The Daily News. MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1905. THE CHURCH AND THE TOTALISATOR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7952, 16 October 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1905. THE CHURCH AND THE TOTALISATOR.

J h.- vi<i h■ rll tirade against gambling v.lneli ? In- ltisbo|i ol Aueklair.l ,|,- livei.il ii, hi-' charge at the S.\ noil la.-' ».•.•!» is eminently characteristic • In- X- liKfln. win) m-vi-r 5.;.-ins to 111'" --I 11l llll'killjr Sdlllelhilm Ol- Otllel. I' i-. however, ex<-i-p1 ional to (inil 1 1:.' maiof part oi a l,isli.i|>'s ihari;-.-il-\oud ic whai mn\ 1,.- termed n' -'•i..l <-\il. nut Iti-lni|i \eliL;aii. ulii-n

li.lll-Hill); til.- 51.i11;,. 11.11,,1, lev. lets Irinvli is., 11l .-mi run- ieiig-ths. i, nil h'--a| rIo Ins,- si-i,j ,)t ii,,. ~t1i,., -i-l-- oi any ijiies-tiun t , n which he h-di!s -utini; vit-us. NnturulK. Iki-- •nti li. -d. hi ew-ry eredit ft,r acting' ai.ct'i'diiie in liih,

, - a »■<■[, j~e eooileiitna t ion hestoui.l ,mi : I l'i- '.t,\el 11111..-ill . liol |l tor taking toll ! <•: ill-- ! "lali>al or ami atV,.r-ifn,g f,tjr.tines Inr l eli-L-'l .'ipiiie mi-.-ajJi-K to "ii.l from raceci mi -<-s, slums that ; In- /.-ill outruns bis iliseri t ion. ,\,l- - I!"i 11 hil: thai lln-r,.- are evils connect- ; <«l v.iili b.-tiing ;in,l gambling that rei|iiire drastic treat inont, ,'f is after ;,ll a ,|!ir-tiun |uf , whc-thei a woil i '.'iiliit,,] s.\-t,-jii uliieli minimises tliii.n- evil- i s f iir |,. s , il.n.geroii.s 'ban an organisml si-cret syst.-m that wi.nlil play into I lie hands <>!' I 111!' '■ who live IIV tlleil u its. I'h, n- is ~,. ,If.util t-h;,: iue subject i- one ' hat i.'* bl'.,et nitli ili Itieu 11 ii-s. 1.o'l;i: sitio.n ,-f th-- C'Miniiunity main ,it 11-.- -il, as eonsri.-nl ion- nm\ i rri-piiliii-hiilit,- as liishop Xi-Jigan, see i"» hnriii in putt ini» a |ionin| or t«,on tin- t olnlisat () r. They an* puv liar, d 1,, 1,,.5r- e.-i-tain liniili-d ainoiini ui ili--ii- inoii.-> in thai wav '.'istea.l Ol' l.y M ill,- ol her cll.l 1111,-1. 11l -re , s nothing oil her or irreliftious in so ijoiirjj. Tin- bishop, however, snys that. I'l'nnoniieally. i« foolish X r one would 'lispiite that, hut many thiirp-s that are striclh; iinniso v.-rlheless pleasant relaxations from ttie -stein,-r duties of life. AVit-li the dietuni that "m ,rall\, Lrallll,tii>lt was full of jrravo p'-t'il,'' some |H-,,|!le may lake issue with 111.- Ufylit Kev. I'relafe. not so """•h the statement, itself, hut what it is jlit. n.-1.-d te. implv. N'n on- ileieiiils the (jutiihler. jiure anil hut 1o inelu-de in that cn!,--goiy i-v.-i-ynni- win ■ puts '.-i i,.\v sholifyL-s on the totnlis-ator firacticnl-

ly >tamps the impivss of "frainhl. v" on ih.> majority ..1* the a'luM p,>fniiri lh<» colony. 7t is extrvim*ly 'jni'>rt n n;<11• ior IV. trim he

(in.l- him-eli" i ( r a' «h-morrat ic c.nmtr\. uh.-iv .the rit it lid iyr, i\.-v revenue rrnnt what he Wvs'Tifuva as "the most aUoininalrle "larhiiM tit,it was ever in\vi t i.<l tor turninu out cif i/.ns who <atv more . f<r, >. ! ss ih,in i< M - Socialism." ■ As itti rHi' tirkh-r t "lji• phrase is efiec ,!V '*- logically it voi<| of ~i meaning. Cojisnl. thai Hi.- -i-.mi.t portion ol' thn*e uho in-w-r in«ir>«-y on the ti»'.- jt lisohn ,>|y li.il! .. J, -.-11 l ui" 11|.- cash to SUIIIP .K.- th.\ ,-i.rt hanfh 1,.- ta 111 1 [-"....Hk1, )|„\ may 1..-, hut I;ii nI \ (>• i| s.,.||| S |, |, j<, ,-\ i-. I»*ix t 'h;i' ih'' Itishop has \.t much tu J learn al.Mui tins t*i«l< rnv ami its mliiilnl.inl- he can rhiuii lo l.i- an j cial-Mti. ami its The p.-o--j|- . n*(liML! lo |)r. Nilijjan. 'isin 111'' llll'l ll.TllOOll" il. oan j lit it \ i! |\ t, ( him I hit t ih.' in.-iiil,.-. ill.- i:.IX. : nin. nl mv, ..M ~11. il.,- . hi. I oli. n.IT., in fos"•tV'i: u Mini: mm th- I..Kine>s it. hr in-v in th.-rh'-i', is no hiili I - 1. .1 <•, M.lrttma'icni on thi-4 li-a.l. run-, ii -tli,- | s conclusions aiv Im*. Ih* t that "unh'ss av it colon\ . pull i t<»-ircUl-l . tin- -ill o|' COVrt will kill our n;tt ii.nal lii". h ihr Itishop i> a tru.' jiro|i!..i il will |,i- a icrlil .' to thi- ■ J.i-ieltl.-M iuml r. untry on C.t.J s ,-iirlh." Uni' in aM prohahilit \ the process at the pn-s.-ttl rai«* wilt t.<»t intn.-st ns or our Mirc.-ssor-i i'or Rt.niy -ivin-i .it ions. \ecorrlinu to tl)'* I'ishop. it is cov.-t----'•>u-H'Ss to ill\i\M iimmm'v on th«* tote, littl uh'-n piopos.-s (hat the rash \aiue oi AJaori latrjw 'In 1 hainli'il ov.-r n» th>- coe.trt»l »>i rh<- Anu'licaii rhuich. 111;» t i< a inaunaniinou.s pol- j icy of rectitude, am) thosu«- I i..st!on nad rc-0.-iwd with laughter oiul nppiau«3o. it is oniiij»?nlly worthy <>f its a»n}»Mr. Th'Tt) ai'ft u-.rny mntt <it \M,il iinpori ;*ttCi' coniH'eteil M-ith !,h.- \ rilif*all chureh and the pi'*'"l Ol relf-ion [\ u{ [ ;,|h,nl ample i.. r (1,. i.'n'Triii, <j! th- c!c:-

mid Iftity.J It is by vitalising' spiritual work, thai far nunv gvml will accrue tt>| the connminiiy than by \iolont tirades such as Unit to which we 'have referred. The practi-. cal is far better Tlvun the fcenbaUunal, ami far more vfVectiw.