BIBLE-IN-SCHOOLS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1272, 16 July 1914, Page 2

BIBLE-IN-SCHOOLS.

A meeting of the local branch of the Bible-in-Schools League was held in the Presbyterian Sunday schoolroom on Tuesday evening, when the following resolution was carried unanimously, and ordered to be forwarded to the Prime Minister and the Hon. Jas. Allen, Minister for Education, and to the member for the district :—“That appreciation be expressed of the action of the Government in introducing the Referendum Bill asked for by the League. That the member for the district be respectfully but strongly urged to support, by his vote, the wishes of so many of his constituents, who desire that the whole people, whether opponents or supporters of the League’s proposals, shall have the opportunity of giving a direct vote thereon at the ballot box at the next general election; and this meeting expresses the opinion that by taking this course encroachment of this subject upon the political arena will be avoided.”

Negotiations were made to obtain the services of a lady speaker from Wellington to address a women’s meeting locally at an early date.

Wellington, July 14

Petitions protesting against the Bible-in-Schools Referendum Bill are still arriving from all parts of the Dominion, This afternoon petitions against the Bill containing a total of 8,844 signatures were presented by 18 members of the House. The total number of signatures on all the petitions against the Bill presented to date is 28,619.