A CLERGYMAN'S PLIGHT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 190, 15 September 1909, Page 3

A CLERGYMAN'S PLIGHT

ASSISTANCE FROM CHARITABLE AID BOARD SOUGHT.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. ' Wellington, Last Night.

Bev, J. Morton Barnes, 8.A., was an applicant to the Trustees of the Benevolent Institution to-day. He requested that the Trostces should (1) pay hj» debts, amounting to upwards of £2O; (2) advance him £SO, so that he might publish a book; (3) supply himself and family with board and food for three months; and (4) pay the fares of himself, wife and three children to England. The applicant appeared personally, and, in answer to questions, said he had been resident in Wellington for two years and during that time had had 110 defined occupation, although he had tried to do what he could for the people. He was a graduate of Arts of Cambridge, and had attended Manchester College, Oxford. He was brought up in ithe Anglican Church, but had been assistant to a famous Unitarian cleric at Home. He had not. applied for an ad euendem degree of New Zealand University. He had been unsuccessful in his application to the Education Board for a position. He had been unable to secure recognition or work from the Unitarian CKurch in New Zealand. He knew of Rev. Mr. Jolly and Dr. Tudor. Jones. He had formerly been able to earn He had formerly been able to earn About £2 per week by the sale uf pamphlets, and had been recently or ganising a body having for its ambition the control by tEe Slate of the liquor traffic in New Zealand.

In regard to the concessions he deairied, the chairman (Mr. J. Smith) stid that the Board existed merely in order ito deal with cases of absolute destitution. It had nothing to do with loaning money or assisting people with enterprises. The Board therefore granted lations for applicant and those dependent on him.