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CHRISTIANS AND
BUSINESS
After 65 years of life, 51. or
them kicking around the world
I support those who consider no
business or private enterprise
can be conducted on Christian
principles;
Years ago a learned divine
wrote a small book entitled "In
His Steps, or What Would Jesus
Do ?"
The main characters, if I re
member rightly, were a clergy,
man,. -a business man, a writer
and a common man.
They agreed that, each, before
doing anything, would put' the
question to themselves, "in my
place what would Jesus do?"
The business man went out of
circulation Inside a month, the
writer in six weeks, the clergy
man managed about six months
while the common man lasted
the longest, but eventually, suc
cumbed.
Forty years ago I worked in a
store in Southern Cross (W.A.)
I took part in a debate, Can
Business be .Conducted on Chris
tian Principles ?
I was on the negative side. We
won easily, and I got the 6a'ck I
A verse in. Che Bible comes, to
mind:— "It were easier for a
camel to pass through the eye
of a needle than for a rich man
to enter the Kingdom of
Heaven." — CHARLES V. EYRE
(Cow es).
Church Schools
Pleas made hv Hnf.Vi nlW
Government financial aid in sup
porting their schools could very
well be followed by other denom
inations.
More attention to educational
systems run under the auspices
of the Christian churches would
tend to raise the moral stan
dards of the community generally
and make better citizens.
It is perhaps not desirable that
too great an emphasis be laid
on sectarian teachings, but as
the tendency of all thought along
spiritual, theological or philo
sophical lines is to develop Into
certain groups, or schools, It Is
doubtful if any combined system
can prove satisfactory.
Although helpful, Instruction
by visiting Instructors is not
likely to be as effective as that
In which the young are con
stantly under the influence of
Christian teachers/
The tendency of our present
system is to give children con
fused ideas concerning religion
instead of presenting its true
conception as something govern
ing our every thought and action.
— D.S. (Ashburton).
Genesis as History
In "The Age" of 25th inst. Mr.
Beasley, of the Australian Insti
tute of Archaeology, is reported
as making trie claim that modern
archaeological findings testify that
"the writer of Genesis had most
certainly been accurately in-
formed as to the facts of crea
tion."
Undoubtedly the findings of
archaeology have thrown con
siderable light on Bible lands and
times, but it would be Incorrect
for anyone to assume that such
findings have overthrown the
conclusions concerning Genesis
arrived at by Bible scholars.
Nothlne from the flelri nf 1
archmology disturbs the view that
Genesis is a composite work, and
that its account of creation is not
history in the sense in which we
use the word.— J. S. LANGLEY
(Mcntone) .
Trees for Batman-av.
The City Council authorities
did a praiseworthy thing— if
somewhat belated — when they
ordered the removal of the over
grown and extremely ugly palms
on the Batman-avenue side of
the Yarra at Princes-bridge.
The council, however, should do
some tree planting in the vicinity;
there is room on the wide foot
path on the river side of Bat-
man-avenue, a footpath which
is not used a great deal, except
perhaps on Henley day.— TREE
LOVER (Hawthorn).
Food for Indonesia
The facts in "The Age" report
(25/1) of food shortages In Indo
nesia are known already to many
other Australians. "We would like
to. send regular food parcels to
our friends over there, but it Is
difficult to get the parcels sent.
The' only safe way appears to
be by air mail, which is far too
expensive. By sea mail, nobody
seems to be able to guarantee safe
delivery,
I suggest that steps be taken
to secure safe shipping facilities
at; - regular times. — (Mrs.)
THOMPSON (East Melbourne) .
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