Denominational Education.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1752, 12 October 1887, Page 3

Denominational Education.

An animated debate appears to have taken placeat Wellington on the resolution moved by the Rev S. Still, at the Anglican Synod — That it is desirable that the Synod take into consideration the need felt for a change in the public educational expenditure of this country, so as to allow denominational schools to have some share in the public funds, provided they satisfy the Government Inspector in secular knowledge and other requirements. Mr. H. C. Field, after mentioning a number of sparsely settled districts, where country people's children on large tracts of country leceived no education, went on to say :—": — " It seemed to him that the only proper way was to revert to the great principle that the duty of education should devolve upon the parents, and that the whole business of the State should be to see that the parents did so. Let the State make it necessary that they should go through certain examinations and attain certain standards, but leave the parents alone to fix how they wish that instruction to be given. About £30,000 a year would be sufficient for this instruction, and let them keep the remainder of the half million of money tbat it takes to educate their children. If this were done there would be an opening for denominational schools." Mr. C. P. Johnson wished the laity to give a unanimous vote on the question. In the little work he had been commissioned to do by his lordship he had been brought face to face with the larrikinistn of that city. He had been engaged in a similar work in London, in Birmingham and Mancbester.where he had had a large number of factory boys to teach, and he would unhesitatingly say that he would rather teach the factory boy, begrimed with dirt as he was, than bave to do with your colonial larrikin. He meant the educated, well-Dred larrikin. He was confident that the root of this larrikinism was to be found in the banishment of Biblereading in the schools. (Applause.) He went on to say that Catholics had set a bright and noble example in promoting religious instruction tor their children. (Applause.) Mr. F. W. Pennefather said he knew comparatively little of the larrikin element, but* he had been struck with the ignorance of young men of the upper classes whom he bad met in society. They were the sons of Christian parents, and be had been intensely horrified to find that they were ignorant of any principles of any religion whatever. — The motion was carried.

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