BIBLE IN SCHOOLS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2184, 24 June 1914, Page 10

BIBLE IN SCHOOLS

!■ DUNEDIN VNGIJCAN feVXOD. [; (By Telcsiavu-l J rr-« AsiocfcUon ! r Dunodin, June 23. At a- liieefcbg of the Dunedin Anglican Synod to-dav the following reso!u- . tjo» was eartiea ■uwaiiltnotf^s-^'iFJiis ■ Synod, representing 140 Church .of JSiVfii-- ; land congregations in Otago arid Southland, tuxes the Government to afford , the people an opportunity of deciding by' referendum at the next general e'fe tioii whether. '.the IHIOo and religious > 'teaching slrali, of skull not fe, iiitvo--1 duced into the public schools." : MEET!N(! OF DEFENCE 1 HAGUE'S •; • EXECUTIVE A meeting of the o&eeutivo <tf tho ISatioiial _ School!® Pefm.oe Leslie was held 1 last night, liie commit tee reporteSt;—* "As tin? National Sellouts UelMice > League has jjo clfttrßheSs .OX -efrjajjefß ili 5 which. it earn Blso- tile- Bfhi.c-Wj^eivtfois ■ League, ■ jalciiiate Oii. soc'iii i ing : n right of • entry into the pocKu'.s <>) tlru people by unscrupulously misivproscntms the mo- ; tives- of its opponents,. atei as tl.io iJe- ■ tenco League's aniy means Af scenting i a modicum of supplies 10. ra ii-jmj; on :, its campaign is personal canvass of such ■po'rtsiig as ate known to be -opposed to r ' ttio objective oi' t-lw • JJibi(*.-!ti-S i chools i: party ( your fco'mmUteftj jby *ajr of li.&s----j bantling its weOi.ii'ccs.j thought of posters on the. cit\ trams as a cheap awl effeitiv® nav <>; advertising next Suii- ' day's demonstration, You have ' ijo doubt learned irom tho I'ress that some: !. 'power that is' (undlscrvered so fp.r) lias ' baulked us of; our modest expectation. ii iiiv.i.hfiii*.. e«ivtrSes seeiii.to fee 'WgjSnjsf'u : :& i' Spmg t'hnp ago tfß - wrote the losing Women's Christian As- >: asking the assc&ktion to sk ! low a Christian etorsyman of a prominent I Christian Itendmaster in Wetilngtoit, who ■ is identified with our league, to he Heard on the ng.niisfc tiie objective of j 'he Rib!e-in-Schools pan;.:, and to-day a j loiter was received front tho secretary apprising us that 'as tho members fit l the Board of Directors of this assocta- ,* lion ate iu favour of tbo Bik!e4n-Setioels 1 i.nOviitneitt, they cstiiwfc soc> thdiMvay : fo allow # representative of the National " Ssiiools Det'&tice League to jjiveaH ad- " dress here.' This sort of thing is quite characteristic of the ritctliods Of th(f ! frien-fo and agents ... <jf ■ the, .Blol£-I.S-' 1 Schools Leagtwi There- is but one fide to the question, so far as they are concerned! Alt against iho.m afe, not merp.lv regarded, but represented, as anti-Bible. anti-Christian, and ante feligten."'and # . . T:t:c ioliowinr; clergymen v.ere esccteu Jfcfevs. w< .A. ; Evans (Wollinffoii), gharies Dalhstoi:, t'aTqviharson Jfilitoiij aiitj <(3:1.lace tali of Dmiedk). . " . it was nnnouneed U'.r.t a large. ivmi:i- ---• her of clei'ji.viren throiifiho.ut thp_ l)o----"J miniijii Imvo • ajiprised fclj® Detetice. 'l Leafsite- of 'he fact that tjvy.an' stout- ' ly oiiivosed to/ tl.ie .of 'aiiu are prepa.ml'.to ,re:.ist. it by nil iiieajts jn thoi'r ppfl'er, they an' not tit piiopoi-eil jd.GHtvf.V- t.li Q with ffliv ■ ■ ■ .. It was Unajii'iftOHsLv .desmea'to ?upnoit '■t'ho-:<;B'i , M='. Frooman j for tho vacant Hr.tt4loros\hemia seat on the Ect'ication. Donr.'l. \ '-n~"-U-v ....- ! ..' ■ " ■■ ■