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ON THE TRAIL OF THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY By WILLIAM T. ELLIS -»tiDguished American Journalist is Traveling: Arour.d the World for ^ Purpose of Investigating the American Foreign Missionary from a Purely Disinterested. Secuiai and Non-Sectarian Standpoint. Illustrated with Drawings and from Photographs. No “Knockers” at Mission ^_in the Philippine Islands A Manila. P. I.—“There are no knock ers at missionaries in the Philippines." Thus a Manila newspaper man col loquially diagnosed the missionary situation in the islands. My own in vestigations verified this opinion; the criticism of missions and missionaries which is so general in the port cities of the for east is conspicuous for its ••absence in Manila. The missionaries appear to be on the best of terms with •everybody, from the governor general down. One of the most popular dinner •clubs in the city is the Quill club, to which most of the prominent men in Manila belong, and which was organ ized by two missionaries. Not until the recent visit of Dr. Charles Cuth • bert 5Tall and Secretary Lloyd, of the Prrtfestnnt Episcopal board when they were guests of the club, was anything Ute a religious topic even treated in -tlie, after dinner speeches. This sug gests a notable fact about the Philip pine missionaries. The man is not swallowed up in the minister. So far as I met them personally, I found the missionaries sharing the character istics of most of the other Americans in the islands; strong, sensible, symmetrical men, seriously engaged in ihe business of making the best na xi«*.i possible out of the Filipinos. Catholic-Protestant Neighborliness. Inasmuch as the Homan Catholic •church has been in the islands for 300 r the superiority of the Filipino to the Asiatic—and he undoubtedly is su perior to Japanese, Chinese, Malay or Indian—is due to the civilizing influ ence of tlie Roman Catholic church. That the United States has been able to do more for the islands politically in less than ten years than Great Britain has done for India in a hun dred years, must largely be credited to the church that brought the Fil ipinos out of savagery. With the abuses that crept into the church in the islands this article is not concerned; but it must be pointed out that it was not against the Ameri can type of Roman Catholicism that the Filipinos revolted. On all sides it is agreed that the church in the islands should be brought up to the American standard. Concerning the handful of American priests who have gone to the Philippines. 1 heard only praise, from Monsignor Agius down to the civilian “man of the street." There Is a great need for more. Failing this, the church authorities look with most hopefulness to the present movement for the education of young Filipinos to the priesthood in the United States. Lack of suit able priests is the chief need of the church in the islands, in order to remedy conditions which cannot exist in the light of the increasingly-circu lated newspapers, of widespread pop ular education, and of a steadily grow |*y;; ^ / - - "*** m**,' w ^^111fllM i] Charles M. Alexander in Manila. Mrs. Alexander Is Standing at Caribou’s Head years, and most of the natives are, at least nominally, members of that com munion. I expected to find bitterness and acrimony between the Roman ‘Catholics and the Protestarfts. But this is not the case, and for two rea sons. The first is that the Protestant missionaries have worked with tact and quietness and have endeavored to avoid arousing antagonisms and sec tarian bitterness. The second is that the old church organization has its hands full with the Aglipay schism, which claims not only more than 2,000,000 adherents, but also a large part of the church property in the islands. This ques tion is now being fought out in the courts. In the meantime, the two wings of Catholicism are matlifesting no little bitterness toward each other. Archbishop Agius, the Apostolic dele gate, could not find terms with which to characterize Aglipay, when I broached the matter to him. And from what 1 could ascertain 1 ; suspect that he is pretty nearly cor- i rect in regarding Aglipay as a selfish ! schemer, an opportunist, and a poli tician. Aglipay, who rose to power ‘ on the tide of opposition to the friars, merely represents the idea of revolt against old and evil conditions. He seems to stand for nothing—or rather for anything and everything—in a theological way; in one district he ] professes himself as steadfastly de- 1 voted to all the historic teachings and practices of Rome; in another, he is ! practically a Protestant, attacking | church rites and distributing Bibles. ! So bitter is the strife between the j Roman Catholics and the Aglipayans ; that neither pays much attention to ; the Protestants, who go unmolested on their way, adding great numbers to the Protestant churches. Many re cruits, I am told,' come to the mis sionaries from the Aglipayan fold, having discovered the unsatisfactory condition of the latter. Not a few of the earliest adherents of the Pro testant missionaries became such from political motives: anything to show rebellion against the Spanish friars. Many of these early fell away. [ but sone have become intelligent workers in the Protestant churches. Good Words for the Filipino. A further word should be written concerning the Roman Catholic church fn the Islands, before passing on to j the distinctively missionary pro pa, j ganda. It is to be borne in mind that > ing American spirit. Next comes the need for the rehabilitation of church edifices, which are still in a ruinous condition, as a result of the war. Ap parently none of the money paid by the American government to the friars for their lands is being used for the churches in the islands. Looking Out for the American. A peculiar situation was created in Manila by the advent of so many American men, mostly Protestants. In behalf of these, churches have been established in Manila by the Presby terians, Protestant Episcopalians, Methodists and Disciples. All of these are centers of vigorous religious influences. Dr. S. B. Rossiter, the Presbyterian pastor, has won for him self an enviable place in the life of Manila, and Bishop Brent, of the Epis copal church, is by all classes regard ed as one of the great men of the islands. The Methodist pastor is a young man and new-comer, but the church is a popular one. Dr. Homer Stunz's return to the states because of illness removed a forceful person ality from the Philippines. The Epis copalians have built St. Mary’s and St. John's cathedral, the finest mod ern ecclesiastical structure in Manila. An adjunct of this is the Columbia club, a handsomely equipped club house, run on liberal and gentlemanly lines by the members, and having about it no taint of patronage or the eleemosynary spirit. Its members are men front all walks in life. It dif fers from other high-grade clubs chiefly in that gambling and drinking are tabooed. Altogether it is by far the most successful institution of the sort I have ever seen. Bishop Brent has 15 workers asso ciated with him, and services for Americans are maintained in several places. The distinctively missionary work of the church has been almost wholly confined to the non-Christian tribes. For Manila's Men. Some interesting statistics concern ing the American men in Manila were recently gathered by the Young Men’s Christian association. Of the 3,482 American voting men in Manila. 83 1-3 per cent, are unmarried. Of the total number, 351 have Filipino wives or' live with Filipino women. The others are distributed as follows: Five hun dred and sixty-five are living in American homes; 627 are living in messes; $13 are rooming in Filipino families; 203 are iiving in hotels; S62 are Boldiers; 61 are in Bilibid prison. Apparently, the average American does not find the atmosphere of the islands conducive to church-going. A count was made, upon a recent Sun day, of all the American men in at tendance upon the city’s 20 churches Roman Catholic and Protestant, an<1 the aggregate number was found to be 416. At the Columbia club were 81 and at the Luneta sacred concert were 335. Over against these S92 (among whom were doubtless many dupli cates) who were under religious oi "wholesome'' influences, may be placed the count of 1,695 in attendance upon baseball games, races, etc. At two similar resorts where the count could not be made, the estimated number was 250 more. This does not mean that Manila i» an immoral city: in truth, 1 wan amazed at the quietness and orderli ness of it, and at the manifestly high character of the people. So far as : could ascertain, the attacks upon the morality of Americans in the Philip pines have been cruel exaggerations. While they apparently do not lean strongly to church-going, the men of Manila yet manifest an alert interest in the moral welfare of the city. The project to build a hundred thousand dollar Young Men's Christian associa tion building, with lodgings for a hun dred men, was made a civic matter, and pushed through enthusiastically. The Y. M. C. A., by the way, was thfc first Protestant agency at work in the | islands, and its'splendid service for the soldiers, now supplemented b; | work for civilians, has continued to this day, winning warmest praise in all quarters. e-nurcnes c.et I ogetner. The first outstanding fact concern ; 'ng the distinctively missionary work ; of the islands by the Protestant churches is the plan of cooperation which was lately adopted. Profiting by the experience of other mission fields, the denominations early got together to apportion the territory, so that duplication and conflict might be avoided. In order also to present a united front for Protestartism, a com mon name, "Evangelical churches," was adopted, in place of the varied and confusing denominational appel lations. From the first there has been substantial unity and cooperation among the missionaries; who are, as already indicated, a superior body o£ sensible, capable men. In the division of the islands among the denominations, the Methodists have the greater part of Luzon, north of Manila, and the Presbyterians the southern portion of the same island as well as four other islands. The Dis ciples of Christ also have four sta tions in the most northerly part of Luzon. Since 1900 the Baptists have I occupied Negros, northern ard south i ern Fanay and the Island of Romblon, with IT missionaries and 17 native congregations. CongregatioDalists are ! located on the Island of Mindanao, i where they work in close cooperation with the Presbyterians. , The Episco palians have a work for the pagan Igcrrotes, and also for the Chinese. Methodists likewise have a mission among the Chinese. The United Brethren are strongly established about San Fernando. Spiritualists and Christian Scientists have work in ManLa. The total Protestant membership of j the islands, reported to the Evangeli : cal Union last year, was 15,(100, ex i elusive of 10,000 probationers record ed in the Methodist church. The last named body is witnessing an extraor dinary growth; with only nine Americans engaged in the Filipino work—it now reports, according to Rev. M. A. Rader, presiding elder, no loss than 18,000 members, including probationers. A curious fact about its congregations, and those of the other missions, is that two-thirds of them are men, and of this number three quarters are young men. There are i BOO licensed native workers in the Methodist church, only a few of whom i receive any financial assistance. This characteristic of independence and 1 self-support runs through all the | Protestant missions. The great bulu I of their churches throughout the | inlands has been built by the natives 1 themselves. Educational and eleemosynary ef 1 fort on the part of the missions in ! eludes the Presbyterian hospitals at Iloilo and Demaguete and the Silliman Industrial Institute for Boys at the latter place, the Protestant Episcopal Dispensary and Settlement House in Manila, the Methodist hospital and schools, the Jaro Industrial school of the Baptists with about BOO students, and various training schools for na tive workers and periodical religious publications maintained by the dif ferent denominations. (topj right, by Joseph 13. Bowles.) Saloons for Women. “When i was in Berlin,” said a clergyman,” I had enough curiosity to visit one of the peculiar saloons for women that they have there. The place interested me, and I ant bound to say that it was decently conducted. Berlin is the only city in the world that has those institutions. In our country, where the women are nearly all teetotalers.‘we don't need them. In England they don't need them because English women of the lower classes enter the public houses and lean against the bar and sip their beer with as much nonchalance as their husbands. "In this female saloon in Berlin about 25 females were gathered. They looked poor, but respectable. Seme were smoking-ttoigarettes and cigar.'* —some read the payers, and in a cor ner a little group argued noisily over an article in a fashion magazine, much as men argue in their own sa loons over politics.” Tine Femme W®rfld VRJlTZTfG JJA27 MZttNEZ JDJiZL - GOHW Of* GOW7ST _ JGOlyZlZWZ. The American woman is most alert and enthusiastic, and has a fine in tuition when it comes to matters of dress. Just now she is busy looking with a happy forethought, after the question of wherewithal she shall be clothed. The features that cannot be overlooked are embodied in innumerable different designs. Thus the skeleton bodice, which really deserves a name more in keeping with its daintiness, is everywhere :n evidence. It is about all that, is to be found in two-piece dresses for indoor wear. Its use proclaims that the lingerie waist will be needed morning, noon and night. Princess gowns come in for as much consideration, if not more, than ever before. Into many of them, the bretelle idea in the waist portion is intro duced. When the entire gown is of one material or color, a chemisette and lace cuffs are added in white or cream. This touch of white is the most be coming and "fetching” audition that ever was taken up by the feminine world. In the two-piece suits for the street, skirts are clearing length or shorter, pleated, fitted about the hips and flaring freely from the thigh down. What a pity that the great establishments who provide for every other need in the world of women, don’t have a department of instruction in the wearing of clothes, or their adjustment, at least. The observer is forced to the con clusion that money is a little worse than thrown away by the woman who lavishes it on her apparel and has no style or carriage of person, to har monize with her finery. A day or so ago, a girl in a well-tailored blue cloth gown entered a street car, and. as usual, all eyes glanced at the newcomer. She was not unusually pretty, but ail feminine eyes did more than glance her way. A soft little round crowned felt hat was adjusted upon her carefully dressed hair, at just the right angle. A graceful and full cluster of eoque feathers and a chou of velvet were its sole trimming. A muff and scarf of ftack lynx were worn with a grace which was not marred by a little con sciousness of its possession, by the trim, well-groomed girl. One cannot claim anything, in such an outfit, to command the very respectful attention of women far more richly dressed. Hut, by comparison, she was without doubt the best dressed woman, in a very well dressed little company. Thirty minutes later, a lady preceded the writer on the pavement. She had a round figure which was to be envied, entirely spoiled, however, by a “sloppy" carriage. A magnificent fur coat, shapely and well made, en veloped her. but it suggested instantly, an Indian’s blanket. She couldn’t have worn it worse. A handsome plumed turban had lost its balance, ap parently, and was hanging on by a hat pin presumably, reiniorced by a veil tied in a ragged knot at the back. No one looked at her twice. She was not worth while. A woman who isn't energetic enough to wear her clothes well, or doesn't know how to, isn't to be envied her finery. She would look better in the mo3t inconspicuous of belongings. Gorgeous Costume Worn by Parisian Beauty A perfectly plain tailor gown in cloth is being thrust aside for only simplest morning wear, according to a Paris letter to Vogue. For afternoon the tailored costume is enriched with most elaborate braidings and silk em broideries in self color, the coats be ing a mass of handwork, making the cost of the costume something fearful to contemplate. At the races the other day beautiful Mme. Salvago launched a long tight redingote in baby lamb, its fronts pointed, its sides slashed open, while the back breadth, only slightly curving into the waist line. falls longer again in cascading outline. It has long close sleeves, and long lines of black silk braid down all the seams and on all the edges, while the base of the tails and of the pointed fronts, as wrell as bust and sleeve tops, are completely covered with heavy, highly raised biack silk embroidery mixed with soutache. On the fronts and all down the sleeve lengths there were black silk tassels. This coat u'as lined with white chiffon shingles, bor dered with a pretty colored em broidery, and it was worn open to show a pale canary-colored suede waistcoat embroidered in colors, and a tight-fitting, long canary-colored cloth skirt bordered with a band of sable. Her hat was a tall Hugenot in rough black silk felt with a narrow brim rolled up very much on one side, the whole rather big of crown and sitting low about her head. The hat was cir cled with a band of sable and at one side there was a large black tuft of aigrettes. This hat sat a very little bit back on the head, showing the en circling braid of hair which pressed low about the head and ended in a buncli of puffs on each side of a black coil. PARADISE AIGRETTE. For the gifl who can becomingly wear a large hat our illustration pic tures a charming model in black satin, faced with hyacinth blue satin. The largo paradise aigrette in same color blue is beautifully tipped with black. Long and Graceful Are the New Skirts All skirts are now extremely long i and in most cases exceedingly grace ful in outline, but whereas before this a wide flare about the feet has been sought after in even the most supple and slinky materials, now all ruffles and flounces are done away with, even the stiff taffeta flounces on the upper petticoat being abolished. In front the hem must lie on the ground just enough to make it possible to walk without, stepping on the material, while on the sides some inches have been added to the accepted length of last year, and in the. back, too, the train is a decided feature of the skirt. Naturally, when all must be done to give height and slenderness to the j figure, folds, tucks, plaits, ruffles and flounces disappear as though they had never been in existence. This does not mean, however, that all trimming is a thing of the past, for the elaborate hand embroidery was never more beautiful than that on many of the newest evening models. Wide bands of solid embroidery with gold, silver and steel spangles and pale colored iridescent pailettes introduced in the pattern by being placed about the very border of the skirt help to keep the material well down and clinging without any ugly slinkiness, and serve to accentuate all long and slender lines. This embroidery may also be carried up on the skirt in long points, or on a net gown lines of rhinestones or pailettes may be carried down the skirt from the belt to merge into the wide embroidered band at the end. I Long Mousquetaire Sleeve. The long mousqnetaire sleeve of wrinkled laee or chiffon, that cutlines the arm closely from the sleeve cap to well over the hand, is smartly in dorsed on both sides of the sea. This is a particularly good choice for women whose arms look best when their outlines are softened - by gauzy shroudings, while the unbroken line from shoulder to waist tends to make the arm appear longer and more slen der than does the usual sleeve ar rangement. Miroir Velvets. lllack miroif velvets and similar fabrics are made up in imitation of broadtail for wear with light colored gowns. Let it be understood, how ever. that furs are not in high favor; they are more fashionable and more luxurious than ever, but, -as has been said, this is a season of unusual novel ties, and the imitation of fur by very fine materials seems to catch the elite fancy. • WISE WORDS FROM RUSKIN. % All healthy and helpful literature sets simple bars between right and wrong. In resolving to do our work well is the only sound foundation of any re ligion whatsoever. Obey something: and you will have a chance some day of finding out what is best to obey. A common book will often give you much amusement, but it is only a noble book which will give you dear friends. Too Sharp a Dividing Line Elder (discussing the new minister’s probation discourse—In my opeenion he wasna justified in dividing folk into the sheep and the goats. I wadna just say, Jamie, that 1 was among the unco guld, and I wadna say that you were among the unco bad. So whar do we come in? He’ll no do for us, Jamie. We’ll not vote for him.—Punch. Wise Provision of Nature. The skin of the men and women of some nations is much thicker than that of others, particularly in hot countries. The Central African negro has a skin about half as thick again as that of a European. That of a ne gro is thickest over the head and back—evidently to form protection from the sun. For the Alimony Brigade. ‘ There's a loteof talk in the papers," said Mr. Dumlev, “about the ’neces sity for uniform divorce law?.' Won der what they mean by that?’’ “Prob ably,” suggested Mrs. Dumley, "it’s to compel divorced people to wear a uniform so other folks can recognize ’em.”—Catholic Standard and Times. Angry Adjectives. It was not a young woman novelist, but Charles Sumner ,of whom rne late E. I. Godkih, the New York edit or. said: “He works his adjectives so hard that if they ever catch him alone they will murder him.”—Youths Companion. Defamation. I never yet heard man or woman much abused, that I was not inclined to think the better of them and to transfer any suspicion or dislike to the person who appeared to take de light in pointing out the defects of a fellow creator, says a writer. Takes Some Smartness to Do That. Whenever we hear a woman boast that her husband winds the clock wipes the dishes and puts the chil dren to bed we wonder if he is swart enough to know how to do anything else.—Chicago Record-Herald. Farmer Jones (to amateur hunter) —There wasn't a better water dawg livin' until you shootin’ gents took to borrowing ’em. 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