THE BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH'S BILL.
[TO TIIR EDITOR OF TUB "SPECTATOR:] Sin,—I trespass most reluctantly upon your valuable space. The following statement appeared in the Spectator last week :— " Only Cowper-Temple teaching will be given in provided schools in urban areas, and the same teaching during ordinary school hours in transferred schools in single areas ; but denominational religious instruction may be given in these schools on Saturdays and Sundays, though not by the school teachers." This is not so. The Bill provides that religious instruction which is not distinctive of any particular denomi- nation shall be given in every public elementary school during school hours, and also that facilities shall be afforded on at least three days a week during school hours for denomina- tional religious teaching to those children whose parents desire it in every public elementary school. Moreover, the Bill provides that the teachers are free to give or not to give the religions instruction, whether non-distinctive or denomina- [We are grateful to the Bishop of St. Asaph for his courteous correction of our slip,—a slip recognised, unfortu- nately, just too late for correction. We may say in defence of ourselves that a correct summary of the provisions of the Bill as regards religious instruction was given a fortnight before.—En. Spectator.J
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