BIBLE IN SCHOOLS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2193, 4 July 1914, Page 9

BIBLE IN SCHOOLS

» THE REFEiJFNDUM BILL

THANKSGIVING SERVICED

tno lonnion tc-irorrow, ch irehes in s inpi'li\ with 'ho Bil lc-n-tstate-Schools' I/'itjuo 'iitoid to oiler thanks ;n,11,; lor 'he introduction into oi tho lUfcroi duiu Bui rot b\ an. inoa'.s that tho Icngue regards its wirk as over, or the passing ot tho Uill ~i i certiuit\ ) but t s Itt is hitiw; there shou'a be an e*prcssioi. ot t'nrks tc Al nighh God for the present its\<T to da pi-nj njivh Sunda\ b> bunda\ lu\« ctiered iialanu 'ihct'gh the information is b\ )i<< menns complete, I'lcgrams rocc ed f'om tl o icllowng ci litre' tcport ; tint m those d.stncts tho chiifhes 'oihing ir 'ho thanksgiving, the foilowi.ig u.imleri. ha.e s giulcd tl 'iitcit.oi' of doing to — Invorcirg il— , l'rcsb>tcrian Churchoo 5!4 1 JuVuodiEt CUnhei. 8 Anglic n Churclrb 11 . tnl atnn \nn\ 1 BrtthiLi. 1 11 i Total 07 I Auckland— I I'rcb icrian Ciu'c'es . 4 Menodist Ch.'rches H \nglicm Churclicb '2A I oaliatiou A'Uj | Total 18 Motueka— P r csb\tcrian Cliurehes . , 1 Methodist Chu chcb . 2 | \uglican Chi rc'ies b I Churcl oi Christ i I bi'iatiou Ar.nj 1 I - I lot' 1 . . 11 Waik-ito— I'resojtcnan CI urches . 10 Metuodist Churches „ 1U \ii in in ( liurelut , . 10 Sihat'&n Arnij 5 I lotol . ... 33 Wanganni— Presl \tcnan Cnurchcs . . 1 Method t Chu.thcs i Anglican Churches . 9 Salvation Array 1 Total .. 18 Dunedin — Prc.»l}tcmn Cliurchos . 17 Methodist Churehci . 6 1 Anglican Churches . lo Cnurchc 3 Salvation Arrj . 7 Total ... . . 48 Biei.heim— I'rcsL\tc-i"n Giurchcs . 5 Met' odist Cliurchos . 11 An b hcin Chutches 1> oalvatjor. Aftnv . 1 Total , . . 32 Haw'no'i B-v>— Prcsbjtcmn Churches Z MothoJist Clurches 2 Anglicvi Cnu'ches . 17 bn.vation Arnij . . 8 Lut leran Chu.chcs .. 1 Total . 23 NeUcnMoticet „t Chutes . .. 4 Anghean Cjureliea 10 Saliatwc Armj . . 1 Total - . lo Clinstchurch — Prcs,bjterian Cliurchos 15 Metl.odi«t Churches 3 Anglican Churches .- 49 i Salvation Xrniy i Total 68. Now Plymouth— PresDjtor.an CluircKcs 3 Methodist Churches - \nflican Churches 8 Salv.ition Atiny 1 Total 14 Gislornc^I Anglicm Churches 4 I Vjesbyterian Churches 3 1 Methodist Chuichcs 1 | Salvation Arm> I Total 9 APPRECIATION ; VARIOUS RESOLUTIONS. i (From o. Oorrßrpouilcut.) At. a meotmg of the executive of tho Auckland Ccitral Oommittco of tlio Biblc-in-Schools League, held oa Thurs- ' day afternoon n the Pitt Street Cl.urcb | Rooms, tlio Rev. Uecrgo Bond, president, in tho chair, it was unanimously resclvcd, on tho motion of tho Itav. C. K. Laws, seconded GarI rowav, "Hat ti.is csocutivc, representing the 3J.C00 members of tho League 1 m tho Auckiar.d Provinco, desir,es to express its appreciation of tho action of tho Govcrrmont in introducing tlio Roforondnm B-ll asked for by tho Uinle-in-State-School League, and thot a oopj of this resolution bo sent to tho l'rimo Jlinistor and tho. Minister of Education."'

The Social Service League- of tho Auikiar.d Student's Christian Union, at its m'd-fl inter meeting in Aucklara, affirmed tl) 'That some 6j stem of religious iiits traction in public bchools 'u css,.ntial for tho nclf-bcing of thu notion; ard (2) that tno sjstom rdtocated by the Bi'blo-in-Stato-Sohools Leaguo is u. practical and satisfactory cue.

At tho quarterly niooMnß of tho Gernldmo Motnodist Circuit, held last Tuesda>, a strong resolution was carried affirming, the supioit of local Methodists to the- decision ol !hc Methcdsst Church supporting trc Bible-m-Schools in ojtpiewinr; appreciation of tho action of the Govertraeii in introducing the matter to Parliament. Tno resolution was carried with one dissentient. Cinor. Garland ui'.l bo tbo preacher at St. raid's Anglican P'o-Cathodial to-morrow morPTf. He nil! deal with <vrtuin phases of iho Bible-m-schoo!s mc\ oinent. THE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. AUCKLAND BRANCH'S PROTEST. IB? Tilszrajh - Vroai AmtUtlcsn ! AiicaianU, July 3. j An emphatic protest af,ariat lb? pio- ' possls ol the llible-m-Schoois I v »•» made, by the menbers of thu Auckland Toachcrs' Institute this coming, I at u ucii-attcnded meeting held in the I 'i'fchmcii College. Tho matter ciopred | up in a i-'port whicr mentioned the I fact that Canon Gailand had git en .in | liitirostinf; address to members on tho objec's of the Leajji.e "Your ccia- ] niittco,'' continued the report, "rogrcte j to hca.r tliat 'ho Goienimem intends to intrOdi'rc legislation tins session to npal,l<> a loicrendimi to lie taltiMi or. lhble-l.i-bchool-, question, and mil be pleased to rcccito liit.nrt'cns tc tuko netnc ond immediate -t ps to oppcre ihe 1:1trocluct'on of the Mliomo " Mr, l'hos. l'\ Warien, th? sccictar.,, , MOlfdi •'That tlie exocutuo be mstructc 1 to take aemo and I'n.ncdiate steps to cornbit the introduction of Biide-rcading 1:1 school s " I The moier sud 'hat tho matter had I ben "ell thr.niied o.:t ii the Press | a,id lu «as s.it'shod that teaches had made up their limids on tho qrcstion Ho felt siir,- that ii the Referendum I tier.' granttn. tiie pioposal v.oiild bo I earned It i>oiild have the support of j all tho:r who worked in favour of it — of a large minibsr rf vomer, a.'d ot laiarj men, v-bo wished to shift their

responsibility to tho t-c-acncri. Tic teachers already had enojgh to co, even h ihero were .io*, other and moro important grounds of objection. Ho thought that ore of tho most obnoxious pirts of the scbomo was tho light of fiitrj of tho elegy. Religious dissensions wero suro to to M>\ Lamb seconded tho-liibtiun. Mr r. R. Roller said that as a Ite rr.ocrai ho could not object to tho grantling of tli n reforendiim, and lib thought [tiiat tractors should oppose tho schemo I afior tho referendum had'bceii taken.

Othe- members .oiced tTie uoiv that teachers were not opposed fo tho leading o f tho Bible, bat to tho League's proposals, 'j'hey wore mating an attempt to put in a jnutilaW'iliblc, and teaching by -lergy. In order to make it elear tl at t!io Institute; did not object to tu.> Bible the mover and seconder of the notion amended it to road: "That lho oxecntito bo installed to take active and inimodnto step l ! to combat tin scheme hid down by tho B'ble-in-Schools League " In the course of his reply Mr Warren s-id that he wou'd i-ot liko tho idea to i;o nbrond that teachers wore onpcsccl to the Bible. lr-«y were r.il Atheists. (Hear, heart Tkoy .behoved in Bible, reading, not on".} for* what tho Bible taught, but because it was one of the. irfite=l books in literature- that a ne.-sin could read

The motion -vns carried on the voices