BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14324, 14 October 1910, Page 6

BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.

To the Editor of the "Tinifiru Herald." Sir.—The reply of -Taxon to iny mild criticism of his letter, brought forth the reply I expected. He says my letter wa» not a reply t.. his. What was his krv. letter? I*'or the most nart. a baseless imputation against tlie clergy oi btmg loilMt-ioed by sordid ulterior motives in thtir advocacy of Bible reading in schools. 1 pointed mu that the source of these imputations v.as the inveterate bias of '.he writer. Thf hitter part of his letter did not deal dlreei'v v,irJi tlie question lie proposed t<; discuss, biiL was a denial of such n titi?)i£ as a Divine revelation, or in-piratiott. X<r.v Jason knows, ii he knows anything on the question. that these two subjects are <)i Too great a magnitude to J*> discus=etl in thhe public iircss, that it would take vdvimes to deal with them. It might, however, give Jason an ->r>poftunity of airmg his ai'*quaintanee Vv-ith the old and oft refuted sophistries of the OiH»':|:£nts c;f the liible. but I venture the opinion that no good wouid result, even to .Yasoii. Ii; conclusion, oermit me a few line l ; re jnsf.u's belief resi;ect!ng myself, that I -.m dwelling-in a fool's naradiso, etc. Would Ja: ■ill call a person n ft;'.l who as far as possible giiarant-ec-a himself against possible contingencies':" Belief in Bible teaching does not nreveut a person discharging all the "duties of

citizenship in the highest degree. It ulso provides -.Hi incentive in do good in tlie _w idi-st and Jii<411 cst use of the word. It has prove:! itsrli" :i simree of coml'ori ami consolation i" many in the coroioon vicissitudes of liie. tieiief in the Bible has. never lessened i:idividtial happiness. If Jaxon is right, even then the bc-liover in the i

B:b'.s has lost nothing. But, if Jaxon is wrong who, I ask. is the fool? To save your correspondent I still subscribe rovself IGNORAMUS. '