'SILLIESTOF FETISHES'

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1284, 13 November 1911, Page 5

'SILLIESTOF FETISHES'

DEAN OF ST. PAUL'S ON DEMOCRACY SOCIALISM IN NEW ZEALAND, Uy Telccraph—Press AnsoolaUon-CopyTitebl (Roc. November 12, 5.5 p.m.) London, November 11. Dr. W. B. Ingo, Doano of ".■Baini; Paul's, in an address lo llio Womcic'a Diocesan Association, declared that democracy was (ho silliest of fctislire. The transfer of industrial wealth to Eastern Asia would prove- tho certain ectjucl to tho European labour movement. A worse fate, would probably bcfr.U Australia, which was within easy reach of a far more- efficient yellow industrial people. i lie was unablo to join in tho chorus of advocating tho Church's co-operation with tho labour movement;. Socialism might suit a country liko New Zealand until iho British fleet ceased lo safeguard it, then tho yellow men woald inako short work of tho pampered trs.do unionist.

c D « R, 1 ? SB was appointed D«an of pt. Paul s early in the present yes r Ho is one of tho most distinguished modern scholars in the Anglican Church,, and is also a decidedly indepondont thinker as regards tho social and philosophical problems of the day. Kofcrring to his flection for tlio position of Dean of St. Pauls, "Tho Times" stated that "Mr. Asquith s choico of Professor Ln"o for the Deanery of St. Paul's is indicative of his well-known desire to place in. >so important a position a teacher of high intellectual eminence." Ho is an Etonian, and a former Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and his long list of honours includes tho 13ell, tho Purson, and the Craven scholarships, a good first class in each part of tho Classical T/ripos, and tho Senior Chancellor's medal. He has been an assistant-master at Eton; was for 16 years Fellow and tutor of Hertford College, Oxford (1889-1805); from 1905 to 1907 was, on tho nomination of Canon Ueuson, vicar of All Saints, Eiuiismo-ro Gardens; beeatuo Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity and Follow of Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1907; has been JSampton Lecturer at Oxford and Paddock Lecturer in New York, and is not yet 51 years of age.