BIBLE-IN-SCHOOLS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1668, 7 February 1913, Page 5

BIBLE-IN-SCHOOLS.

.. (DEFENCE' LtiAGUE ' CONFEBENCE..-'■ A conference of representatives of-'Na- ' tional Schools' Defence.Leagues i was held 'at the Town Hall yesterday, afterlioon and evening. •;. Mr. W. J; Speight; of Auckland, : presided.: It Vwas, unanimously 're- ' solved - to ! form a >Neiv, 'Zealand', Sc%ols'' Defence League with, a central .executive, in, Wellington, local leagues; to bfl affili-' ated on payment of -lOs/Cd." a..year. ' Tho: t central-executive was 'empowered, to a'p- ' point a Litdratufe ' Committee ' and --to deal with-various, importantsquestiona - iif policy. •':; ; :i'--'--:.-;'-':- .-'..,;;, '■■'■-■}:[ •'•-■'..■.'>■;■' -' f f: < A communication ,Was read by the chair-.; man, in-which it vfas stated that, 1 at the •lecent ;meeting of - the Educntiqnal;!lnstitute of' Ne- Zealand,' delegates representing 2800 .-teachers-:in'public schools,:carTied the:following: resolution-bv :43 -votes to 7!-. J'That' this ' institute, 7 :, while ; fully recognising the value ; df: the: Bible 'and of religion, is opposed to' the', program mo of the'-Bible-in-Schools'-.Leairae'.'-,' Surprise was expressed ;at the failure of the Press'..Association to report .this fact, or the highly ;injpo'rtant:'. debate' ..which 'took ' place oh .the ;:ocb9srion.--; ; v:.j ;■■:::. jr- ''-', - The following'were-elected to,the execu-' tire of the.^New-Zealand o'rganisatUn -.— President, Mr.'Ai E. Atkinson; treasurer,Ifrs. iH.rH.:-,' Os'tjer';■ ■'secretary,. Professor It. iMjKenzie; Mr.' Clemflnt,Watson./Mr.: I. Hntpheson;; and -a.< large! huhi% vof' ,vlc«-t>residents'representafcivß'-.'of the whole Domini©n.vf:-'-::;:-V':.'-.-;v:- : i. : h:-'- '''-- ;':■