Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1924, Page 25

WOMAN WORKER AMONG MOROS TO RETURN TO “FINISH THE JOB” Mrs. C. Lorillard Spencer Fulfills Double Mission of Visit to U. S.—Called “Our American Mother” ¢ ts. C. Lorillard Spencer, known tojthe Moro inhabitants of the Phil- ipgine Islands as “Our America Mather,” is going back to her “chil- dren.” $he is going back to finish the work that she began in 1914 with Delconess Virginta Young and in co- operation with Bishop Charles Henry Brent. This work, no ordinary task fon the average person, much less for a woman of culture and wealth, is to clevate to an efficient plane the edu- cational facilities which the Moro Educational Foundation believes es- sential to the betterment of living conditions among the natives of Min- dafao and Sulu. Before she leaves, Mrs. Spencer is endeavoring to tell the people a little about through lantern slides and talk gafe the first of the series at Memo- | rial Continental Hall last Monday and some of her statements in rexurd to the Moros were misunderstood. Moros Are Not Pagans. The Moros, she says, are far from Pagans, being Mohammedans, and they have never been cannibals nor practiced unlawful rites. She also wishes it distinctly understood that she Is no missionary In the ordinary sense of the word. Her missionary work has to do with education—not with relizious reform. Mrs. Spencer bade adieu her friends on those islands in order that she could let America know, fi hand, of the Moro and his p i and in the hope that she could ob tain necessary financial aid with| which to continue their education. | Her mission about completed, she is | prep: to sail in a few weeks to | the scene of her long endeavors, there to stay until she Is satisfied of their fruition | Mrs. Spencer, to the Moros, is America’s re ntative among them. She holds, in their eyes, a -high diplomatic post. And, rather | than try to disappoint them, she| agreed to bring to America with her a petition of Moro by thumbmarks, taln her super ple, and, in addition, a native weapon known as a barong, for presentation to President Coolidge. She has done both. chier Tranxiation of Petition. The petition, translated literally, follows “This letter from us the people of Sulu; to the People of America “We heard here in Philippines so | many news stating that the United States G 2 dependent for the Philippines. that Is true; we the Sulu people proud | and glad of it But we the Sulu peo- ! ple request that Mindanao and Sulu| should not be included. As we Sulu| people still ignorant of law and cus- | tom, besides we still love very much | to the American flag. “We therefore request that Minda- nao and Sulu will not be included for the independence; and we beg that | the American Government may con- | tinue to govern Mindanso and Sulu | until our future generation; and now | we put our signatures as thumb- mark with faith.” No Politics in Her Work. Mrs. Spencer emphasizes that her work among the Moros has absolutely nothing to do with politics “Personally, I have always main- tained we were in honor bound to! give the Filipinos (among whom II have many good friends) their inde- pendence when the islands were ready | for it, but, paradox though it be, I By Natives. always thought when they were really ready they would not want it. But the Moro problem is a different tter. “The Moros are an extremely in- teresting people. They are Malay, so- called ‘dark-whites, with a slight strain of Arab blood. They are Mohammedans, the only Mohamme- dans under the Stars and Stripes, and, unlike the Filipinos, they wish to remain with us under the proteation of our flag. Proof of this is in the document signed by 33 chiefs with their thumb-marks, representing thousands of followers, begging the American people to stand by them in the event of independence being given to the islands. Gift Sent to Coolidge. “You ean see what an embarrassing position I am in when I tell you that many of them look upon me as repre- senting the American people. They believe I have much more influence than I have. For instance, the eve- ning I left Jolo, an old and influential chief brought me a borong, one of the inlaid kind, very rare and diffi- cult to find nowadays; and asked me to take it to the President of the United States with the request that the Moros might remain under the American flag “I brought the borong to President Coolidge and told him what the old chie? said when he it to me. I do not wish to boast,’ said he, ‘but I myself, have k'illed 17 with that weapon, and how many more my father and grandfather killed I do not know. My natural recoil made Heat ELECTROL heat of all. Cheapest-gr: burns with every ELECTROL— —AUTOMATI —OIL BURNERS! —No gas pilot necessary—Elec- trois have electric spark ignition. 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For Instance, there is a tree, the name of which means stop walk- ing, because it is so beautiful, they SAY you cannot pass by without stop- ping to look at it. The rainbow they call the flag of the angels, and one old woman confided to me that I* was really the bathing place of the angels, the beautiful colors caused oy thelr contact with the mist. Belleve in Future Life. “Like all Mohammedans, the future life Is very real to them. I remem- ber, at the funeral of a little girl 1 attended, seeing a priest bending over the little grave apparently talk- Ing to the child. They beileve the soul does not leave the body for sev- aral days after death. I asked what he was saying and was told he is telling her to be sure and tell the rst angel she meets that she is tollower of the prophet. It was after leaving that little grave I said to Omar, my interpreter, ‘It Is comfort- Ing to feel wo worship the sxame God,’ and to my surprise, he turned in the narrow trail and answered, ‘We wor- ship Christ, too, Mrs. Spencer. I exclaimed. 'Oh, you do not mean that,’ and he replied. ‘Well, we say Abraham was the frlend of God, Mohammed was his prophet and Christ was his spirit.” Couldn't you meet any one on tho:se grounds? “They told me when I returned to Jolo after the war, they had prayed ~onstantly for my son and would have liked to have raised a regiment to help our boys at the front. “I hope It will be understood past any misunderstanding that we are not proselyting. We gave our word | that we would not influence the chil- dren committed to our care to em- brace the forms of Christianity. Have Kept Word to Moros. “The Moros trusted us, and we have kept our word in thought and deed. This statement {s necessary on ac- count of an article dppearing in a paper a week ago last Sunday which % ¥ 2 ze the Moro children, ‘who for merly were the victims of cruelty, etc, etc.’ Now, as a matter of fact, the Moros adore their children are unusually kind, sometimes lenient to the point of spolling them. “We try, as Bishop Brent puts It, to live our Christianity. I cannot see why the Mohammedan has not as much right to interpret the Almighty in terms of Allah as' we have in terms of God. That same Being to whom, according to the Moslem, ‘Abraham was the friend, Mohammed the propte’ and Christ the spirit' is not even ‘ignorantly worshiped' or followed in some so-caileGc Tistle™ countries.” Mrs. Spencer tells an interesting story of an old chiet who was very 11, and had been persuaded to go to an American hospital. It was in the wilds, a primitive affair, run by the Army, but to his eyes a veritable heaven of comfort and cleanliness. After being there a few days he be- came very much worse, and, to the despair of the attendants, he insisted on returning to his home. About two weeks passed. Then one day the old chap, apparently well, returned to the hospltal. Explains His Course. He said to the doctors: “You thought I thought 1 was going to dle when 1 left. You were right, but I will explain. I am a great chief. 1 have many children; many, many fol- lowers. And I thought, as I looked around and saw how kind you were, what a wonderful thing it would be for my people to have the same care. But I knew if I died here not one of them would ever enter this place. So I left to die outside.” Mrs. Spencer first became interest- ed in the islands while paying a visit to them in 1912 with Deaconess Vir- ginia Young. Their interest led them nd devise some means Moros better them They started a fresh alr camp in the mountwins at Bagulo and placed it at the disposal of the girls from Bishop Erent's orphanage in Manila. One day, during the time that Gen. Pershing was having his troubles R AR AR R AR AR R R d | Moros,” adding “they have never had with the Moro: pressed a wish the presence of Mrs. Spencer and Deaconess Young that ‘some way could be found to help the the hand of friendship extended to them.” Determined to find a way, the deaconess looked over the field her- self, but saw the impoesibility of one woman - trying to accomplish any- thing alone. -8o0 Mrs, Spencer volun- teerod to §o among the natives. The two women accordingly set out for Jolo, reaching there in 1914, and starting the educational work that has since won widespread recognition The foundation has a school accom- modating 100 pupils. Graduates of vale institution have assisted in car- rying_on the educational program, five of them béing teachers in public schools In Jolo, Mrs. Spencer states. But the work is not yet done, Mrs. Spencer believes, and despite the pro- tests of her son, she is getting ready to ko back and resume her lifework among the worthy natives of that Orlental clime. POLICE SEARCH ASKED. Friends Unable to Find Trace of J. A, Finelli. Falling to obtain any information on the whereabouts of Joseph A. ®in- elll, 49, who disappeared from his kome, 1801 K street, two weeks ago, Frank E. Ghiselll, 3512 Porter street, personal friend of the missing man, yesterday afternoon repeated his re- quest for a police search It 1 believed by friends of the miss- ing man that he had become despond- ent because he had no employment, having disposed of his delicatessen store near Wisconsin avenue and N street. He had expressed himself as anxious to again engage in business. 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Ordering him to drive to upper Conduit road, three colored men boarded the taxicab driven by For- ster Rimer, 1112 Tenth: street, jabbed revolvers in his face after reaching their destination, and ordered him to throw up his hands. Rimer Insisted that he had no money. A search of Rimer's pockets and clothing by the trio proved his assertion. The ne- groes then left him. Two live turkeys were the haul of & colored hold-up man in South Wash- ington yesterday afternoon. accord- Ing to a report Joseph Bryant, 309 C street, made to the police. Bryant said he was at South Capitol and L streets when a youns colored man allghted from a green wagon, at- tacked him and took his turkeys. Bessle M. Randall, apartment 18, 933 N street, was robbed of her hand- baz lact night by a boy while on Tenth street between M and N streets. The boy, about 16 or 18 years old, snatched the handbag, mounted his blcycle and rode off. The handbag contained $4. & fountain pen and papers. il A pickpocket on a Fourteenth stregf} /! car ‘between H street and Sprigl ' road early last evening robbed|: Charles J. Willlams 1419 Shepherd street, of $29.50. 11 Resigns as Stone’s Assistant. Maj. Arthur Carnduft_of Indlana, & veteran of the World War, and for the past two years speclal assistant/V| to the Attorney General, has tender- ed his resignation to Attorney Gen.: eral Stone, and will engage In the private practice of law. 1GGIY WIGGLY MARKET EARLY FOR XMAS stocks are depleted. # The early shoppers get the pick and can supply their needs before Piggly Wiggly can furnish all your table requirements for the Holi- day season. | TURKEYS Monday morning all our stores will be supplied with § Fancy Fresh-killed Turkeys shipped to us direct from Maryland and Virginia farms. and the price will be right. Order your Turkey at once and you will not be d appointed. HAMS | CHEESE Full Cream, Sharp, 1b. ». 51c| BACON 45¢| EGGS Machine Sliced, Ib. Aprils, The quality is the finest Mild, Sugar Cure, Light Hickory Smoke, Small Sizes BUTTER et St Sunset Gold 35¢ Large, Meaty doz. HOLIDAY GROCERIES The Best Brands ‘'at the Lowest Prices PLUM. PUDDING R and R, No. 1 can...29¢ Heinz, small..........20c Heinz, medium. Heinz, large. TABLE RAISINS FRUIT CAKE “Diamond” brand from our own bakery at Memphis, Tenn. The very best materials baked to perfection. One-pound Cake.......69c Two-pound Cake.....$1.35 Five-pound Cake. ...$3.00 National Biscuit Co. and Sunshine Biscuit Co. Cake 2 b, $1.65—5 Ib.,, $3.50 DRIED FRUITS New Pack From California Prunes, medium, 2 Ibs..25¢ Prunes, large, Ib......19¢ Peaches, ex. choice, Ib..16¢c Apricots, choice, Ib.. ...20c Peaches, “Blue Ribbon,” 11-oz. pkg.........12 ROMAN BEAUTY APPLES, SPITZENBERG APPLES, Ib. GRAPEFRUIT, 4 for...... FLORIDA LETTUCE, head. ICEBERG LETTUCE, head. OYSTER PLANT, bunch... Prime Rib Roast ..... 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