IDEALS OF CITIZENSHIP.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 143, 20 June 1927, Page 10

IDEALS OF CITIZENSHIP.

fulfulihg the aims or ROT ART. SERMON TO MEMBERS. *" For better or worse, tbe destiny \i a nation is decided in its cities, and as this is the largest city in New Zeaiiad it is bound to play a large pan. is enai* ing our national outlook." said the Eer. D. Herron in a sermon on ritizanalf to the members of Rotary at St. David* Church last evening. Taking as his subject three conUMtia; type* of citizenship in tbe Bible, fire that of Cain, who went out from tk presence oi the Lord and built ft an, which he worshipped in Gods second, that of Jonah. w":io. when be iai that Nineveh did not appreciate Siefforts, retired to the suburbs and \& it to its fate: and last, that oi its&. who prayed and wep: over Jerosafea, tbe preacher sail a city's probtenf 1* quired that men of the higbest ioet» should be willing to sacrifice their era inclinations on ti* alt-ar of service. Os tbe 21 members recently elected to t» City Council there *ere only ttee Rotarians, \Yhilv other public bod** ! had a better record, be felt thai a ««: I ment which had as its object sjk* a definitely Christian ideal as sernee » others. i-ou!d make a valuable cotuidbtion to our civic and national life. Soe» an ideal permeating the nations of w world c-ould so leaden tbe forces of suspicion and distrust a* to nsber is a w* I era, in nbich ti>f war-breeding nfiei- ; national jcaloufie* would 1* swept We had evidence in New Zealand tau not onlr in internatio=al but also' between different uo ? } same community, this ami-ade oi mt&u ' distrust was inaniies;. and ii<*rcr in t» i history o: tiie «oi!d v-a* tbere greiar ! need for the Christian iJ«al of bWW»" ! "uood to l>e put imo piacsice. Jesus wept over Jerusalem. He h" ■ dreamed and U-r t'lje «ty. ne 1*" . -.vre*t!ed with 'its !.roM«-ai* » we , "iidomess. and ni"t - am-d c,T f V* .-oniins ta:p. "Have you." said _ t» i preacher. ».-r ielt : o lairden ol *■ isins of yoni city: 11;.- l» jne*s. ihe gamblinc. t> n-.awmlitj , , , the inhumanity \>i man t<l inan ever I** ■ a wp-ght u]-on' your hnn * I>o y° a e ha»e a vi*i.m of an An Viand, hpantna not or.ly to the om«ard si-ht. bat att» , .ivart. « iui de.*nt bomes :or e^ ' .itiz»-n. "iTb o.uttiitod in «"*? industry, and d.-iy mar liking not W? to hi* iut l<. the of odw* and t\.e *pi:it ..: 2c-.-fw|l! bmodieJ! *™ lalP <>nlv .1- v x]M daily witi t» .living 1 I'uirt an', Hi* spirit love an.i «-lt-«arTiii..- T.i r- llsf . * t"i'«-m wonld t'icy attain t» ! «nch an of riii/jcn^-hii'."