RELIGIOUS TRACTS
DISTRIBUTION CRITICISED People who distributed religious tracts to hospital patients were criticised by Mr. R. F. Way, at a meeting of the Rationalist Association in the Majestic Theatre last evening. No one could do anything but praise the kindly people who arranged the supply of books and musical entertainments, especially the Waterside Workers’ Union, members of which visited each patient on Sundays with gifts of cigarettes and confectionery, said Mr. Way. On the other hand there were some religious fundamentalists who, armed with certain tracts, took advantage of the helplessness of the patients. Other parties came with a harmonium and sang hymns and someone preached a sermon. The hospital authorities were doing tlieir best to create a cheerful atmosphere, but the work was being hindered by the effect of depressing tracts. The speaker questioned whether the Hospital Board was not neglecting its duty in permitting the patients to be worried by cheap American tracts.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1029, 21 July 1930, Page 11
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156RELIGIOUS TRACTS Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1029, 21 July 1930, Page 11
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