Poverty Bay Clerical Association.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 12, 1 June 1918, Page 90

Poverty Bay Clerical Association.

At a 'meeting of the - Poverty Bay Clerical 'Association on April 9th, the following, 1 resolution was passed with ins^ructipris to; forward a copy to the Bishdps^of the province, and to the Clerical Societies m the different Dioceses : — /'That; this .meeting affirms the opinion that adequate religious instruction must form the basis of the curriculum m all Schools and Training Colleges; and realising with thankfulness that there is a growing desire for agreement among all denominations on the subject, it believes that the time is opportune for steps to be taken to find a basis for agreement and to formulate a general scheme involving no sacrifice of principle on the part of any denomination. With this end m view the Bishops of the Province are earnestly and respectfully asked to confer with the heads of other denominations so that no time may be lost m deciding upon some suitable course of action." It was felt that while we must press on with our Church Schools, they could never meet the need alone and that the matter of religious instruction m State Schools must not be allowed to drop.