BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.
THE LEAGUE'S MANIFESTO
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WANGANUI, October 24. Th« Bible in Schools League has issued a manifesto. This says: It is clear nothing can be obtained from the Premier nor from Parliament till members are convinced that the Bible in schools question is a serious one. For this reason the League urges all who are interested to make their influence felt at the coming elections, and, unless there are strong reasons to the contrary, to vote only for such candidates as pledge themselves to support the question being referred to a direct vote of the people. The question projjosed to Tje submitted ilo the electors in the event of a plebisoite being taken is es follows:—" Are you in favour of the proposal that, subject to >a conscience clause, public schools shall be opened daily with the Lord's Prayer, and that in such schools Bible lessons shall be given to children ■by teachers during school hours, the teacher's duty being strictly confined to explaining the dictionary meaning of words and to seeing that trie children remember what they have read?" The text book says the manifesto, is a modified form of that used in Victoria, and it has received the approvail^otf the oommittee, consisting of Ministers and laymen of every Protestant -Church in' the colony.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12636, 25 October 1905, Page 5
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219BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12636, 25 October 1905, Page 5
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