"PILATE & THE REFERENDUM"

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2121, 13 April 1914, Page 9

"PILATE & THE REFERENDUM"

(To W Editor.'*

Sir, —WitU trviH "hornet's" instinct Mr. Ivcary lias sullied, forth to loek for liis enemy, and now we find him sheltering behind fte two "big gfins" at Victoria College, in the sliapo of Profossorß M'Ke-nzio and Hunter, which have, been recently spilsocj by Mr. Willm.ms and otters of your, c-ttfrespolldcnte. Sir, Mr. Lcary secnis to liavjj a \mr re.qnrd [or the Church and lifer institutions. He is like it lot of people which look iiptni tlieso institutions provided by the Church as a sort of '""wet nurse'* for all and sundry. No one wishes to drivo Mr. Leafy mid hig' friend (Mr. Ciejihorn) out into tlio eokT, but as good boys tW shcmirl liO nmlcr som-o rule iii tlieso places g;ovenie<l by tho Cburdi. I am «i«ilo sure ' reany cliurchnieu anil women who have done a tot. for tl\is iustitatton <»e not know the outsido conduct- of somo ©f tlieso "boys." A have no wisii to wa.sh tljo Churcli's linen tliroitgh the public Pros.*, kit these "'boys" can rely iliat 1 will nso os'-ery endoa-vonr to clennso that institution.' To make it what it sltottld be—au henouf to tho Church— not a by-word in tlio district in which ii is siinated. Mr. Lcary says "that conscience is not a territorial affair." Well, somo people's consciences afo a bit flabby en thes«> mat-tors. Conscience is generally what we. w.akfi it. Mr. Leoi'l' ptead.i for liliftrty. Well, Sir/Wβ liavo Iveard a lot about liberty this few w<?pl;s Iviiefe. Kn sltnuld have been in tho f-own Hall on Friday niplil; there ha vrm\U Imw discovored tins so-fnllcd liberty in alt its nnkctWss. Mr. ticary slmiiW also romoiiibof that liberty is not science, especially in institutions provided bv tho Clmreh. Mr. Cicgliocn's repTy tloes not nior't much sjiat'i. , , suilfae it to any that on. Mr. Ckghorn's own admissimi ho is not entitled to l>o in that institution. —I am, etc., ■ ■-T.-H. MILLIGAN. April 5'