The Sabbath

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20911, 16 September 1939, Page 21 (Supplement)

The Sabbath

THE DOVE Over land and sea the Dove’s wings are spread, Hushed with wonder, the birds Lose their drowsy chirpings among the leaves. The moon’s old mystery floats and gleams In slow-washing tides of light, Silent, amid the trees. There is a Spirit in the air: I feel its blessed peace, slow, soft and deep. # Seeking, seeking— These elms are bowed, and beautiful in their reverence; Those distant reeds quiver to a new anthem; The long, low murmur of the wind is prayer; And here, Thou Spirit, here is is a heart Crying for Thee. Enter, enter— Bring me the peace of the fields and the sky. Bring me the beauty and the love. Open my eyes to that wonder and that light Which are alone of Thee. Beckoning from eternity 1 —Gowm G. Morgan, in Life and Work. RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PEACE Dr. Bell, Bishop of Chichester, speaking of calls to prayer, has pointed out that all endeavours to tide over an immediate crisis, or to achieve peace, which are not inspired by a passion for justice, are doomed to fail. There is a danger as great as war, the danger of a decay of moral principles, the neglect of which is more responsible than any other cause for the present condition of latent war. The only foundation on which peace can be built is moral and spiritual. This is in strict accord with the teaching of the New Testament, which insists upon the necessity of righteousness as the basis of peace. A JEW ON THE JEWS “Jews are no different from other people,” said Mr Neville Laski, K.'C., in an address on “The Jews, by a Jew.” “They have the same physical and mental characteristics, the same faults and vices, and the same splendid attainments, but they have been the whipping-dog of the world for 2000 years. They should be given a square deal and judged by the same standard as other races. All over the world there are 16,000,000 Jews, and in Britain there are about 335,000. There are far more poor Jews than rich. There are bad Jews, but for every bad one I can parallel him with a bad Christian, and it is utter nonsense to stigmatise a race or people because there is a rotter in it. We have our share of the good, the bad, and the indifferent, and so has every body politic.” FIFTY YEARS OF KINDNESS In a microphone interview on July 4 (National), the retiring Bishop of London was asked to what he would reply to the question “to what do you consider the greatest part of your life has been devoted?” Dr. Ingram said: “1 have worked to leave a united Christian London behind me. No quarrelling, all loving one another. I think we are all united in the common idea of leaving behind us a clean London. We watch every cinema, every theatre, etc. And that, I consider, is my greatest achievement. It represents a very concrete thing which has taken half a century to accomplish. The other cause for thanksgiving is in the Church itself. Thirty years ago there was a great bitterness of party spirit—but that has all changed. I don’t want to represent that we leave London in an ideal condition—but things are very much better than they were. I have been head of the Public Morality Council for 38 years. I was much pleased the other day when they gave me an illuminated address. A Roman Catholic was in the chair: Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists, Congregationalists, Salvation Army—all met together and joined in the testimonial.” In saying good-bye to London, the bishop added that his memory would be always of 50 years of kindness.