Primate Appeals For Unity, Courage

Northern Advocate, 13 May 1940, Page 5

Primate Appeals For Unity, Courage

(Received 1 p.m.) RUGBY, May 12. Preaching in the Canterbury Cathedral, the Archbishop of Canterbury made a stirring call to the nation for unity and courage in the face of the danger threatening it. Referring to the fact that the full force of the war might at any moment reach the people’s own doors, his Grace said: “The hour has come. It has struck and with it comes the testing of the nation. “By the invasion of Belgium and Holland, following quickly on the invasion of Denmark and Norway, the ruler of Germany has thrown down the challenge to the peace and freedom of the whole world. “It is the spirit of the people that must rise to meet the challenge. “Let the whole nation stand behind the King’s Forces on sea and land and in the air with indomitable and undaunted spirit. Forces of Evil. "At the present momentous time in human history, can we doubt that the forces of evil now breaking the peace of, the world and overthrowing the freedom of nations and of free peoples, scorning the truth and trampling on justice and mercy, are arrayed against everything we can conceive of Divine Will and purpose to be ” The, Archbishop led the congregation in prayer for the leaders of the Government, for the forces, and for the people who have suffered the. bitter ordeal of invasion. . “