tuI reports of Y. NJ G. A settlement
house work near to the university.
This line Of work had heretofore es-
capped the Vaucan's notice in the Philip
pines or any other country. The re-
ports also cover the recent plans Of
New York women, who with 500, 600
tricts under direction of bishop Brent
OF the Episcopal church.
Rome newspapers, friendly to the
vatican, have recently made matters
more intense by asserting that the real
purpose of the United States in going
into the Philippines was not to put
down Spanish power but was land
conquest expansion of trade, and the
Protestant religion It stated that in
Manila, IlOilO and all other principal
places PrOtestants have the best To-
cations for future growth. The author
of most of these reports is the Jesuit
father Einnegan. late of Dublin, who
has told the vatican that there is grave
danger that FilipinOs viii now become
followers Of NOltaire. The cOngrega-
ton Of the propaganda has taken Of
fetal charge of the reports and is
known to have been urged by the vati-
can TO ascertain further concerning
their truth, and to report at an early
date what Catholics may do, if any
thing.