COUNTRY LIFE
A CRICKET MATCH got up for a charitable purpose was held one recent Sunday afternoon on a charming common that has long enjoyed the name of No Man's Land. An attempt was made by the Lord's Day Observance Society to prevent the game being played, and it was stated that the rector had expressed objections to the match. His reply, in the parish magazine, is worth quoting because the matter is far from being 'paro- chial. Whatever view is held, the subject is of importance in the social life of all villages. The rector wrote: " I had, of course, no objection to the game being played. I have no sympathy with the activities of the Society, which appears to mc to be misguided," and he proceeded to give his views on Sunday observance. After morning service the rest of the day is a time for "innocent recreation or enjoyment which brings refresh- ment to body, mind and spirit." The Society duly apologised for mis- representing his views. Are they generally endorsed ?
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