CRICKET ON SUNDAY IN FEILDING.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 10, 27 November 1878, Page 2

CRICKET ON SUNDAY IN FEILDING.

TO TUB EDITOR. „ . - : Sir, — I was somewchat shocked to «c& such a number, of boys and adults enjoyed m playing the game of cricket oh the Lord's. Day right m front of Mr. Halcombe-s residence, which is nearly m, the centre o£ tha town. The noise could be heard for a,con•idorable distance. I hope it is only nieces* sary to draw public attention to this mafcten to. ha,tce it stopped. I would expeofc from, the young and. rising township of Peildinga protest against this, or any other sport*, on the Lord's. Day. The feeling* of t hosi», who respect the day should Be .considered^ — I am,. &o s ■ ; ' , Settikb. PiS;—^ thovttfk tl*t% th.n,. scene of action, t^aa.npt on Mr BateombeV]»roperty. -

W> THB HDITOR. Sl-B,— l thought when I \jras v writing on» account of vyhat I sawon Suriday lai»ly,-w Sunday amusein^ts,. tjt^yiny. iegUng^i^ 1 toleration would inflame 'the intoleruft. sprit of », ckss ttyrt try to> make, people pious, byt Act ojr Parliament. "Snhbathj Observer" take 9 nw'to task for my tc^m.> ' tion, as if I already smelt of fire and brimstone, supply because I remarked that the, * youth that played cricket on. Sunday rajght, be worse empjojj»d> I wjopjtl ask," Sabbat}*, Pbseijroc-^ mhat is being dpne by. those influential persons that hi appeals to.i^.th*. way of making Sunday.a d^jt 6| enjpjßnjent to those who do not tako the same>s*riou,f , . view of the Day of Best that hVdoest. If also afn a- Sftbbath : observer* and- eohsidirii, ds»y o£re?t araong/thfc. greatest boons that;, are bestow.cd on 'the toiling-: milllions, and(t the day ».eom«ogyet-when(Sirfid»y~wifr.L»,. . , permitted; to, be-, a day thuttth'e: great jority of the people may have betijeV meank< of passinjj.it th!W.ia.beinjjdpn«,,irfeoiiJr tune. If " Sabbath, ObserFe^•^l^asi^e-cp\irage;6f' hia opinions to give expresajpn.to .his vj»w^ I would ask him for wtiai .'reason 'was Shfti Jewish. Sabbath, first instituted j. ajjd «c«. condor, when, w.as the ori^iial; Christian;, festival- changed into ftjJewiali Sabbath, and.'; thirdly* for w,hafc r^iswv w^vif; done i^ I think those who. would make people into;. Jewish Sabbatarians, b£^rt.of ; ;Pa>tisment, oxighjt to, be prepare^ >a.an?wer.l J«>» fckre©}' simple questions bef<^ th^y- charge anjf ] otiigrf : ."Taay; hesitate-* to, conderap people, for-.^openly- enjoying ''-'a^ gune. of, cricket ODiSiin.cftky,.iißpVefcrabfe.to. secret gambling, and d^unSennes?, such. as,, is every Sunday practised fomojie end of • thp. Colony to,tf)e.othe% and would be car*, tied- on. tea^ times, worse than it is if the. Good* Templiira succee^d; iri^p^cing th«i hotel system by a. rajiltittide.of low *lr-grog. s.hops, such aa existed here, iiv Eeilding-jbe-' fore, the.hot.els. closed them lip. Then, was, the.tipie for Sunday. drunkenness, and gaai-. Wing, with the two-gallon tag of adulterated; spirits m the cor.iu-r of a two-ro->med c\>t^ . tagp, Biiri-oundpd by. t he slyrgrog sellers' mffrs, and family and a nun'^ber ol workmen ands their w.«e>, di'inkiHg gwf» oup of tin panrii-" • kins until- •ttaiviMilicej&eil landlord gctSv. drijnk and unable to Ber,?o thptn, and t*ll»i his cn»toaiorsft<>3lielp.:them3eiTes, Thuitt is. a. t.r^e picture. o| Tjchat ye.as.at p§p timft^. . taking place' here, in] l""eilding, antl per.hap* v '.' Sabbnt h Observer "• ,w v as t,hen s n ( resident^ h.jjKP. and t knew nothing ajboot it. Por.:tn^ part I woulct isather. see. open amusement g~ than. tli;»t our so-callpd; Sabbjith-obsjjrwrg^ by the force.bf their intolerant spirit-, dfire. mnny people, to-, bereft gambling andi • drinking on. Sjindays. They may tell you^ that there are churchy to^gb^ to- on, Sim«. dj*ys, bqj; tjxe^ kno^. thafe they dpn!t drayr- : everyone, to, attejidi i»guft ri y a^. Diving^Mrr]. . vice, and as Defoe said m liia. iVsyc— . " Whereyer.Q-od-ereQta.ohou^ie of prayer.. 'J^ho Devil's sui'e to.build a cliapt^ there/f>" :-I sMppoje- Devil's chßpeJ.in tlwt, easeU^. the self-righteoiisneiw. ami inloleninc-a oiEmany who. take a. leadin*. pai* inleadihgL the congregations, and sdonej^ t^inn follow^ the. lead, of sucJt.jiison^o.of theseSab^liithr,. observers, I- w^oujd ruther. subscribe-. toy«_ RS:— I teusl? Observdr.'^ wilfe reply to my three qucationt