The people of the Philippines, their religious progress and preparation for spiritual leadership in the Far East,

310 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Besides these churches which have officially registered with
the government there are nobody-knows-how-many-others in
all parts of the Islands-Christian, and semi-Christian; such
for example as the new Iglesia Rizalina, the Iglesia ng Panginoon, the Government of the Church of Christ in the Philippines, and the Guard of Honor.
This list would be very greatly extended if we were to
include multitudes of secret societies which are meeting the
religious needs of tens of thousands of persons. The Legionarios de Trabajo, for example, is at the same time a labor
union, a political power. a secret society, and a religion. With
its sixty thousand members, it ranks as the most important
independent religious organization in the Islands. That the
Roman Catholic Archbishop recognizes this is seen by the
fact that he has pronounced his bitterest anathema on the
organization, refusing the right of burial to any person who
becomes a member.
The teachings and creed of this rapidly rising power are
of sufficient importance to be published here:
Teachings:
Believe in one God who created the world.
Sow not ill will to reap the good.
Love your country, defend her, and save her by fighting
against vices.
Creed:
I. Love God and your country more than yourself-God,
because He is the creator of all; your country, because to it
we owe life, liberty, and peace.
2. Love is found in good acts; Love is not found in evil
designs and acts: Love inspires everyone to do noble deeds.
3. A laborer is a human being with honor and soul even
as the rich and the king.
4. He who depends upon others is deprived of the means
that would save him: Self-help.
5. In any fight, the one between the poor and the rich
is always unequal. For that reason and above all, it is the