Religion: Bells, Smoke

For U. S. churches, Armistice Day has been an occasion for thoughts of peace, for high resolve to keep out of wars. Last week the Federal Council of Churches issued a special 1939 Armistice Day request: let all its 131,043 constituent and cooperating churches in the U. S. set their bells a-tolling at 11:02 a.m. Object: "A protest against war . . . a prayer for peace." As amen, the North American Guild of Carillonneurs promised that all 50-odd U. S. carillons would also tintinnabulate.

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