A Parson, a Politician and a Nigger.

Maoriland Worker, Volume I, Issue 1, 15 September 1910, Page 14

A Parson, a Politician and a Nigger.

. The sensational parson, said " Ballotin" recently is probably hardest man in the. community to a straight answer out of, but the Minister dragged one, last week, out oIV the Rev Henry Woirall, the one-timeß Shriek of Bendigo :— fl The Rev Henry Worrall said thatH they desired to protest against the talifcy that was manifesting itself in 1 our civilisation. Two years ago there was one of the most alarming • exhibitions of savagery that had ever been seen in Australia. That was the contest at Rushcutter Bay., Sydney. Some time ago the Church intioduced some ~ black missionaries from Fiji, but before they were allowed to stand in a Christian pulpit to advocate the policy of foreign missions a sum of £200 had to be found and lodged with the Federal authorities in respect to each, so that they would be deported from the Commonwealth again. Jack Johnson, however wias received with open arms. Mr Fisher: Do you allege that he was treated differently? The Rev Mr Worrall: I am only putting the two cases. Mr Fisher: What has that to do with the question? The Rev Mr Worrall: I was going to say Mr Fisher (angrily) : Do you allege >— that Johnson was treated differently I from the Fijians? I The Rev Mr Worrall : I am simply I giving the instance now, as it touches 1 the matter generally. A Mr Fisher: Is there any allegations that your missionaries were treatedJß differently from Jack Johnson? flj The Rev Mr Worrall: I am not in position to say what was done by the Federal Government. ~..«•*«** Mr Fisher (sharply) : Do you allege that there was a distinction made? The Rev Mr AVorrall: No. If Fisher drops out of politics our day he ought to take a job either as a dentist, a cross-examining barrister or a cart-horse. The man who dragged that plain "no" out of Worrall should be able to drag anything. He might even become a steam tug. j