CIRCULAR BY THE BISHOP OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 10 July 1913, Page 23

CIRCULAR BY THE BISHOP OF AUCKLAND

: ; ; : The following circular has been issued by-his Lordship Bishop Cleary for publication : URGENT CIRCULAR TO THE CLERGY: r : - ■ - Ponsonby, Auckland, '- " - - July TV 1913. Dear Rev Father, - . v : ."' Kindly press on with the work of securing the signatures of all Catholic electors of both sexes in your parish to the Catholic petitions to both Houses of Parliament against the Bible-in-Schools proposals. I have this morning learned that ' other petitions' are also being circulated among Catholics. Kindly give or send word without a moment's delay to all your people in every part of your parish, urgently requesting them to sign no petition to Parliament in connection with the Bible-in-Schools question except two petitions duly authorised for Catholics, and distributed to your people through you. By signing any other petitions Catholics would be* unwittingly giving support to principles which all true and loyal Catholics repudiate. Kindly treat this as a matter requiring your urgent attention. If any Catholics have unwittingly signed any of the petitions referred to, kindly ask them to notify those concerned that their signatures were given under a misapprehension, and that these signatures are Tevoked. I remain, sincerely yours, * Henry W. Cleary, Bishop of Auckland.