And lastly, looking forward, we take our stand, as is right, behind our new King'as he receives from his father's hand the sceptre of our Empire at this troubled time—when there are "wars and rumours of wars, and men's hearts failing them ror fear and for looking after those things that are coming on the earth." We pray that as a man and as 0 King he may follow the guidance of [God along the paths of righteousness jand peace—that so in days to come his name may be a happy memory Jot one who with his counsellors chose peace and sought to maintain it, May the use the resources of his flung Empire not in selfishness for Jour own advantage and security alone, but for the benefit of the whole brotherhood of man, working with all for the good and the safety of all. May he so respond to the guldance of the Prince of Peace that even in our time we may see the rations east and west, "all nations lend "kindreds and" peoples and tongues" knit together in a true fel-Towship. of mutual service—putting away all thought of war and of the greed and selfness that breed war, fand strong as the children of God, brothers in His world wide family, land workers together with Him, that fon earth us in heaven His Name may hallowed, His Kingdom come, and His Will be done,
and every least member of his world May our King, and with him we [wide Empire to-day dedicate our~ selves to this great enterprise, as we meetin thankful. memory Gt him who has gone on to his reward:
The King is Dead, Long Live the King.
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