IMPERTINENCE

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3504, 28 June 1884, Page 2

IMPERTINENCE

Some of the teetotal champions have says a Sydney paper, taken a public opportunity of expressing the dissent, —not to say disgust, at Bishop Barry’s deliverance on the subject of indulgence ia alcohol. At a meeting held 11 for the purpose of considering the Primate’s remarks on moderate drinking,’’the more distinguished orators of the teetotal plat* form did not putin an appearance butts the chair was occupied by a gentleman who appends the letters “ G.W.0.1. New . SouthWaies” to his name, it may be presumed that the gathering in _ question was duly convened by authority. The conolnsions arrived at are embodied in a very remarkable resolution which was submitted and carried at the close of the meeting. This takes the form of a protest to his lordship; and aims at combining, as it were, _ entreaty, argument, and admonition in a not* < shell. The framers of it were, of course unconscious of the fact, that its most/ striking features are its silliness and impertinence; it being in fact a sort of will*he-will-he invito! i 'n fo tbe bishop to “don the bit of U.iv.” Moderate drinking, he is reminded, loads to drunkenness. He countenances moderate drinking, ergo that a possible drunkard' is the flattering light in which he him- ■' self is contemplated by his latest critics