THE LATE BAZAAR.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 163, 23 March 1871, Page 5

THE LATE BAZAAR.

(To the Editor.)

Sir, — T, for one, cannot permit " Citizen's " would-be corrective communication in your last issue to pass unanswered. I, too, am surprised and disappointed fr >m an opposite causo to that of " Citizen." btrange, there were nonegallant enough to use the quill on ihe»side of praise, instead of censure. Suj?e]y the ladies particularly were rightly entitled to great credit for their sacrifice of time, ir d 'intiringand persevering effort in cat'i^ ing through so successfully a recognised mode of collecting funds for a good object. It seems to me that " Citizen " is under a misconception when he condemns so arrogantly the mode in which the Bazaar was conducted throughout as beiiig abominable and unchristianlike, &c, inveigling him into some unrighteous snare or trap, " Yankee grab," &c, in which latter he has been wrongfully informed, for it is quite evident he was not one of ihe weaker portion of male visitors to the Bazaar who grieved our Lord and Master by being duped by any alluring net or nefarious game under the plea of his Master's cause. Oh. no, lam quite willing to think that "Citizen" would be disinclined, to spend a sixpence unless his name was duly recorded in an editorial in your columns, and perhaps he woidd be exacting enough to request Mr. Editor to print his name in italics as the great champion and supporter of evangelical knowledge by a donation of ab umst a bawbee. At any rate, Mr. -Iditor, I believe it would require mere than all the fascinating winsomeness of my or all the Bazaar witches to induce "Citizen" to disgorge a shilling for a raffle without the dire alternative of loosing his coat-tail. But, sir, eveiy victim, if any thought themselves such, became so with his eyes and ears open, and would certainly possess sense enough to saddle it on his own weakness. •'Citizen's" epistle waa uncalled for, more particularly one or two sentences in if., especially where he calls -the promoters of the Bazaar religious swindlers. I loubt much if there was anything like a swindle parpetratad while the Bazaar was ipen. I would advise " Citizen" to pull the mote from liis-own eye that he may jee clearly to take the beam from his ■robher's, and a^k himself whether there is not far more good than evil resulting a-orn such social gatherings, particularly in small communities like ours, where the *oirit of envy and all uncharitableness is .ainentahly conspicious. I will suggest f.-r "CitizanV consideration, if it would jot bs well for the advancement of moral j.ud social happiness to cultivate moro ntimately social intercourse, when moral aid domestic virtue would become the .velcome jewel of every family. Then small evils, such as "Citizen" seems so nucb to deprecate, would generally end in good when our efforts are directed in lid of the- C.H130 of good instead of evil. I fear, Mr. Editor, that my scribbling will occupy too much of your valuable paper, if so, cut it shorter, for it must be remembered that I am nothing but a world mg ; therefore it cinnot be expected that anything "compatible with the ceeling-i and character of a Christian could emanate from me ; and therefore .his letter is of little consequence. JSoni soit gui vial y pense. — I am, <fee, JUSTITIA.

(To the Editor )

Sir,— On Thursday last there appeared in your paper a letter signed " Citizen," giving expression to holy(?) indignation a,t the legitimate practice resorted to during the late bazaar. Now, Sir, I would ask is this pious " Citizen " to dictate to Churchmen the manner in which. chey^ shall raise money? neither is hn opinion as to what he terms a religiom jw'udle— his general condemnation of those unchristianlike people, whom he deems extortioners, to be taken into much iccount; nor are his sneers against the ladies, who, he says, inveigled people .nto their unrighteous traps, to be thought much of. The success of the affair is the bitterest pill "Citizan" has had to •wallow. As to his spending a shilling iv :he room, I much doubt it, although pro>ably he may have come to the door and looked in, but that I feel sure is the curthest extent of his present knowledge £ >f n^} c Dazaar - I would recommend Citizen " before he again writes, to lay ■tside cant and humbug, and not to rush into print for the purpose of gratifying ihe nialiciona envy of a few ranters —I am, &c. t

Chtjrchmait

(To tlie Editor.) Sir, — I observed a letter signed 'Citizen" in a recent issue of your journal. Allow me to reply to it, and to request " Citizen" to ponder deeply upon the lesson which my letter teaches I quote from the 18th chapter of St Luke's Gospel:— "Two men went up into the Temple to pray, the one a Pharisee and the other a Publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed there with himself, ' God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this Publican. I fast twice in the week ; I give tithes of all that I possess.' And the Publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so nuch ai his eyes rnito heaven, but Bmotß upon liis breast, saying, • God be merciful to me a sinnor.' "— I am, &c, THK POBiIOi,W.

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