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New Zealand Tablet, 21 May 1914, Page 34

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« Learn from Catholics ' The Nonconformist bodies in England are making the belated discovery that the Catholic Church is abundantly right in her attitude on the subject of religious education. At the Congregational Union, says a London cable dated May 15, the Rev. Harold Brierly declared that Protestants could learn from the Catholics, who were applying themselves to the capture of the child. In this respect the Catholic Church had proved herself a profound' psychologist and most astute tactician. The Rev. Mr. Sewell, who concurred, denounced the iniquity of long sermons and long prayers. Kikuyu « Howlers ' A class of London schoolboys has just been asked to write essays on 'JKikuyu.' Here are some extracts, the first of which, at least, is not at all a bad shot: ' The three bishops were overworked and were in need of a long holiday.' ' The extreme heat experienced in these districts upset the bishops and made them quarrel.' ' They objected to the services being given in Scotch.' Canada and the • Menace ' New Zealand is not the only country that has banned the filthy Menace from circulation through the mails? We learn from American exchanges that the Canadian post office officials have now taken steps to keep the paper out of Canada. They have served notice upon the Washington Postal authorities of the course they have adopted to prevent the foul sheet from circulating among Canadians. Mr. Joseph Stewart, Second Assistant Postmaster General, has notified the Postmaster of Aurora, Mo., the place where the Menace is published, that he must refuse all copies of the vile sheet which have a Canadian address. Here is the order transmitted to him from Washington: Second Assistant Postmaster General, Washington, March 9, 1914. • Postmaster, Aurora, Mo. Your attention is invited to the following extract from a letter of the postal administration of Canada, dated February 23, viz. : ' I have to inform you that the Menace, a weekly paper published at Aurora, Missouri, has been placed on the list of publications which are prohibited from circulation by mail in Canada, on account of its offensive contents.' Please cause the publisher of the paper in question to be properly informed respecting the matter and such action taken at your office as will prevent the acceptance of copies, of said paper for mailing to Canada. (Signed) Joseph Stewart, Second Assistant Postmaster General.