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MASTER OF B. s LLIOL'S A'aWKR.
When the Master of Balliol had finished speaking on " Religion anu National Life" at Hamrstead, a young man asked, "If Jesus Christ was on earth to-day, was under 40 years of age, and was not in. holy order's, do you think He woujd be engaged in making German widows or ■prefer to be in prison for holding conscientious objections?" There were several cries of dissent. "I don't like that form of (question," replied the Maste f Balliol. "There are many historical ugruities you can bring out by simply .lagining this, that, or the other. For instance, Julius Ctesar at the telephone. Can you imagine any religions leader or religious-minded man holding back if he .saw things done to children for whom he was responsible, I and not doing all he could to prevent the'-'" If you can, then your imagination lis ....«• than mine, and I bow before it.''
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16657, 29 September 1917, Page 2 (Supplement)
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