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1 ',}! word of greet ing -from this" Amari.can outpast, not only of. 0 . i1 an, but of our Churoh. Today Puerto Rico is being made a great08 v of our national defense and great military oities are arising in~~f refit parts of our Island. Of oourse we regret the oause for this.feverish acti Vity but is bas brought great prosperity, at lea-st for thetime being. to your densely and oVerpopulated island. '

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In the early 18608, some residents of the city of Ponae,Pue-rto Rico, organized a religious work and placed themselVes under the

Bishop of Antigua, a Diocese of the Anglican Church. ~his was an un-usual arrangement under direct permission of the Sya.nish crown at the re-quest of uesn Viotoria. This was the only non-RomanChurch work in tmseSpanish possessions up until the t e of the erican oooupation of theIsland in 1898. A ohuroh building had been sent out to Fonce from Londonand although it had been olosed :for"sometwo or three years, and the Chumbell had never been :Permitted to be rung for servioes, when General Miles'Armyentered .Ponce, somemembersof the st. An drew1s Brotherhood" foundthe Church, opened it, oleaned it out and rang the bell for sertiee, sothe paople ,of Ponce have alvJays aalled this the sedond liberty bell. Thepresent rector of Holy Trinity Churoh in Ponce is the Rev. ~stebtin RausGareiat a Puerto Rio n educated at the DuBoseSchool in Tennessee andholds serVices ojf the Churoh in both English and Spanish. His oldest son,Francisco Reus, about 22 years of age, is nowa stUdent at the DuBoseSchool and 1s a oaad1date for Holy Orders.. e •••••• •••••••••_ •• a.s ••••• It••••

As you hswe gathored from most of the literature from, theChurohMissions use, the vlOrk of the Episcopal hurch in Fuexto Rico1s largely rural. These are the people whonead our atten ion and aare.';rbair ownChurch. d:tlring the 400 years of its existence, has not snep-

\-, h~rdad the people in their rural homes and we feel' that we can Ie of thegreatest servioe to the sople of this Island by golng into theircountry communities. establishing the Church, putting up a building for their'Use and having a priest with his famIly liVe amongthem. It is impossibleto describe the auceaaa of this undertaking and it is 'Very diffioult for,tle Bishop to .eap up with the demandsfor reotors, Church buildings andparish houses in the growing work amongthese country people. eoent lya mission has been established at a oommunitycalled Aiirasol (looking atthe sun). The services are held in tm people· S oottages nd the ro is agreat demandfor a church building. a widowwomanof that communitywhoowns only one acze of land has offered to contribute a location for a churchbuilding if we will agree to build a Ohuxohfor them. This 1s a directohallence which I ammost anxious to accept and hope to bJlild there thisyear. A b~ild1ng lare enough for this eommunltywill cost from BOO. toO$1,000. Parish houses are also greatly needed in these country distriots.The young people have no where to meet far entertainments, daneaa , etc.The only plaoes that are inVi t1ng to them are the small country storeswhere native bad rum is sold and where the young people soon become in-toxioated and bad results follow. At the Mission of the Transfigurationin the mountains, the priest in ehazge requested me last year to builda small room for such meetings and entertainments for the young pe'ople.e built the plaoe at a ooat of about $225. and it has already proven to

be of great usefulness. They have a phonograph but are in great need ofrecords. They need games of various kinds forentertaintjent of thepeople'. I should like to repeat this experiment in a number of differentlocalities.

The young people of whomI speak in the Puerto Rican mount-ains are all Amerioan citizens. They have not had the priVileges of the

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people in the United States, but t y have t same right to aneducation in religion and morals as do the young people of our ownaoUntry. They are of fine stock and are os}:&hleof taking a gQoddealot training. There are fifteen ~ti va olergy here today and we havethree more exoellent young men in training for the ~inlstr,y.

'I ~loome very greatly this oppo~tunitY to' address youz Y~ullgpeople and to bring to them a message §bouttheir fellow ..8.merioanboysandgirla in this Amerioan island of Puerto Rico. MayGodbless all ofthem and given them abundant opportunity for their religious eduoationand may I beg or you to offer a prayer to ouy Hea.venlyFather tblt Hewill like lee bless and favor the young people of this beautiful island.

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. Thank you very muon for your letter of February,4th and for gi Ving m ea opportun1ty t·o pl.ace beforo the-'childr n of your Churoh Schael,. the work in Puerto Rir:o.

am most happy to send through you. to your Cburch Sahoolword of grtteting from this American outpost. not only of

. ur natlon •. but of our Churoh. 20day Puerto Rico 1s 'beinSman. a great center of oar national defense and greatml1itar,y ofti s are arising in dlf£trunt ~rts of ourisland. Of oours w regret th.•~.oause 'for this feverishacti'V'lt7 but it :has brought great prospe·rity. at least forthe t 1m b ,blg. to our densely and overpopulated. island .•

In tM early 18608, some residm.. ts of the oi tyof ?~nae,. Putirto Rico. organized a religiOUS work ~ndplaoGd thE)lIl'fJ'Gl~ s under the Bishop of Antigua, a Dio~ aeof the Anglieun Ohurtlh., TMs was an unusWll arr~ngelnentunder direot permlflai~n of the Splnlsh o-rownat the requestQuon Vi.tor1s.. 12Ms WiltS t,he an17 non~Roman Churoh work inth se Spanish posSGssi.ons up Ullt11 the tlma of the Ameri-can -occupation {)f tlle 1sland fit lS~8~ A churoh building badbeen sento'ut to Ponas from London and although it had beenolosed for some 'two or three years" and tho Ohurch bell l1adne'"",1"~en perrd.ttea to be rung for servioes., when Gen.-ra.l1411.8"" al"mY' cntDred POllce. some members of the st.•Andrew'sBrotherhood:f.'oudn the Clhuroh" opened 1t" cleaned it out a.ndrang the bell forserviee. so th, people ,of Pono8 have al •.ways calld th1s theseoond liberty bell. Tl1e Il"os~t:rectorot Itoq TrInity Churah in Ponee -is the Bov. bsteba.nn.us Garcia. a Puerto Rican &dllcated at the DuBose Schoolin !!e:rmesseeand .holds serVi5es of the Oh~(th in both Ex;jgliahand Spa,n1sh. His oldest son" Pr~a1soo Betts" about 22 yearsof age. is now .:1 student at the DuBoseSe~ool and is a oan-didate for Hol, Ordor13'. ~~' ~~_~~_~'"'~i:-6ili:&O'~t.KP..pil£a~t~HEHlgJ:i !felT!~k. .~~~~$.:~~&ft.rhlI~:=m:o-a:u.Qn::.:~.t:...h~~te ' <5~~e for~o st·. J~nllfS"" Chtiri1i to- (taH:··'onwol1-8r~f-po'9Mbl e ,

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to be prent at One of t~ L nt n servioes for t~.ohi1dr n of yo"!! Churoh n ,1 onday aft znccn, This wouldbe thrilling fOr hiln and, I beli\iJve. would be 1n~ereat1ng )£or the oh11dr n. '

Iyou ha'V8 ga.th r d from rDost of the lit rature

from the Missions Rouse, the work af the Epif.JCopal Churohin Pu rto liicC) 1s larg lyrural. Th S8 ar tho p opl whoneed our attention and oare. Their own Churoh" during tho400 yo rS of its Xiateno, has not sheph rd d th P op1.in their rural homes and w f' e1 that w can be of thgreat st a rv:to to th p opl of this isl lid by going in-to th it> oountry oomnl\llli ti a, stab1.1sh1ng the ChurOll.putting up a bui.lding :for thoir use and 1-'£Ving a. priestwith his family ll~e among them. It is i~pos81bl. to d -oribe th suco ss of this und rtaking nd it is v ry diffi~oult for th Bishop to k P up with th demands for reotors,Church buildings nd "riuh houses in th gro ing Vlorkamong thee oountry peopl. Reoently a mission has beenestablished at a oommunity 0 11 d ,ar, sol (looking at thsun). The. s rvio a ar held in th ,opl' a cottag S 6LL.dthere is gre t dam nd for ahurch building. widow womanof that oommunity who owns only on ncr of 1 nd has offer-d to oontribute a looation for a church building if we will

ag:r to build a. ohuroh for the, mo This is a dir at oha1l ngewhich I am most anxious to ecept and hope to btt1ld ththi Y are A build~ larg nough for this community willcost from 800. to 1.000. Parish nous S a.r 2.180 greatlyneeded in th se country distriats. The young people have nowh r to m at for ntortalnmCnt8. dane a, eto. The onlYplaoes that ar inviting to th mare th small country storeswh r nati ,bad rum is sold nd wh re the young p oplsoon boola intoxicatea and bad r suJ.ts follow., At theMission of th Transfiguration in th mount inS. tho p~l atin charge requested me last year to build a small room foraueh m tinge and ntertalnments for tm young p apl. .ibui1 a pI eta cost of bout ,225. nd it h s alr ~proven to be of gr t us fu1ness. They v' phonographbu ar in groat 110 d of reoords. ~h$y ne0d games of var10uRkinds for th nte:rta irlmel1t of tho people. I should like torepeat this x riment tn a number of differ nt 100 liti 8.

The young peopl fo wmm I ap ak in th PuortoRican mountains ar all Am r1uan aitizens. They bav nothad the pr1vi1 ges of the young peoplo in your Churoh SohGol~but th y hay the samo right to an 'duoation in re+1g10n andmorals as do the young peop1 of our own country. They areof fine stoak an d ar oapabl of taking a good d 1 fa train-ing. Thar ar fifteen nattv olorgy h ro today and w havethree more exoall nt young men in training for the ministry.

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I w leom y ry gre tl~ this opportunity toaddress. through you, your young opl and to bring tothem a messag bout their fellow Amerioan boys and g1rlsin this Arn r1o'n island of Fuerto Rico May God bl ss allof you and give you abundant opportunity for your r I1giouseduoa tion and m y I b g of you to off r a pray~r to ourHavenly Fathor that He will 11kewise bl ss and f vor theyoungp opl of this b ut-1ful island.

mlwnk1ng you v ry much for this opportunityand with b Qt wishes :for 'th suoo as of your Lent n work,rn()ng your young peop19, b lioVG me ev r,

V ry grat fully and sine r ly yours,

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