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Show TELEGRAMS IN RELIGION HELD ' . TOO MODERN . O0XSTANTTNOPL ept. 1 CBy A. P. Rellgloua conaerratlvea throaghout Turkey are much ek-cited ek-cited becauee th minister of religious re-ligious affairs haa ordered and th religious court haa approved the sending of a telegram to fix feast dates. Conservative aew a pap era oppose op-pose th methods as "too progressiva. progres-siva. a view which baa maty supporters. sup-porters. Th troubl began recently when a national religious feast day was observed. Custom provide that tha feaaj open when someone aeea tha new moon. "But different Turkish Turk-ish cltlea aaw tha new moon at different times, this year. Ho there waa a aucceaalon of service which bon Id have been almultanooua. Tha Angora government decided to offset thla by putting all power In tho handa of tne rellgloua minister, min-ister, who. on being properly oon-' vlneed aomeon had really eenthe moon, could aend out a general fele- Igram. Older churrhe appealed th order, but tha rellgloua court.. ap-k14 ap-k14 IU - - |