A WIDOW'S PLEA FOR BIBLE LESSONS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2200, 13 July 1914, Page 9

A WIDOW'S PLEA FOR BIBLE LESSONS.

:- v Sir, —-As ,a , constant reader of -your- , :>'colunmsi,l , should'-just-like, to - add a ; \ Iword. of praise, to Canon Garland,' Bishop - Wproti,- and all ; those - who ?havo : taken , such an- interest in tho -Bible-in-Schools Leaguo movement lam also \erj glad ■to soo.that the GoYGrniiiciit linvQ .introduced a Bill mtli the view of granting . ! :;avreforendum,- which' .we :sincerely ;hopo : will, be :passed-' this session;.-Every ■' person' :iniisti dmifc?. ; -tKat-r :tlie .voice ..obi-.the' people vis'-.tlie'i.fairest <pos^' ; sibl&vway;;pf ;;setolingta^ .j, .1,. being ;a .widow, r with; four . children (nearly all bojs) hnd it, as many an•.•v.othor'. mother ; ,does;iio.leasy'' matter; to' :: v, bnng. them up lnvtlie right ivayi ' -Hav- , ; :.'mg :lost: their;, tlio^burdent'falls .'.•;.doublyi.hea?syn.ott:>tl»';Motlier;'«'*if.Ual«ss' she lias.somo,help: from:itho 6chool• all . \.: ; her. homo-.training-stands/ for-tiothmg. - . • .At t-htt early, age of tfivo: years -the children are 'sent' to tho schools to ■ be - . taught-, ,and :I iam surevthey, could'ilot bo taught a better book than the Bible. ... fjThere, aro 'many, temptations' fori children (especially bojs). ,There is 'drjnk- , togj gambling,,' and','niaiiy;:,othervthings ••'"••••too .numerous..- to' mention,', J whlch. are .. ./ not 'conducive- to their gopd; --It'-i* V-';':iligicni.'TOre!;taiight; : : -this--would;be avoided. Much -better " . children^'.would' be . brought up to , build ... - biir future I 'nation, upon,, lionies 'made ■'£ '^PPi 6 ? ■ I)rigtter:ttli:rough;its 1 grand' Uilluence.—l am, etc., 1 MOTHER ■' ; i