ON THE CONVENTION.

White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 263, 18 May 1917, Page 12

ON THE CONVENTION.

(To the Editor). Madam,— 1 read your tine Convention number with interest, but if you will kindly allow me to say so, 1 would like to have seen some remarks on:

(1) “The Rights of the Children” emphasised. That is the right of these little immigrants to our world to full citizenship of our State immediately they come. The right to full food, clothing, lodging, medical attendance, education, and training, and land, with a State guarantee that they get them. (2) “On thinking good thoughts.” Is it not the faith that is in us that tells? Thoughts are from two sources (a) our own personal experiences, including what we are told and read; (b) outside impressions from our Creator, and our fellows’ faith. Thoughts may be anything—but faith only can remove mountains. If we set our faith it continues to work even though we may be thinking about other things. (3) “The 1 ost of living.” I would like* to have seen the basic principle of living and its relation to the land affirmed. “The earth is the Lord’s” not the landlord's. “The earth is the Father’s table,’’ and it is the artificial divorce of three fourths of “The Father’s children” from the land that makes the cost of I ving burdensome.—l am, etc., SAM A. BROWNE. Cleavedon, Auckland, April 30th, ic> 17.

(To the Editor.)

Dear Madam, —At our meeting of the committee in connection with the Man festo held to-day, it was decided that we keep Empire Week as a spec ial week of prayer for our new Campaign. That all the ministers be asked to preach special sermons on Sunday 20th, and that the congregations be asked to pass a resolution asking for Prohibition during the period of the war, and for six months therefater. During the week following, either in the evening or afternoon, we arrange special prayer meetings at the different churches to pray for Prohibition on the lines of the Manifesto. It was suggested that it would be a good thing if that week could he kept hv our Onions throughout the. Dominion. Trusting that great success may attend our efforts. —I remain, yours sincerelv, N. DEWAR.