WELLINGTON CATHEDRAL
Sir,-Your correspondent 8676 (Wellington) states that many IN.Z. Christians who served with him in Italy share "the profound sorrow" from which he suffers, that Wellington should build a Cathedral. I trust that in the past, and even now, he has contributed to relieve that sorrow by helping the City Mission to the limit of his ability. Has he asked the City Missioner what he thinks about it? ; Here in N.Z. we pay taxes for the maintenance and welfare of people in need, called Social Security. The State is committed to policies of health and so on through legislative means Doesn’t it work? Why does your correspondent not ask those who gamble and drink in terms of millions of money throughout the year to divert it to meet the needs he mentions? A cathedral or church building is not a benevolent institution but a place for worship, devotion, and meditation. I would add, inspiration. Here, the Message is taught, and spiritual values imparted. All other activities, such as giving to worthy causes, spring from these sources of light. Surely he knows that members of all denominations contribute regularly and conscientiously towards the extension of this Kingdom. We do not live in Italy, but let us hope, in a more enlightened community. Let us get on with it, make proper use of it, and glorify God by aspiring to do His will in accord with civic recognition of spiritual values.
VIGILANT
(Nelson).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 363, 7 June 1946, Page 5
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242WELLINGTON CATHEDRAL New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 363, 7 June 1946, Page 5
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