YOU'D BETTER TAKE TO WHISKY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 144, 27 September 1910, Page 8

YOU'D BETTER TAKE TO WHISKY

j SOME DANGERS OF MISSIONS. , / "You'd better take to whisky; it would do you lesa harm." This surprise ing remark by Bishop Julius, says the Dominion, almost took away the breath of the great congregation which listened to his striking address in St. Paul's Anglican pro j Cathedral on Sunday. He was speaking of the dangers of missions —of people he had known in England who ran about from one mission to another, and wiho seemed to take quite a pleasiure In hearing the missioner as he spoke of the aina and shortcomings to which they were .specially prone. The Bishop considered 'this sort of religious excitement was worse than dram drinking, and lie added: "You'd better take to whisky; it would do you less harm." Sotoe people, 'hie remarked in effect, went to missions, and said they were »o interesting, so nice; but in answer to the questions: "Are they making a new nian of you? 'ls your life being changed?" they answered l : "Oh, no. They make no difference in my daily life, but they are so mice." Yea, said the Bishop, that may be so, but missions attended in tharf; spirit will • "play the very devil with yoai." Some of these people who ran froim mission fo mission, and enjoyed having'their sins laid bare as an interesting sensation, got.into such a condition that their "hearts were fit for mothing else than to fee cracked up for road metal." The .Bishop also told the story of a lady who was quite indignant on learning during a mission that she had to listen to the same Gospel as was preached 'to her footman. Dr. Julius concluded by assuring the congregation that he did not wish to discourage them as regards the present mission. Far from it. He believed that missions conducted in the right spirit and for which careful preparations had been made would result in great and permanent good,, causing many to strive after higher and batter (things. The Bishop explained in eloquent language the great things that might he expected from a mission undertaken in the right spirit. It was altogether arcing sermon.