NOT OPEN TO THE PRESS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 231, 1 October 1941, Page 3

NOT OPEN TO THE PRESS

ARCHDEACONS ADDRESS TO h PAINTERS I 1 “THE STATE AND TFIE DOCTORS”' 1 (Press Assn, i Wellington. Sept. 30.1 A meeting of tne Wellington Amal-b gamated Society of Painters and 1 Decorator.-' Industroal Union of|' Workers, which was addressed last' 1 night, at its own request, on the sub- ' ject of "The States and Doctors" by the Venerable Archdeacon Bullock, was not open to the Fress. This, according to advice given yesterday i from the office of the union, was de-1 elded last week by the union executive. In a sermon delivered recently in I which he dealt with the Social) Security Amendment Bill involving; free medical practitioner service,’' Archdeacon Bullock staled, in con-1 eluding his sermon, that he might be charged, in saying what he had, with I dabbling in politics. But when some I measure was contemplated that meant injustice to a section of the people and danger to them all, it was the duty of Christians to speak, and to speak forcibly. Following this sermon, the secretary of the union wrote to Archdeacon Bullock stating that members of tiie

union had read with astonishment the account of the sermon. That Archdeacon Bullock had very definite (views on the subject there was no Idoubt. and nothing would give members of the union greater pleasure than to hear them expressed by iArchdeacon Bullock in person. He (was asked to address a meeting of the junion, the subject of the discussion Ito he "State and Doctors." I It was in reply to this request that iArchdeacon Bullock spoke last night. | It is understood ihat he was given a courteous and reasonable hearing, (answered a number of questions and was accorded a vote of (hanks.