PLAQUE OF GANDHI.
REMOVED FROM CHURCH.
LONDON, December 29.
Following a storm of criticism, the reeior, the Rev. Stewart Bernays, has removed a plaque of Gandhi from the parish church at Finchley, a suburb of London. The plaque is one of fe designed by Sir Charles Nicholson, to represent the Signs of the Times, and which were placed on the ceiling of an aisle recently added to the church. Others include a bear, representing the Soviet Union, and a shillelagh- representing Ireland. ■ One colonel wrote to the rector f r<>m India, and described the plaque of Gandhi in a loincloth and sun spectacles as "a disgrace to the church." He urged its immediate removal. Others wrote humorously. In deference to public opinion the rector and parish council decided to replace Gandhi with a less controversial plaque. Gandhi is now displayed behind the rector's study door. The rector is the father of Mr. Robert Bernays, Liberal M.P. for Bristol North, who went to Australia a few years ago in company with, the Earl of Beauchamp. Subsequently Mr. Bernays toured India as a .representative of the London "News-Chronicle."
As an outcome of that experience lie v wrote a widely discussed book on Gandhi—"Naked Fakir."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 6, 8 January 1934, Page 8
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