To the Editor of the "Nonru-Curxa Dany News"
Sm—I am almost sure that the excellent "Programme" for AB. 1935, exhibited by your able corres pondent J. C. de Britto, coming late as it does, on January'3, just after fall the revelry is over, ' will soon vanish, as the resolutions contained therein, just as they appear to me, were taken after a painful digestion fof turkey and bam and under the Influence of certain transient feel ings. And the shifting of variable and' inconstant feelings, such as those coming after cocktails, will Jsoon undermine and overthrow the beautiful purpose of contrition and atonement.
Those who are privileged to have religion and who take such splendid resolutions on no stronger foundation than a desire to translate into reality the thousands of reedy printed wishes received from their friends for a happy New Year, can only deceive themselves into bellev-Ing that they are in earnest, Theif resolve is built on Christmas and New Year cards.
Nevertheless, the making of 9 good resolution honestly meant, 1s In itself a good deed and has' its own effect on the soul.
It is meritorious in itself and pleases God as an evidence of good will, 'A.M, Manquns pa St.va, 10 Quinsen Garden, Shanghai, Jan, 6.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.