SOME ENGLISH ASPECTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 169, 10 April 1908, Page 8

SOME ENGLISH ASPECTS.

•• .•• - . » —- .. VIEWS. OF THE; REV. H. K) KEMPTOiN, The Rey. ; si' Knowles Kempton, who has come: fronv- Canterbury,." Efigland, to • take charge . of" thi. Baptist Tabernacle' at Auckland, lias had'gocd opportunities for observing- the religious trfcnd- jii;Englahd. •" Speaking to a Dominion representative, be said that '-beyond, question the- so-called "new - theology" of the Rev. J. R; Campboll was increasing in popularity. Some of Mr. Campbell s followers wero,'not so, much converts, as peoplo who had been afraid to , mako known their advanced , views',' until ho set the . example. Both' daymen and . ministors were included in this class.' ''Outsido.'its ranks, ho\yevor, : ho/ thought that tie'leaven of. tho " new theology'' had spread, and ono of its - best' effects' had : b'ben to .make' tlio \Vold';tK^l6gians,' , .'.,<rfJ.whom' Mr. ;Kcmptoij is;.one," morel, definite -as', regards tlieir'' theological position. . . .V : : Canterbury is, ;of-course, , the centre of a very active religious'life; and, Mr.. Kempton , had experience of ,all Churches. 'He was v familiar with, 'many.- of tho: leaders- of tho. Church of Englaiidj ahdliis.'- relations with' them were cordial. Mr. -Kempton . has apparently heard a good account of/New Zealaiid, for he, is. impationt \tq increase -!hia knowledge of this country, which', in Ilia opinion,: has' solved:many of the Social and other' problems that harass -older, lands.' ~ Tho power given' to. the people for the regu-, . lation of' the liquor, traffic lias' his warm. approval,. aiid. .he' considers.: that important rcr • forms are needed .in respect of this'traffic at. Homi!. '