THE SOCIAL OUTLOOK

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 222, 14 June 1920, Page 3

THE SOCIAL OUTLOOK

Under the auspices of tho 'Wellington Social Democratic Party, Miss Lucy Morlond, a visitor from Great jlritaiu,' delivered an address in the Alexandra Hiill last evening on "Quakerism and tho Social Outlook." Miss Morinnd said that not until very recent years had the: Society of Friends taken up any definite stand with relation to the changing social order, the principles of which should be. recognised ns self-determination and co-operntion. The claim of Labour, to decide its own destiny was one vhich was now admitted by every Friend. No form of State control must-hamper tho freedom, of'the individual. What, then, - should the attitudo of the Society of Friends, or any Church, bo; to the,-new. order of society? They should Oe cooperating with those people who -were working for a foiirer distribution of fife's opportunities. The Friends were ru>lising that the poor were not a class alone,, and that there wero many'connecting links with organised Labour. Both Syndicalism and Socialism must contribute

something, to the new order-of society, 1 Many Friends were now. joining Socialist bodies and were finding a place in the great social movement. It was no-longer. possible for FrieAds to work as a group apart. The Friends had always evinced a special- interest in education, for it - was only by the proper,education of the rising generation that any progress to- ' wards the reorganisation of society could be made. ".'"'■'.