Belgrade, July 24 moved rapidly toward a terday in the qui tween the Government and tH bian Orthodox Church over Vu s Concordat with the Holy Chamber, despite fave: protest demonstrations in the past week, ratified the agreement by 167 votes to 129, A few hours afterward. the man regarded the possible saviour of the situation, the Patriarch Varnava of the Serbian Church, died.
In an effort at conciliation, the Pre mier, Dr. Milan Stoyadinovich explained to the Radical Union deputies n parliament after ratification had been voted, that the Concordat was extremely important for the country. He did not intend, he said, to submit ratification to the Senate immedily, but would do his best to come to some agreement on the subject with Orthodox churchmen, The Orthodox Church regard the agreement as granting unfair advantages to the Roman Catholi Church. Tense incidents occurred in Belgrade ever the dispute and all the Serbian churches have for four days kept their bells tolling and their towers draped in black.—Havas.
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