PRAYER AND THE WAR

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9093, 12 July 1915, Page 8

PRAYER AND THE WAR

PATRIOTIC SPEECH BY A BISHOP. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright ■ "Times” and Sydney "Sun” Service*.. LONDON, July 9. The. Archbishop or Canterbury (Dr Davidson) presided at a Church Council of clerical and lay members of the Houses of Convocation of Canterbury and iork. The Bishop of London (Dr Ingram) moved i * 1 Til at this council calls upon all Christians to bo persistent with public and private prayer, to undertake some form of national service, to practise the utmost economy, and to make a stand for the liberties and freedom of country and State-” “Would not,” he asked, “all present die before they would allow England to become a Herman province?” The Empire had made many mistakes in the past, hut had ■given splendid testimony. Its transports .were sailing the seas from Australasia, Canada, and India, bearing the Empire’s sons to fight for the flag. When we were called a robber Empire, wo could point to this spectacle. The fact that General Botha was leading the British forces dn South Africa was a spectacle for men and angels.