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August 4, 1909.
native soldiers splendidly 1
cers.
Our conversation gave u
our army is leading and of
Philippines. I confess to 1
opinion of both than I had
ashamed of being an Amei
In the afternoon Dr. Roc
native churches, where a 1
<lers and deacons! had bee
Dr. Rodgers acted as inter
their works and we both S]
of the Kingdom. Then by
to Manila, after a day so
fnl and instructive experien
able only to hint at them ai
about them.
On another day, we
printing establishment. Bi
ing and doing it cheaply a
virtually a Filipino trade
American superintendents,
there would be only one ,
full of complicated machine
inos operating it. It was
boys, who four or five ye
nothing about it. now runn
all sorts r>f nrpseps mirt
and Spanish and Tagalog, i
ipinos are quick to learn
found them occupying all 1
the trolley cars "and steaml
bookkeepers in the stores,
the gospel, some of them.
We heard an address b)
trella. He is pastor of the '
in Manila, and we had the g
their big anniversary servi<
the first Protestant cluircl
very deeply impressed with
pino Presbyterians. They a
skin is brown, and even i
lazy tropical race.
Side by side with direct
mission field, there must
schools for native evangeli;
of foreign missionaries on t
enough to reach the great r
the knowledge of the truth
ization of the world rests ii
theological seminaries on tl
direct proportion to the larj
work will the dav be haste
be preached to ever}- creatt
Therefore most wisely t
nila established through 01
Training School and the ]
Nicholson Bible School. 1
has happened? They have
seminary, whose faculty is
Methodist, and whose stude
of these denominations. Ft
effective eliminator of den
the whole world.
It was a great pleasure
Mr. Farmer of the Methoc
THE PRESBYTERL
Irilled, with American offis
some insight into the life
the work it is doing in the
[laving gained a far higher
before. Again I was not
ican.
Igers took us to one of the
lumber of the officers (eln
invited to meet with us.
preter, and they told us of
poke to them of the things
cart and train we returned
full of varied and delightces
that I fear I have been
id not tell you a great deal
visited the Government
eside doing a lot of printnd
well, this institution is
school in addition, with
But' often it happened that
American in a large room
ry with forty or fifty Filipi
remarkable to see these
ars ago knew absolutely
ling linotype machines and
n reading proof, in English
ind correcting it. The Filand
usually clever. We
kinds of positions, running
soats, acting as clerks and
and, thank God, preaching
r one of them, Signor EsTondo
Presbyterian church
ood fortune to be oresent at
:e. The Tondo church was
li on the Islands. I was
the character of those Fibre
fine people even if their
f they are sprung from a
evangelistic work in every
be developed training
sts and pastors. The force
he field can never be large
nultitudes who are without
. So the ultimate evangeln
a large measure with the
lie foreign field. In almost
geness and efficacy of their*
ned when the gospel shall
ire.
he Presbyterians in MaLir
Board the Ellinwood
Methodists established the
\nd what do you suppose
: united in one .theological
part Presbyterian and part
mts are affiliated with both
ireign missions is the most
ominational differences in
to meet the faculty, Rev.
lists, and Rev. George W.
AN OF THE SOUTH.
Wright of our denomination,
several of their classes and
young Filipino theologues.
ProfessoY of Systematic Tli
classes in three languages, En
alog.
Gradually the school will
Tagalog and all the instruct
but at present that is not po
used in some classes for yeai
tically out of the running ah
that many of the students fro
different dialect.
It is a matter of no small
that the present governor gei
Mr. Smith, himself a Cathol
not only with the public schc
ippines (which the Spanish
pose), but also with the worf
sionaries. Indeed there is a
tween American Catholicism
tholicism of the Philippines
Protestantism and Catholicisi
a good man and a fair man, at
Protestants of the Philippine:
who were so afraid of beinj
that they scarcely dared to gi
full due, which the present
not hesitate to do.
The Filipino is naturally ah
sician; he readily learns to r
ery; he is a good linguist;
school, generally speaking; 1
take his place in almost any v
ready for self-government?
States in a few years retire f
low these people to rule them;
ber of politicians at home an
question of many persons wh
know in part at least. I will
The army men, who are soon
dangerous job of disarming t
dan Moros to the south, and
constant menace to the peace
hesitatingly. No, never. Then
the people of these islands,
rotes, Negritos are as totall
they lived at the ends of lh<
these islands speak eight d
seventy or more dialects whi<
to one another. Let the pow
Government be withdrawn ar
in place of government a regu
infinitum., with no possibility <
This is the way the army m
Then I had a talk with sev
work. One of them, Mr. W
of all .the schools of the Imus
already referred. His reply
he did' not say "never," lik
simply said, "Not in a thouss
for savine it was the result <
He felt the absolute necessit)
and supervision. He finds th;
work if you watch and guidi
push him. He is teachable a
f:
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9
and to go with them to
meet a number of fine
Rev. John H. Lamb is
leology, conducting his
iglish, Spanish and Tageliminate
Spanish and
...:n tr i:?i.
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ssible. Spanish will be
s, but Tagalog is prac*eady,
one reason being
m other islands speak a
interest and importance
leral of the Philippines,
lie, is in hearty accord
)ol system for the PhilCatholics
of course op:
of the Protestant misfar
wider difference beand
the mediaeval Cathan
there is between
m. Governor Smith is
rid is better liked by the
3 than his predecessors,
* thought anti-Catholic
ve the Protestants their
Catholic governor does
le. He is a natural mu
un complicated machinhe
does good work al
le seems to be able to
;alk of life. Is he. then,
And should the United
rom the Islands and al>elves,
as a goodly nume
urging? I asked this
o were in a position to
tell you what they said,
to have the delicate and
he fanatical Mohammethus
remove what is a
of the Island, said une
is no coherence among
Tagalogs, Moros, Igory
dissimilar as though
: earth. The people of
ifferent languages and
:h are incomprehensible
er of the United States
id as a result you have
lar cat and dog fight ad
Df a peaceful settlement
en talk.
eral men in educational
orkman snn#?rint#?nft*?nt
region, to which I have
was more encouraging;
e the army men. He
ind years." His reason
of his own observation.
r of American guidance
it the Filipino does fine
e, and when necessary,
nd clever, but he lacks