Word: abbeys
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Prayer. United by a common menace, Britons of all faiths joined in an Empire Sunday of Prayer (see p. 48). Accompanied by Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands, King George and Queen Elizabeth attended services at Westminster Abbey to hear the Archbishop of Canterbury assure them that "it cannot be the will of God that a rule of brute force . . . should prevail on the earth." Catholic Cardinal Hinsley's more vitriolic sermon at Westminster Cathedral, proclaiming that "there cannot be peace until by God's aid this hideous system [Hitlerism] vanishes from the world," was interrupted by a middle...
...month ago England's Archbishop of Canterbury declined to set aside a special day of prayer, on the grounds that it would be "misunderstood or rather misrepresented by the enemy." But last Sunday, in Westminster Abbey, the Archbishop gravely led just such a special day. In the Empire's dark hour, the King himself had proclaimed a Day of National Prayer throughout the Empire...
...King of Siam (who posed for him a full week) caused town talk. But of all his exhibited pieces, the one that attracted most attention was the gaunt candelabrum he had taken with him out of Germany. Last week British art-lovers bought it for a niche in Westminster Abbey. Said gratified Sculptor Elkan: "This is my greatest honor...
...current revival of Juno and the Paycock, two distinguished Abbey Theatre players-Sara Allgood and Barry Fitzgerald-act the title roles (long familiar to them) with wonderful skill and spirit. Actor Fitzgerald's is the showier part, but Actress Allgood gives the more memorable performance. The supporting cast is feeble...