TO CORRESPONDENTS (Christianity and Slavery).

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 28, 24 September 1920, Page 8

TO CORRESPONDENTS (Christianity and Slavery).

Editor "Digger."

(To the Editor.) The correspondence which has appeared in these columns commenced its existence on the question of Dogmatism. From this it has gravitated to "Christianity and ^.avery." It matters little what attitude Christianity has displayed towards slavery When the correspohdence gravitated away from the original issue a much more profitable field would have been "WKetheifrom the known facts it is reasonable to postulate! Life beyond the grave, " and here I am reminded that — "To stop short in any research that bids fair to widen the gates of knowledge is to bring reproach. upon science." — Sir William C'rookes. No existing thing perishes, but only changes its form. Physical science teaches us this clearly enough, concerning Matter and Energy; two great entities with which it has to deal with and there is no likelihood of any great modification in thig teaching. This would be much more profitable than the attitude of Christianity to slavery. M. Gonley, Otautau ; W. E. Potts, Rail. way Booksta.il, Gore ; S. Ferguson and G. Y. Edge, Bluff ; increases noted. Resnlts are excellent.— Editor. Chairman and Secretary, R.S.A. Social, Mataura, also Otahuti Football Club : — - Many thanks and best wishes for success. A report would be welcome. — Editor. To "Farmer" and "More Light" relative to your communications regarding the activities of the Soutbland Electric Power Board, we have not made any comments this week owing to the fact that we have written the Chairman of the Board asking him to allow us to peruse the minutes as allowed by the Electric Power Board's Act. We are emphatic in our view that the Board should place the whole of the books at the convenience of the press. It is of coursej understoqd, that there are certain things which should not be made public but the whole of the Engineer's agreement should be looked into. The Board has done the most of its work in Committee, but there is no reason why the ratepayers should not have a thdrough analysis of the activities of the Power Board right from the start. In the meantime, we can assure you that "The Digger" is being taken notice of and there is a de- — Editor "Digger." In our letter to the Power Board last week, we might have made: more explicit a paragraph dealing with the Special Committee to investigate legal charges. On the morning on which the Board held its meeting, this Committee had completed the interview and arrived back at the Board rooin just as the work commenced. Therefore, they had not time to confer, and place their considered decision before the Board. The documents presented, referred to the report and at th'e end of the meeting it was decided to hold it over. However, as the Committee's report was not ready, it could not have been pro. ceeded with even if the Board. had decided to proceed. We state this in fairness to the Committee. We hope to conduct our criticism fairly and to fearlessly express our opinions of the Board's administration.

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