MAROKOPA.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 441, 21 February 1912, Page 3

MAROKOPA.

Own C'lLT.L'spondflnt. No church Fervicjs have been hell hue for nearly a year. That these services i-unply a w;nt in the minds of men is evidenced by the. action of the public n meeting on Sunday evenings for mutual help and guidance. Meetings are well attended and sneakers are many. That man is a gregariou ■-, creature, that his ideas transcend the materialistic, that he is an earnest seeker after truth and uprightness, that monotony depresses and thnat he finds refuge from depression in the contemplation of lofty ideas are some of the lessons being proved to the student of human nature. All recognise the absence of some concreta form of ethical teaching may lead the young to degradation and ahame, hence tha objects of the society in discussing only such subjects as are elevating to the race and a comfort to the individuals thereof. How long the experiment of a mutual help association taking place of divine services, will continue, will depend on the activity of the church, and the mood 3 and whims of that little complex organism man. A mutual improvement society is an asset to every community fortunate enough to possess such an institution, provided it docs not prevent people from attending divine service. Here it 13 endeavouring to fulfil two posts, for the simple reason that church services are never held. Sheep there are, but there is no shepherd. The officials of the society, Messrs Johnston, Fox and P. W. Bell, will be glad to get essays from mo rubers. Papers real to the society become the property of the society, and are kept in the meeting house, the public hall, for perusal of members. Thus the nucleus of a public library is being formed. Some of the members who take an interest in biology are moving to have provided the necessary book 3 and scientific apparatus for study so that farming may be carried out in as practical and scientific a manner as is in keeping with the present progressive age. Cricket seems to have died altogether. Last September Mr P. W. Bell convened a meeting of the cricketer. It was well attended, and a new club was formed. The captain, vice-captain, the secretary and one of the vice-presidents worked well to help the ball rolling. But when the tar and sawdust pitch proved a failure, interest in the Eglishman's national game ceased, and now weeks pass without one hearing the word cricket. What conclusion is to be drawn from this evidence? Is man capable of taking a live interest in more than one thing at a time? Is he so bent no moral and mental development that the physical is forgotten? Psychology tells us one phase of mind inhibits otl\er phases: We are forced, to conclude the pscyhologist is right. His generalisations enable U3 to read history in advance, and to believe that "coming events cast their shadows before."