Personal Talks Urged Between Differing Faiths
LONDON—The need for personal discussions among members of different religions was emphasized by Sir Ronald iStorrs, former Governor of Jerusalem, at a reunion of the members and friends of the World Congress of Faiths recently held at the Royal Empire Society in London. The best possibility of the world religions coming together, Sir Ronald said, was not through studying them in books, because out of books the inquirer only received a "dry and dusty answer.” It was necessary rather to come into touch with those who personally profess other faiths. Referring to Palestine, Sir Ronald’s closing words were: "May I leave with you the words of the Psalmist: ‘O pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They shall prosper that love thee. . . .’ ” Sir Francis Younghusbaml presided and the Very Rev. Father Thoma of the St. Thomas Christian Community, Southern India, also spoke.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 60, 12 March 1938, Page 11
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