Excerpt from Confessions of a Provincial Editor

Confucianism never had a stronger hold on China and Japan than the church dogma had on the Philippines. Originality was a species of disloyalty. The mind of the Tagalo was restive in its ecclesiastical fetters. The insurrec tion of 1896 served to show the temper Of the people toward church control, and explains the desire for modern educa tion. The insurrection of 1896 was hardly over when the United States de clared war against Spain. The over throw of the Spanish rule and the occu pation Of the Philippines by the Amer icans have wrought a tremendous change in the condition, and advanced materi ally the affairs, Of this far-off group of islands in the East.

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