SPECIAL ROOM FOR PRAYER
UNO HEADQUARTERS AT • MANHATTAN • NEW YORK, April 17./ “The United Nations plans to build a special chamber for prayer and meclitation in its headquarters hoav being constructed in Manhattan,” says the “New York Times” corespondent at Lake Success. “It Avill he non- \ denominational and will constitute nothing hut a bufe-walled room with onlv tlie simplest furnishings. “It is understood that the decision to build the chamber is a result of persistent, demands from believers throughout the world that the new headquarters should haA r e a place where delegates .could seek Divine guidance. “The whole subject of Dmne wort . ship is a touchy one for the United Nations, for the charter contains no mention of a divinity. There haA*e v been many request's for prayers at the opening of meetings, but it has been generally agreed tlvat- because of the wide range of religions among • member nations, it would be best to sidestep the issue altogether. “Most countries in the United. Nations have not yet heard about the chamber, and there is real trepidation about Russia’s reaction to the project, because of Russian atheism. It is contended, however, that the chamber will he so simple that eA'en the Russians could use it for mediation.” .
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 160, 19 April 1949, Page 3
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