BIBLE IN SCHOOLS
SUPPORTED BY METHODIST . . . CONFERENCE. ~ :y (Unitbi* Press Aewociatton-I l". WELLINGTON* This Day. £ ; At the Methodist onferenc© to-nighl a discussion arose on the Bible in schoojb .question. The Rev. J. J. Lewis movejS and tho Rev. G. H. Mann seconded the following motion: "On the.evidence of 1 high authorities in State*, where hw, been adopted as to the satisfactory'and. '"beneficial•; working, of *. tho Australian' system of*' Bible teaching Jn " ..S.tfft'tib schools, this. "Coufeiienco expresses: >ij§fe 'approval of'samei. tdMwCor operate with mother religious bo^iC»,iit,sß6V -curing these -benefitedto the the Dominion.- but«rh6l3ing-^that'*the of' Ifte^ZeSlaindyshould-firs&'iayj • whether they' desire'-thi6;;or e^(J>'r, .'pbrfc an appeal to' Parliament for a referendum to enable them to give this , deV cision.' . ■ ■ "-..'..'. ;,' t ..-^' : The Rev. A. J. Seamer movedj , 'an4 the Rev. J.' H. Haslam seconded, the, following amendment: "That in thy; opinion of this Conference the-question of the Bible in schools should tinctly separated from that of sectarian: instruction in schools'in the referenflmfi, advocated by tho Bible in , v School# .League in order that electors who favour one only of these proposals may notb| disfranchised." "
A long discussion followed, and the amendment was defeated r>y 115 votes to." «•■"'. ; ■■• ■ ■. ■' : >.'-.>.i.:.■.*■;. :.%ss*, - The motion ' was then carried '"on /tKV voices. ■•.-.••. ■ •■' •>■■..- : -' .'••'■•'.. '": .V>-'
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 14 February 1913, Page 1
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