The Archive · 1937

Loyalties"

London, Oct, 30.

Prayers in Japanese and Chinese were offered at Westminster Abbey Cor last night in the Festival of Thanksgiving, organized by the Anglican' communion in the Far Bast to celebrate the jubilee of the Japanese: Church and the silver jubilee of the: [Chinese Church, In referring to the Sino-Japanese Jconfiiet, the Archbishop of Canter bury, Dr. Cosmo Long, who presided, said no suffering could break the {fellowship of prayer existing between the Japanese "and Chinese churches. It was hard to bear the conflicting loyalties, he declared, but with prayer this dim culty should' be overcome.

'The Archbishop quoted a message {trom a member of the Chinese Church saying: "I am a loyal Chinese and I hate the policy which Japan carrying out in China with all' my soul, but I shall go on working for Christian brotherhood between' our people."

In that spirit, the Primate added, Christianity would triumph over war.

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