BIBLE IN SCHOOLS,

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 167, 15 July 1914, Page 11

BIBLE IN SCHOOLS,

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m followins n*olntimt wn» cnrricxl jj,e motion ol inn K. . i. *m. .*.. .•Ti'm IPwAvtcrj' "• A'K-hUn 1 i-.\-pre.= =..- ---1^,^.!;,;;; J '" on Bible in M~ ... .Parliament. X 1.. i: ,lr<.n 2 |.y „r.,,.Stowd*"" Bill n..v lore I .irllamen-. j or the following r-.ir.w: ..] Rrx-iiii.- 1 ' t"' >">'.r-.-:.-..-. "- "i ••>' majority of l^^ ( [ :,:/;,; -t J;i. I,n" jMo Dom-inimi. 1 h:-* lac > h-imr mil ftc-Uvt-eriaii. an*l IV- Mrthndwt (jhiircW- an.l th;.* vilv.it ion Army. ** J& K >>.v-n.ri,'..in pM.vle of other .1((anination*. •w. Her.iiisT the r.u-:eni >--l r.-lijiniis pronnse.l h.t ihe le.igne enn„„t irtt.rf.-r.* wi:':. . -- _rrlij-r>u* e,.n----rictioft-* of m.:i- -..-iv ot t-,„- - mi i:.r toowirw-ticaie. Tii:.- will I," soon when jt it? noted ilia: in the Rihle l.vt-nns the •teaelvrr is not permitted lo impart any colour t.. :'..- th it in ■), c gpocial religtoi:* in-tnu-linn, in- I'.ie (Jeijjj-inaii giviv rrlieioiir* instrutti..:i !.t Miren in the f.iitli ..f t.beir f.U'.uiv. thy ehihlrca of any .1.-nomination wi I Oifly attfisl' «*c.re <i rclipious tea.-hrr re-nfii-enting iheir .mil I' nireli is prer-ent: and. i» rrery case tin- iiaronl ran .-.v trliPt-lieT frther l-he Hi'Me Ir.-ts'itn nr the relin-im-s instruction i~ to hn siv.-n to 1* rhild. The fact that l-h-r imrrptionaJtets and Ba**vtit-tr- in New ,- mth iWalce support the pivirm a fl.-r 47 years' sjperience of il is i:lv.>lnte prnnrf that jt-js vahie.i l.y : in* rmall.-r ilenonv.i.(itions. -H. ReeaiM- the |T.nu of .|iMs:i..ii propwei.l .ii lh.- I! Ii .- ihe only f.nr inrm. Tiie llihii* in StaU* >.-!io..V ler.pi.' 'i-.i-- hroiig-ht '...fore iiic |),.- rn-nion a form nt iiijitruction thai hif n-nrked well in Au-trali.i for 47 years. The o-irl.t f.tir thiiijj is to ask lie' elect or.-, nirotlier :.;ny .tj.-prove of flwt form .f r.-! : - ; ..,|s i:>-• ru.-t inn nr not. To introdu,-.* o'.h.-r pronr-calu irmil.l only .-..nf;:-.- ;'..- -..,,,. n „,| | in ,. rent -i flel i- i:t.- .;.vl.-i.m 1. .■"•_; arrived ti. a* h..p;v...-l in \ i.-toria." MErnoui-T mi\!-ti-:i;-s' ui-:-'i lATIUN-*. The foil..«iii- i-.ssi-.lu;:, n na~ i-.i.-r., ,1 ,ta in.-- ing ..; the An r.i.iii.l M. ;:,...li-; .\.->o.-i:i;ii>n. iv-pret-eufng Till etogreg.itii.iis. : 'i An.-klan i an.l lhc Hlburli*-: "Th.it appre.-ialion ! \- prf-v,. iof ;ii<* a.-ti, n of i ie (iiiveniment ii in! ro. lii •:rlt the Keforeinliim fc'noolr- Lt-auii.-: tin: *.h»* ni<*iit.li<*r for the iltL-tri.-t 1..- r.*sj.e.*r fully, .bul r*. mngl;. jrged t» --upport hy :i ~ \,.t,. ; ,;c w.r-h.s ci jvu nuny .•: hv .-..iim il n.-nte-. w.ho arciri* :Jia: th«* tv'-iol.. -]..-npli-. wh.'t T.-.-r opponents -.:• tsupportt'i** of ;hr Bible in State *-Vhooi* Ijeagu-eV pniposa-K, e-hall lare .ii-e o|ipomitii:y .*f giving a diirevt vote thereon at tin* l.ali >-. ft-.x at tho at-xt elei-tion: :ui.l this meeting erpresges the opinion t't-.tl br lakiirgiliiis epiirsc n??ro.i.*hment of Mibj.-.-t upob the political arena will be avoided."