[ADVERTISEMENT]. SABBATH DESECRATION.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 423, 6 January 1875, Page 3

[ADVERTISEMENT]. SABBATH DESECRATION.

not be judged 5 condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned ; forgive, and ye shall be forgiven." In attending to Gospel administrations—about ten vujjts per annum — I referred to the Protestant portion only. Surely " S." is not. acting as trumpeter to the gentleman who kindly propounds the Gospel here, when he states that " the rarity of such service would not detract from its efficacy — nay, on the contrary." With all due deference and good will towards that gentleman (not "S."-), I believe its greater rarity would still further enhance it, for the people ask for bread,#nd as a rule get stones. He adds : " If the people of Waipori cannot be fed on the fat" (Oh, "5.," how horribly buggestive of a chandler's shop or boiling-down establishment) '• of the land with regard to spiritual food, by all means let them have the ' crumbs which fall from the rich man's table.' " Very good " S." How would this quotation attached to it do : — "Lord, yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table! " " S." is correct in stating that we had three half-holiday's in one month, and that, I must inform him, was an exception. In ray letter of the sth instant, it should have read " Friday half-holiday's," are not known here as in the more favoured city of Lawrence. He is wrong iv stating that " there are only two ' cooped up,' &c." But this is wandering from [the subject at issue, I will refer " S's" attention to his letter of the 9th Nov. wherein he states that cricketing on Sunday "is an evil." He says, " surely it is high time that such practices were exposed, and the voice of Christianity lifted up against it." Now "S " you commenced the affair, prove your case, let us know why and wherefore ? " S " must bear in mind that his ipse dixit (how will that do "S " ;) is not convincing enough, ■neither will pointing out " declaimed " tobeabetterword than "declaimer," or that cooped " flavours," I beg your pardon "S " " savourß of Fleet Street." Argument^ of this kind have not sufficient "weight to convince us ; or we are so blind that we cannot see. But one su' ject a;b a time gentle " S," get. the " Sabbath desecration" settled, then bring your acuteness to bear in dissecting words, and publish the result in- one letter, that is if it is possible to do so without absorbing all the columns of the Tuapeka Times. My " invincibles " are not yet required ; a boy with a wooden sword will put " S's " army topflight, at least the portion he has brought forward, but I must not forget that a good general keeps a strong reserve. I am willing to carry on the controversy without Daniel disclosing himself ; and now as I hope we understand each other let the combat be a fair and open one, and let us in future avoid introducing any matter that will have no porsible Dearingon the subject. So now " S " set on. — I am, &c, Joseph Cox. Waipori, 20th December, 1874. P.S. — As the Editor declines any further correspondence on the subject, I will be most happy to hear from " S " through the post. — J.C