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Report on Filipino church dispute

Report on Filipino church dispute

This series of communications discusses a dispute between the Catholic Church and the Philippine Independent Church over the right to perform mass at a church in Malabon. The Catholic bishop ordered that non-Catholics cannot observe the mass in this Catholic chapel. The priests refused to let the Philippine Independent Church perform the mass and withheld a sacred stone for the observance. Correspondence includes a lengthy piece of canon law regarding the ownership of public and private chapels or oratories.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-09

Creator(s)

Unknown

Exhibit no. 44

Exhibit no. 44

Text includes a series of communications relating to a dispute over the rights to a church between Catholics and the Philippine Independent Church. There was an altercation at the church altar related to an attempt by a schismatic bishop, Gregorio Algapay, to take over the Catholic chapel. The police were called and two priests were arrested in this physical altercation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-26

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Taft discusses Filipino issues and politics. He discusses his decline of a place on the Supreme Court. He mentions the problem between the Roman Catholics and the Independent Filipino Catholic Church in regard to the ownership of church buildings. There is fear of a famine, so the government has bought some rice to support the people. Taft asks for a congressional appropriation of around $3 million for the purchase of cattle because of the loss of many cows. He is against the return of Apolinario Mabini, currently under arrest for insurrection. Taft discusses the possible appointment of Bowers with approval and President Roosevelt’s handling of the trusts. He fears the populists’ calls for destroying all trusts and moneyed interests, but sees the problem with the current setup.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-09

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930