PUNISHMENT OF CRIMINALS.
"A SYSTEM OP REVENGE." IBx TelczraDh—Prc«« AEJoclntlon.l Auckland, April 2. "It is an abominable thing to put a human being to death, butit is still mora, abominable when a being is put to death, through outrages of society," haid the Anglican Bishop of Auckland (Dr. Crosslcy) in the course, of a mid-day holy week address to-day. Tho subject of tho address was "Tho Crucifixion." At the close his Lordship said ho had hoped to have said something about the criminal system, but timn prevented him. "Sometimes I go to gaol," ho pro6ced. Ed, "to hold a service. .1 wish I could brine tho men of Auckland lo see that sight. I hold that under the Croat of Jesus Christ no right exists to punish anv man unless it be (o improve him or arrest him in his criminal career, and I tell you that your system of criminal punishment is a system of revenge." (Hear, hear.) His Lordship further rtatcd (hat until the people of New Zealand made their system of punishment arrestful instead of revengeful it would not bo in keeping with the spirit of tho Church. "Jt never will be so," he continued, "until you bring this swearing cursing criminal to' become a man of penitence and reform."
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1405, 3 April 1912, Page 4
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213PUNISHMENT OF CRIMINALS. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1405, 3 April 1912, Page 4
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