Bishop crimes on the War.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 92, 6 January 1900, Page 3

Bishop crimes on the War.

Tlip following citculfir from ln«. Lordship Bishop Grinds wv nad.it the Pro Cat Ik dial, Cluistehutch, o - December 24rh. and is to beicml m tho churches in Westlaud nndotlui pmts ot the dioopsfl on uc\o bunday. lli;v. de\r Father, Neiulv 2000 %ear= n~o, the fi, -i Chi i^tm \q moti not 'i was uslwd m ih woi'd by the ai^ehc jji-i etiiiij ' (rloi \ dp to God in riiH Inchest; and o>i ptifb, p^acu to nun of good will. ' (L 2 14) Eveiy lPcnnitiT (Tini-Mi'is tlif*e hp.upnsent woi ds ai i- i<>p. aled md :."< fntih filling countl.^s sonls with "! ir. ration, ]o\e, a"d d^n^ht '' '^ veil, the sune holy "reeling will b he.urt, biu not. al is ! inmiin«;li>d umi> reelings of (he bitterest sonou' and distress. 'I'll it p^nce, so lou.iijlv p»o ci.inr.od fioni on high, his b^pud.-, tin bed by thp honois of w.iv Ji w -ri uppdl^s*!, cm"l til. > <^'i n ><-"- '}]j. to <"< > into thf j oviiji'i >' f 'hiv f .insil wir \- f.ir.is wnc.\n jud^r-. wall r,lif t»cts b f - n> lib, rlie Ilornw Go\ "rniiiP'it \\ iv ' > *• il to tukp nn anus m difenoo of the out rig"d ri{j[lu«s of thosp whom ;ln^ v. r-i-boirid to p ottcf Wlnt we do !;• t\ i with sad citainty, is th. t tliou-.i. dof our own Inth and Km .ire now ii<_jn" w% at tli->, onll di then- Qu -pi. >"d country to defend f} i-e l.^nis YvV ilo know, 100. that p>nnv-!i.vo bof-i stii'ck flnv/n on (li : ii- Id oi biu'iwli/s 1 - ni>b l vdiii"g 'h ii duty I\[rir,v a h mif \ult b• d( so! it 'n ",\ afa'h.rtr niio^cr, oi >r h •. ip'ative or fneiid "ill bi-- <,i-i i >-. rtiih the d epest jitlliction nn- b 1\ s.-ason. Siuill not our hv.n is '-> <,i i to tlii-rn in soi'iow and f.\ hi'H'Vm v the in d-t of the.v d sVn=,7 T\i\ L \ c not lvccittlv shown th" world -i t;.\ <<i objpet lc-^on re* fa'in^ ilip t-ct, too o'ton fd t'oitpn, tha f tine lo\,i'U a J p null' in .3 l' b u ii. d i>\ in"!'", CfwOgi ,iphlC il, ry>llt'Ol), HOI' t>\ <M 1 Ifil fillHi-i (ll\l-'OIW? Will) COIIM 1>( hoM rtifhoufc adnin.t'on p\ rv !'iiti-.!i col >ny, c (n thp r- inarc't, n'hi i> i*'i" id !f. I.i > ' . v' (I.l* \ ill t!l( J I'OM ol her own su.d hi i c i''il»n's di-ti < » ° Was it. not. t ■(* >■ p'intaii 1 o". 6 ! o1o 1 t Mi of a 3o\n! paUioa^'M- "np nail K<l in the annals .>T a., a m^l on, ,'."cii i,' ni mo'' 1 • i '? \V";t--. n not fi inuv<-U<,u-hiqljt to see nr'l'on . of nnmls ua.\!'i( evpiy other o i~t.!-i ition, sonnl. po meal or mi c ! •1 . in u;ii^ :'1 into tho one nub c. <-n - lv d i\eh,'« (,! lo\e and s\ nip'ith\ t<<u i«>K J .!io-i' "hujd to then 1 b\ th. j girtt b<~i d o{ bmil). <- hood. Tl.iv- 1 ne not, i,v di-ar Lat'n-i and b' 10-v. d chi'dien n 1 Chnsi, in dr common cunse wmli our fellow coioniMts? x^sguredly we Ij.i\p. J htri!oi, tin re still leni.ini a noble t,v-k to fulfil ? \Vhd-»t so nnnv neux and d-'ai to us aie n«kintT \]\~u livp-, nt th > call of duty m a foreign land, should 'v not lift np our ln-i.r»s pui\.ra>d snpolica'i in to the God „f Mcmv. tin-* Pnufc of Pi-.ict, tli.it '"r d a- 'iuim\ be nxevtfd, th" riiioi-ua^ ot -\ ,i boon coase, and pc-ico bn i"tn'i"l ? I know \\fll, hv dew r.nlifi .n>d i belo\t j d children in Chiist, no win d" of niino al#ea I# e iiftd(d to lcini'id you of \onv duty in th's r u spi ct ; nor ,i<-< d 1 ( \hoit you and >onr de\ot<d il'ock 'o be in helping th» P««t » ior -_• Fund set on foot on b( half nt th widows and orphans or oth -r sm \ i\ orof tlio^e who may h.ivo ia'i< n in bi"l< 'IMioiifth I have le.fon to k.iow thai wtut' of our peoplfj Irivp filu"id\ con liibutf'd f o the Fund siatti-d in tlwn rtopective localities 1 lipreb\ dtiihoiisi a t.pecial collection to b<; made m all the chinches of the diorvse at a d,ilito be appointed b\ the KM-tois then of The proceeds of ih's collection in iv b J handed o\ei to the local nuthoinus m each pansh or distnct — N Z Tablet. m^mi ii ■■■ \m^ iiiwiiiwiii ■ !■ v.^ *