THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLROOM.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 147, 19 June 1873, Page 2

THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLROOM.

o thk EDiToij^FJfeffS Nelson Evjeniko Mail* Si<M-Thept^J%ilure of the attqmpt S? excMde tbMßlflecfrpm the schoolroom Sf tlifiSrelsof^K^in^al Schools is not

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i? a; sufficient^efuof iihe^jiamny^ for as such I regard ;^ifjajp^^B|3fe|)ingß;lbf love and reverential l&atroiigi feelings ojf^indignation, \both in . andicounlry, Witt whiph'* the. in.telli-, ) 9}f?nWwski reißeiyeaHbat tbe r Central Board Kbl^JEdujßaJjion Ihad raeteriniaed 7on T/ intror S^d^jipgti^tp the Prb^incial €ounfcil a Bill : of- olause 37 of : f^h^^du^tiqn j£<ft murder tp prohibit the th^ Bible iii s any of the .-public ■ ; fecbojlis^^and y : thje;un^imi^ with which Xi jielitionß signed against' fhe, proposed k vßill^ar^y ßuffioientlyrconfirmat ory^of tHie se \ :: y--'-. ; '^ ■'-?"-':'■ - :;'"■""■" : ■.- : r -. '•■ •^ ; -\ fWilPapp^ar^imprfe^olearly in tf conlights - Take the two petitions Wjwhjefc were laid before; ihev^Prbvincial ;Coaioil ai its late'sittinjg : one against : [ :^^;r^eaVpfvilie;37^;cia^se,:th> other in ': S^fftvbr-'pfj'.'aria^comp^ngHhe twb/mark the

£ >jKnd\}y§ur:.^eaJei;i' ! ' 1 air^'aware /.of Vthe r . effect pfthe wishes of ;l^toj^^le^^H(?w; ; ifi the prjoyidence of in "in tti^jschbols, '^a^^B^ilishedi^more firral^ tSaniever as : !% part^^e-ordihar^rSQhobl - course -of In:v; -4&nd va^-Ii write: I ihiijk with ■^^;grieiiof^^^^ those provinqefl^in our colony :> ■ where : the J Bib)? i ; is^^ s i»ow; exciu'ded by law IS fromfthßir public schools, and I unhesitar tingly Estate ;. my. belief .that,:if a V similar appeal were made to^ that jvhich has b^en^, i; ; - r ;frere,-^! a precisely Similar v result; ; '- ; follpw;; /I ah ¥ d/thßt a majority, ; : an bverWhelniibg ; majonty, 1 eyeryr/ - ; <■^ wKere i <3eclare nn favor/jof the Bible re-vasßuining-itfl proper,' -itfl ilegitiniatWpiß.sitibti \^.^asfpiftrtV ayb/apft tHe 7 ; the ordinary schooj course. of inßtructibn : : /■'; : ifftfte i .:puJW^{a ; ofiooJ^ ?■:< '.[':;,;■

V from Official Documents), :V;^pinm^^V-. ;iyyv- • "•■''>- _^ .i'i Vi .^o_<si_K_}T tie Repeal of Clause 37^ '. V .- i :r 7 u^^ sc^Ed ubation ••;- A.ct, . and J inj; t-.'c^'^^^'^tifa'^br^ . & the * ;i .X^&'^'iPoWic School a,.- ; .•"•.•-'-- ;- .-: 7-r -■';■ -y 1 VA'y^'^A l^^^^^ ---V- . ."....'-• ■'-' 4 "^;. / . i .^-V-'--is' : ' v • .;, Householders.; : CU^. of:^B^> ;^-;';: .:•.»;>>■. v f v>« ?. Op-i-lvi'. ' "''_'.. i .;'-"=...' ; - ' ... 389 yy. Mptuekar^inclji^l. g^Cpper and -_' - . . •. -^i. -jjp.weii-_i Moutere, Pangato'l yVVy tara and: Ngalimpti; a^. v , 1 98 of- Gollingwopd ». 35 VyA^v:V :^A^AJvv-v- r'i 1122 ' „: . ?g:l?.&TlTl^ ■y.yVy .• A ' - V- : fv v of Clause 3.7*,. 7 :_f - : Neis/on ; • • Ed bcatioQ Act, and ;} against the-Reading of the Bible •;.; . i }v Ini _l^ public Schoolfl^ v.- •'""■/. V Ci^^^i^^'VAV.JV V*.;, a34 i _ V':WiMwi^ovyy . ,^... ..." . ■ .. i; 87 r: ' l ' : ; . Mo^^ -\ -A-.-Va: . : Mbutere^ . 'PokororOj and Ay''V^Po^V\:*V^; r^ --- 11 vl V- Vl&^'-srf-'-j' -- -" : L—?^ -! kW i i rt^^ , V VV^^S^_rTbe .districts where signatures 7 i ito. PetitiCitf No/2! were obtained are known •;^ibyi':-ih6 : 'iiiarjQes;-; 6f -the presidents therein .:v;.;;\whlo_i.appea_ 'upon _he. list.; - i "i'i. i, .-"Majority vAGAra^.tl^, Repeal of --^t >-"^-^ -^*> J _"^^:^-l*|^^-r STT'Sif ?»_»»«!_- """"- 1-"- : " " ' " ''■'' ■'.' -"■".., '^■M^of^&pw\ .;"-.... " "=•'.» : 466./''':'' yV^jamokaJyV ...■.: _......-,-. ... ,302. \vVyMoVuW_'a_ii , '.Sarr.ouhding Dis- ;; V .lit : ." "trictsi: -y .V i; i- „.'• ... ,187 v ■^.-v' Colling wotid if.i. ".-/•-. ••• 35 ; V "Totfiil Majority Jnfayor of ) 7 \ •' in Publ [ 990 -