BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 128, 23 October 1914, Page 2

BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.

' CANON' OAKLAND 'TAKEN Atii READ." By Telcgrupu.—Per Press As»o<.ution. Wellinjjtwj, October 22. In tlhe BiWe-iu-Stiiiools Committee, ■iter Canon Garland had read! iiie evidenc for- two tours, tie committee, docided to take the remainder of 255 page* as read. raised to a portion of .the evidence, which consisted of a collection wf evidence of othur people. Ultimately it was decided vlut it could be 'put in aa an appendix. Bwhop "deary objected to Canon Garland' mumping together opponents of the Biil aa one party. Prof, fliiaier and the Iter. D. U. Bates concurred.

hn croavexaininauon Canon Garland «xid he was paid £SOO a year as secretary, but had sustained a loss of £l7uo 'by talking up the work. There were ■Uhroa other paid officials of the 'League. >lle was absolutely sure 'that the teacuor B in New South Wales were not, afraid to express 'their ©pinions against the system approved bv the Under-Seciw-■tary. There wer e about 5000 toachers in New South Wales. Implies had 'been reared froim 88 in the whole of Australia, but they did' not attempt to reach all the teachers. The Presbyterian AaAmMy of Australia had passed a resolution urging the Ministers and people ol Queensland to work for the adoption of religious instruction. The State Assembly was bound by the Federal body, although it did not pass a resolution for or agamsft Abe ays tern. Th e League had not decided to put ttie Bible-in-schools before any and all other issues. Ho was not aware that mfarepreacniations had (been mswlb to got signatures to the position praying for a. referendum. There tad tant no examination, of the League's member.* ip hut tftey always offered facilities for inveatlgatio».