To take a single example, last year I had the privilege
of participating in one
of these schools in a small university town, where in a parish
of about one
thousand members over two hundred persons (including a goodly number
of interested «enquirers» who had heard
of the program through a carefully planned advertising campaign) attended eight night sessions, held from eight until
ten o'clock, with a choice among eight different courses, dealing with theological, ethical, historical, devotional, and scriptural subjects.
A Private
Members» Bill introduced in the House
of Commons by Nick Hurd MP, it came
about after an unprecedented five year campaign supported by dozens
of voluntary organisations, trade unions and other representative groups, parish and town councils and
tens of thousands of individuals.