THE EPIDEMIC AND THE CHURCHES.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18343, 28 March 1925, Page 11

THE EPIDEMIC AND THE CHURCHES.

TO T*l IDITOE OF "TH* T%MSS." Sir—The letter of "Layman" in this morning's issue of "The Press'' makes me ask: Does our religion stand for anything if we evado it in time of trouble? Those who haive children are going through a very anxious time and many are afraid to leave their on n premises. Yet we see no particular place as a oentre of infection, and m most cases only one member in a family has been attacked. So is the cause yet definitely known? "We read when another nation was going through a black time in its history it was suggested that they turn to the Giver of all Good lor help and took up the motto: "In God we trust." May we do the same and get. comfort in our religion and in our churches for all ages. —Yours, etc., PRACTICAL. March 27th. TO THE EDITOR Off "THT P2135." Sir, —Referring to the letter in to-day's "Press/" "The Churches and Children," doubtless the Health Department have a responsible and diiiicmlt task, but I am in sympathy with your correspondent ''Layman." Churches and Sunday schools were particularly and strictly brought under the Department's control. With Sunday schools, for instance, the children were in for mostly 1} hours per week. These were the first closed, while picture shows were allowed to remain open for two hours daily for six days in the week. I cannot understand the mind of the Department in this respect. Religion seems to come after the people's amusements. The ministers and Church people generally seem to have been apathetic in malting no protest against this partial treatment. The picture shows to-day must be a constant source of danger with tho parents travelling from their homes to the pictures and back to their children. Are the ministers taking any interest in tho same way that the day school authorities are caring for tho secular education of the children?— Yours, etc., LAYMAN ii.