THE PEOPLE'S CHURCH.
j ! Every church that is doing its Master's work well has conra&cted with _t poor people who cannot afford even a i wireless license and a crystal set, and they, especially if they are elderly and Lve in crowded and squalid surroundings, would greatly appreciate a ; p ace where they could “listen in” in ; wramth and comfort. “If the churchc-s furnish billiards for youths and bad- • m nton for girls, why not a wireless ! room for lonely folks? This could be i j done at once, without waiting to see I jif the proposals outlined above are j
j adopted. If it is beyond the capac.ty jof the churches to provide homes I where old people can spend their dej dining years in peace—and it is a d.sgrace to the Free Churches that so j little has been dene in this way—j surety there are few churches unable j to fit up a room where such people can | keep in touch with the wider world J and listen to the Prince of Wales or j the Prime Minister, Dame Clara Butt | or Sir Harry Lauder, or, if inclined, 1 laugh with John “enry.”—Dr Albert Peel, the editor of the Congregational; i Quarterly.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 295, 4 July 1929, Page 3
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