RELIGION IN SCHOOLS.
» I .. The Rev^ Tsx M'Kee, of W-aimate, the other eveniug, made some obser? vations' that seem rather stnmge as emanating from the " cloth." He said that he agreed m carrying outjthe> education system m its entirety.; It was one they should be proud of. , He did not believe m religion being tatight m the State schools, m which opipion he ditfci-ed from the majority of those 'knojwn! as ifceT? "clothe It I was! Ihe duty of ministers to give religious instruction; 'The ciy ,of "godless schools" wwats t in his opinion simply : claptrap. It would be. impossible to teach the bible m public schools so as give satisfaction to all classes ; and so long &s one section would bo unfairly treated he did not think it ;w<juld be advisable to intioduce>the grand old Book.' He also referred to the great advantage the district now possessed m parents beingoable 'to jgive. their chil' • dren <a secondary /education oh. tery easy terms. 'iHe (hoped they would support heartily both primary and. secondary' education, and also that; the ' \ ; compulsory-clauses of ther Act 'would be rigidly enforced. . 'i--> v; M v . t.i , :r;)
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 61, 11 February 1884, Page 2
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192RELIGION IN SCHOOLS. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 61, 11 February 1884, Page 2
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