THE LORD’S PRAYER

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 February 1941, Page 4

THE LORD’S PRAYER

■ USE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS. I. EG Al. OPINION OBTAINED. i lie New Zealand Bible in Schools i League's Standing Committee recently i reviewed the position arising fj'.»m i differences of opinion among educa- ' tional authorities as to the use of i the Lord's Prayer in primary schools I Whii< not directly implicated m this i special matter the committee, after ! obtaining legal opinion, has issued the following pronouncement on the j general religious practices widely in i use in Now Zealand primary schools: —' i " From whatever angle tlm matter recently at issue between the Edueai lion Department and the various edu-] I cation b> ards may be viewed, it e.mi i bo stated defmitely that no objection! has been raised by the Department to| | the weekly half-hour of religious in- ! structmn or the short daily p-riod for! ! devotional observances which have] [been SO Widely adopted The authority for these is gained firstly, by the! cxeicise uv the education board of it:, I powei ’<> reduce the time of compul-1 .-■>ry secular lustructu n. and secondly. I by the action ~f schoM committees m making the m-w-witw ..rrimgements; for tebgj, u.s .ictAities during thej ’ime thus deducted Such provision; i’,arn <-n.:es both with the statement.- * f me Director ,f Education and with I dt-cisa ns fnaiie ov various education j '’•-rU J I- 1 ' ’>■ >;un!.;i| ru i tple ; jiplics J 1 ' r-■ l■■ ■'■ .i.'m :i:e i: r.,;,,;e::a j.‘. staaite placet I in th,,- hands, not of ; in’, leaelie: or body ~f teachers but i f b .il'ds ; -eho.-l committee'. Ml i te-Wher. ..re f;.,- t o p, V''’ <5 j..le ‘ U i -mt.'.-m-oi: mM me m-m-., •Ciei :. 111.,-, d, ..;,- the’;