Bible Reading in Schools.
The Wellington Evening Press makes the following remarks on the rejection of the Bible in Bchools Bill The proceedings on the Bible Heading in Bchools Bill, and their results, ought certainly to be a lesson to those worthy but singularly misguided people who will not face the facts on the Educik lion question. Mr Fulton, in moving the second reading, said he hoped « would not' be met by the previous question, but that the issue would Im uirly dealt with. Well, it has been fairly dealt with. After six hours 1 debate, the Bill has been rejected by a majority of more than two to one, and not a few of the minority were very luxewarm in thoir advocacy of it. *he result is to show unmistakeably that the New Parliament, coming iresh from the people, and under a lively sense of responsibility to the people, will have nothing to say to a proposal which practically means the subversion of the secular system of Education. A curious statement was made by some Members in support of the Bill, that the majority of the people are in favour of it. How that uas been ascertained we do not know, ihe majority of the electors are certainly not in favour of it, else there would not be a majority of two to one against the Parliament. Neither do ■ve believe that the majority of the people at large are in favour of it, if they understand the question. But even if they were in favour of it, that is no reason why it should be adopted. The majority of the people are probably “in favour,” in a loose kind of way, of all sorts of things which it would be veiy wrong and very mischievous for them to have. all events, the test is the feeling of the people as expressed by theelectore in their choice of representatives in Parliament, and judged by that test, as shewn by the division last night, he feeling of the people must be aken to be most decidely against reading in public shcoola. We hope we shall hear no more of it
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 75, 3 December 1887, Page 2
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360Bible Reading in Schools. Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 75, 3 December 1887, Page 2
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