Sunday SbserWande.

Manawatu Herald, 14 April 1892, Page 3

Sunday SbserWande.

4 The London correspondent of the Melbourne Argus remarks that the recent Diocesan Conference at Manchester afforded Bishop Moorhouse an opportunity for the delivery of one or tWo speeches in the old vigorous style which was so popular" at the antipodes. In the course of a debate upon Sunday observance, Dr Moorhouse made the following interesting admissions, or perhaps it would be more correct to say eoncessioiis) .d tlie prevailing opinions of the age. After 1 dedlarihg that works of necessity were allowable oil the Sunday, the Bishop referred to the amusements which were practised and remarked : — " As to football and ericketj it Was certainly the early practice of Mr Keble to play on Sunday and it was aled the practice of that most excellent and distinguished clergyman, Canon Kingsley. His own opinion was that they might indulge in any recreation in harmony with the spirit of the institution. He greatly doubted whether rough games resulting in violent excitation of the more unscrupulous emotions were altogether in harmony with the. spirit which ifc .was desirable they should maintain oil the Lord's Day. The question had" been asked Whether on Sunday it was proper to read books like' those ot Sir Walter Scott and papers like the Spectator. He said certainly, if it did not interfere with worship* Probably it Woitld be positively a good thing, and an aid to worship. As to cyclists, he could not conceive that any violent emotions would be started by the effect of wheeling the wheels round There was nothing in cycling out of harmony with the Lord's Day. If during church service the cyclist put his machine against the wall of the church and Went inside to worship he saw nothing in the world wrong in it. Again, as to museums, if they did not enter into competition with divine worship their opening on | Sundays would do good and not harm. But always they must recognise the fact that/ the great purpose of the Sabbatical institution was to bring the soul into com munion with God. If the institution were lost it would assuredly con* tribute to the downfall not only of this nation, but of civilisation."

Coaching Him : Lottie Luvly» principal loy of the leading provincial pantos., to her husband, the Hon O. L, D. Josser : I wish, love you wouldn't flirt so with the otber girls, not that I'm very jealous, but you should have some regard for their feelings. By the bye, what about tbat new brougham, darling ? A Little Knowledge is a Danger* ous Thing. — The Schoolmistress (who has been demonstrating a nmsical interval upon the blackboard) : Well, now, what is an interval ? — Hearty but Inattentive Pupil : I know ! It's when we have our lunch ! The Future Present.—" For this little present I predict a big tuture," as the artful young man said to himself as' he presented his wealthy invalid aunt with a bunch of grapes.