Show PROTESTANTS HOLD SERVICES SERVICE No Interference In III MexicO ico City Catholics MEXICO CITY August 9 ny announcement that the government s I Intended to to enforce tho the religious churches just juet as upon Catholic I churches has hal had little outward effect Mexico City's two protest protest- protestant protestant ant ant churches Carried tarried out the us- us usI usual us usual I ual services yesterday esterday and no move was made mado to interfere with them Goodly numbers ot of worshippers entered the tha Catholic churches for prayers Tranquil Tranquil- Tranquility Tranquil Tranquil-Ity Ity prevailed everywhere at the I commencement of the th second week ot of the tho deadlock of ot the religious Ious I situation between the Catholic church and the th government No disorders reported from any part of oC the th republic e 1 Today tho the Catholic Episcopate 1 which withdrew the tha priests from fromI I the churches and nd suspended servo services ices In them as as a protest against aB the the governments government's religious regu- regu regulations lations gave Eav no sign ot of abandon abandon- abandonIng abandoning Ing Its past opposition The GOv- GOv GOvernment government on Its part with equal firmness maintained that It might lIt enforce the tho constitution ot of the countr country CEASE SPENDING The people for tor the most part seem resigned and willing to pa- pa patiently patiently pa patiently await awatt developments In the th Meanwhile many ot of o them are reducing their tures In accordance with the th economy boycott called by th the na national na- na national 1 league lc cue for defense of ot re- re liberty ho hoping ng to bring about depression In Business con con- conditions conditions of ot sufficient scope to cause caus the tho government to modify Its ro- ro attitude With retard regard to Protestant churches It Is explained that the Government Is i announcing thai It would enforce the tho law as It ap- ap applies plies to all churches does not mean that the tha government will ImmedIately lately seize seine or convert protestant churches property properly to Its own uses but will reserve the right to do doso d so 80 In the future under the conten- conten Lion that all church property be- be belang belong lang to the nation NEST REGISTER PROPERTY All protestant pastors will be required to register r and gIve Elvo to tithe the municipal authorities an an In- In Inventory In of all church property but each congregation will wilt bo be allowed to use this property It Is ii the tho belief bellet of o the Catholic I EpIscopate that several leade leaders s have h v been automatically excommunicated from the tho church by bi reason of ot their attitude In the opinIon religious controversy This Ion was expressed In a statement made by the episcopate to a 11 s tion submitted by hy D Dr Alva AIrs Taylor editor of ot th the tha sI Chr Century In the tho United States who ho Is athe at atthe atthe the head bead of o a n group troup ot of Ameri an and nd written while via via- s Mexico The Tho statement also als sail ald that the Mexican Uon attacked the divine divino origin ln ot of otho the tue church Its objective Its ha min min- minIsters ister and Its property |