THE CHURCH CONGRESS.
London, Oct. 3, Four thousand were present at t.hs Church Congress which opened to-day at Manchester under the presidency of Bishop Moorhostse. in hi*, opening address the President said th-d the (Jim: ch was tin best medium for guiding opinions on all burning questions. Referring to srcularistic opinions, ha said that lie \ considered that the time hid arrived when scientific criticism of the Bib'o should he rep'ied to by clerics of various dcmniin itions, and no longer hi treated widi npuhy and indifference. In another direction there was great scope for useful work, and he uiged Christians to indeavour lo bring about a more equal distribution of wealth. In England there were thousands of artisans sinking and lost in degradation whilst others wore e; joying the mo t extravagant prosperity. Mr Balfour, (lie Irish Secretary, in 'ho course of to-day’s- proceedings, read a remarkable piper defen ling Cliri timity against Positivism,
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1799, 6 October 1888, Page 1
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154THE CHURCH CONGRESS. Temuka Leader, Issue 1799, 6 October 1888, Page 1
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