THE CHURCH IN SCHOOLS QUESTION

Dunstan Times, Issue 1185, 14 November 1884, Page 3

THE CHURCH IN SCHOOLS QUESTION

jAt * Ut« kitting of tin Anglic** Synod tti following naolntion propoimd by Ar«h* deacon E l ward* and seconded by Archdeacon Beaumont waa carried nnaaimouely -. V ,V| " That this Synod la of opinion! (I) (hit ■0 long *a tha Education Act do** notpef.' xnit religion* instruction within acbool hour* ab effort* made' by the Church of England to fulfil her doty to her children in Government eoboo's can U satisfactory j (2) that the Biibsp-be reqoeated to present a petition from tbit Synod to both House* of th* Legislature, praying thattho Education Act may be so amendedthat prevision shall be mane for tbs e-mmunieation of religipua instruction by minieters of religion, or persons duly authorised by .them, to theohildren belonging to their res pee lire commanions daring school bears.*’ In support of the motion it WM StStedby! Bishop Heviilp and Archdeacon E-lyrarde that toe Bev, Dr Stuart, Mr Maosndfew, and other leaders and adherent*-of fhe : Preabyteriaa Cbnrvh. bad : conf-eeed that they war; utterly wrong in the past, and' were now p&pared to go into' de nothin**tion»li*o»i •t> i •/, if ■■ . _ Atpbdeappn Beaumont said a wen kriovra gentleman when tehim-ota tbhtiiWM ter lately- had giren it a* hi* opinion . that if the pies mt system were .cnatlpned,'in less than 20 years there' WWntd-bea state-of; matters.lp Dunedin that.noon# could, now possibly imagine. The present educational system be )ooke<) upon as immoral, and as a delusion and .* snare. The Reman Oatho lie* wore far within the mark in characterising the prese -t educational system ae a so <• l*a* one The clergy/ who - were supposed to be educated gentleman,, were debarred altogether from extending their it'flueuco orer children atten ling tbs day Having referred to tha difficulties which'he had in Disown district in visiting the schools there, 'he said he was satisfied that the people were now bejinning rapidly ,to awaken to the state in-which; affairs had- so long been allowedto remain.