ANGLICAN AND OTHER CATHEDRALS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 81, 31 December 1918, Page 6

ANGLICAN AND OTHER CATHEDRALS

Sir,-Allow mo to. express my deep 'sense of disapproval and disgust at the tone of "Jonathan Swift, Junior's" letter , injure a scheme which has for its obiert the erection of a noble building 7JL, to spiritual things and, as T «ea memorial ond tliank-oltcrmg. Thf ttlic>n Church has, I suppose, a ri'lit o 8 build a cathedral and appeal to" its members and sympathiser, for fund* just the same as any other reirions hody-or is that right denied .it IS a-luntil, it obtain, sion of "Jonatluin Swift, Junior r * ra onal and collective memorial is _not goo 1 enough," .writes 'Whan Swift, limior" He is perfectly right, it w y^tS» >ne„,ori«l *| 0 ecog rise ne place and power prayer ha"played in this great, world w. By nil menus let us have our secular and natiSS" memorials i but if -Jonathan Swift. Junior" has no sympathy with the desire to erect a great memorial and taik-offoring emphasising ho value and reality of the spiritual there aie Uiou sa Is who have and will count. it ft prvlege io take part in.the building of a beautiful cathedral which will stand Srecognition of the overruling which guides «nd controls the destinies of men and nations. Unless wo work hard, pray unceasingly, and rive of our means liberally the churches may soon vanish like the baseless fabric of a dream," writes "Jonathan Swift, sHII "&." He need not fee any alarm, J for tho churches will sh 11 bo ivnriiiir their v.- tness and doing Uie r "rk Ton after Jonathan's sparkling wit and mighty genius have ceased to hewitch ami de Kit the world. Ah to lus on that the chmcl.es should claim a special indemnity from the Germans, on oa!. only say that;,hurch people can p V for their own building without can,iK out this Tcrrjapont, suction rf •Monaihan Swift, Junior. . U is uoll that Hi" writer adds "junior, for lis litter betrays neither tho wit. nor Ilia s ire of the groat Swift; il is rajer « poor attempt at the humour l« as "pawky," and even when his mil was clouded Srift novcr said a foolish thing or talked nonsoiisc.-I am, ctc„

Forrc-concretc ships would not bo hopelessly smashed like earthenware vessels if ||„. v came into collision (says a British writer) If one fcrro-'concrelc vessel tinvellinc at hi ß h speed ran into another vessel Of the same class, bow on, damage, would naturally result but lin mischief would bo much loss than that which would happen to two steel ships, owiiir to (lie (fi-roter capaeily posseted by ferroconcrete for the absorptionVf "hock, 'he only instance on record of a collision of two concrete ■ vessels was furnished last year (luring the flooding of a dock basin at Balboa,, on the l'anama Canal, when two concrete pontoons, 120 ft. long by 2Sft. team, collided violently without suffering any damage.