Show TROUBLE IN CHURCH SETTLED BY TAFT Dissenters Take Possession Posse of Property Property Property Prop Prop- erty but Surrender on Advice of the Executive MANILA l Nov No 7 The The church hurch has been the scene of or serious dIsturbances approaching riots and many arrests have been made A portion portion por- por tion lon of ot the congregation announced Its Intention a week ago of ot Joining the Philippine Catholic church and the pastor Father preached a sermon ermon rebuking the dissidents It was WilS asserted that thal Father during his hiM sermon nermon violated confessional lonal secrets seret se- se crets ret and anti he hC was later attacked In the streets All those concerned In the nce were cre arrested The dissenters dissenters dissent dissent- ers ers r's rs then took tool Js possession of at the church but jut the priest priest dislodged dislodged them The senters recaptured the building and on the leader lead- lead Thursday Bishop Aglipay er r of at the dissident movement celebrated ed il mass before beCore a large crowd Later the dissenters drew up a deed of f gift hUt transferring the property to the Government Oo and offered the deed to toGO Coy Gov Taft raft with the keys kes of the In ing ng The Governor replied that the church hurch belonged to the Roman Homan Catho- Catho Ics He lie advised the dissenters to surrender sur- sur render It it S suggested geste an appeal to the courts If Ie they thought h t they had rl rights lit In n the case cae and strongly ly counseled them hem against disorder The dissenters accepted his advice and nd surrendered Ilo possession loe slon of ot the church hurch Durin During the quarrels crowds ds of or Natives surrounded the c edifice and atlOn a a. strong trong detachment of oC pollee police alone prevented prevented pre pre- vented a a. serious au outbreak |