DESECRATION OF SUNDAY BY SPORT
WANGANUI, April 7. Disapp.roval of what was described as the desecration of Sunday by inci'eased organised sporting activities, and con cern at the poyerty and starvation iu India, ' were expressed at the 25th annuai conference of the Associated Churches of Christ in New Zealand. which concluded in Wanganui today Other questions discussed concerned the Bible iil Schools Ueague and New Zealand 's drink bill. Resqdutions carried were: — "Thife conference expresses its" dis lpproval of th^ desecration of Ihe Loru's day (Munday;, especially by in creased organised sporting* activities, and recommends all local authorities to ensure that pub^ic reserves and reereation grounds.are not used. for this purpose. " "The conference views with alarni the grievous cop'ditions of poverty and starvation in Ivdia' and China and parts of Europe and suggests to all churches and well thinking people of New Zealand, wholehearted support to Corso in its appeal ,f.or clothing and llnancial assistance. .. , . Stating that New Zealand 's drinh bill was the capse of great alarm on the part of the,.national women 's con ferenee, it was reported that in 1900 the colony spent £2,747,000, equal to £3 Ss 4d a head on liquor, but in 194(1 £15,159,000 (£8 15s 3d per head) was spent.
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 April 1947, Page 8
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