DECENCIES OF LIFE
A GROWING DISREGARD
One would naturally expect that after two years of war there would be a realisation of some of the serious problems confronting the Dominions, but instead of that there was a reign of carelessness and unconcern, said Mr. F. Perm (retiring vice-president) addressing the Methodist Conference today. ■ The National Efficiency Board had suggested' that it would be beneficial during the war to curtail the sale of intoxicating liquor, but instead of that the sale had increased, and comments by Magistrates and Mayors indicated that the position was most serious when the nation was engaged in a life and death struggle. Gambling, the increase of divorces, child delinquency, the presence of women and children at wrestling matches, which had been described as "shocking," all showed that there was a growing disregard for the decencies of life. Despite this, there was a growing interest in spiritual things, and the Church would rise to the opportunity given her. The hope of the world lay in the revival of the spiritual.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 47, 25 February 1942, Page 6
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173DECENCIES OF LIFE Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 47, 25 February 1942, Page 6
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