PRAYERS FOR RUSSIA
GOVERNMENT FROWNS ON . PROPOSAL ORDERS TO MILITARY Reed. 2 p.m. LONDON, Friday. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued a statement asking that Sunday, March 16, be observed in all churches within their provinces as a day of prayer on behalf of those suffering from oppression in Russia because of their loyalty to their religious faiths. At the same time the following letter has been addressed by the permanent Under-Scretary for War to the military commands at Home and abroad: —"I am commanded by the Army Council to inform you that His Majesty’s Government has decided that in view of the political character which the controversy has assumed, it is undesirable that intercessory prayers for Russian subjects be read at religious services in the Army.” A message has been sent to ships and establishments of the British Navy saying that the request for services for the Russian Christians made by the Archbishop of Canterbury does not apply to naval ships and establishments. Similar communications have been sent to the Royal Air Force commands.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 910, 1 March 1930, Page 9
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