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Show iRELIGION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONDEMNED SAN I' K C1S '1 1 May 1'6 Teaching Teach-ing of religion in public schools was condemned Thursday by H. W Cot-trcll. Cot-trcll. speaking before the religious liberty roinniltiee of the world convention con-vention of the Seventh Day Advent- lst 8. Tho state cannot enter into a matter mat-ter touching the neart and 1 ousel-mas' the public' ho said. Cottrell also objected to what he termed the teaching teach-ing of "lrrellglon" as expounded In the study of evolution and biology. Salaries of workers, advanced lin ing war time, wore reduced five 1 cent by action of the convention md terms of teachers formerly a year, were Increased to four years with tho understanding that If service was sat-1 sat-1 i u :ory it would be made continuous continu-ous after the four-year term A board of trustees with legal pow-cts pow-cts fni the handling of private donations dona-tions and bequests by will waa cre- atod. |