NO-LICENSE MOVEMENT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 303, 16 September 1908, Page 7

NO-LICENSE MOVEMENT.

ADDRESS BY BISHOP JULIUS. (DI TEUKjttArH.— SrECIAI CORItESFONDENT.)

Chrißtchuroh, September 15. Bishop, Julius presided last evening at a No-License meeting, which was addressed by four Anglican; clergymen. He said he was not a prohibitionjst, but he was heartily in favour of no-liconse, and he was not a prohibitionist, not because he doubted or questioned tho morality of prohibitionists, but •because in . s'omo matters ne questioned their judgmont. Ho was told that as an Anglican bishop he ought to concern himself with general principles and leayo details alono. He did not believe a word of it. If he were to confine'himself to general principles, and if when great social questions arose he could not help men to the oest of his power, then he might Spend the rest of his life in talking moral platitudes and givo up any hope of doing anything in Goa's name. He was not'blind to the partial injuries that might arise from No-License, nor to the fact that it would mot 'carry out all tbat he would desire but'ho. waß quite clekr on this: that •it was - the only, remedy that they had in their hands that would break" the power of an evil trade, and that would bring in a better stato of affairs. Ho heard a great deal said about injustice, but ho was thinking of tho injustice that had been dono through centurids long to women and children. It was said that there might bo injury to property, but ho thought of tho souls of men, and he asked whoso property they wero, and ho remembered that he was oilled to be a steward of certain property that belonged to God, and every man and woman in this country was that property. What about tho ruin of that property?