Everyman’s Hut

Camp News, Volume 2, Issue 90, 19 September 1941, Page 8

Everyman’s Hut

Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to to drift; We have hard work to do, and loads to lift. Shun not the struggle; face it. ’Tis God’s gift. Be strong Say not the days are evil — to blame? And fold the hands and acquiesce 0 shame ! Stand up, speak out, and bravely, In God’s name. Be strong! It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong, Lyall Bay—Lambton (Rly. Stn.) 3 SeatounLambton (Rly. Stn.) 3 Wadestown — Govt. Bldgs. 1 Wallace Street —Lambton (Rly. Stn.) 6 ROUTE NUMBERS. 1 — Via Courtenay Place, Lambton Quay; also via Tinakori Rd. to and from Karori and Northland. 2 — Via Hataitai Tunnel, Courtenay

Pl, Lambton Quay; also via r ’ Bowen St. to and from Karori and Northland. 3 — Via Constable Street, Courtenay Place, Lambton Quay. 4 — Via Cuba Street, Lambton Quay. 5— Via Courtenay Pl., Jervois Quay. 6 Via Cuba Street, Wallace Street. — Via Upper Willis Street. B Via Lambton Quay and Stout St. 9.— Customhouse Quay, Courtenay Place. 10—Via Wakefield Street. NIGHT SIGNALS. Via Kilbirnie Tunnel. Miramar: 2 White Lights. Hataitai: 1 White Light. Kilbirnie Post Office: 1 White, 1 Green Miramar Junction :1 White, 1 Green, 1 White. Via Adelaide Road. Island Bay: 3 Blue Lights. Lyall Bay (via Constable St.), 1 Blue, 1 White, 1 Blue. Kilbirnie Post Office (via Constable St.), 2 Blue Lights. Berhampore: 1 Blue, 1 Green, 1 Blue. Newtown (via Cuba St.): 1 Blue, 1 Red, 1 Blue. Newtown to Railway Station (via Courtenay Place): 1 Red. New! own to Railway Station (via Cuba St.): 1 Red, 1 Blue. Seatoun: 3 White Lights. Miramar Junction (via Constable St.): 1 White, 1 Blue. Other Routes. Karori Park: 1 Red, 1 Green, 1 Red. Karori Post Office: 3 Reds. Cemetery: 1 Red, 1 White, 1 Red. Northland: 1 Red, 1 White. ' Gardens: 2 Red. Wadestown: 1 Green, 1 Red, 1 Green. Oriental Bay: 1 Blue. Wallace Street — Office: 3 Greens. Aro —Post Office: 2 Greens. Brooklyn—Post Office: 1 Green.

How hard the battle goes, the day how long,

Faint not, fight on!

To-morrow comes the song.

To-day thousands of men, women and children are working as they would never have thought of working a few short years ago. Then it was a question of working hours and conditions and rates of pay. Now it is to save liberty, even very existence itself. Long hours at high pressure are faced cheerfully turning out ships and munitions, stores and ' food to shorten the way to victory. And so the work goes on. Loved ones depart many to return again no more, but though the heart is breaking there is “hard work to do, and loads to lift,” the struggle is faced and the challenge of the enemy is accepted and

flung back in his teeth until at last “To-morrow comes the song.”

We seem to have fallen on evil days, but sitting down, bemoaning our fate will not help matters. We have all to get down to realities and do our part in making things better.

After the fall of Jericho, the children of Israel, under Joshua, were rejoicing over their victory, and so far forgot God’s part in the downfall of the city, that they went in their own strength to take Ai and suffered defeat. Joshua was down on his face before God, bewailing the disaster and crying to God for help. But God’s command was “Get up, Israel hath sinned” and that sin had to be dealt with before God could help them. So Joshua did his part in setting things right and God did the rest.

. And so must we fight on against the evil around us. We must do our part in our own individual lives and then we will see God working on our behalf.

“Let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap if 'we faint not.”