ARCHBISHOP JULIUS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17472, 5 June 1922, Page 3

ARCHBISHOP JULIUS.

j The Mp3t Rev. the Primate of New Zealand pronched at the morning service at the Cathedral yesterday, taking his text from 1 Corinthians ii., 4: "And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the spirit and of power." In the so-called conflict between religion and science, it had been said that wiule religion dealt with theories, science dealt with facts, said his Grace. This statement was untrue, for both science and religion were built up on uncertain premises. The word "demonstration" in St. Paul's speech meant "certain proof." He had declared that what he had to demonstrate was as capable of certitude as other fact. His certitude went deeper into the heart of a man than any scientific certitude. Men had turned to other demonstrations of the truth, but they had all failed,, for the only demonstration was in life, changed by the Spirit of God. We were all disquieted and in need of certitude, jWe looked about and thought there : was not sufficient demonstration of tlie spirit, but in reality there was plenty of evidence all around us. Since he had ' been away, said the pfeacher, a very gracious and beautiful life had been taken away from them —Sister Edith, who had come out from Homo many veal's ago and had worlied patiently without hope of earthly reward. The saving power of the spirit of Jesus Christ to-day was a demonstration, in its power to bring back lives_ from degradation to sanity and purity. He > appealed to the congregation t 0 wive a ' lead to the whole dioce=e by their ex--1 ample of faith afid love. ; His Graca preached again at St. ■ I Mary's, Morivale. in the eveirng, when ■ I there was a good congregation.