text_original: The Bill as a whole was received with general approval ; but The re  round the question of religious teaching the battle raged hotly, difficuhy The Birmingham League — an association of extreme Radicals — had pronounced in favour of the dogma that education should be free, compulsory, and secular.
text_transcription: THE BILL AS THE WHOLE WAS RECEIVED WITH GENERAL APPROVAL BUT ROUND THE QUESTION OF RELIGIOUS TEACHING THE BATTLE RAGED HOTLY THE BIRMINGHAM LEAGUE AN ASSOCIATION OF EXTREME RADICALS HAD PRONOUNCED IN FAVOR OF THE DOGMA THAT EDUCATION SHOULD BE FREE COMPULSORY AND SECULAR
phonemes: ðə bˈɪl æz ɐ hˈoʊl wʌz ɹᵻsˈiːvd wɪð dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐpɹˈuːvəl ; bˌʌt ðə ɹˌiː ɹˈaʊnd ðə kwˈɛstʃən ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs tˈiːtʃɪŋ ðə bˈæɾəl ɹˈeɪdʒd hˈɑːtli, dˈɪfɪkˌʌhi ðə bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm lˈiːɡ — ɐn ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ʌv ɛkstɹˈiːm ɹˈædɪkəlz — hæd pɹənˈaʊnst ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌvðə dˈɑːɡmə ðæt ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ʃˌʊd biː fɹˈiː, kəmpˈʌlsɚɹi, ænd sˈɛkjʊlɚ.