Religion in Schools

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 223, 16 June 1932, Page 9

Religion in Schools

Sir,—l read with interest the letter in vour issue to-day signed “Constant Reader,” which I consider was a fitting reply to the recent foolish argument of Mr. Parkinson suggesting more and better education as the only way to overcome rioting and such-like behaviour, and at the same time giving genuine support to the suggestion contained in my recent letter advocating the teaching of the Ten Commandments of God throughout the school life of our children, beginning with the Ist standard and expanding the teaching throughout the later classes. “Constant Reader” quotes to show that “dollar-marked” education by marked” instructors produces a dollarmarked” soul. Could we not logically maim tain therefore, that “Christian-marked education by “Christian-marked instructors will produce a ’ Christian-mark-ed” soul, and that is quite evidently what is wanted for the future of the human would like to make it quite clear that these remarks are not intended to cast anv reflection on the instructors personally’as they are the ones who carry out the system laid down for the teaching of children, but it is the system itself which is wrong and requires Christianising. I maintain, Sir, that if such an alteration is brought about, in six years time there will be an appreciable difference in the state of mind of the rising generation in which their duty to their God and their neighbour will be much more in evidence than it is to-day, and this cannot but work for the good of the individual and the community generally. I commend the suggestion to the Educational Institute and the ministers ot the Council of Christian Churches as anything which is clearly for the benefit of , humanity, the closer alliance to the will | of God. and duty to our neighbour (all mankind) must bo of heartfelt interest to them, and when the system can be operated without extra cost. i.'-.- through the ■ reading books in the schools, surely they i will give attention to the call of < tianity at this time of crisis, when all possible Christianity is needed throughout the civilised world. — 1 am. ete.. EQU ITS. Wellington. June li.

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