THE CHURCH AND ART UNIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 117, 20 May 1933, Page 8

THE CHURCH AND ART UNIONS.

I can well remember the time when tlio bazaars were just inaugurated in connection with the Methodist Church, and also the strong opposition from the grand old Chiistian members of that Church, and, in defence 0 their attitude, many passages of were quoted. They contended that-ra » would encourage the spirit of gambling the minds of the voung. By a certam s . ec , of the officials this statement was ridicuieu. Then they declared that if the object to raise monev for God's work, why not . Him for it. We had relied on His P roßU ®® in the past, and He had never failed us, had He not told us to ask and we siiou receive. Then, pointing with pride to beautiful Church (which had been erecte the glory of God through their ChristhU faith and prayers), they demanded to ' the necessity for introducing v ?y] t en, measures as bazaars and rallies, ctW by having complete faith and trust m ' these things could bo accomplished. a faith in God was a living rcalitv, myth, but in spite of their protests they ruled out of order, and the new or in way was adopted, and with what 1 The Churches to-day are practically c P and held up to ridicule for preaching thins: and practising another. 1 ° OLD-TIMER.