WELLINGTON CATHEDRAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 364, 14 June 1946, Page 5

WELLINGTON CATHEDRAL

Sir,-I shared the experience of your correspondent "8676" in Italy. I also saw lovely churches and cathedrals sur‘rounded by revolting slums and squalor; there were lovely mosques in Cairo with the same dirty background. Slums are hateful to all decent people, but surely the social and religious make-up of Egypt and Italy is a shade different from our own, Would "8676" condemn the "lovely little stone church in Maadi township or that beautiful Cathedral on the banks of the Nile in Cairo where so. many New Zealanders found quiet and peace and spiritual strength? Surely the 20th

Regiment was wise in holding a service in Christchurch Cathedral, just about 2 week ago, after their great re-union; and that Cathedral was only just big enough for the congregation. One day I hope the Wellington units — the 19th Regiment, the 22nd, and the 25th Battalions-may have a church big enough to hold them. Although this is a rich country there are few good church buildings in Wellington. I know there are many other pressing needs in addition to a Cathedral, but the bottle-neck is not so much a shortage of money as a shortage of generosity. I think Christianity has -- os "> 2 a ae" COS SP

always taught that you should worship God first and help your neighbou second, On the basis that if you don do the frst you a56 not likely to suC ceed with tbe second; There 18 0 Ueat terptation to-day to leave te King idee Out 4 te Kingcor 4 God 7o 08 4& Fetcd E 4ve 4 87* 0 68 46ner 1 7i 4 3a Da G Ua 0 Men_

and the 2nd NZEP. Association ce actively helping the ton Cathedral, of ising secretary. Appeal for Welling which I am the orgary

MICHAEL

UNDERHILL

(Wellington) .