DAY OF PRAYER
OBSERVANCE IN N.Z. APPROPRIATE SERVICES (P.A.) WELLINGTON, this day. Discussing the observance of a national clay of prayer on September 3, the acting Prime Minister, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, said that in New Zealand conditions were so different from those of the United Kingdom as to make it impracticable to arrange quite the same observances. It had been decided: (1) To invite all religious denominations themselves to hold appropriate services in their own churches at suitable times. (2) In each centre of population the Government would be glad if the civic and church authorities would combine and hold a public service to enable the people generally to observe the day. The Government felt that the fixing of a suitable time was a matter that must be left to local discretion. However, due regard should be paid to the desirability of as little interruption as practicable with the working day. Provision was also being made for observance of the day by the armed services.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20875, 29 August 1942, Page 5
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167DAY OF PRAYER Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20875, 29 August 1942, Page 5
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