Tárogató, 1949-1950 (12. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1949-09-01 / 3. szám
TÁROGATÓ 14 pay for damage done, “but reminded the world that religious freedom is guaranteed in Spain so long as there is no outward sign of such worship.” The Government added the point that Spain permits open public worship only for Roman Catholics. These facts are fairly generally known to all who keep in touch with the daily press, but they need to be restated so that lovers of religious feedom will not be beguiled by the specious arguments put forth by such organizations as The Catholic Press Association. Instead of pressing for the recognition of Spain, the editors might better spend their time and ability influencing the hierarchy to establish religous freedom there. THE WATCH TOWER China: One of our missionaries has thus described a Baby Clinic in West China: Once a week, a fire is lighted in one of the rooms in the church, bathtubs are set out all around the room, and there from 30 to 40 babies get their weekly bath. This is a wonderful thing in a country where all through the winter mothers have no warm place where they can bathe their babies, for only the wealthy people have fires in their homes. India: At Eastertime 13 children from Ratlam Girls’ Middle School joined the church. Each one reecived a New Testament; those in Grade VIII were given an English one. As each was accepted into membership, the minister handed her a lighted candle. As they stood close together, the sari of one of the girls was burned in the back, but the children were too absorbed in the ceremony to notice. Japan: Miss Luella Rorke, who is head of the Kindergarten Training Department of the Toyo Eiwa Jo Gakkuin in Tokyo, sends us a very interesting story. A group of very young roughnecks had been making life miserable for the kindergarten children on their way to and from the centre. One of the teachers asked them one day what they would like to do most. To her astonishment they replied: “We want to go to kindergarten.” So the teacher called on their parents and told them that a class for all children under school age not in regular kindergarten would be held on Tuesday afternoons, and invited their children to come. The Tuesday afternoon classes are crowded now, and the other kindergartners are left in peace. Trinidad: Each year the Government in Trinidad has an agricultural competition open to all schools on the island. This year there were ten first prizes, and our Canadian mission schools won them all. Temperance: In the following paragraph the names of six temperance drinks are hidden. Can you find them? We were sailing down the Morocco coast, when we saw a tern, which is a large bird. The mate, a big fellow, told us about it. We were interested, as we had thought it was some farm ilk when we had read of it. Our Polish friend, Metchincof, feeds birds out of his hand. When the boat reached Palestine we went to Jerusalem on a dear little donkey. THE TIME TO LIVE The time to be kind is now, the place to be kind is here; we needn’t be told the way to be kind, for the way to be kind is clear. But it’s good to pause and remember, in the heat of our stress and drive, that the very best time to live is while we are still alive. —The Royal Neighbour. WILL YOU LIFT THE LATCH? I think that you will like this story: “A minister was stopped by a stranger on the street who said, ‘God bless you a thousand times. I heard you say in preaching, “The latch is on your side of the door.” I cannot tell you the effect those words had on me. You said many are waiting for God while all the time he is waiting for them. Do not wait for him. The latch is on your side of the door. Christ is now knocking at the door of your heart for he says, “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with
