PAN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9121, 22 June 1908, Page 5

PAN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS.

* GAMBLING DENOUNCED

LONDON, Jur.e 19. At the Pan-Anglican Congress, the Bishop of Bunbury, West Australia (Right Rev. Dr. F. Goldsmith), discussing the subject of gamblii g, denounced it in every form. The National Council of Free Churches telegraphed to the PanAnglican expressing the heartiest welcone, adding. "We are one in faith and service and honour."

CAPITAL AND LABOUR. Received June 21, 4.12 p.m. LONDON, June 20. The Pan-.\nglir:an Congress discussed the question of capital and labour. The speakers included Mr C. F. C. Masterman, Liberal M.P., for Weot Ham North, Professor Burrows and Canon Scott. All the speakers emphasised the responsibilities of capital towards labour. The Rev. C. Matthews, of Australia, defended the Australian labour party. Mr J. H. Jenkins (Australia) said the capitalists were being squeezed in Australia to make room for the labour capitalists. Canon Stephen (Australia) declared that there was no country in the world where there was a nearer approach to social justice than Australia, where labour moulded and directed legislation. He admitted that no means of dealing with old and slow workers had yet been discovered. Canon Stephen also admitted that men might repudiate unpopular decisions by wages boards. Canon Williams, of Queensland, also spoke.

Sir George bivesey declared that he put no trust in Parliamentary ignoramuses, whose acts produced results exactly opposite to what vyere expected. Conciliation and arbitration were equally useless, and the only remedy was to make capital and labour partners.' . The Congress also discussed the organisation and development of the Ministry. It was suggested that the Bishop of Stepney should make a tour of the whole of the Anglican communion of the Empire on behalf of the men's mission.

Mr A. Leeper, Warden of Trinity College, Melbourne, urged the formation of a world-wide Anglican Men's Society for the federation of Anglican laymen, uniting all ranks in the bonds of Christian h-other-hood. This, he considered, would constitute an epoch in tl'.e Church's history. He hoped to see a conference of lay churchmen throughout the world organised. Canon Pugh (Bribsane) described the work of the boys' organisations in Queensland.