CRIES SHAME.
(Cheers.) Those are not things to be passed over lightly. It may mean nothing to some people; but it meant much to me. It meant cutting where the wound was already deep. It meant vitriol poured upon a gaping red wound. (Applause.) Don't tell me that the word is merely a technical term. It is a knavish trick ; it is a Popish device ; it is a detestable blasphemy. (Cheers.) When I read that word I vowed that I would be more faithful to the Nonconformity which has made England a possible country to live in. (Applause.) lam prepared to pay the price. Let these pews be empty, let my stipend go down to a crust of bread and a spoonful of water, and let my church go from me ; but I shall be a richer man without those who do not sympathise with me in this deep conviction. (Applause.) I can reßpect an honest Papist; I can respect an honest Puritan ; but I cannot respect a man who tries to be both at the same time, and who takes .Protestant money for Popish work. (Applause.) I have been before the people for fifty years, and have learned to trust the people. The people are the best guardians of our institutions and our liberty- (Cheers.)
The sermon has created an immense sensation, and has olicited much comment, largely adverse.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8538, 9 June 1899, Page 4
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230CRIES SHAME. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8538, 9 June 1899, Page 4
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