THE LURE OF THE STREETS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 70, 23 March 1914, Page 7

THE LURE OF THE STREETS.

PROPORTION OF PROMENADERS. ICE CREAM SHOP DANGERS Under thp title of "The lure ,of the streets'' thp Rev. R. U Walker dealt with some nf the dangers attending the popular pai'timj' of promenading in the oour-e of a sermon.in St. lame.V Presbyterian ('hurrh, last e\enin::. Mr. Walker belip\p.- thnt the >;rect is becoming more and more reeoirnised us the "drawin": room nf the ma!-?e>" and ti ,it the only way nf providing a more form of recreation lor the young is by the co-ordination of the work ot t'nr school, the home and the Churoh. Preaching to :i larse . onjrefration. Mr. Walker [iointe.l out that in every lartreieity : thpre were -:rpet> which formed the prome-ria/lr for lanre of ihe popu- j lation. Irrespective of climatic conditions ! this was a feature of a!] lnrpe i-ities. for j everywhere thp same influence* operated j in drawing" the people into the streets ! after the working hours v;erc over. The I briihtly lighted thoroughfare? and the places of amusement were a combination which undoubtedly lured multitudes of vounz people in Auckland, and when the j liniate wa- an addifional ingredient in I thp i'ttraftion one .oiild not wonder that i promenading wa* a itiorr marked charac- ! teri*ti<" of Auckland in proportion to its J nopiilHtirm than of mo-i. rities of the' world. "'Th' n raufe.- are obvious to students i if human U3t;:r?.' - iledared Mr. Walker and they are no:. ',n thprnaelves evil. ! pnople. at certain period? of their | IS" .ire -trongly drawn to tho.-e of. like while threeqrtart.T- nf the popuation havp a hard struszle for a living mil the y.iun.2 people hive not adequate'acilitip? for improving themselves. The | :treet is the drawing room nf the many. md it i< only in the ea.,-? of the few that ; hp -cxc- can meet in :> hotter and more ■ aJntary eirfumstance." STF.rET DANGERS. •The undoubtedly has :l- d.m;er-. M -~t of the.m uro obvious. There I - lli" chaiK-e .•amiianioushj;.. with no kwivWpp nf fitlier side nf the chararier t principle-: ■•:" tho-p with whom they strike up :i passing neqtiaintanceship. There i- tl.e .lang-er of tie npen h;ir. and ' il*o rh.it of the ikrkened atmosphere of th<> picture chow. In the older countries I :he r-hiip a.n esp**'i:vl *lj.nirer. md a deal of immoral it v ha.- h<>en ; traced tr> these places, most of which I ire controlled by aliens. While I ,-io not j enow anything about Auckland, the i aolioe fhould keep an eye on such places, i •apeciaUv run by people ■α-ho are •transeK to our British traditions." E\"EXTX<"; SCHOOL SECOND. The preacher proceeded to men;ion that in thp hu> of the itreets was competing ?o ieriously with ' :he continuation schcroia '.hat measures H rnmpulsion «ere being advocated. The j iles>ur.ib':e and stimiiUtmj atmot^piier o ; , )f the itreet rendered the rever r nt ajid , vorshipful atmosphere of the church di=- ■ a.-teful. and the ("hur.-h must waken up >n the fa''i thnt it must catn" for the , ..-K'i.il life of the people in some way. He j ■ that imreh frooirf Troinld be ' lone if people who had uorni homfts ; could iiwasimially threw them open to | he y»un;2 people in boardirag-hoiLses. But ! f a. real remedy for the evil were to be rrami it wmild" have to ibe in the oo- j irdinaiion of th.f ■work of the home, the t