18 MAY 1912, Page 2

Mr. Ellie Griffith, replying for the Government, said that the

complaint in Wales was that the Church had legal, political, and social privileges ; the Welsh Liberals demanded that the Church should have the same rights and liberties as were enjoyed by other religious bodies, and they would not rest content so long as the existing ascendancy of one sect continued. After declaring that in numbers and vitality Nonconformity was superior to the Church, he argued that under Disesta- blishment the Church would regain control over her ritual and be more powerful for good as a spiritual organization. With all respect to Mr. Ellis Griffith, that is pure Chadbandism. It is astonishing that a man of his ability should not be ashamed of wallowing in the slough of abject self-righteousness.