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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 899, 14 October 1881, Page 2

The action of the Rev. R, F. Macnicol in relation to the much-vexed question of bible-teaching in schools, might be copied with advantage by his clerical brethren. Instead of venting his disappointment by iiying to a newspaper, he has gone for the difficulty manfully, and made a start in a fresh direction. He has got on to the right track this time. An hour every Saturday morning will not interfere with parson, parent, or pupil, The children will give to their instructor an amount of attention they never would pay during school hours and are far more likely to derive benefit from his words of counsel. The minister himself will he at a greater advantage not tied down to time to a minute, and with a much better prospect of getting a patient and orderly hearing. Most of the men who, a short time ago, flooded the papers with their melancholy howl of lamentation, now rest on their oars determined if they cannot get their own way, that they shall not. adopt any other. It shows pretty plainly that their anxiety about the salvation of souls is a sham, and only assumed to gain lor themselves a reputation to which they have no just claim. I trust that Mr Macnicol's offort will be attended with unqualified success. It started well, a very large num-. her of youngsters having put in an appearance.—Auckland Free Lance, ;