Madam, - "God of mercy! God
of peace!
Make this mad confusion
cease;
O'er the mental chaos move,
Through it speak the light
of love."
William Drennan's prayer (in The Wake of William Orr), came to mind on reading of Tom Cooper's outrage at "a so-called pillar of Christ's love" - the outgoing Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, Dr Harry Uprichard - refusing to attend a service for deceased RUC members simply because Roman Catholic clergy were to be there (June 13th).
Perhaps on reflection, Mr Cooper would accept (and especially in the interests of the "creation of a new society on this island"), that "the theological reasons" which motivated Dr Uprichard must be sympathetically understood (see Brian Turtle, June 14th). After all, is that not part of what cherishing all the children of the nation really means? - Yours, etc,
JAMES McGEEVER, Dublin Road, Kingscourt, Co Cavan.