THE CHAIRMAN'S OPINION.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 April 1910, Page 4

THE CHAIRMAN'S OPINION.

To the Editor

,Sir, — Tliu* learned disquisitions 0! M;-ssrs Nation and Compton are nnvMiiirj; but iutere.stiii.jj; to a. lar;j;e nii'mber'of the hou--.i!iol;iei s who wil! decide, next Monday niiiht whether the r>ihle in Sc-ln ols Party or th.ose (ippi Si'd to it shall run the S.diool Committee show for the next twelve montb:. I-t .seenis to me that the Bible in Schools, or Church Party, takes periodica! fits, as every now and :i<f;un it jiots up '«" «'.jitati'.:i like the present on;;: but Ihank eoodness the fits (lon''t last Innp;, or ,ihe party would, p>t to be intolerable.. However, to got to hard facts, it really makes no differeo'-e who the committee nr>: they c-nu never op.-n the st'ho'ols for t-:r.' te.".;-!i-ing of the Biblo <..r anything else during '-:d:i:ol h:i'.ns. :,s it is the Education IJcnrtl that makes Ihe timo table, and no committee cin interfere with it. Tho oiily May the party can nttain its ends is I>v getting an 1 , /!u". , '.t!!in Board of its own way of thinking. This. _f am confident, will take some. time. Although I .am very sorry to have to differ from the. vicar, 1 am sure from long experience that if tin , referendum was taken ne-xt week his party would be defeated. "We will have a small referendum at the School Corn m itteo election next week.—T am, etc.,

J. MALCOLM. Chairman of Committee