Show COUNCIL OF THE CHURCHES Resolution Regarding ing Closing of Schools for Religious In Li Instruction Instruction Defeated Philadelphia Dec Dee iA A resolution that public schools be closed one afternoon In each elch week to allow the tho children to at attend attend attend tend religious services and receive in instructions Instructions instructions In their own churches was de defeated defeated defeated after a lively debate at the Fed Federal Federa eral era Council of the Churches of Christ in America The resolution was opposed by Bishops Cranston and Neely of the Methodist Epis Episcopal Episcopal Episcopal copal church who said that the federal council should not take a stand with those organizations which claim the right to in interfere interfere interfere with the religious freedom of the public schools A resolution was finally final adopted In which it was ws declared that it was the duty of or the church to provide re religious religious instruction for their children as aswell aswell aswell well as the duty dut of o parents to see that instruction 1 is given in the home Bishop Wilson of or the Methodist Episco Episcopal pal church presented the report of the committee on temperance and also a set et of resolutions recommending the appoint appointment appointment appointment ment of a committee to call on President elect Taft and congratulate him upon the stand he ho has taken with reference to in intoxicating liquors and also to urge him bUn to use his Influence for the suppression of ot the liquor traffic |