30 APRIL 1942, Page 13

ENTERTAINING THE FORCES

sut,—In the second of the two letters which appeared under this heeding in your issue of April 24th it is said that one of the matters discussed was: Is money the root of all evil?

If those who took part in the debate thought that their theme was of scriptural origin, it may be worth while, to remind them of Dr. Routh's often repeated counsel, Always verify your quotations.

The words ascribed to S. Paul are: The love of money is the root of all [R.V. all kinds of] evil (I Timothy VI. to).

The difference between the two sentiments is very wide. The former is not easy to distinguish from nonsense. The latter would, perhaps, hardly furnish material for discussion.—Yours very faithfully,