HOLY DAYS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18370, 1 May 1925, Page 9

HOLY DAYS.

TO ZOK WHTOft Or "W SMS*." Sir,—There have been several letters in your paper latoly in connexion, with tho keeping of Good Friday, whleh ia ono of tho Holy Pays of the Anglic** Church. . Tho writers all lament,, the desecration oi that day by tho Gotct*• meat and general public. There is another day of which there are. 5S In the year, and I would be safe i* saying that tip to 10 or 12 years ago there were few places in the world where it was better kept than in our own Nfw Zealand. I refer to the Christian Sabbath or lord's Pay. » ** eemmo* now to see carpentering, fencing* P**f >* ing, motor-shed and fowlbome WB* }ag, while gardening is the rate ia «MM district*." These things are all against the. law, and those who ate gnilty of them are. destroying one of oar greatest blessings and privileges. It pained AM> today when J read in your paper, the way some campers at Waikuha Ketefe spent the day in dancing. Last Safcfeatft afternoon I passed through tt»a tosjtfc Park and there was a gaaje of foathnU in full swing, the plnycw IwUtf •» their regular football jorseya ana «•*• ducting themselves in every *»y Jfs* tho earne as on any ordinary day. inter at Addington soine young people ««?* engage*! ..playing tennis \ ' Our hours of labour sue net Wtgip£ those in some countries, and ire -Tra*. sports in plenty on Saturday, TMjljn •we give more attention and vigßMe* to keep this day as it ought to fee top* it will be better for us aa a peeflft, «*d wc will respect the wishes of those *|o wish to keep Good Friday. Sorte of Wtr sports people or our pablie guardian* could help in this matter and keep things orderly.—-Yours, - i April 80th, 1953.