BIBLE IN STATE SCHOOLS LEAGUE.

Te Puke Times, Volume II, Issue II, 28 November 1913, Page 3

BIBLE IN STATE SCHOOLS LEAGUE.

At the last meeting of the y< • 'Auckland Central Committee of the Bible in State Schools League much important business was transacted. Reports were brought in showing that concerted action is being taken by the authorities of the Anglican, Methodist, and Presbyterian Churches and the , Salvation Army with a view to the general'observance through-! , out the province of Sunday, De- ' cember 14th, \ as Bible in State •Schools Day. On this day sermons will be preached and collec- .' tions taken up in the Churches participating in the movement. 'In view of the fact that some of the members of Parliament for the Auckland Province are not prepared to allow the Bible-in Schools question to be settled by a referendum, the committee unanimously passed the following Y : resolution :- ■ . - " That this Central Committee ~ representing the 31,000 members of the League in the' Auckland province, pledges itself to support, as far as possible, the Dominion Executive in any action , that is though't advisable to take . in the interests of the League to .. see that candidates are returned • to-Parliament who are prepared ■ tto see that the will of the pebple , 'in .this matter is carried into effect.*' A strong protest was entered against the action of the Press Association in declining to transmit resolutions passed by the Auckland and Chfistchurch Diocesan Synods recently, relative to , the Bible in Schools movement, • • solely because they did refer to the workof the League, and the ,- • Secretary was instructed to write pi* and ask'for'reasons why this ■ ** should have been done. "