A Doubting Generation. Hie minister of a Dunedin church, who was conducting a service for children, recently had a convincing demonstration of the defini'teness of juvenile opinion and the materialistic outlook of the rising'generation. His subject was the conversion of St:' Paul,, and, in an endeavour to impress his audiencc with "the miracle which had occurred on the road to Damascus, he them to imagine, as a similar circumstance, Hitler undergoing a change of heart and recognising Mr Churchill as a great leader whose philosophy and beliefs were wise and good. Even allowing for miracles, this was too much for the children. "[ wouldn't believe him," blurted one girl, whose statement was vigorously endorsed by a small boy, who ejaculated: "He's a blooming liar."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 206, 30 August 1940, Page 8
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