Show SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND NU STATE ARGUED BEFORE THE TAFT COMMISSION Manila Jan 12 The first public discus discus j ion don of the bill hi to establish a 8 department I of or public Juble instruction developed a contest content t olet oleton on the question quen of or religion in public j I schools thool Interest centers in the section eton permitting priests and Id ministers to teach tech religion for halt half hlf an hour h ur three times t s weekly outside of or school hours hour provided I the parents prents express a written desire detre for j such mich instruction and an prohibiting teachers j I from conducting religious exercises exee or orthe orthe I Ithe the teachers religion I IThe The directors of the th federal party were represented by a committee who although Catholics argued strongly in favor tevor of the elimination arlue of the section Ston They declared that the U use so of the tho schoolhouses bOlbos for roll reli religious rU rUP o purposes P is contrary a to So the h United States constitution and also s to t the b flat a forms of f the American parties prie and n the I Philippine federal party and is certain to I cause discord di r cus Judge Jude Taft Tf said mid Mi the tl attitude of the I United States Stat Philippine commission as a u a I legislative power was wa one of or absolute indifference between bew n Catholics Protest Protestants Protestants ants or Mohammedan religions The com corn commissioners missioners be added adde endeavored to frame the act so 50 that the peoples prejudices world assist ais instead of retard its is success Dr Burgos urged the commission m on to consider o the advantages a a j it would ong give g Catholicism on account of the churchs church a overwhelming preponderance Judge Taft explained that this thi legis legia legislation lation was wan experimental If I it Became the of or ecclesiastical it be repealed b Dr Burgos Burgo replied that It I ought to be repealed now The Filipinos Filipino he said si hail h had bd enough of the results of o religious rell Instruction In the schools sh N Taft contended n that t it was Im Ian possible to judge dc of the new ts system s t hap haphazard haphazard li h hazard or by b tin the tp results of or another system sy tem tern He lie believed things would be b accomplished bleve thing le under the present regime which were impossible before He tie asked ake whether it was imp not nt impolitic lr to take action which would woul I unnecessarily shock shok th the feelings feln of the tM Catholic parole The Th doctor dotor replied Je that it was better beter to eliminate row now Jow I a section sto which th was eer tf to o lead led to difficulties Commissioner Henry Henr C Ide Ie asked aske which would satisfy the greater number eur th geter of people l Dr Burgos in reply quoted qute the th declare declara declaration tine tion of the Malolos congress congre and federal party In lu favor faor of of o church and state |