BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2167, 4 June 1914, Page 9

BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.

. The Wbwiftg, resolnfis.li was passed uhaniinqiisly n't ; a giinemi meeting of tbe- Auckland ' B.ibicMn-StatC'Seliools League, keld on Juiie 1;—* 'Thar, tfe o.viK}f.iJ masting of the Aaciylsmf BiMeiW'Ststto'Scnools League, reprc-seatiiig over electors in'the Ayckia.«e.t province, who aaf© laembon;- of • tjie league, ami have, signed & request for a referendum on fcfeo proposal of the J ■ loagvie, declares its /profound cfesatis- f faction and surprise- that the CWcni- 1 men iliis not yet declared its i-iitcfitiflll j of brmsjng in vlk> proposed Kefofeftdxirn Bifl, and thai ite ' disclaimer is mado to the stfttaueflt published by <j.p> poncflts of tho league tlwt- tlio ftjtne jlinisteT is in sympathj •srit-lr. them. \Vo dicStto to df'aff the atte-ntioM ©£ Cabinet' to tlw fact that- neither Galjiiict nor I'ariiaiiient is asked to dcei-dc as to tiio merits or domci-its of the proposed schomoi but siinply to silt ap tbp maehinei-j' to ailow the pnfrpk who own tiro schools to. settle this- 'important question- Having atrefl.tly owrsejTxss.'to supjip-rt't.'he DonMnibft exccuMye in any. action it may think it iteBiraWo to take, with- a view to wisuriiifS. that this luii.tter sliall ho roj«i'red ■ fa tire electors at the ceamflg general election, we hereby c«lwso tho aetien of the Dominion Exe««tivp of the league : in urging jaeraliera of the leag-iio to pknlgo tiieniseh-03 to pat the Bilvlo-iir.-scliodls qiws-ti-eu nbevo any political party issue at the nest general olcetka in the event of tho league's refeveaduvw Bill »afc passed Airiug the ceni- ' iiiq; session,"