JUST THOUGHTS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 62, 12 April 1946, Page 4

JUST THOUGHTS

After the fall of France in 1940, Mr W. Churchill spoke to the people of Britain and the Empire thus:— “And now it has come to us to stand alone in the breach bearing ourselves humbly before God, but conscious that we serve an unfolding purpose, we are ready to defend our native land. We are fighting by ourselves alone, but we are not fighting for ourselves alone. Here in this strong “City of Refuge” which enshrines the title deeds of human progress and is of deep consequence to Christian civilisation, we await undismayed the impending assault. We shall not weaken or tire. Neither the shock of battle nor the long drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties and so bear ourselves that should the British Empire and its commonwealth last a thousand years, men will say “This was their finest hour.” Come then: let us to the task, to the battle, to the toil, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER!”

Men and women, boys and girls there is now another fight on. The forces of evil are making a very powerful assault, using whom they can, to discredit all that is good and clean and upright. Which side will you take. Young people be sure you are on the right side. Let us stand for God and the right. Think cleanly live cleanly and oppose every evil and influence. Do not give way or compromise with anything that is wrong; on you the whole future of New Zealand depends. We can have God’s help, if we will, to make this what it can be the sweetest, cleanest best little country in the world. P.B.A.