THE AUSTRALIAN CHARACTER
In* the opinion of Dr. Long, Bishop of Bathurst, who is an Australian himself, there are certain tendencies in Australian character that need a correcting hand. Be- I ccntly ho visited Millthorpe, and preached j t:> a largo congregation at St. Mark's. '* have had a great deal to do with young : people," said Dr. Long in the course of his j sermon, "and tho great danger in Aus- - j tralia is that they are too fond of surface V i things. They have only perception deep •.. enough to appreciate a 'picture show, but no*, beyond. "What we have to do is to eraso this shallowness and break througfi this heart of stone. I trust to be among you , j for several years of work, and I trust that ! we shall co-operate to generate good ana : useful lives." , i
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14924, 23 February 1912, Page 8
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141THE AUSTRALIAN CHARACTER New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14924, 23 February 1912, Page 8
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