Rise Seen In Standard Of Housekeeping

Chronicle (Levin), 6 September 1948, Page 4

Rise Seen In Standard Of Housekeeping

"Our general standard of housekeeping in New Zealand is rising," said Rev. A- Salmond in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church yesterday morning. "A longer general education for girls and boys, the teaching of domestic science in schools, the radio, the Press and bodies like women's institutes are some of the factors causing ^the standard to rise. "Our general standard of housekeeping ought to apply equally to our church buildings and to our homes. If the average church member spring-cleaned his house as c infrequently as he thinks of springcleaning his church buildings and i their odd corners, he would be thoroughly ashamed of himself.' "In our Presbyterian thinking," said the speaker, "church buildings are extensions of the homes of all of us, to be used by the greater family to give a richness of life the separate .Christian home ofritself cannot give, Because church. buildings, jjelong* to a\l the family, its rooms and. buildings .ought to reflect the ddre'rOf all' and its standards ought to be tnosp.oi the most competent and;.efficient of its members. When this becomes the case the . church will be in a position to keep New Zealand as a whole ' f orward to . a proper use of public utilities _ and public buildings. These at present reflect . a relatively low standard of cleanline'ss and care."