THE POLITICS OF MACHIAVELLI.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20179, 6 March 1931, Page 13

THE POLITICS OF MACHIAVELLI.

eanv nrn'or tr& vbe*s. vis aow since Oi Bred and gave-the world bob." We are often tijia that testa itself irifh only a change' it r are more hiupane and merrier a ' .eopnfcry; olkal Party won as election ot ifr-]H|ing-led V a ■yfcb' eptild get, and another by dlatmiag„ ili bring' about, prosperity 'ii> lud.' by simply borrowing E!' Wl«*t About those vrho are" aid in toiler to abolish the H Court, csllmg the latter a J»ut' ask-; Smr; protection .tariff ob -all imports}

\«f political uidignast at the, (JiaHHnK'Ute worker who at'a suitdemands and gets'a penny IgMsgftHar the profiteer are formed jftpf the liijjj of- supply and ad--9* tsq.land'ls subject 'to diminishing retnan' aW ; called V What- about trade unionist, who, fining, forgets his Weaker within „ the aalaolmn in a perfect v steep. Ho not W* preach' r to Us on the »ittgs while tantalising rfi6w'wlucf» would fe .kappier but us E; 5? . 1 S^^Prench J tankers 1 who, mnpf JEfovieU ithieves for JhiT their national debts a £59,000,000 loan, in t their ' .brothers, the RMiJiWith 'd«J>reciated curjjgjgjjjtog o!|Jy y oae-fl£tb of fffwrt * genius and a great gmftt of an" Italian State Bfejataany .of' thte .foreign' Erinee »was the. pride, who |™[WW'f*ieaitiiery; who HHai»emfas'at -ihe4r own jESiifeatad:-'' their Mmise thus the ng&nt-of |||fce lav of retribution." HSigfer'a knife diiT ftab Hem&b Ippjt Hugd'doom* its' lie,' the ■KUbe predact of warn" * 1 -v Hffif r 1

'- ♦ i .Clmrch because it was aa ob the realisation of his national' dream, and if he had lived to-dayf »oat likely he wouldVhave writ- ( Hjjrfnee,*' who would have : reliefl%a l the greatuesa and holiness of his ami cawa? to btpng defeat to the Jus §t&te. —Yours, etc., y~ 'WrJ,';\ H. COLONNA. ' Ksnshlith, 793 Z. ■ WOMEN MINISTERS. •, yq vfnt .XBiios or m, suss.

, ( _ Sir.t—refer en co to the I subject • of, the mipistry of woman in the Church, it u ir&ir first of all to- have < a clear ' conception of the' Church ;as spoken of in the New The general thought as to the Church to-day is Jargejy 'denominational, henb6 the number of churches ip our midst having distinctive names. Yet the New Testament , speaks .of only one/Churchi;of which Christ ia 'the foundation as well as the' Head (Sfatthew 16-18, Eph. 1-22, IV. |5, Col. 1-18), and its members'consisting of every true believer is Him, { With .regard ,to the ministry, of in the, Church, we must rememher that the prominence" of such women' in the Qld Testament as Miriam," Deborah, etc., was by Goq'tp indicate the weakness of the nation ipith. regard topdpiinistrative iovernniont, and wfjs never meant illustrate the equality of women in this present dispensation of'Chorch, history.' ' While 'we readily-agree that there'is room' for the ministry of -women in the Chuiph (and there are which illustrate the character of-such), yet at the same time the Word also emphasises thfe fact of the woman's place of subjection wo®* B man, is concerned: see 1 Corinth XI-3> XIV.-34-5, note 1 Tim. 2-11). The following; Scriptnres indicate something of tlgje character of woman's ministry: Jfamap# XVI.,. 1 to 6;= 1 Timothy, V.-IO; these verses <rive no hint as to pulpit preaching.—Yours,. etp„ ' . \ H:G-M. March sth, 1931. . - r „ TO /pp UDITOH), or Tpß WIWS. Sir,—Will yon plcaao allow-ipe to ask a, question through the columns of your much* rcjid paper! While men are" as yet not and even ministers perabout th(j m?ani»g oCfome pasthe Bible cayejdflff the stftfeiVX like to the women who desiro - to preaftM Will

' that they do not desire to take either .salaries, titles, pulpits, or vestments; (hat -they desire only to preach becatue the love of Christ constrains (or compels) themt I think that might settle the matter. Surely the Methodists whose beloved founder, John Wesley, preached on his' father's tombstone, need not be ashamed of the step they have taken. There are, some that still can say: t "Faith of our Fathers, living still "in spite of dungeon, fire, and flood." —Yours, etc., I ? A. WOMAN. | March sth, 1931. j

MONICA , PARK SPEEDWAY. 10 THIS EDITOR Of TK* fSCSS. Sir, —If/the Monica Park Speedway wishes to retain its patrons it should cease admitting children from seven to fourteen years who are not under the control of adults. Surely their time for amusement ,ia during the' day, and the evening hours should be for adults. Noisy children not only annoy people, but cheapen the entertainment, as they frequently for the whole , two: hours "hold .the ground"- with their .shouts 'and ill-mannered .remarks^—Yours, .etc., SPEEDWAY ENTHUSIAST.' March 4th, 1931. . [The promoters' reply to this complaint is that jthey consider that the sport of broadsiding/is equally , enjoy-, able for young and old, and hesitate to interfere with the wishes of parents -who encourage their children to seek their amusement in the open air. The sport is so thrilling that a' certain amount of healthy excitement is inevitable, and this; they, believe, is particularly desirable in these times of stress. Not only is police supervision provided to check misconduct or annoyance, but the promoters ■ themselves employ an average of three men per night for this purpose.]

EARTHQUAKE RELIEF. * TO THK ZDITO& OT THS FBESS. ' Sir, —In Thursday's issue' of your paper, it is stated that Ifie earthquake reHef; moneys now. held by circuits, and thp chairman of the Methodist Conference, shall be paid into a fund, to be-called the Methodist Earthquake Fund, .the-object of which shall be to sustain the work of .God in the stricken area. Now, Sir, I maintain that this is a distinct breach of faith with' those contributed to the retiring collections ' in Methodist churches last Sunday week, as ifc wns etated by our ministers 'that the funds

so collected would be forwarded at once for the relief of the sufferers.— Yours, etc., METHODIST. February 26th, 1931. ! [When this complaint -was brought before the Rev. A. N. Scotter, chairman of tho North Canterbury District and ox-president of-the Methodist Conference, he said that, a great deal of the money contributed in retiring collections had alrc&dy been handed into the general fund in the .various districts. The experience in. the West Coast earthquake was that np church properties received any . assistance from the general fund. It had been decided by tho conference, after considerable discussion, that the.first claim uppn the retiring collections should be for the repair of the parsonages, and the second for the assistance of church agents in the fou? places affected. Most of the members of Methodist congregations had also assisted the general fund through other channels. In connexion with the restoration of; the churches and schoolrooms, a special appeal was being made.].