Show EPISCOPAL C PHILIPPINES u Gen F P V Greene Captain A T Mahan Uco fco M Al Miller Mier and Others Take Steps to Establish It I New York March Acting upon the Initiative of Gen Con Francis Vinton Greene Oreene Capt Alfred T Mahan U S 8 SN SN N retired George Mil Mu Miller Mi Mulet ler let and others other tho the Church club cub of ot New York decided last night to lo take Immediate steps stops to establish a I diocese of oC tho the 1 Episcopal church of ur f America In Iii the thc Philippine islands with sili witha silia a n resident bishop and duly appointed ministers Time The general sentiment was expressed that It should not be time the purpose e of or this church to seek any proselytising In the tha Islands It I was not tho time Idea ln that the time new nel diocese should be a n missionary parish parIs but a I regularly established branch of ot the time church that should with within withIn in lii porting a very cry short time become The Thu president of or this the Church club George GergI MacCulloch Miller ller will wi appoint a committee which will 1 draw rw up a 1 utah plan for tor Or the time establishment of oC the new leI dIn dlo ceI ceD ceil and the tho other church clubs cub of ot the tho United Unell States will wi be asked to cooper cooperate ate ata in 1 the tim mutter matter muter This will wi bo be the thc first diocese of or time the Protestant Episco Ilso Episcopal I pal church of ot America Ameria to be he established without the this confines of oC the United States proper Discussing the time proposition last night Gen Den Greene Orcen said As GAs s far ns as 11 regards the Phil Islands there thero Is no doubt now of o time the truth of oC the thc statement that lint our first obligation Is to remain In those Islands and govern them thel To give them theta up to any an other nation naton would bo be disgraceful I cowardice 1 10 Ice ro To turn them heat over lver to themselves would mean Inca n and lawlessness It can be fairly said mid that we hope to Introduce In iii the thc Philippines Porto Io antI and the other countries that have come cOle under our control a better Letor gov government gO titan than they ther have ever known bo be before fore rare We 1 e want vant to teach them to enjoy freedom while respecting the rights of oC I others It I Is our duty to establish the Protestant Episcopal 1 church In Manila Sun Situ Juan and other cities We I should establish a II diocese with wih a bishop and duly appointed ministers The population population tion ton there now the American Amerian population tion tonIs Is made up of oC soldiers sollers and civil Such of or these as want to wor worship worship ship tulip now HOW have no 10 chance donee to do so In Inthe II 10 time the yay In which they timey are accustomed Time The thousands of o American women and children In time the Philippines In order Ito to worship must attend the time camp ser services services vices Icel conducted by the he ho chaplains I have seen as aH many man as GOO C soldiers at atone atone one onu of oC these services on a allay day when tho ito rain was vas pouring down It I would do 10 the thc natives good gool to see seo soon seon n a branch of at the Protestant Episcopal l church established In lii Manila It I would do more 1010 than timan anything else els to lieu lish lh arid and spread American Ideas there thero Capt Cop Mahan said aid that the its chief fac factor factor tor Or lacking Jacking in the time new island lland posses possessions possessions of oC the th United States was nn an en on lightened public opinion He Ue continued In iii part as ns follows As AH regards political pol t CI I conditions we can well wol afford to leave them to the government which under tinder Imler the lie searching of or Intelligent public opinion will wili wi do 10 the tho best bost that cnn can be done Jone for Cor the Filipinos Hut Rut as DS regards Christianity we wo flail that there unfortunately exist Exl t rivalries and divisions division of ot reed I do donot donot donot not look Jook for any nn formal out of oC the time Islands among the di nominations for purposes of o missionary work ns os has been bern I believe belec that In mat matters matter matters ter of opinion tho the fittest survive It H Is the tile duty Lut of o our church to 10 send ltd its 18 missionaries and to establish the HIP 1 church In the Philippines upon a n sound basis We e should have no announced purpose of ot making makinA converts from frol from other othor forms of or Christianity but If IC people want to come to us UI we should he be there mere thereto mereto to receive them thom thomAl All Al the church bodies should go RO ahead Nothing will wili wi conduce co so 10 much luch to tho tie political health of o these ll e dependencies dependencies as a the tho free rree exert of ot public with all ni churches through their having nn arm 11 nm f chance |