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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 16, 14 October 1918, Page 6

COVETOUSNESS

Sir,—"Some farmers are gloating over the thought of 4s. per lb. for wool and 2s. 6d. per lb.for butter after the war." These words I read as being used by a minister of religion in an address he gave. lam afraid tha golden prospect of 2s. 6d. per lb. for butter won't materialise, as the price is already fixed at Is. Bd. per lb. Well, as tho Irishman would., say, "More power.to them; let them gloat." And as Mr. Archer is bo very smart at facts and figures, perhaps he already f knows that 4s. per Ib'i and more is being paid to the United States farmers 'for their wool—and this in America,the home of democracy. May I suggest to Mr. Archer that as a preacher against the sin he specialised, namely, covetousness, he would do well to class that said sin in its proper category. My opinion of present-day covetousness is not covetousness for gain, but , a direct breaking of the Tenth Commandment—all of us coveting everything that belongs to someone else. As tha prophet of old, in his indictment, said: "Thou art the man," applies to each of us, and not one particular class. There is this spirit of jealousy abroad. Begrudge everybody what is theirs. It does not matter if a man lias been thrifty and industrious, andthereby acquired wealth. He has the' money, that is enough—condemn him. • One would think that it is a crime that money should be coming into the couii-' try • and I wonder what sort or a country it would be if the money did not come in. Noir, would the heavy war loans be raised? , I think it would be more befitting a minister of religion ■ , to preach good will to men, instead of setting class against class. Perhaps one day (who knows?) the upheaval will come, and then,, strange to Bay, • in all revolutions it is the ministers on whom the mob first hurls its anger. -I am, etc., A BApT j gT>