Bible In Schools Agitation

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1352, 14 June 1905, Page 2

Bible In Schools Agitation

Tliii Question of Expenses

By Telegraph.—Press Association.

Chkistoihjxmi, this day. Whbn o lottor was read at the Christ, church Prosbytcrj with regard to a collection in connection with tho JSiblo-in-sebool 8 ngitaliou, Dr. Erwin paid that his officebearers had refused to take a collection, as they considered that sullioient calls Iml been mndo on tho Chrialchurcli members. As ho (the speaker) wan not favorable to the movement, ho could not urge thorn to ib it.

Tho moderator suggested that probably Br Erwin's action was responsible for tho action of tha oflice bearers, but Dr Erwin said ho had not sought to influence them, and had contentod himself with reading to them a letter asking that a collodion should be made

Exception was taken to an allusion in tho report of the visiting commission to tho btatoment that there wits a fair per oentage of Socialists and Labour longus men in Lho vicinity of St Androw's Church, and it was dolotcd as boing an unnecessary rollecl'ion.