CENSORS DEFIED.
VICAR'S DRESS.
"DETEST UNNATURALNESS."
TXSNDON, September 16. Undaunted by critical letters, the Rev. J. G. Campbell, vicar of Onecote, near Leek, continues to hike round his parish in an shirt an<l a drill jacket.
The lettere have streamed upon him following the report of hi* remark: "I would rather wear loud check plus-fours with a dinner jacket and bowler hat than orthodox funeral garb." "I cannot describe the letters exactly as a fan mail," said the vicar. "I am not hurt, because I have a sense of humour, whiph, apparently, some of the writers do not possess. "Most of the letters are critical and angry and suggest I should resign from the ministry, but I shall not do that. I refuse to retract, but have no wish to become a clerical curiosity. "I mortally detect unnaturalnem, whether that of a .professional*pulpit I or the tea -drinking^lady-killing 'cleric—novr f 'beeomiag' somewhat'tai^"'
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 229, 28 September 1938, Page 21
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