WELLINGTON CATHEDRAL
Sir,-In reply to correspondent "8676" on his opinion of the cathedrals in Italy, he must realise that man requires a building in which to hold his services and teach the word of God, and while we know Our Lord sometimes preached from the lake-side and hilltops, we also know that He preached from the synagogues, referring to them at one time as "My Father’s House." So, in building such houses, surely it befits man to give to God of his very best? We would not like to see our civil King housed in a shabby dwelling, or crowned with a trashy crown. Surely it is right to honour Christ the King. We know He was born in a stable in poverty and humility, but it is against human nature to keep Him there. And so, stonemasons, artists, sculptors, metal workers, etc., gave of their best to make these cathedrals magnificent. The poverty of the people in Italy is not due to the wealth and beauty of these cathedrals, which were built centuries ago by others who gave their time and skill as a wholehearted offering to God. The poverty is due to the poorness of the country and the density of the population. If these churches were pulled down stone by stone the poor could not eat the stones, and if they were stripped of their gart and wealth, .which no one would hegve a right to do, as they were given to God for all time, the relief to the poor would be of a very temporary nature, and they would lose one of their dearest and most cherished . possessions. LORNA ROGERS (Turakina).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 365, 21 June 1946, Page 5
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