DOLLS RECEIVE BLESSING.—The vicar of St. Botolph’s, Northfleet, Kent, was recently asked by some of the children of his congregation to christen their dolls and teddy bears. He explained that a christening service would be impossible, but arranged this service where dolls, teddy bears, and gollywogs were sprinkled with holy water, called by name, and blessed.
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25993, 22 December 1949, Page 3
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56DOLLS RECEIVE BLESSING.—The vicar of St. Botolph’s, Northfleet, Kent, was recently asked by some of the children of his congregation to christen their dolls and teddy bears. He explained that a christening service would be impossible, but arranged this service where dolls, teddy bears, and gollywogs were sprinkled with holy water, called by name, and blessed. Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25993, 22 December 1949, Page 3
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