Thoughtful Moments

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 64, 12 June 1942, Page 2

Thoughtful Moments

(Su.-iplied by Lbe Whakatane Mir.ist ers' Association)

THOUGHTS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF SUNDRY PACIFISTS (From Lowell's "Biglow Papers") Ther's critters yit that talk an' act For wut they call Conciliation; They'd hand a bulf'llo-drovc a tract When they wuz madder than all Basilar). Conciliate? It jest means he kicked, no matter hew they phrase an' tone it; It means that we're to set down licked Thet we're poor shotes an' glad to owe it! Come, Pcace ! not like a mourner bowed For honour lost an' dear ones wasted, lint proud, to meet a people proud, With eyes thct tell o' triumph tasted! Come, with han ? gripping on the hilt, An' step that proves ye Victory's daughter! Long in' l'cr you, our spirits wilt Like shipwrecked men on rat's for water. Come, while our country feels the lift Of a great instinct shoutm' forwards. An knows thet freedom ain't a gilt Thet tarries long in linn's o' cowards! Come, secli ez mothers prayed for, when They kissed their cross with lips thel quivered, An' bring fair wages for brave men, A nation saved, a race delivered. VVal, don't give up afore the ship goes down: It's a stiff gale, but Providence wun't drown; An' God wun't leave us yet to sink or swim, If v.v (hMi't far.! to <!u wal's right by Him. WHOSE THE BLAME ? If the world is going wrong, Whose to blame ? If the host of evil's strong Whose the shame '? Have you stood out from the fight Never helped the cause of right Nothing done to spread the light. Yours the blame. i I Loud rings on sea and land to-day The challenge of a work to do, As in the furnaces of time God moulds this worn-out world anew. God, strip vis of our love of case, Send full on us Thy challenge clear, And let us catch the far-off Of Thy great walls, then let us go And build their splendour here.

OUR SUNDAY MESSAGE

HE GOT THERE Missionaries are still in some measure travelling to and from the overseas stations, although inder severe shipping restrictions. til many cases, ladies cannot go at all. The Bishop of Gambia recently succeeded in reaching his field in West Africa by signing on as a pantry boy in a Norwegian cargo steamer. RUSSIA Stalin's step in prohibiting vodka stands out in contrast, as does also the magnificent light the Russian people have put up. Russia led the way during the last Avar, and she has done so again. Right is might, and drunkenness and debauchery cannot never bring victory. "When Might and Right in battle meet The conflict may be long: But never doubt which side shall sing The final victory song. Truth's splendid sword in Freedom's hand Has ne'er been wasted yet. We know, and this should cheer us cn, We're winning, bit by bit." A PERTH MESSAGE Did yon see the Chinese Soci'cv team at play during their recent visit? Included in this team, were barristers, high business officials and Olympic Games representatives in various sports. We were pleased to read in a Brisbane daily paper that "they bar late nights, none drink, and few smoke-" This reminds me that Chiang KaiShek, the Christian Generalissimo of China, sends a postcard to each of his soldiers with these ten rules: — 1. Thou shalt not covet riches. 2. Thou shalt not fear to. die. o. Thou shalt not advertise thyself for vain glory. 4. Thou shalt not be proud. 5. Thou shalt not be \ay.y. 6. Thou shalt not gamble. 7. Thou shalt not smoke. 8. Thou shalt not drink wine. 9. Thou' shalt not borrow money. 10. Thou shalt not die. "Cobbers" (Western Australia). "We shall BUILD on: On through the cynic's scorning, On through the coward's warning, On through the cheat's suborning We shall BUILD on! Firm on the Rock of Ages, City of babes and sages. Laugh while the tempest rages— We shall BUILD ON!