A JUST REBUKE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1776, 25 February 1888, Page 3

A JUST REBUKE.

The «« Pall Mall Budget" of December .29 wrote:— "The little anecdote told h> the reverend gentleman who occuphd t l c chair at an anti-coercion mreting at B tt«rsea on Tuesday was (writei a oorrespondent) very much to the point, and w»e mightily appreciated by the audlsnce. Be was standing the other day, he said, looking at a cartoon from United Ireland, exhibited m a shop window, dep'ofn* some horrible scenes at an Irish ev'ctlon when a laborer who was standing by, said, * Can you tell me, sir, why God Almighty allows Buoh things aa that to be done '? ' Let me tak you,' said the minister, • whetbftr-you have a vote V ' Y«b, sir,' said the laborer. ' Did you use it at the last eleotion 1' ' No,' was the reply, 'I dld'nfc think it naoeßsary.' 'Then,' said the reverend gentleman, 'before you think of com plaining of God Almighty for not doing His duty, let me advise you to make sure that you have done your own.' An advice we would say that would be followed by everyone who was present and heard the aplendtd and telling oration, which took nearly two hours m its delivery, of Mr W. Redmond, M.P. If there are any Uriontnts, liboml or otherwise, who require convincing of the justloe of the Iclsh demand, we should advise them to invite Mr Redmond down for an honr or two They will not need another lecture."