CHURCH SCHOOLS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2818, 8 July 1916, Page 10

CHURCH SCHOOLS

Sir, —It used to the boost of the ; Church of England that it tji'r the poor man's church. How fnr this npn!ies*fo ! the cliu r di in "New Zonl-md it i« Imrd to say. The octbn of the Svnod sitting npw in "WVJin/jton. as regards Hie establishment of church schools. seems to l>e a step is to debar any work- , me m?n f»'om tak""* of these church Those are J*ot too well-biased with this world's foods find it hard enough to mnke end* i"o«?t without the additional burden of Invinr w t»VV extra for their children attending these schools. Onlr those the wpll-to-,do can nflfard to a v njl themselves of the*e school*.. Tfc looks like running awnv from position. Tt is *>11 very well for snivn to say- that efforts nf , tho Tpa'-ho v.'pr° defeated. I fail to see how that came about. Tj-« -p*nrt« lrpre npr»v put U .1 test. Some of the supporters of this movement preferred to put their politics before their relisi-->us ' convictions. It is o poor argument to say that because the Presbyterian Church has deserted the league, the Anglican Church should follow it. If tho time comes'to start the movement again, what excuse ran tho Church male* for breaking awav from, its position? How, othpr relWrions bodies "for support? It would , sefr'ft Synod has not studied tho position very direful fy, or it would/find I frbmi' rlnr®s {hat olmreh «chooU or private schools have a very difficult iisrht for I'fe ..State ' schools. New Zealand «eems to hck the powers to dn wh?.t other places find ;l hard to do, even with State grants. Personally. I consider 'he Synod have token 'a retrograde «ien by can-yins th ; s motion. It is to !>•* hoped that it will meet the fate nf other motions passe* in previous Synods—die a natural death —I am, etc., THOS.'M. MILUGAN. * / July 7, 1916.