FOR MR. SAVAGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 70, 23 March 1940, Page 11

FOR MR. SAVAGE.

OVERSEAS MESSAGES.

ONE FROM KING AND QUEEN. MR. DE VALERA REMEMBERS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. Messages of sympathy received by Mr. Savage today include one from the King. This reads:— The Queen and I arc so sorry to hear your indisposition is oersisr.ing, but we hope you will soon be making progress toward recovery, and we send you our best wishes. Messages have also been received by Mr. Savage from the British Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, and the President of Eire, Mr. dc Vulcra. Mr. Chamberlain's cablegram reads: "I am very sorry indeed to hoar of your continued ill-health and send you my warm' sympathy and every good wish.' 1 Universal Sympathy. The following message hat. been sent by Mr. de Yalcm: ''I was very sorry to hear of your illness and I earnestly pray that God may grant you a very speedy recovery." Tho .Secretary of State for the Dominions, Mr. Eden, also telegraphed his personal sympathy and warmest regards to Mr. Savage. IN THE CHURCHES. SUGGESTION TO MR. ERASER. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON 1, , Friday. A suggestion has been made to V<l. Eraser that in view of the universal sympathy that has been shown by all classes of the community throughout the Dominion in regard to the state of the Prime Minister's health, it would meet the general wish if the churches of all denominations in New Zealand arranged at their services on Sunday for prayers to be offered for Mr. Savage's recovery. When the suggestion was conveyed by Mr. Eraser to the heads of a number of churches with whom it was possible to get into touch in the limited time at his disposal they most readily agreed to give effect to it. As a matter of fact, in some cases arrangements had already been made for this course to be followed. In others it was asked that in view of the shortness of the time making it difficult for them to get into touch with all their churches, the proposal should be made known as widely us possible. Archbishop Averill, Anglican Primate, and the Rt. Rev. J. Lawson Robinson, Moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly, hnve asked that it "be stated that it is their special wish that all Anglican and Presbyterian Churches respectively throughout Xcw Zealand should offer prayers on Sunday for tho recovery of Mr. Savage. The Catholic Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan, the Rt. Rev. Thomas O'Shca, has asked for special prayers of the Catholic people to-mor-row for the recovery of Mr. Savage, and the Bishops of Auckland, Christchurch and Dunodin have been asked to advise their people accordingly.

YESTERDAY'S BULLETIN. "(lly Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. The following 'bulletin concerning the health of the Prime Minister, Mr. Savage, was fcsued at nine o'clock tonight:—"The Prime Minister has had si more comfortable day and there is no material change in his condition." MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY. At a meeting of delegates to the Associated Churches of Christ, in New Zealand yesterday, sympathy with the Prime Minister, the Rt. lion. 11. J. Savage, ill his illness was expressed. It was resolved to convey to Mr. Savage the heartfelt interest and prayer? of members, together with the hope that God would give him the strength he needed at the present time.