TO THE EDITOR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 53, 2 July 1903, Page 4

TO THE EDITOR.

Sib. —I w.'s much interested in your Statistics of London and its people in Monday's issue. You quote from a volume published by the London Chunty Council, and in the paragraph headed "Amuiemeota for 400,000." You say the Couv.cll omrs to provide a'atis'ics about tba churches, und no wondar, ss the problem is too abstruse for auy body ot liym- n wh j diff.-r as to modes of faith. Ia a smiU volume I bought in London I find there are 1600 churches and chapels and the author tiynifhantiy adds that the cum. b?r of churches and chapsls would tot hold a ti'he of the inhabitants of the 800,000 dwelling' houses. And when you tv;ke into consideration that only a titha of the churches are comfortab'y filled you will bs able to appreciate what Charles Booth siys "fhitthi Conventional Christianity of London is * an organised hypo:ri y, and tha working m id with his keen eye for realities his it oil'." But given a min like-Campbell of the City Temple, who min enr< est, thsn in would do your eyes good to s-.o the folk flock to hear him, satna for Home of Kanjington " Conventional" is the prop=r name for the type of sormocs preached in the City of London, as I myself was n.bie to judg.i whan I west to heir tas Hgjeest gun in Lsndou. There was nothing bu" rar.sic to keep a f~!low £.w fc?. '■ • , faifeer was 100 theatric-)!

to draw tho working rmn, who roof «•*> noi like af : :er ofloet; he ' il kik his r*;igic.i lii-s h ; s fojd -piasc .11: d unada!'er;i-r(l. Tiruo isr.be only''.•l'.or that will solve th; pro'l m cf why the working mm w;.'; ;o to church", unless yoa H_e to Lciuh, tha drink problem. A' p-e ent when the drink shop* op«n, :>s ?o.r: as (.ha churclies srr out you can't expect ihe nun vho is f Jnd of b?er to gc to church ; it -vou:d take bim too l:r,g to walk frmtht *' church t- pub As for the p-.pul •- tion question ;-. S*. L-?k s, Ho-.v c;i, yort v.-..ij.l a . r- L, ii -, ih-3 folk an hudd-i-d ;»g-t!ii- 1.i;... pl.s i u a s >-:», ■■:■_ mvy ts te.< a-.i t--1 :v . persons i>Veping ia.ooe room, of ar;d ai ages.' To iia Jiving hue . almost unthinkable eacl one vkcLjc Win!;*thread pf i: will b?. 1 ';X man or woaaa t_> solve the housitg problem of our largo ciwe».--I am, etc, J. A. Roberts.