SUNDAY FOOTBALL.

Grey River Argus, 19 April 1909, Page 3

SUNDAY FOOTBALL.

'To Wie Editor.) . bif,-— rhe Rev. R. Stewart an your issue of Saturday takes to task the lads, who assemble on Sunday mornings to play ifopUball. No doubt he is quite right in 'his oibject^on, and his advice that rtihey could find more profitable occupation is sound. I believe that 'the Sabbath should be kept sacred and that it would be a bad day when the rest of the Sabbatih is violated. But iDieie is a tendency to disregard the laws the Sabbath, not only by youths, but by others. I noticed an adverjtasement i« ohe ])apcr some weeks ago announc ing that the Member for illhe District Mr Guinness, would deliver a lecture on his insurance scheme to the WhaTf Labourers on Sunday evening. Why did not the Rev. Gentleman take him 10 t»sk Tlhen the sacred " concerts arc increasing in number, and are bui)|)M^:d by very prominent "church woilgK who think there is no harm in this pleasant relaxation. Is it any wonder that ithc youllhs see no harm' in indulging in sport when" they« have such examples before them. There are more things itti-at disgust people carried on on a Sunday, ' than a arc driven out on 'pleasure bent, but nothing is said. The only sin committed .mppears to be a lot^^p boys playing a friendly game of * .football . 1 a ™' ° tC ' FAIR DEAL,