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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1222, 11 December 1882, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

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TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —t have been to see the “ Olde English© Fayre/’ a representation of the dark age*. I have i seen money collected in a good many ways fd r the church, but that beats them all. I wonde rif all the men who have perished at the stall e, for the cause of Christ, all the covenanters who had to leave their homes, take shelter in mountains and caves, who were hunted l md slain for the religion, that we are now so p roud of, if they were to appear on the scene to-day what would they think of how it is conducted? Would they think that people were getting more enlightened ? Saint John, the divii »e, was commanded to write to the seven ohur ehes, into the church of Ephesus, ” thou ha a*t tried them, which say they are Ape-stles and are not, and hast found them Hurs, arid haat borne, and hast patience* and for my namesake past laboured, and hast not fain ted r nevertheless I have somewhat against I hee because thou Ibast left thy first love.” Ha)»c the Churches of New Zealand tried them, which say they are Apostles and are not ? Are they true to their first love ? And unto the other churches he was to write in • rimilar way. I wonder if those Churches w art supported by concerts, dancing, and gambling ? Did they have Punch and Judy, and Wild Beast Shows and Niggers acting on the stage, to support the Church. Hoping tl mt you will publish these few renr irk«—l :am Ac., Christian.