BIBLE-READING IN SCHOOLS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 108, 28 April 1908, Page 3

BIBLE-READING IN SCHOOLS.

A lengthy discussion took place at the Heeling of householder? at the Central *hool last night on the question of, lihie-reading in school-. Mr. Corki'.l aid that he had lieon informed that a oeni clergyman had during the course if a recent sermon impressed upon Ids ■ongregation the necessity for retiirnn<r men on -chool committee- who ivould favor tin- Ten Commandment* leing placed upon the -chool walls. He was surpri-cd that no oveitnrr- hart lieen made to ihe committee. He himself would have been in favor of bavin? the matter carried out. a- lie believe.! that every facility .should be afforded the clergv'in this dim-tion. The T!ev. Mi. O-liorne -aid the suhjivt had gone before the -chool eoniniil- - some years ago. al-o the fiiie-timi of expounding the Scripture, ami tli'i 'rcn conmiitlee was opposed to it. Il.s had done hi- duty and had the ijiailer thoroughly thrashed out. He woiiTTl not. -av now whether he wa« in favor ■ f it or' not. He would not be favorable to dogmatic reading. Il ( . was quite willing to do bis part in (lie matter if th<-l:o.:-ell'.l.ler L-ilod. 'I,, rrclhcl M"eri.'d whelher tie- colli-

„„.,.,. e,.„li ■■r.w. mini-lc- ll„. rigbl | tl tu ..one ill .llllilej -ei I le.ill-. pi Mr. Wiiibl -aid mil in lib-nh.-iin ii f.. ha.l 1 11 decided |o .1.-1 It 111. ■ a -J-ti'lll. I iI.-iliar.- had been i-- It" the parent-. ;, who decided in favor of the system. Ihe ii I N.i-oii -chool nnittee had in-lituiiil j, a v-tetn which had turned out siiccc.-s, „ fud'y, and lie thought it would al-o b ■ ~ tl •'ease in lilenbeim. lie did not know ( wVther the decision of Mr. .lu-ticr | C. ope r against the Waiiganui school f o remittee' would .-"range matter-. , Mr Uraut thought the mihjert »a-| ( ',.,- which -hotild be tinii-hed out at .1. ( put.lie meeting to .ie called at some later , ' Mr. Corkil! said lie had only brought tl.- matter up to clear himself, but 1: any movement was made he would vol" in "the direction indicated. .Mr. Carter thought that in New I ly1. ..nth the ipie-tion would meet witl«i . ,„,. o|>po-ition. He himself was in ' frivor of it. subject to certain rcstrutiolls. . Kinailv. on the motion of Mr. liiidil. „. ended l.v Mr. Carter, il was decider). •■That iiiouilie- be in-tituted regarding 1 ,'- workin" of the ,v-tcni in Nel-on and I l.cnhei.,l. al-o of the recent decision ol Mr. .lustier CoO|K'i in Wang mm.