BRITAIN'S NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
KING APPEALS TO ALL TO OBSERVE JULY 6 London, May 9. No 10 Downing Street announces that His Majesty the King desires July 6 to be observed as a national day ol prayer, in view of Britains tasks and duties. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York jointly state that every citizen should prepare for July 6 by tlie serious thought that the necessities of national life could only be secured by long and sevqre exertions, 'lhe severity of the task demanded subordination to the common good ol personal advantage and sectional intelests. "We call fellow citizens in tne coming weeks to examine national hie and personal lives by the standards of the Ten Commandments and Christ’s teaching, to repent of irreligion which distorts personal lives and common life, and to seek the daily help of God," said lhe statement.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 12 May 1947, Page 5
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