PAN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9124, 25 June 1908, Page 5

PAN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS.

CHRISTIANITY AND SOCIALISM. Received June 24, 8.10 a.m. LUNDON, June 23. The Pan-Anglican Congress discussed "Christianity and Socialism." The Bishop of Birmingham (Dr Gora), who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis, sent a paper, claiming that the church ought to make a tremendous act of penitence for so long failing to behave as the champion of the oppressed pnd weak. Major Everitt (an Australian), declared that legislation had benefited Australia. Lord William Cecil put tho case against Socialism in the interests of the poor. As the poor man's friend, he pleaded that the neck of the poor should not he put under the iron heel of the Government.

Senator Dobson, of Tasmania, admitted that it was delusive to hope that the State would be able to take over .immediately all means of production and distribution, but an advance could be made.

The Bishop of Perth (Dr Riley), condemned the sale of advowsons, and advocated the election of bishops upon the plan followed in the casf of the Bishop of Bunbury. The Bishop of Newcastle (Dr Stretch), described the work of the church in Australia.

SCIENCE AND RELIGION

Received June 24, 9 a.m. LONDON, June 23. At the Pan-Anglican Congress, Mr Arthur Balfour delivered an address on the subject, "The Conflict between Science and Religion." He declared that it was impossible to conceive human society permanently deprived of the religious element, but, personally, he looked to science more than anything else as a great ameliorator of the human lot. lie did not believe ,those two great powers religion and science would be in immutable,.perpetual antagonism.