▁contemporary ▁Christian , ▁brand ed ▁as ▁" New ▁Life ▁Radio ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁MO Q <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁De ▁La ▁S alle ▁Brothers ▁- ▁Philipp ine ▁District ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁Brothers ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁School s , ▁the ▁largest ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁religious ▁Brothers ▁who ▁are ▁exclus ively ▁dedicated ▁to ▁education . ▁The ▁Institute ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Re ims , ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 0 , ▁with ▁over ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Brothers ▁and ▁lay ▁colle agues ▁who ▁conduct ▁schools ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁educational ▁works ▁in ▁about ▁ 8 2 ▁countries ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Background ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Revolution ▁against ▁Spain ▁and ▁the ▁Philipp ine – American ▁War ▁which ▁immediately ▁followed , ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁den om ination , ▁first ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁American ▁colonial ▁master s ▁and ▁a ided ▁by ▁the ▁newly ▁arrived ▁American ▁teachers , ▁the ▁Thomas ites , ▁was ▁gain ing ▁a ▁fo oth old ▁among ▁Filip inos ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁strong ▁anti - Span ish ▁Fri ar ▁sentiment ▁existing ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁then ▁very ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁Catholic ▁educational ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁then ▁American ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Man ila ▁Jer em iah ▁James ▁Hart y , ▁himself ▁an ▁al umn us ▁of ▁a ▁De ▁La ▁S alle ▁Christian ▁Brothers ▁school ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri , ▁would ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁Super ior - General ▁of ▁the