SPAIN AND THE CHURCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9916, 3 August 1910, Page 2

SPAIN AND THE CHURCH.

TO THE IiDITOR. Sir, —Relying upon that spirit of fair play which is a characteristic of your valuable paper 1 would ask you for the favour of a small spa-ce in your columns in order to-place before your readers a few remarks on the above question. In the first place your leader gives hopes, for the Spanish agitators getting, a separation of Church and State by quoting tho action of France as an example. You must be aware of the tact that since France has entered upon hc-v nefarious schemes with regard to the Churches tho most noticeable results have been an abundant crop of that not very desirable genus, the Apache, or, as ho is termed, street wolf, and a startling upward trend of the criminal statistics of Paris. History is only repeating itself. The same thing occurred in Germany when Bismarck expelled the religious and teaching' orders, with their Prince Bishop. Very soon alter Anarchy and Socialism in its worst form became rampant. The grim but astute Iron Duko grasped the position and forthwith '' went to Cauossa,," or in other .words recalled them. Tbe evils resulting from the return of' these orders to the Fatherland have not yet been recorded. You make the remark, " From a British point of view there is need for reform." I prefer trying to answer something more definite than " there are said .to be." With regard to education and the ethical condition of Spain generally, Mtllhnll, an j unquestionable authority, states t3iat university students in that country exceed in. number nearly every country in Europe. Divorce is unknown thei-e, suicides almost unheard of. The- same authority again says with reference to drunkenness: Deaths from this cause aro us fellow:—England 21 per 1000, Copenhagen 70, Stockholm 90, Spain aero.

Tho Statistical Society's journal sets down for England one criminal for every 190 of the population,_ Scotland slightly worse, Spain one criminal for every 10,000. With regard to the honesty of this much-maligned people, Sir Hiram Maxim, of gun fame, who has a factory near London and a Spanish one'in the Basque Country, tho most Catholic province in Spain, has been giving the results of Ins.observations during a tour in that country. He says by night and by day the doors of his establishments were unlocked, and, Sir Hiram _ adds, had a similar laxity been practised in England, his factory would have been gutted tho first night. Mr Burrows, a Protestant writer, in his "The Bible in Spain," has some passages in_ his book concerning the character of the Spanish priesthood which would surprise many of those who aro inclined to couple them, and especially so Jesuits, with everything that is deceitful and sinister. . Ferrer as an educationist! Ye gods! It was conclusively proved at his trial that he was the prime instigator of the revolt in Barcelona, where monasteries were destroyed wholesale, and their occupants, defenceless women, ruthlessly slain. A peculiar curriculum for a modern educationist to adopt!—l am. etc., A. HOPE BLAKE. IF YOU HAVE. A cough, cold, nose throat or lung trouble, stomach, bowel or kidney complaint, rheumatism, neuralgia, USE SANDER'S EXTRACT, five drops in a tablespoon water. Remember, you cannot expect the good results from any iort of eucalyptus. SANDER'S EXTRACT CURES, because it contains ethereal and antiseptic substances not contained in other eucalyptus products. These latter, made by persons ignorant in chemistry, r.nd provided with fancy name tuidjabcl by trading concerns, who do not know what they contain, have caused grievous harm, and ;i death, has resulted from their use. (./.• not apply an ointment to a sore! Xfc lifks back the secretions. To wcri'is, bruises, sprains, burns, ulcers, eezenn. and other skin troubles APPLY SENDER'S EXTRACT: 15 drops in a tablespoonful olive oil. The effect will surprise you. SANDER'S EXTRACT HEALS, because it *s freed from tho irritating constituents contained in other eucalyptus p:..p^rations. It heals when others tvrtote. Insist up' n t>.<- GENUINE SANDER EUCALYT'i'I EXTRACT, and vou will H'- !:»;iefit 3