CHURCH UNITY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2354, 9 January 1915, Page 8

CHURCH UNITY

• , . In Queensland the observance of last Sunday a 6 a day of intercession for the Empire is being followed up by definite action agreed upon by all the ohurehes to haye all the church bells rung at two minutes to 12 for half a minute on overy week-day, when the public are requested to observe a momentary pause from work, and pray silently for the welfare of the Empire, her soldiers and sailors. Amongst those who have endorsed the proposar and commended , its adoption by the people are the Governor, the Church of England Arch- ] bishop, the Roman Catholic Archbishop i the Presbyterian Moderator, the Methodist President, the Congregational s Presidont, the Baptist President, the * Brigadier of the Salvation Army, the c President of the Church of Christ, and J the President of the Lutheran Churcn ' The President of the Y.'M.C.A. and the * Jewish Rabbi have also endorsed the * proposal, and the signature of the « President of the Brisbane Church Fed- s eration is attached. A number of busi- v ness men are also keenly interested in F encouraging the practice, over one F thousand shops and city offices in Bris- v bane alone have placed ia their win- - dows cards in red, white, and blue, fl which read: o "THE TVAR-MTO-DAY HALT FOR ■£ PRAYER. | "You are invited at the call of tho church bells each day at two minutes j to 12 to _make silent appeal to God for ' the Empire, our soldiers, and sailors."