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THE CUBA REVIEW 



Along the South Coast— Cayo Carenas, on the Bay of Cienfiiegos. 

 largo de la casta del Sur—Cayo Carenas, en la bahia de Cienfuegos. 



Methodist Church Growth 



The Methodist Church controls property 

 in Cuba having a valuation of $290,000 and 

 an enrollment of 3,241 members with 654 

 probationers waiting to enter the Church. 

 There were 391 new members taken into 

 the Church in 1910. 



Its school property is valued at $110,000, 

 which amount covers seven schools at- 

 tended by 616 pupils and students. 



These figures were given out at the Jan- 

 uary conference in Havana of all ministers 

 and teachers. The report of H. B. Bard- 

 well, compiled of facts and figures for the 

 denomination in Cuba, further states that 

 there are 46 congregations scattered 

 throughout the island with fiftj^-five Sun- 

 day schools, having an enrollment of 2,380 

 pupils and 222 teachers and officers. The 

 number of clergymen at work in Cuba un- 

 der the Methodist fold is twenty-nine with 

 twenty-one local preachers engaged. 

 _ From its seven schools the Church de- 

 rived an income during 1910 of $7,179. 



The water was used to float a miniature 

 battleship laden with flowers, which was 

 called the "Maine." 



Memorial Services in Philadelphia 



Forty gallons of harbor water taken from 

 the "Maine" wreck in Havana harbor were 

 sent to Philadelphia recently and used in 

 the memorial services in that city on Feb- 

 ruary 14th in honor of the dead sailors who 

 lost their lives in the terrible explosion. 



The request to send the water was made 

 by the Allied Spanish War Veterans of 

 Philadelphia. 



Cuba's New Penitentiary 



Arrangements for the million-dollar peni- 

 tentiary, which Cuba is to build in Havana, 

 are soon to be formulated, and architects 

 will be requested to submit the best pos- 

 sible plans. 



Leading New York architects will be in- 

 vited to compete, and by February the gov- 

 ernment hopes to have some of the plans 

 submitted. 



It is the intention of the government to 

 begin the work of actual construction not 

 later than April 1st. It will require over a 

 year to erect the building. 



Dr. Manuel Secades, special attorney in 

 the department of the interior, spent several 

 weeks in New York as special representa- 

 tive of the Cuban government to inspect 

 pripons. 



Charles V. Collins, superintendent of 

 prisons for New York State, has been in- 

 vited to come to Havana and discuss the 

 new plans. It is believed he will accept. 



The question of floating a loan of 

 $28,000,000 with a New York syndicate, rep- 

 resented by Walter Stanton, was under con- 

 sideration on February 12th by Havana's 

 city council. This loan is for the payment of 

 the city deficit, of the city's one-third of the 

 sewer and paving work and the cancellation 

 of the city's debt with the Spanish bank. 



