SILENT PRAYER
Sir,--It has evidently not occurred to your viewsreel commentator that Big Ben’s chimes were not introduced: to the listeners of this country merely in order that they may experience "a sentimental attachment" to them. He says that "during the war we in New Zealand needed Big Ben," but. now he seeks to dispense with that sa¢red minute on the grounds that the war has been ended "almost two years." I would point out to your commentator that the day will never dawn when we can dispense with such moments as that in which Big Ben calls us to silent prayer. Indeed, prayer, more earnest and more often, is the hope of
the world to-day.
LISTENER
(Morrinsville).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 421, 18 July 1947, Page 5
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118SILENT PRAYER New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 421, 18 July 1947, Page 5
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