BIBLE IN SCHOOLS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 46, 16 August 1911, Page 5

BIBLE IN SCHOOLS

DCNTDIK PRESBYTERY 'S MEWS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Duncdin, Last Night. The Duncdin Presbytery, after an exhaustive discussion in committee lasting upwards of two hours, unanimously passed the following motion: "That this Prpslyyterv affirms the general principles of .the New South Wales Act i dative to religious instruction in schools, namely., (1) That children in State schools receive general Biblical instruction ,hy school teachers from a book containing selected' passages ifrowi the Old and New Testaments, the book to be prepared by the Department of PuMic Instruction; (2) that accredited representatives of different .churches be permitted to teach children of their denominations for a limited period during school hours; but in cases where desirable, children of different denominations may be grouped for the purpose of religious instruction. In such cases teaching must be non-sectarian; (3) a. .eonscience clause for parents and pupils conceding that the portion of clause 2 is not a. part of the New South Wales Act., but is a rider proposed ibv the Presbytery to meet certain circumstances that may arise. It is known that this grouping is very frequently done in New South Wales.