SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.

Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17574, 1 December 1928, Page 9

SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.

(To the Editor.) Sir, —The Bishop of Waikato is courageous in the declaration of his views. During the time he has been amongst us he has* certainly made us sit up and take notice. His latest pronouncement on the observance of Sunday will most certainly convince all and that- he is a man of radical ideas. He is evidently broadminded; there is nothing strait-laced about him, and many of those who look to him for guidance will rejoice that they , have a leader who will conduct them Into full liberty. There are. some, however, who hold tenaciously to the old belief that the observance "hi Sunday as a day for quiet meditation and spiri- . tual refreshment is necessary for the , development of the whole man. These . will probably regret their mis-spent days. They have been labouring under , an erroneous Impression. Sunday -, should be a day freed frdm all re- , straint —a day on which each should . do just as he or she likes regardless , of neighbours. The Primate of New • Zealand some time ago, after a tour ( of his diocese, declared that many J , children are growing up practically pagans, with absolutely no knowledge of the fundamental truths of Christianity. That there are hot many more so, some of us thought, was due to thousands of devoted men and women < throughout, the Dominion giving up many hours each week to preparation and their Sunday afternoons to teaching the juveniles the way of life. This has apparently been wasted effort. The children have been done a disservice and the teachers have been engaged in j a work of no merit. Alas, those blind guides!—l am, etc., OLD TIMER.