On Tuesday the Archbishop of Canterbury spoke on Welsh Disestablishment
at Cardiff. The Archbishop answered what he described as the four chief reasons given in favour of Welsh Disestablishment. First, it was said that the elections show that the Welsh people have made up their minds. He answered that the claim might be held good in the case of some trifling matter, but not when it was a case of, dealing with the oldest and most sacred thing in the British Isles. Secondly, it was said that the status and income of the Church do violence to the principle of religious equality. He answered that be could, not discover any vestige of a grievance remaining to any man on account of religions opinion. Thirdly, it was said the Church to-day differs widely in practice from the Church to which the property was originally delivered. He admitted that the form of teaching has changed, but only as it has changed in schools which have an unbroken descent from the original foundation. Fourthly, it was said that the State should be divorced from religion. He answered this point just as we should have wished and expected, and he ended with a moving plea for thought before it was too late.
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