A Newspaper Homily

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 19, 13 May 1909, Page 729

A Newspaper Homily

' Perhaps it may turn out a sang, Perhaps turn out a sermon.' The form of the quotation given at the end of this paragraph may indeed suggest what the Scottish bard calls a ' sang.' It is, in reality, a rather striking short sermon or homily addressed to those myopic Catholics who shoot bolt and bar against the religious paper of their faith, while admitting into their homes journals that often give false views of life and of their religion. Our St. Louis contemporary reserves a space of about seven inches by five, and surrounds it with a deep mourning border. The middle of the space is occupied by the following striking legend, which we commend to all whom it may concern : —