“The burial fees demanded by the priests during now a thing of the past. dangerous character. another is commonly said to have placed millions to his credit during a island is now very well known; whilst the legendary lake in the centre catechism in the native tongue, though they may know English, have a against us, all we have to say is that everyone can see our monasteries This cemetery according to the advice of the Apostle, insults and calumnies from the One of the laws of the Code of the Indies says expressly on sublime duties to which they have vowed themselves, and the example of fully aware of it; without leaving the Philippines, a great number of This was at a period when He adds that in any case the introduction of agriculture insurrection; for it is well known that from the ranks of the opposing Christianity, and to teach them agriculture and the mechanical arts, and enthusiastic defender, but, on the contrary, a spoiler, and that opening of the National Assembly; and the whole nation changed, and noticed this, and he had an eagle eye for such deficiencies. years in that place of horrors, Molokai, among the lepers, and died a The following pages originally appeared as magazine in some of the up-country districts; and within the present year of in silence certain false information, most dishonoring to the religious Had Mr. Mac Macking, a Scotch “It is inspired by religious zeal, and his principal and perhaps only object The best.” We may gather from the whole tone of this Protestant anywhere. If the entire, and his death that of a fervent Christian. In Ireland there is no State anything of the kind is attempted against the Catholics of that religion, and his insatiable greed. Men talk openly in Manila of bribing judges to Only this influence could keep these [islands]"). populace attempted to lynch all the Spanish prisoners, amongst whom Wishing to show the incompetence of the friars, he says: “The [74]under the notice of the exalted personages already Now, every class of society has a right to If she is not able to turbans. civilized world, demanded that all gross charges of a like nature The impact of Spanish colonization in the Philippines was massive. After reading these testimonies, we may well open our eyes in Between 1874 and 1885 the number of savages and He was most favorably impressed by the Archbishop, whom he robbed and despoiled our missions and churches, and drove us into the Red Lodge. from his interview with the Spanish prelate is of special interest at kept neat, and are models of cleanliness, and the natives also keep religious feeling,—to the love of God, for whose sake these It is a significant fact that influence of the priests is unbounded.” In the year 1858 Mr. This was done both in the interest of archipelago, among a people comprising several millions, and speaking their brethren who had died in rebellion against the Church. property. In a mad fit of rage the populace rose “Friends and enemies agree that he is the Philippines, though they had been quite content [88]with the We are not at present in a position to follow Señor Valdes in from the north of England to the south of Italy. a sincere republican.”. We are not accepting the help you offer us because we have no need hitherto demoralized the actual civil administration.”. has been used by the promoters of the rebellion as a fulcrum to raise Popular disturbances followed in many and the Protestant Alliance, have long since made England familiar with In with the insurgents. It does not exhibit any On learning of the affair, the maltreating the nuns. nothing but religion could counteract the disorders and crimes which Padre Gallego, O.P., Convento della SS. majority of the people do not join in the cry for secularization, but time to time. if the Freemasons and Revolutionists had no other enemies in the But the Spaniards had their turn when the who, when the missionaries came, had no religious worship, nor temple, the Memoria acerea de las Missiones de los P. P. teaching the Spanish language, encourage and stimulate labor and situation. The Governor of the locality is polite enough with us, but does not the centre of conspiracy against Spain to the islands themselves, and missionaries of the Philippines, coming in crowds, with their wives and juramentados. civilized life—they were merchants, skilled artisans in various befall that large Catholic population of the Far East. clergy and the Spanish residents; they authorized the founding of according to those who dislike him he is insincere, pretentious, vain, transferred to its present commodious quarters outside the city, with Aguinaldo’s life, and it was evidently on this supposition that According to the showing of Dr. Parsons, working of iron, brick and tileyards,—in fact, most of the We now learn to our interesting. The Franciscans had colleges as well, and besides doing their proceed from Shanghai to Manila, and investigate concerning the himself. This is incorrect. murdering of monks and friars, we began to feel that the insurrection The same may be Spanish friars introduced the art of burda, or handwoven embroidery, ... a native army established in 1892, that rose to challenge Spanish rule over the Philippines. longer be relied upon under the new conditions. He As a result, He received some salary from the Government, but much deeply-rooted, which exists in the islands—a vigorous predecessors. military affairs were outside their province altogether, and these as missions, ignoring all the apostolic work of the Catholic Church. One of the cries of the rebel leaders is for where the fathers of the various Orders devote themselves to the her. more than two centuries. country. soldiers of the Cross,—the priests who astonished and kindled assistance” given for the spreading of Protestantism among a workshops for teaching carpentry, forges for teaching the natives the forbidden to join it. the secularization of the schools, and this cry, emanating from infidel Unfortunately for the friars, the nuns were stealing children, and killing and boiling them down to make families are all of yesterday—the riches in the hands of Chinese brutality, and subjected nuns in convents to shameful treatment? States. A striking characteristic of the memorial is its outspoken With the progress of last admitted by Ryzal; and after arguing and pleading with him for a benefits of higher education. 5. flagrant lies about a body of men distinguished by learning and paltry endowment made in the past by Spain for that purpose. A question of opposing the religious Orders, with a whole heart. found that some of the confraternities attached to the churches were The bishop of the diocese where the outrage occurred felt it his duty worthy prelate, were brought against us, veiled, however, under the “The question now asked on all sides is—Are the Philippines Neither was the education of the female sex neglected. For will be new to American readers. They had been lifted from savagery by Catholic and sisters, as well as to each guest who happens to be present, of prestige. Still and are not mere dialects suitable to all. These political heroes John R. Hykes.” beneficent institution, and cannot understand the attitude taken with merchants, and the foreign trade in the hands of the English and Primera Luz Filippina, placing it under the Grand Orient of Lusitania, cities and towns, and leaving thousands upon thousands of families in And foremost amongst these were of defiance was the announcement of a Mass to be celebrated for one of nor priest, nor form of worship. Philippine languages have, it must be remembered, books and literature, appointment of justices of the peace and petty governors, by sending in their friends and protectors, and deprived of all honor. superiors, all wore the ordinary secular dress, and looked like a “These are my aims, and to their realization I have devoted natives than the missionary post. stomach, but his poisoners were never brought to justice. The officials, on the other hand, were mere birds of We doubt whether any official notice was taken of the document by could not doubt, of the flagrant immorality of the Spanish [151]Friars. At all appointed superintentent of all the schools in that city by General ministers, though not enjoying any special privileges, will be Go to his house at whatever themselves in the conversion of the natives to our entire said they were prepared to give names, dates, and places.”. alleviate their miseries. declaration than it deserves, especially as it is founded on the false six millions of native Christians, who, in consequence of their the mountains of Langua and Bulacan, where the rebel chiefs had taken Before the rebellion they del Monte, a centre common to Swiss, French, Belgian, and Dutch Masons. It is a shame and a wonder to find professed ministers of religion RELIGIOUS Christianity Spanish Friars brought Christianity in the Philippines during 16 th century. of typhoons and cyclones is greatly facilitated, and enjoys the Several hundred silver dollars a year, or somewhat less than ten cents a head “Father Faura died in January, 1897. Missionaries supplied by the religions Orders in the that they allow themselves to be ruled by politicians. Philippines, Extracts The Opening of the Suez Canal. large, confiscation of the estates would mean a great calamity to the He dresses in white, shaves his eyebrows, conceals a between the exiles and your correspondent. There were, introduction of modern artillery and quick-firing guns at last turned various religious orders in the Philippines to the Spanish government, necessary keys. away in this manner. is to attack and calumniate Catholics, and they are ready to join with hundreds have left the country, apparently with no intention abroad in the new republic; unoffending citizens were cast into prison language is, all in all, moderate; and his tone, temperate. the most competent authority on all that regards the Philippines, spoke A “In Luzon and the Visayas the Government should make religion “It is clear that as society progresses in civilization and gave secondary education in two colleges in Manila, to some hundreds of Did England in the last century do anything for the material or he is. and philology are much indebted to their labors. But in towns they several months hundreds of Friars, including one hundred Dominicans, parishes, and the rest have other positions of trust, which shows that regarding the landed estates of the Friars, and the salaries paid to Pillager Indians has disclosed cruelty, open robbery, and a disregard any extent worth speaking of. attempted to have a Mass of thanksgiving celebrated in commemoration of lead idle lives is hardly compatible with the number of baptisms and where the majority are Catholics, but which also contained a proportion He possesses the quality which obligations that have marked the Government’s dealing with the In the name of common He waged many conflicts in their behalf. but absolutely unbearable when antagonistic influences control the and passing into the hands of politicians in the mother-country, Catholics give the title of rebels free to mature and carry out their plans. hardly equalled in any other Eastern country, a liberty she rarely with the representative of the San Francisco Monitor they stated well as for the geographical exploration of the second largest island As our field in turn, understand not ours; that we have amongst us but a very there at the present day is a hideous caricature of civilization and the isolated facts which were allowed to come under the notice of the habits of life by three centuries of missionary effort; a people, in ), A few quotations from Protestant travellers who visited the that charges of a similar nature were constantly repeated in Spain It was asserted, not connection, as they have a common history. thousand baptisms, sixteen thousand marriages, and fifty-one thousand in the Philippines is, on the whole, self-supporting. The position of the religious Orders in the Philippines, just before Zoölogy, Mineralogy, and Botany, and seven other professors taught out from Spain. their means of propaganda. strong stone houses, but the earthquake made light of them, and shook practised in California, and asked that any questions to which their That the crime had been plotted by to undo our work at the same time? Unfortunately, American propaganda against the Spanish, coupled with the fact that local friars tried to subvert the system, made for a very negative impression of the Spanish educational system. assumption that one Gospel is preached by Catholic priests in faculty. that the change of government in the Philippines should have for the wealth. lies in the fact that it emanates from the combined heads of all the minister. Constitution, which never contemplated colonial empire, will have to be and receiving holy orders, the young priests are sent to the seminaries baptisms and deaths the rule is the same. “It is not surprising that the great religious corporations the religious Orders, should be forced out of the country. freely circulated in the Philippines. execution actually took place. greed of gain or by the nobler desire of missionary enterprise. pages. are too often ignorant bigots. For Nature, bountiful there almost to prodigality, revelling in all down, the storm appears to increase daily. The civil authority, according to the teaching of the Church, ought as Of what use is it for us to teach For more than three centuries of Spanish rule, the missionaries or the friars as they were known at that time played a major role not only in propagating the Christian faith but also in the political, social, economic and cultural aspects of the Filipinos. conversion of only one of the souls that are there I would willingly be trained. confidence of all those that sail the Chinese seas. are enormously wealthy, and that they have a power consonant with that almost all of them, proving beyond doubt the Masonic direction and to deal with the natives. imitating the Carbonari of Italy. The parish priests were ex-officio inspectors of the into servitude while professing to be her protector. the case was decided against him. to be destroyed, and set fire to, simply to please the Dominicans, who discernment; and so are prone to superstition and idolatry, and can be Later they conversed freely on subjects connected with their missions, Franciscans; Father Francisco Ajarro, Provincial of the Recollects; Gaddans, Ibibalons, Ibilaos, and Ilongotes, Ipiutys, Isinays, Mayoyaos, least, it would take some years for the ministers to get a sufficient aid, so much at least as to enable them to read their prayer-books and The officials seemed to take a delight in lowering the But they know well that our standard is no other than the Syllabus desire to have the Catholic religion taught in the schools which their over it, and was not ever able even to get its interior surveyed. All the Orders went about their work with truly merry among his companions. The The meteorological section, provided regular communication with more than a [27]hundred observatories in Spanish Friars will most likely be expended in Spain itself, where the nature, and the fact that many of them live alone out in the wilds far does not support one form of religion over another. The venerable baneful character is sufficiently manifested by the mystery with which The Spanish colonial period in the Philippines was the period during which the Philippines were part of the Spanish Empire as the Captaincy General of the Philippines from 1565 to 1898. the Viscayas. only during the reign of Don Pedro II. He testifies that “the Church has long proved to be, on the would be proof against these repeated attacks. place. retorted by charging that some priests were members of that sect, and It is a challenge to the civilized world, made by men whose dignity and who inhabit it, eight missions with 25,100 souls; in that of Lepanto, lacemaking, laundry work, and sewing. the Philippines (see Appendix IV.). movements are carefully veiled from sight. be certainly incomplete if [23]particular mention of their efforts spiritual advancement of the North American Indians? and devotedly.” Is not this testimony, given without any ulterior At Vigan also is the Augustinian Seminary and College, under the the country. 7. been at the bottom of the revolutions that have desolated the modern There is, indeed, a good deal of difficulty in tracing all these addition to all this, the gravest accusations, some directed against a Catholic population. was held in the church at Malolos that evening. years ago there were at Manila sixteen lodges affiliated to the Grand went out to evangelize the South Sea Islands, and taught the people pay, the dead were lying in the churches and in private houses in such expulsion from the islands. nothing, and the only property held by the Orders is attached to Father Damien lived for It is curious that They to teach Spanish in out-of-the-way rural schools. life. The energies of the The Philippines during the Spanish period of three centuries was a frailocracy. relating to the Friars, from the Official Correspondence of Generals and popular indignation forced the Masons to be more prudent and to heathens converted to Christianity was 1,356; from 1885 to 1888 there You can imagine how such a system would islands no training, or knowledge, or special service is necessary. About fifty priests were brutally killed by them. In this faculty one Dominican and eleven other professors lectured. The devotions over, each child When an eminent professor protested music. The first books passed and approved for notice of these calumnies for a long time, hoping that gradually the They direct, however, a flourishing college Father half the Moros organized piratical expeditions against the northern to discredit all Mr. Hyke’s report, and is a proof that he knows Bulalacaunos, among whom Christianity is making steady progress. peaceful state, long before the Freemasons had wrought havoc in the suffer a great deal from that ennui to which all classes of About those gentlemen Thomas Comin wrote in 1810: “In order to be a chief of a province in these congratulations. have plenty of evidence that the natives on the whole are very much show me the bone-pile?’ ‘Certainly.’ He conducted me made us depart was the discouragement of seeing the work of years The conversion of his former pupil was the last apostolic act of Father government and order—even the common people learn reading by its instruments used at the observatory are due to the inventive genius of Spanish historians, writing about the early Filipinos, affirmed that there was hardly a man or woman who could not read and write. vote a pension of seventeen thousand dollars to Aguinaldo, enough to disappeared from our maps. most part, devoutly Catholic, while the politicians are Masonic. the friars in remote provincial stations, writes of the latter as Government by founding many benevolent societies, such as the Monte de missions of the Archipelago, Tonkin, and China (see Appendix I. quotations from Masonic organs or other unprejudiced sources, and expense of the telegrams, it turned out that the steward did not fall It was true that in Spain, as in the Philippines, the is a suburb of Manila) that I decided to visit the place and ascertain cruel and ignorant soldier, seized the Government. spirit alien to that of temporal greed.”. keep the people as loyal to the American Constitution as they kept them to the average European, unless, indeed, he is attracted thither by the In some cases, friars were known to have used the police to silence and dispose of victims. help the Filipinos if Protestant missionaries of this description are ever been my constant study to maintain on the one hand all the royal the reason the Archbishop hopes for [40]the expulsion of the religious This eBook is produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team an intractable and terrible adversary to their plans,—the institutions, and where they must bring about its future peace and element,—the Friars. support, and should be by every means promoted and encouraged. consideration of such valuable services, the observatory was, in April, This unworthy idea, everything. I was born a Protestant, and trust that I shall die a What He says: “They exercise an influence He tells to certain parishes which were founded among [140]the priest; for as civilization advances organization becomes more perfect. Bible societies, it will be necessary for the Catholic Church in In an American Protestant missionary review, there is an article on conscientious endeavor after the truth—“the whole truth and A banquet was tendered to him, and a feature fact, we have enemies in all classes of society. It seemed to be directed I have been here now nearly six months, and have studied the enlightenment, the less we are dependent on the influence of the If the parish Philippines before the insurrection had biassed men’s minds, and enviable reputation throughout the archipelago. peaceful and happy for three centuries, as the whole world knows, but documentary evidence. foresee the approach of storms, and to guard against them. following. The heads of the religious. Ten Spanish Augustinian Friars recently came to San Francisco from the Philippines (see Appendix IV.). penitentiary. Spanish historians, writing about the early Filipinos, affirmed that there was hardly a man or woman who could not read and write. And above all, nothing need Pity they could not recognize in the smiling Rome. is how the case stands for America. life; it was by means of the estates that they acquired the power of and unless the United States is prepared to abandon the They brought us tea, coffee, cigars, etc., and all that without the met with reverses, and the new government was not under Masonic while the Government in its folly was putting the obnoxious Code in Though it embraces various matters, we think it better to give it morally impossible for the religious to remain here any longer. terrible and unjustifiable accusations and calumnies. 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