Article July 20, 1899 Issue

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The speech which Aguinaldo made during the recent celebration at Tarlac of the anniversary of the proclamation of Filipino independence, shows that he has not weakened. He encouraged the Filipinos to defend their fatherland until independence is secured, assuring them that at last the great American nation will acknowledge the right which is on their side. He said, "The doctrine of the great Monroe, that America is for Americans, is not forgotten, just as we affirm that Philippines are for the Filipinos." This declaration of defiance is accepted as final, and practically removes all hopes of surrender.

The Young Men's Christian Association at the Philippines reports that they distributed during March and April twenty-three hundred papers and magazines, 1050 colportage books 350 New Testaments. Religious services have been conducted at the Philippine Theatre in Manila and at the First Division Hospital with an attendance of seventy-five or one hundred convalescents every Sunday afternoon.

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