GODLESS RUSSIA.
HOW STARVING CHILDREN ARE CONVERTED. PRAYERS TO GOD UNANSWERED BUT PRAYERS TO LENINi BRING FOOD j ; : ■ Gnited Pres« Assn, fcy El. Tel. Copyrigtr (Times Cables.) (Received Nov. 14. 8.30 p.ni.) LONDON. Nov. 13. How the Soviet is exploiting the famine to assist propaganda in favor of Communism is described by the Russian correspondent of the Times relating events in the Caucasus where bread is most scarce, and there are long queues at the bakers’ shops from morning to evening. Several hundred .children in the Orphanage at Datum aged 7. to TO years, went to bed hungry. The following day a Soviet official lectured the orphans. explaining that famine necessitated praying to God for food and water. The children at first were incredulous, and after being foodless, for another day many prayed. After thirty-six hours’ starvation, all had prayed fruitlessly. Finally, after the third day the official returned and said that as Cod had not answered their prayers it might be useful to pray to Lenin, who was tile Russian God. The child-' ren accordingly prayed to Lenin after which food was mysteriously provided
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10744, 15 November 1928, Page 7
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