Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-25
PROBLEM OF The PHILIPPINES
Natives Not Ready for Self-Gov-
eminent Says Bishop Brent.
other Timely Addresses and Officers
Elected on Closing Day Of Wom-
ans Auxiliary Meeting Mt st
PauIs Church.

its 3ith annual meeting Thursday after
noon and evening with an attendance that
filed the parish house of St Paul's
Bishop Hail presided at the business
meets. and Bishop Brent of the Philip
pines spoke during the afternc i and at a
public meeting in the evening.
officers were elected as follows:
President, Miss Constance r. Wheeler,
burlington; vice-presidents, Rutland dis
trict, Mrs. William f Weeks West Rut-
land; Burlington district, Miss Annie r.
Smith, Rurington Windsor district, not
filled; Montpelier district Mrs. G. Il. b.
Denny Montpelier; St Johnsbury dis
trict, Mrs. a. F. Grint, st. .ohnsbury; st.
Adams district. Mrs. I.ucius Kendall,
EnoSb burg Falls: recording secretary, Mrs.
Fred ~ Whitney, Northfed, correspond
ing secretary Mrs. \. +. Halves Burling-
ton: treasurer. Miss Alice sheldon, As
cutncyville; general secretary of the
Junior Auxiliary Mrs William +. Jones.
Woodstock; secretary Of the church Peri
odical club, Mrs Joseph Reynolds, Rut-
land: auditor, II. L. Ward, Curling
ton: appropriation committee, Mrs {. +.
Parker Of VerEcnnes Mrs. Norton Of Ben
nigton, Mrs. J. T. Stearns of Burlington.
Mrs. Vaughn OF Barre and Mrs. Sargent
of ST. Johnsbury.
The branch will undertake to raise 81, so
! for missions the coming year.
Thursdays program opened with holy
communion at 700 n. m, celebrated by
the RI. Rev. Bishop Weeks This was
followed by morning prayer. the Rev.
Or. G. Y. Bliss and the Rev. A. G. Clarke
officiating. Holy communion followed,
celebrated by the ri. Rev Bishop Hall.
At 1915 the business session opened The
Rt Rev. Bishop Hall and Miss Constance
Wheeler. president of the Woman's Aux
iiary, presided Mrs. Fred y Whit
ncy of Northteld acted as secretary.
| Reports of the committees were read and
accepted and then came the election Of
officers.
! At Il o'clock prayer for missions was
/ held, lasting fifteen minutes, and the
/ business session was then resumed. Miss
Adelaide Ross, formerly Of Rutland.
gave a talk on her work among the
Shoshone Indians in Lander, Wyoming
| followed by talk on Sunday school
work in the diocese by the Roy. Albert
Gale of ST. Adams
\ rising vote of thanks was given in
| appreciation of the work Of Mrs. Parker
2s treasurer in which capacity she has
served for the past "A years. retiring on
account of III health. The meeting ad-
iourned at one O'Clock when luncheon
was served in the dining room bust
ness session was held In the afternoon
at 9:3o. followed by addresses by the
Rev Thornton r. Turner and the nv.
Rev Bishop Brent at four o'clock.
Mr. Turner stressed the necessity for
religious education In the smaller towns,
and cited examples OF recent disasters.
such the Binghamton fire and tho
! New Haven wrecks, in proof of the need
in our national life of sense OF respon-
| shllity, and said that religious cduCa-
ton Is the means Of developing this
sense. He pointed out the value OF the
home missionary work that can be done
in rural communities with the larger par
! ishes as Centers.
Bishop Brent. in the afternoon. said
| that China is open and receptive TO re-
ligious teaching PHILOSOPHERS do not :. o.
isfy nor hold the people. and religion
alone satisfied The majority of the
! Chinese In direction Of the new recon-
structlon are Christians, ne said, and he
emphasized the importance OF religious
education, especially among the young.
The Rev Albert Gale of St Albans
| chairman Of the education commission,
presided at an afternoon meeting of
clergymen In the study of the Rev c. c.
| Wilson. Standardization OF religious ed
ucation in the Sunday schools Of the
diocese was discussed, and the recon-
mendatIon made that as far possible
the divisions In the Sunday schools he
made to correspond to those of the pub
lie schools. Other members of the COM
| mission present We're the Rev. w. II.
HAYES of Nergennes, the Rev. George r.
| Brush of Sheburnc, the Rev y. L. San
| ford of Iiardwick, the Rev. w. r Garner
! of Milton, and the Rev Or. George Y.
Bliss and the Rev. A. G. Clarke OF this
| city.
BP BRENT on THE PHILIPPINES
| In the evening Bishop Brent made an
! eloquent appeal to his hearers to share
| their part of the responsibility of hand
| ling the problem of the Philippines, and
| did not hesitate to say that the time was
not yet ripe to throw them on their own
| resources so far as handling the govern
! rcnt goes His description of the stua-
ton in the eastern islands was adequate
| and although his address was not a long
one, the different phases of the existing
| conditions We're dealt with in a manner
| which told much, The Rt Rev. A c. 4.
Hall presided and the address was made
following a prayer by the bishop.
| Bishop Brent began by impressnG on
| those present their share OF the respon-
| sibility in dealing with the Inhabitants
| of the islands 1t is a tribute eXacted
| of democracy. that each citizen bear his
part of the burden In such affairs Tho
| United States occupies a position unique
in the history of the world in that il is of
a cosmopolitan nature and has. up UNI
| I'll this time, been occupied so much with
its own affairs that 1t has had no time
| The nation Is now no longer a child but
has reached maturity. Bishop Brent,
speaking Of immigration. took occasion
to censor severely the recent action of
the California Legislature In placing a
| barrier against the Japanese, This he
| characterized as the work of the lowest
sort of politicians.
| He expressed himself as being thor
oughly In sympathy with the plank in
| the democratic platform, which provides
that the Filipinos shall he given their full
| liberty as soon as stable government
| can be assured The natives of the is
| lands now feel that they should have this
at once but they are I'm no way capable of
| self government and mistake liberty for
| license. The better class of the island