SECULAR SCHOOLS,

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 504, 11 May 1909, Page 5

SECULAR SCHOOLS,

SIR R. STOUT. AMAZED AT THE NONCONFORMISTS. SECTARIANISM AND CRIME. (BTTBHJd&APII—PEBSS ASSOCIATION—CO PI Bt (JUT.) (800. May 10, 11.60 p.m.) London, May 10. In an interview: with the "Daily News," Sir Robert Stout (Chief Justice of New Zealand) pointed, out that children trained in secular sohools in Now Zealand produce only half the criminals, in proportion to the numbers of those trained, that denominational sohools produoo. Sir Robert added ■ ".The attitudo of tho English Nonconformists and Liberals amazes ino. Thoy seek to disestablish the Church, yet seek to maintain the Beet school as a childion's ohur<ih."' ; TWO VOICES FROM NEW ZEALAND. Sir Hobert Stout has always been a strong supporter , of the system, of tree, secular, and compulsory education in New' Zealand, and a. vigorous opponent of all attempts to introduce religious instruction in any form." During a recont visit to England.tho Anglican Bishop of Auckland (Dr. Neligan) .severely criticised tlio New Zealand system ill so far ns it excluded religious instruction, and, to use his own words, "Made God an extra." This led to somo interesting correspondence between the Bishop and' Sir Robert Stout. When the Bishop was at Home he strongly supported.tho Archbishqp of Canterbury's, proposed compromise in order to avoid the secular solution i but now a different voice'.from New Zealand is heard, for Sir Robert Stout opposes both the Anglican and Nonconformist proposal, and advocates 'a system of complete secularism; 1