NO MEAN CITY.
Sir,-C. A. L. Treadwell’s simple and direct radio talk urging the Lord Mayoral title for Wellington has thoroughly convinced me, albeit at first against my will. I protest however against this statement: "As St. Paul said of his beloved Tarsus: I am a citizen of no mean city." | St. Paul was, of course, speaking of his. Roman citizenship through’ his father. That he was proud of this there is evidence other than his statement above quoted. See also Acts 22, 28. There is some irony in his reply to the Tribune Claudius Lycias, who exclaims, "I obtained the being free of this city with a great sum." Paul said, "But I was born so!" There is, I think, no evidence that St. Paul loved Tarsus.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 458, 2 April 1948, Page 5
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130NO MEAN CITY. New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 458, 2 April 1948, Page 5
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