for Prayer London, Dec. 4.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Cosmo Long, in a statement issued to-day, expressed the earn fest hope that, during this critical week-end, especially Sunday, those who have the duty of speaking to the people dram the: pulpit or otherwise will refrain from speaking directly on matters which have arisen affecting the King and his subjects, "Words spoken with imperfect knowledge of an extremely cult and delicate situation," he says, "can give no helpful qui-dance and may only mislead pub-thought and feeling. Silence {is iting until the ultimate declslons are made known, 'The Archbishop also expresses hope that prayers will be offered in' all churches on Sunday that God may, in these momentous hours, rule over the decisions of the King and the Government for the tasting good of the Realm and the Empire—Reuter thrown out of work as a result of possible "changes in. the coronation lans—Havas.
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