To the Editor of the "Nonmu-Cuxxa Dany News"
'Sm—On February 17 AvenAcr requested elucidation on religious teaching in State-aided schools; also on the slatement that many' univer. sities in the democracies are teaching} totalitarian doctrines.
'The English "Month" for Septer-ber 1940 quotes "The Times" as! demanding that in the New Europe "Christian teaching shall be made fully available in all places of educa-on supported by the State, and that it shall be given by duly' qualified and believing teachers" Plus XI in his eneyelical_on Education gives some pointers on this thorny, problem' are generalities to be discussed by' the Council, and it this system is strictly adhered to, 1 am sure that, the casino will be packed full every day by the best people in town, those that "really count and can lose thousands without batting an eye, thus paying for their enjoyment for the alleviation of their more unfortunate brethren, You would be surprised at the number of people who could really afford to gamble and yet do not go to any of the joints on the outside roads for fear that they will not return home but instead be held somewhere along Vu Yuen or Jessfeld, Roads for a heavy ransom.
From what I have seen of the gambling on the outside roads, I estimate that the Council would benefit to the extent of ten to fifteen million dollars yearly, and that, my friends, is a handsome sum for any community, Shanghai, Feb, 19, Why Not Doff Haloes The simplest solution, of course, would be Church unity, the condition that existed before the 16th century.
The foundation of the "American political system is a religious aff motion: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by. their Creator with certain alienable rights." "To accept that foundation stone a mah had to beeve in God; he had to believe that God is the creator, that consequently men are God's creatures and theres fore dependent upon Him; that they have certain inalienable rights which come to them, not from any State, any party, any parliament, or as th result of the will of any majority, Dut directly from God Himself, and. that, therefore, no majority vole, no dictator, no State, no power on earth can ever legitimately take them away, for they are rooted eternally in God. Thig is the very basis of American democracy, and these truths were accepted by ite founders; as self-evident, Are they self-evident today? I do not say in the total Marian states, but even in democratic America? Because of a century. of non-religious education To the Editor of the "NornwCurxa Dany News"
Sm—Whilo not in favour of a Municipal Casino, I see no reason why the lottery scheme should not bbe revived. The whole proceeds of a lottery could be devoted to very necessary road widenings and exten sions, and to resurfacing some the very dilapidated roads in and adjoining the Settlement, There appears to be no immediate prospect of a budgetary allotment for this work, and though there would be little it any relict to the rates from the lottery, the building of good roads and the cutting of new highways would eventually have a beneficial effect on Municipal revenues, Millions of dollars pass out of the ity annually for lotteries and swoepstakes, and there appears no reason why our City Fathers cannot deft their haloes and keep some of this money to the benefit of the Settlement, Shanghai, Feb, 20,
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