Excited Churchmen.

Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10478, 23 November 1903, Page 4

Excited Churchmen.

j'" • " When, tihe Otago Presbyterian. Asrbeanbl3 r was d«aling with the temperance areport, the Rev. InglU uttered a note of warning against any attempt to make the temperance question," a subject for party politics; and ih& sentd'ajient - seemed to find favour witK ai nuimbel* of the brethren J but wiwrn tlie Lioenising Bill came up a littlo later this wholesome advice was thrown, to the wimds, and) a motion was unanimously carried protesting agairnsft the Bill. The Rjov. Fa-ai&eir, in moving tha motion, said the first business of any honest man wins to tuxm out the'Frosontl Government and put in a Government on whose word' fchey could rely- The colony w,ould one: day gather together its farces and scatter to the four winds' of heaven a Government that had so betrayed its trust. The Riev. Thomson protested against such reaniaoriks. Dr. Brwin gave orediC to the Government lor giving the people all the rights they enjoyed under the pree sent licensing laws. Didf anyone think that from any side of the House they would got better, legislation thani-they: nad had? They know every mennber I of tlhe Opposition was in favour of the trade, and ,thaiti,,w.hat the temperance party had got was d>ue to> the party '•kt.preseinit mi power. Was. it muohto be wondered at that Mr Soddon was ocoaKiotmailly "riled" at the action of the teaiiperanc© parf^r? Ho was surprised that they .•should condemn 1 >i pairty that .had .given, Uiouij so much. The Rev. Jaokson took Dr. Elrwin to tasik, and said) that both Ma* SedSon andl Dfr- Erwin w&ra blacksliders. Hc< did not consider Dr. Erwin a fit' per- j son to representi Chri&.t'C'hurch on that! occasion. .. , . | The Gerk of the Assembly charac- , terisedi thiis remark, as discreditable, ' ' and the Rev. Jackson thereupon withdrew it. t