The Reason Why
Each day the British House of Commons opens with prayers to which only the members are admitted. This is a custom of long standing. On one obcasion William Ewart Gladstone, when Prime Minister, took his granddaughter to the House, and the little girl asked: “Why do they have prayers, Grandpa?” The great statesman replied: “ The Speaker looks at the members and prays for the country.”
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 75, Issue 6394, 11 July 1947, Page 4
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68The Reason Why Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 75, Issue 6394, 11 July 1947, Page 4
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