REV. FLANAGAN AGAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 101, 18 April 1908, Page 6

REV. FLANAGAN AGAIN.

To the Editor, sjr,—l stfe in your issue of the 14th that "J. 0." i- treating us to another thrf*e-part£ of a column on atheism. After carefully perusing thia epistle. !. tind little ill it to which a perusal uf my ftrst letter will not -utliee as a reply. What a strong point in favor of atheism he ha* struck in discovering that an English co-operative society has a church for a store,. and another is used a- a bonded warebott-e, and there is actually one in tin- Dominion used as an organ factory! 1 could point oat many churches in tin* Dominion that an- not now u-ed as place- of worship, but tbi'v are uot u-ed by atheists either! Many of our churches have eea-ed to u - u-ed a- .such l*-cau-e t have got too old or larger one- luve been i»uilt iu pUcea; au«l I tail to >ee how show- au advani'': of atheism. V\ iilt regard to the ma—e- out-ide the church, "J.ii." practically aglet - witb my fornn-r letter. In cOU'luding. tells llull he doe-' n*'t Ac'Uv ibe liev. M:. Flanagan of lying, but in the next few lin»- he st.»u-> ih.it ll»«' ri-v. gentleman in;t'lv a flagrant mi"iat»'in»*m at StratWell. -M.i;." may put dilb'L«-!U meaning- t«> In.- w«»rd- tliau I il'». I'll, tin- 1 know, thai if a man told m<- 1 made a Itagrant mi--tali'niont I -hoiihi take it that 1 wa- put down a- a liar, j I d«? IH»1 think it- lose—avy tor me to ! write any more. Any fair-minded ma'i risi -«■«• "trofii wlikli -ide i\w great<*-i Wnetlt and the grcat» i -t good i- derived - aih'-i-in or i'vlhi' in iio,l-jnn- wi'! i again take up my pen to reply to •'J.OV'' unle-s If wan enough to his own name t" hi? letter.—l am. etc.. 1 KAN K AIWA.