PERSONAL ATTACKS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2200, 13 July 1914, Page 9

PERSONAL ATTACKS.

. , ( Sir.r In your,, columns dately wo have had complaints made of attacks rnado Canon .Garland, tho complaints bemg made in seimons,- ono-preached by . :-:a. .Gibb, the other by, tho Canon himself. I venture, Sir, to think that notiling i that, has been saul by, thoso opy: r- FPsmg him Hi; this campaign:; is so' . - 'EtroiiK condemnation -as ,lus :own ser:jjri u-rJnoiij - printed in' your columns last - Mon-;r-v,-day- .i.ln .this, sermon ho again .-threat-- -■ onsrH ith Divmo displeasuro ■ it the l)ay . -.-. .ot . Judgment those who do not fur- -■■■ k thor. the introduction of tho Bible into 1 the State.Schools. ',1 sav opponents ad-> yisedly,. thgugh: the' rovorendir. gentle-; man 6a.vs ho nevor rererred t-o opponents, -.Ho says that .when he first used tho words,..lie,-was addressing' mombers-i ol -tlio - Church . of -England; d - It: ■ was j liardly; ue^ssaryJ.to;;^toll >; us .t-liisV as-the ■ sermon was - preached in an Anglican u-,/Church. - Of course'!ho,wasvaddressing I ; , Churoli ■ of., England ■ peoplo. > ,jßut the I : fact is that a' very largo number ot tho ■ . men of the Church of England, and a ;far, greater number of Church: of, Eng- >;, land women than is spmotimes supposed ;.aro. heartily opposed to his' propaganda: ■ !,, In fact, if, tho Churchj of: England wero : v:>' . anything liko solidly supporting his pre- ;; posals,- wo who seek to - doiend our schools• might almost as- well <give up , the struggle at once. :As it,is;.'wo have .i v their sympathy, .and*.their, help in. our work, and we aro being helpediby/their fit. .-.contributions. They/are ■ tnenifhis op- ;: ■ pononts, audit,was:those:lie was;threat/.ening.;. I believo, Sir; I may claim-"hat / f iliesef"'; aireiv; conscmtioaislyiibPrj •, posed, to the: Biblc-in-Schools League's ' ■ proposals;; .and thereforo* I.' regret>/■ a v -, / minister should lallow- himself toy speak .in:,such a: way of persons iprob- ■ ably actuated by tho best -motives —I am, etc., 1 ' . .'. CHAS. J. COOKIS. ' 1 Kelburne; July 7, 191-1 ' - Sir,—May: I bo; allowed to express my .-gratitude-rtorough: your jpapor,/to' l 'tlio i ; j . splendid,/people; who:- are - fighting irfor Biblo j. lessons m our •' State schools ..Canon, Garland's andiwonulV":^^^rgy]r>iaye, J :; ; much■ abuso about- his .head;; whioh' iis ■ ■ not.altogether pleasant; but;to my own . personal knowledge.that,veryiabuse has : won ,him dozens of sympathisers, cwho, :',-y / iip;;tol •to the issue. Tho puhlie ns a- whole -like' -~.. i a ;fair -fight, ■ and - become disgusted when' they '/repeat-ecllv -see ■ one - man :::singled ■ ,v.; :out,as-a ,sort.of targotj-and liit/and hit «11 and any way (To me, it ist not "playing tho gamo," and may I ]ust :. v. addvone, word ;moro: - yourself: and theBishop aro two good old sports. Amen. —I am, etc., YOUNG SPORT.' '