Show Church Curch in In In 1 Ie unlA I Philadelphia lad c I p Ii I a. a A April I 9 Ch Churches Churche u rob cs In Iii Inthis this state arc are fn finding ln them themselves curt con trun ltd lJ by similar conditions to lo caus caused d In iii the tie churches of or France rance by bytho J tho tIme separation law as us regards th the no no- for organizing ln la lay association for ur the hoJ holding o of oC the church proper property Pennsylvania passed a law ff fifty years car ago ao which ha hud had been heen allowed to become a n dead letter leiter but ut b by a recent decision lon of ur time the Supreme court il It I I IH ha said al alLu lo to be be still tl In force This law provides provider that all al gifts endowments or purchases pur pur- chases of property Intended ed for fur the use uso of ur any uny r religious society mu must t bu be e lucId held by y la lay trustees selected by the 10 lay members rs of or such uch society and except in lii the time case of organizations composed exclusively of oC ministers no clergymen can cun servo teno a as such trustee It I Is be believed be- be I that that time the object of or the Ja law wa was to prevent pru the thc accumulation of property Iii In tho hands of or c clergy rn an und amid bishops |