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Show Halt Ou lu lbs resfatae, Tlte vexed qoctttim of "hats on" or "hat off" during pnbllo worship was eettteil at lh annual meeting i f the AnsbeClieaeilcongrtfatlon at tbotem de on ScoviUn nveuu. The ol 1 Jewish custom of the male inemberi t f the con irrtigatlen wearing their bat during liubllo worship has always been lu vogte in this congregation A nnnilier of the younger an 1 more rrogrtsiive members lure objected to tho custom, aud it has caused mors or leas dlstntsiun fur several yntn. The elder msmtwrs held tena di-ntly to their hat, ami tb j nngtr cue bided their time until they thould have a lufUeteul majority couverted tb tbvlr views to cliaugo the cuitom Tbo mitter was brought up at the annual an-nual meeting, which wu very ltrgly attended. The hat queatlon wu discussed dis-cussed at great length, and stviral very wa m iptvOits were mod ou both sides. It wis finally tut to a vote, and the members who ar opposed to wearing hat wen vii t irlout by a decided majority ma-jority Tim deoisien was that hereafter tbeiongrrgatlo'i shall worship with hats off, but tLot who dir-ire lo rKalu their iMid i overing will be permitted to do so. Cbnehiod leader and Herald. |
