BISHOP OF LONDON

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1927, Page 3

BISHOP OF LONDON

DR. INGRAM’S ADDRESS. fliv TKLKCRArU —I'KIl CHESS ASSOCIATION.J WELLINGTON, March I. Dr Ingram, delivered an address last night to a crowded audience, priuci*J i l ll v on church work, but lie uI-;> made one or two relereiiccs to topics outside this. Jt. bad been said I bat Britain was a decaying nation, but in u ar, the virility ol bee manhood \\ a • proved. Who were the biggest men in the League of Nations -Sir Austen Gliamberlilin. and Lord Cecil. Mho kept the workers' paradise sale - the British Navy. It was the Bank ot England, the “Old Lady’’ ol I hreadnecdle Street who stabilised our trade and eoniini ice alter the war. Never lotd Great Britain stood higher in the esteem of the world than non. [u America, ho addressed many large meetings in New York. Washington a:i,[ other places. ''! told them a ten home truths in America.” -aid Dr Ingram, amidst laughter. "Did they l’esenl it!'’ “Not a hit. it was newto some of them.” “Do they res|iic; Great Britain !” ‘‘Never did she

stand on so high a pedestal ol honour in America as she does to-clny. (Applause). But we paid our debt and said nothing about it. - ’ Willi regard to emigration, lie said of £,‘MlOti.(J!!o given by the nation ton aids Empire settlement only £30!).000 was. spent mi this important work, lie had asked the Government the cause ol it tint found as a matter ol lac;, that the narrow neck oi the bottle was over here, so be thought he would come and find out. The people of New Zealand had a. great love for Bri'jiin. They wanted more population, more ol the right soil, carefully sorted out. not dumped all over the place. It must he sent, out carefully mi that the Dominion could absorb it. Me can send you all the thrifTy men, boys, women and girls you want, if you will give them ,i welcome and work to do. lie declared New Zealand was not. nearly so large ns Australia, but was taking ton to twelve thousand a year. New Eeal'iml wanted more farm labour and domestic servants, more people on the railways'. Groat Britain did not want to send one mail over to put another man out of a job and he was up against doing so. hut New Zotland would never become great unless she filled up her vacant places, and gained more power and iiilliiencc as a nation. Let New Zealand ainl limit Britain help one another, the Dominion in taking the surplus population and Great Britain by sending only those who would make good citizens.