What are the two types of messionaries that arrive and accompanied by Spanish soldiers soon spread Christianity from island to island of the Philippines
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The Philippines ranked as the 5th largest Christian country on Earth in 2010,[note 1] with about 93% of the population being adherents.[1] As of 2019, it was the third largest Catholic country in the world (the first two being Brazil and Mexico) and was one of two predominantly Catholic nations in Asia (the other being East Timor)
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The Philippines afford Americans their most obvious opportunity as well as obligation to escape from provincialism. It
should be esteemed a privilege to understand these islands, for
there are some very noble pages in the record since I9oo. It
should be our duty to know them because Americans are responsible for making a truly important decision concerning the
independence of this territory, and we cannot know too much
about the attitudes and aspirations of the peoples involved.
Historically and geographically the Philippines can serve as
a window through which we can think out to India, the Far
East, and the islands of the sea.
The author of this book is exceptionally well qualified to
lead us in such a survey. He is a graduate of Princeton
University, Union Theological Seminary (New York), and
holds the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Columbia University. He is recognized as one of the ablest representatives
of American churches in the Philippines. His service there
since I916, as a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, has been of the finest quality,
both spiritually and intellectually. He has shown himself to
be a man of deep sympathy and vision. He was first stationed on the island of Mindanao, which brought him into
direct touch with the Moros, the significant Moslem population
in the south. Later his work has been in the capital, Manila.
Travel, work, and temperament have brought him into vital
touch with outstanding leaders among Americans and Filipinos.
This comprehensive study has been a labor of love. Back
of all his researches into old manuscripts, contemporary documents, and vernaculars has been a keen appreciation of the
Philippine genius and a prophetic belief in the vocation of
this people.