DANCE PATRONS
“SIT OUT” IN CHURCH Church Life, the publication of St. John’s Parish, Dannevirke, conducted by the vicar, the Rev. G. B StAobf"l- - contains the following in its last issue:— “I’ve been locking the front doors of the church lately—and it’s sad that I’ve needed to do it. For four weeks running when there was a dance at a nearby hall, young people had evidently used the church for ’sitting out' —this was evidenced by little oiles of cigarette butts. We were not able to catch them —I supnose 1 became in very late —so I thought it better to locx me wont u..»
course there is a risk of fire—-but I’m deeply concerned that people would use the church in this way. It shows an utter disregard for God and for the people who love His house. I just wish that the police could have caught them —and given them the fright they deserved.”
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19804, 5 December 1938, Page 16
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156DANCE PATRONS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19804, 5 December 1938, Page 16
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