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The Education Bill. Speech by Mr. Heppell. A conference was held on Thursday afternoon at the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Aberdare, to discuss the Education Bill. The Rev. D. Silyn Evans occupied the chair, and among the delegates present who took part in the discussion were the Revs. J. Reavley, Hereford J. Robertson, M.A.; T. Jones, Carmel; Dr. Johnston, Cwmbach; Mr John Davies, chairman of Trades Coun- cil, and Mr J. Stansfield. In the evening a public meeting was held, the Rev. T. Graham in the chair. The chief speakers were Mr W. J. Heppell, chairman of the Aberdare School Board, and the Rev. J. Reavley, Hereford. In the course of his address, Mr Heppell said that two or three years ago the Government made an appeal to the country purely and simply upon the question of the South African War. It was then said that every man who voted for a Liberal candidate was voting for the Boers. That seemed to be the issue of the election. The immense change which the Government now pro- posed in educational matters was never mentioned at the time, and it seemed they were determined to use their power to hand over the schools to the Church of England. In Bury, North Leeds, and Seven Oaks, the electors had demonstrated their hostility to the Bill. (Applause). He would say em- phatically that in a constitutional country, such a revolutionary measure ought to be submitted to the people of the whole coun- try before being passed into law. If the Government were not prepared to do that, the people were justified in using every pos- sible means not only to prevent it being passed into law, but to refuse to put it in force after it became law. The Western Mail was just now getting into a panic over the activity of the opponents of the Bill, and calling its supporters to arms. The Bill had been introduced because secondary education was so backward; and in the Bill they enabled County Councils to impose a 2d. rate for the purpose of secondary edu- cation, and for some peculiar reason they allowed Urban District Councils to impose a Id. rate for the purpose of secondary edu- cation. But what was proposed to be done by this money '? First of all they had been told by some remarkable stretch of the imagination, that evening schools gave secondary education. They were also told that the education of pupil teachers was secondary education, and could no longer be carried on by the School Boards. There- fore the education of pupil teachers would be thrown on the secondary education rate. Then they were told that the Higher Grade Schools gave secondary education, and must depend on the secondary rate. And Science and Art and Technical education were to come out of this rate. And not only that, but they had been told that Training Schools were shortly to be estab- lished for teachers and to be supported out of the secondary rate. And all out of that paltry sum That course did not seem in any way to improve the educational status of the country. An object which they should all keep in view was how to get the people interested in education. The masses did not take that interest in the schools which they ought to take. But the way to improve this was not to take the control from their hands, but to bring it closer to them. Upon that ground alone he would say that the Bill ought to be condemned. He (Mr Heppell) had regarded the two poli- tical parties as six of one and half-a-dozen of the other. He had always been opposed to Disestablishment because he could not see that the balance of good would be equal to the balance of evil by disestablishing the Church, but since the Education Bill had been introduced, his views had undergone an absolute change, and henceforth he would never rest satisfied until the Church of England had been disestablished and disendowed, and all put on the same level. (Loud cheers.) He believed a large number of people throughout the country were of the same mind, and that once the matter would be re-opened it would never be settled until they all had absolute equality. (Applause.) It was a false position for any. one to assume that Noncomformists were antagonistic to the Church. He would work friendly and cordially with them, and was always glad to see the Church flourishing. But what he did not like, and what Non- conformists generally did not like, was to have their children taught in day schools that they would be cast to hell unless they believed in the Church of England. Such a system was nothing more than placing a premium on hypocrisy. It was bad for the Church, it was bad for the people, and bad for the country generally. (Applause.) The whole of the schools should be the property of the people, maintained by the people, and controlled by the people." Mr Heppell then moved that that public meeting con- demn the Education Bill, and that if passed, they ask the Glamorgan County Council and the Urban District Council to refuse to put it in force. The chairman, in calling upon the Rev. J. Reavley to address the meeting, remarked that any town might be proud of such an expert 011 education as Mr Heppell. The Rev. J. Reavley in seconding said there were three theories held by the vari- churches in Christendom. The Roman Church believed that the church ought to rule the State. The Anglican Church be- lieved that the church ought to be patron- ised by the State, and established by law. The theory of the Free Churches was that the Christian Church ought to have equality and justice from the hands of the State, and freedom to govern itself, (Applause.) Proceeding, the speaker said lie wished that they had been in England and Wales as wise as the people in Scotland, where no specific dogma belonging to any particular sect was taught, and where the religious difficulty was solved. It was a reproach to them as a nation that they were behind France, Germany, and others in this matter. He (the speaker) was afraid that they would have to adopt the same method here as in France, and that was to sweep the priest out of the school altogether. (Applause.) The resolution was then carried unani- mously. Mr Dodd, Compton House, pro- posed a hearty vote of thanks to the speak- ers for their able addresses. This was -seconded by Mr Williams.

Wheldon at Aberdare. This week Aberdare was visited by the Rev. T. J. Wheldon, B.A., Moderator ol the C.M. General Assembly. Mr. Wheldon is well-known throughout the Principality as one of the pillars of Nonconformity. lie is an eloquent and powerful preacher, especially in the vernacular, but perhaps his name is more familiar as a political agitator and reformer. In educational and other move- ments he has been always in the van-guard. Naturally, therefore, there was a good con- gregation at Trinity last Sunday when Mr. "Wheldon occupied the pulpit three times. In the morning he preached from St. John v. 6, on the words, Wilt thou be made whole." The preacher was not so fiery and eloquent as we have heard him on other occasions, but the sermon was most in- structive and edifying. Mr. George Jones gave the solo, He shall feed his flocks" in excellent style. In the evening there was a first class rendering of the quartette Sun of my soul by Misses Evans, Gadlys, Mr. John Jones. Gadlys, and Mr. Llew Jones. The solo, If with all your hearts was also beautifully sung by Mr. Llew Jones. Mr. J. Arkite Phillips presided at the organ, and Mr. Daniel Jones conducted the singing. On Monday evening Mr. Wheldon. by a special request, preached at fBethania There was a large congregation, strong con- I z!1 1:1 tingents having been drawn from the Welsh as well as the English chapels. The preacher was in his accustomed "hwyl," and gave a fervid discourse, taking as his text the words from Genesis xviii, 17, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do."

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