Bible in Schools.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43114, 6 July 1907, Page 2

Bible in Schools.

COMMITTEES TWO TO ONE IN FAVOUR. (By Telegraph —Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day.. Most of the school committees in New Zealand have answered the circular sent out by the Wellington Citizens’ Bible in State Schools committee, with the intention of eliciting something like, a representative expression of opinion. The circulars sent out made it clear (1) that the committee advocated that the Bible be read as a classic ; "(2) that no comment be allowed except geographical, grammatical, and historical ; (3) State school teachers only to supervise Bible reading; (4) any teacher or scholar having conscientious objections to be excused from Bible lesson,

Between one hundred and one hundred and fifty circulars were sent out, and the greater number of these have now been returned. It is understood that the majority of answers favourable to the committee’s proposal was about two to one, though some who gave qualified support to the proposal contended that Ministers of the Gospel, and not school teachers, should be charged with the duty of reading the lessons.