CHILDRENS’ RELIGION
AN INTERESTING POINT. , DECIDED BY HOUSE OF LORDS. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, May 7. (Received May 7, 11.0 p.m.) The House of Lords unanimously decided that an aunt is not entitled to demand the custody of her dead brother’s children in order that they be brought up in the Catholic faith. It appears that the father, an Irish Catholic, left instructions in his will that three girls, now 11, 7 and 5 years of age respectively, be brought up in the Roman Catholic faith but the mother, after his death, reverted to Ulster Presbyterianism. When the mother died, the Protestant grandparents educated the children. The Judicial Committee of the House of Lords decided that though the father’s wishes should be taken into account, consideration for the welfare of the children should prevail. In this case, the eldest girl had acquired settled convictions in favour of Protestantism and the younger children should not be separated from the eldest.
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Southland Times, Issue 19238, 8 May 1924, Page 5
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164CHILDRENS’ RELIGION Southland Times, Issue 19238, 8 May 1924, Page 5
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