CHURCH BROADCASTS
Sir.-"A Worshipper" would appear to have been unfortunate in the few Sunday Church broadcasts to which he has listened. As a regular participant Yas a listener) to Sunday evening church broadcasts for several years, I have not experienced any annoyance or distraction from any of the "appalling things" referred to by your correspondent. No doubt, as in the case of most other broadcasts, there are. faults and imperfections that might be remedied, but I suggest that such extravagant criticism is uncalled for. I would far rather listen to the broadcast of an ordinary church service, even though not without imperfections, than listen to a "studio" Sunday evening service. In the former I fee! that I am worshipping as one of a company of: others in the church, and that this conveys an atmosphere which seems to be absent from a studio service. You state, Sir, that... "the receiving of offerings-except during the singing of a suitable anthem or hymn -is contrary to the rules . governing church relays." I hope this is not strictly the case. The receiving of the offering is an act of worship which may remind us listeners of our obligations. I have just listened to a Sunday evening service during which a reverent organ voluntary was played while the offering was being received. The minister named the piece, and explained that it was part of the corporate worship of his seen and unseen listeners. What could be more appropriate?
A. H.
R.
(Dunedin).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 25, Issue 633, 17 August 1951, Page 5
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248CHURCH BROADCASTS New Zealand Listener, Volume 25, Issue 633, 17 August 1951, Page 5
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