YE OLDE ENGLISH FAYRE.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 62, 20 January 1883, Page 2

YE OLDE ENGLISH FAYRE.

TO THE EOTTOE OF Tflß FEIHHNG STAR. Sir, — Kindlj* allow me space for a ifew remarks called forth by the letter of your " Sorrowful" correspondent in your last impression. As it occurs to me that he must bo a parson, I am not going to blame him for giving vent to his ■"Sorrowful" feelings, and for lecturing the members of the AngKcan .Church for Tesorfc-. ing to euoh means as "ye fayre" for liquidating their debt. Nor am I going to ventilate any opinion of mine or to. agitate the question as to the expediency or fitness of such methods of raising money for religious purposes. My object an writing is to point out to "Sorrowful" the welUknown fact that "ye fayre" was -not only " carried out in the .presence, and with the consent of the authorities of the said Church," but also in the presence and with the consent, i.e., the patronage, sanction, and evident approval©! many of the members of ail the other Churches in Feilding. There are three places of worship m Grey-street, and one in Manchest ar-street, and the congregations from eacli of these were well represented night after night at that very wicked (?) place, "Ye Olde EngKshe Fayre." Of course " Sorrowtul" was not there himself, or, like Jeremiah, rivers of water* would hare flown from his eyes, to have seen members, not only of his own, but of all the other -Churches, revelling in the various amusements and pleasures afforded by the "fayre." " Sorrow! ul" says, "All will sympathise with the Anali can -congregation in their efforts to reduce the debt -on their Church. The meinbci s of other Churches will gladly return the sympathy shown them so freely by 'the Anglicans, &o." Most decidedly they will, Sir, and this they have done by flocking in goodly numbers to the "fayre," and therefore instead of giving the Anglicans such a rating for holding the entertainment, let " Sorrowful," if he thinks the other Churches have erred in their mode of showing their sympathy, give them a good sound dressing down for their conduct. The fact is human nature will seek recreation and amugemenfc, and when such excellent entertainments as the one in question are provided, the present case abundantly proves that people of all classes and creeds will be sure to attend them, caring little perhaps for the object so long as they gett pleasure and enjjoyment,,anl will continue to >do co however much a here and there ** Sorrowful" and ascetic individual may -disclaim against it. — I am, &(s, - Liberty. [We observe that it was the Wesleya* hurch that got into trouble in Napier for engaging the " Old English Fayre.*'— Ed. E.S.I