DAY OF PRAYER
THE KING'S MESSAGE.
His Excellency Iho Governor-General has been commanded to publish the following messago from II is Majesty the King: —
To My People—The world-wide struggle for the triumph of right and liberty is entering upon its last and most aifficult phase. Ihe enemy is striving by desperate asBoultW subtle intrigue to perpetu- , ate the wrongs already committed Ihe Sat task to whichmoro than threo'years ago we dedicated_ourselves. At such a t.me I would call upon you to devote a day to prayer that we ma> tone the clear-sightedness and strength necessary to the victory of our oiuse This victory will be gained only if we todhrtly remember the responsibility duch rests upon m, «nd in a spirit of rovere.it obedience ask tho Wcssma ot Ai mkhiv God upon our ondeavoura with 'hwrts grateful for the D<rino fiuidimco which has led us m far towards our goal. . W " s seek to he enlightened in our «n----derstandinp and fortified in our courage in facing the, sacrifices we may yet linve to make before our work is done. . T J therefore hereby apnomt .January 6. the first Sunday of the rear to be set aside as a_ specinl dn.y of prayer and thanksgivins in all churches throughout my Dominions, and require thnt this proolnniation be read at fho service ~C,d °" EI. November 7, 1917.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 56, 29 November 1917, Page 4
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225DAY OF PRAYER Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 56, 29 November 1917, Page 4
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