BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1601, 19 November 1912, Page 2

BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.

■.—. $ _ ' MEETING AT JOHNSONVILLE. There was a good audienoe at the Johnsonville Hall last night to hear Canon Garland speak on the Bible-in-Schools question. Mr. William Cook was in the chair and among those present were the Revs. S. D. Peryman and F. Petrie. _ Canon Garland, who was well received, gave an address on lines already reported in these columns. He was followed by other speakers. The Rev. Mr. Peryman said he had formerly been an opponent of the Bible-iri-Schools movement, but now he was a whole-hearted supporter of the movement. He had had experience of the Nelson . system, but it had one fatal objection—that it depended upon tho Education Board and the local committee giving permission, which was not always granted. The system pro.posed •meant' that permission would bo given once and for all by the. people. The Rev. Mr. Petrie stated that, until he came to New Zealand, he never.had experience of a country in which no religious instruction was given in the State schools. He then referred to the . National School of Scotland, where as a pupil, he had received daily Bible lessons from the head-teacher, who was a Presbyteriau, and although he himself was a Scotch Episcopalian he had benefited by those lessons. For many years he, was a minister in West Australia where; on arrival, he found that he was expected to visit the schools. There were there a thousand children and six ministers of different churches (all on the most friendly terms) to give religious instruction. He never saw or heard of any friction. On the contrary, they became close friends and the only regret ho ever heard expressed by a teacher .was when a minister failed to pay.a visit. Subsequently Mr. Petrie had been' in Norfolk Island where there was one State school for all the inhabitants. A few years before there had been denominational schools, but the introduction of the Australian system led to the closing of these and to all concerned supporting the State school. This showed that tho introduction of the system strengthened tho National school.

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