Show CATHOLICS ON THE ISLANDS Chpeles Ttissiou Included the Philippines ippie and West Ides Washington Nov 29Archbishop Chapele of New Orleans the lately appointed apostolic delegate to Cuba and Puerto Rico mae a lengthy visit to the state department and conferred with Secretary Hay on the future of the religious holding of those islands Mgr Chapele cause much surprise among church people here by announcing announc-ing to the state department officials that his mission include the Phip pines as well a the Spanish West Indies In-dies Mgr Chapeles mission is to prepare pre-pare the hierarchy of Cuba and the Philippines for the change incident to I the downfall of the Spanish sovereignty sover-eignty Before leaving Rome he was especially advised to take no radical steps in his new work without the fullest consent and approval of his colleagues in the American hierarchy The archbishop will leave at once for a short visit to New Orleans but will return to Washington before leaving the country I |