WAR PASTORALS

" Fullest Confidence
in the Power of Prayer 9 9
—BISHOP OF LANCASTER
"We have the fullest confidence in the power of prayer to avert from us the worst terrors of war. But whatever evil may befall, we must conduct ourselves with Christian fortitude and be on our guard against any panic, for panic would probably cause far greater loss of life and injury generally than any bombs."
This is the message sent out by the Right Rev. T. E. Flynn, Bishop of Lancaster, to his diocese last week.
It continues : " Although much of our diocese is a receiving area, and no part of it is an evacuation area, we know that there is always the possibility of an air raid.
NO CROWDING!
"To-snorrow all our people will be praying before the Blessed Sacrament exposed for a speedy termination of the great evil which is now hanging over the World, for the safety of the country, and for the preservation of themselves and of all those dear to them.
" The advice of the A.R.P. authorities should be carefully followed. If warning of a raid is received, those in the streets should at once seek shelter; crowding should be avoided and all discipline should be observed. Our faith in God is a source of strength in a time of trial. Those who live by it will enjoy a confidence which is the best guarantee against panic."