MAN'S DUTY AND EASY MONEY.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 454, 6 April 1912, Page 5

MAN'S DUTY AND EASY MONEY.

The brief address give;, by llishop Crossley at Auckland dining the short lunch hour Lenten service on Wednesday, enabled him to make sharp attacks upon two prevalent dispositions. "I have no room.'" he declared, "for the. chap who says, 'i am not going to serve my country.'" To serve one's country, he said, meant to guard one's beloved home, to protect one's womankind, and to preserve the liberty which was the pride of all. To serve one's country was not \o go out of the way to slaughter others. They hoped war would never come in New Zealand: but they would he worse than fools if they took no steps to protect themselves against the possibility. If a man had conscientious scruples against soldiering • even though God had directed the mat! who had no sword to sell his coat and buy one—he should he sent out to do a really tough job. He should, for instance, work at roadmaking, for the same period as his military training should occupy. He should on no account he allowed to escape his duty to the State

Thn other matter to which special reference v;;is made by Dr Crossley was tlie gambling habit. Up would not say (.hat to make a bet, was sinful; on that, point lie Icft the decision to the Ten Commandments. The question a man should ask himself was whether he wanted his boy to be a gentleman, and if it was being a gentleman to lake someone elso's money. There if wa.- true- 111:11 the other party to a bet had a chance to win, but betting was a dirty, lew way o\ making money There was some sport about betting, o\ course; hut, be had Peon such wrecks made of young lives by the habit gambling' as would convince anyone that it was wise not to have anything to do with it.