WORSHIP OF "CULTURE."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 912, 3 September 1910, Page 4

WORSHIP OF "CULTURE."

DENOTJNCEi); BY-A: BISHOP.

By Telegrapi—Press Association—Copyright-. '•'■'./. .' > ;"■ /Auckland,^September/ 2. - : ' The'first ceremonies,- in- connection;' ■'-'.' with, : the Anglican , mission' were. HMd in'■.'■• -' St:' Mary's:Cathedral;last evening, -and^'.■' in the:course'of "aVßermcni .the. Bishop'.,■• : of , ■Aucklahd;''(Dr.. , Neligan) said'that . . on one sidei one . sawv pnenomenal'. sne-. ; ; cess'and on the_ ; other ''■: :, ure.;.;.Why .was '■ it,' he '-. asked, • ■' ; ' was.ndtia single place.'of. worship;'in.- : ■// New; Zealand, including' the.;Clsttrcli"of/ ;. England, Roman' CathoUci an?i<Tioiir' V: '■' Bpiscopalian phurehes,- that: waajhabita:-,':. ■ ally'.filled/with .worshippers?'..'gltv'was■: : because of the dreadful poison that wae;;';, in our life.- The devil was'an educated : ; gentleman; :to-dayi;.'';;-.There . -Was.' the. /..-■ devil.-} .There,was nb,',mistake/&boutit, ; :' . ; he was .real.' : ■'■; The 'devil ■hadvgot'rna/ ; '■■'■ somehow or other ;tp: substitute' another.'; ■'..-..■ word instead-pf religion—the:w6rd?fcul-/ ; tiire." 'All- sorts ■of;;.devices,/ s : ;'-'. gens, and inducements 'were used{to : in- ■■: // duce - people to ; enter /the places of wor- ■; / ship, and'at;times/the'. vulgarity.of. the ."// adyertkemerits ; ':use<l i r made; .oiiG.jbluali.' ':■■'■." We.'.WOTe'-a--dan^rbus^.rpr&ptto'ua.' , :o6nii-.'V;-;'.' ■ munity. .-;■>; I^abry//the/Anglicans ;in / ,/ 'the- country. .oTO.ed 'the.'greater;percen- , " v tagevof itsiwjialth;/.;,lt'had/been/esti-' ■.> ■ mated by the iss-Bishop/bf.Waiapu that:' ■/■ if the Anglicaiia/in/New-'Zealahd^(4l>per. -y.\ cent, of;the pppiilation)-gave only..pne» ■<'-:■:■. fiftiethof tlieifp / 'the income/of i' the -Church, of tho/Pro-,'- : r ■ vihqe;-.ot: Newf/Zealand/wpuld be. £200y- : -,:; 000.per.'annuiiiV^..As/a .matter;of: fact,-.(:;■: .amount /yas/intoitesimal/ /'■.Tinder'',''. ;tho .various ;subrliviswns;of. ; '.'morality/ , . ;.; they-got- hpfse-racingrT-that was-calledi . - sporti .but p:ii ; .4he/confession?;pf.. many,;/;/ ; : ' through..the.'-'. totalisator; ;and. 'sport/fpr- ; : spprt's : ...[)ake '.was/neither, , ' popular : npr/-.: ■prevalent:;; ; :Steadily;;and_ '■surely:;s-inf,'..:v-facilities. being/gifen/ ior v 7// div6fce,i\ and '.these/were/ being /taken.'>■;:** advantage..'of.-:-v;ln'-:proportion."to, pnr,.;: ; 'populatiori and/, the '; standard?'of - Ut-"./; mgi-.we*had. an ; alarniing/arid .disgrace-./:- : ful -number of /rescue.; and ■ ;inaternity; : /. hoiniß's;'/''i^iuotn'er.^ihstitutions,VplßcMv : .which,/'. , and: ;■> which "the god of 'culture" demanded •■' '■- should'-be-fiUed./:: : '. ! i//r:;v''■/■T/l'v/-' ; ;