Sir,-Charles Dickens remarked in one of his speeches that "from the. remotest periods it has been found impossible to please everybody." The
Broadcasting Service has been reminded of the truth of this saying often enough! Mr. Fairburn describes the weekly call to prayer (he thought it was daily until corrected by you) as "flummery," and the music as "gooey"’--whatever that may precisely mean. He adds that the very thought of his great-great-grand-children listening to it "unnerves" him. He leaves us in doubt whether it is the "call to prayer" that displeases him, or merely the music. But the call is very brief, and he is not obliged to listen. I don’t know whether I am one of those whom he so kindly refers to as "dear old souls." Without wishing to enter into any "anxious defence," may I suggest that prayer being an integral part of the Christian religion, a weekly reminder of the reality of the unseen is commendable, and appreciated by many
listeners.
A.H.
R.
(Dunedin)-
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 919, 22 March 1957, Page 11
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168Untitled New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 919, 22 March 1957, Page 11
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