PUBLIC OPINION. THE CLERGY AND THE COAL STRIKE.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1926, Page 4

PUBLIC OPINION.

THE CLERGY AND THE COAL STRIKE.

“ It is perfectly true that those who took part in the deputation from the i hurt lies to the Prime .Minister on the subject *of the coal strike were in no sense definitely appointed as representatives of the ( hri-tian churches. They were only representatives in the same sense, for instance, that Dr Archibald Fleming is an excellent representative of the Church of Scotland in England.

We have, of course, received no mandate from any church. T’.’.e mandate under which we have acted comes from en Authority, not wholly negligible, whereby we have been commissioned to promote peace on earth, good will among men. -It, was in fulfilment of this ministry of reconciliation that wo ■rough!. and seek, a way of peace out of a situation which after twelve weary weeks, must otherwise end merely in the defeat of one side.”-—The Bishop of Winehsster.

TAKE A HOLIDAY

“ A man owes it to his work to take a real rest from it once in a while. No matter ; 'u>w much a man may love his work, and no matter what enthusiasm he may put into it from day to day. he will get stale on it if lie keeps at it without interruption year in and year out. We remember an acquaintance ol former years who was boasting continually that lie never took a holiday. And everyone who was in close touch with the work lie did bore witness that that work showed every evidence of it. Instead of being specially faithful to I,is work by staying at it in that interrupted way. it was that very work that he was specially faithful to. He had fallen into such a rut, and did his work with such little vision and imagination and enthusiasm that he did not more than, half of it. For his work’s sake he made a very grout mistake.” —The “ New Outlook ” (Canada).