SALVATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1650, 2 April 1884, Page 2

SALVATION.

Sir,—l understand ih& lecture on chemistry announced j/f63 (May j last was not delivered for M want of an audience, Now, Sir, is ir'not a severe commentary upon tjiejiinieliigerice of the good people of Mastei'toh that they will turn,out, to bo harangued by the squad" of the Salvation Army,-oil'-to hear a superior officer,, pray otgiveasolo on. the cornet, .and yvhenaleotureis ad vet* tised upon a, subject calculated to im.prove the moral and physical condition of the people,- tho audience will not number twelve adults, I do not wish to depreciato .the good, the so-called Salvation Army may- do,' but I think it is to be.;,i;eg.retled,that the, masses cannot bo reached or moved in any other way, the more .so because this sort of excitement tends to disqualify the mind for pursuits of a more refined and intellectual nature.

lam, &c, Fkater. [We were tidt/'among 'the" less" than • twelve '"adults" 'who 'attended the . lecture, • to.. We had never- .seen..or heard of the lecturer,- and'-how were we to know that; the entertainment was ' one whiph was worth going to? • A good lecture.is an intellectual treat, ,but we,; should certainly prefer ,a a Salvation Army: meeting,to.a,.poor one,-ED,W,D.]

TO THE EDITOR.Sir,—At about I o'clock this afternoon I might have been seen going about Masterton with ,my head hanging very low indeed, and looking dreadfully dejected and; miserable. I felt extinguished, and i must have looked a very pitiable object, indeed. Now, sir, all this was caused by my being informed by a note at the bottom of a letter, headed " Salvation" which appeared in your issue this afternoon, that you had nover either seen or heard of me. Really, sir, that remark is altogether too cutting; it is a wonder that I managed to survive such a crushing assertion! When I read it, I could not help wondering whether any of my friends at Home M ever heard of you. You further state that you did not attend the lecture because, on that account, you did not know whetler it would be worth going to, Allow me to observe, sir, that (to use a homely proverb) " the proof of the pudding is in the eating." If every one were to argue in tbe same way as yourself they would not take the trouble to read a book, if they did not happen to know the author I' What a glorious state of affairs that would be I I am, &e. The Lectorer referred.to, [We would remind our correspondent that people will read a book, if they do not happen to know the author, when it is recommended by the Press, and that the Press always extends sympathy and encouragement to any lecturer provided that it is in a position to state that he is capable of instructing or interesting the public—Ed. W.D.]