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PERTH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1940.
Children to
Britain's
General Gamelin-Allies' Commander Eucharistic
Accepts, .•
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"GAMELIN IS A MAN WHO WILL BRING US VICTORY." Those words were used last Sep-
General Gamelin, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied armies in France, has accepted with gratitude the offer of the Holy Communions of the children of Britain. The "Universe," London Catholic weekly. has started an appeal to its readers to priests,
parents and teachers especially to ask the children to pray for the
intentions of the man who, above all men, has the cares of France and of the British Empire upon his shoulders in these anxious
days. During the World War readers of the "Universe'' and their friends offered 3 50.000 Holy Communions for the intentions of Marshal Foch. The idea came
Approval
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in Magnificent
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Cardinal
Baudrillart
when he was talking to a reporter about his former pupil, the soldier who is now supreme Commander of all the French armed forces and of the Allied troops in France. tie taught history to General Gamelin at Saint-Cyr, the French Sandhurst, 'It has always given me the greatest pleasure," said the Cardinal, "to know that the dsection of military affairs is in the hands of a man of great culture who possesses the highest intellectual faculties and the noblest moral qualities." This tribute at once recalls Marshal Foch (below), who was endowed with those same qualities; and again like Foch, General Gamelin is now relying upon British prayers to help the Allies to victory.
Granted.
Universe," Sir Martin Melvin, Bart, G.CS,G., Chairman and Governing Director, wrote to General Gamelin. He said: "In the desire to strengthen further the close co-operation between our countries in the present war of liberation, I am writing to ask your permission to publish an appeal to the children to offer Holy Communion specially for the intention of General Gamelin, Commander-inChief of the Allied Armies." The letter recalled the spiritual effort for Marshal Foch and suggested that the response of the children to-day would be even greater. The letter con tinued: ''I hope you will be so kind as to consent to our making such an appeal, both as a sign of the intimate co-operation between our nations and in order to obtain spiritual and temporal blessings for our common cause under your illustrious leadership."
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from a humble nun in a West country convent. The scheme was started in the summer of 1918. after the Allied armies had been pushed back across France. Three weeks later Foch started his great offensive ... the offensive that ended the war. Europe may now be on the verge of catastrophic happenings. Human devices seem impotent to stop the madness which may bring about the slaughter of countless innocent lives. But there is still prayer.'
On behalf of the
Driv»e Yourself
for General Gamelin's cordial reply was: "I was deeply moved by your letter cf January 18; I heartily approve your project and I very willingly grant you the permission you ask." There are approximately 444,000 chi!dren in Catholic schools in Britain.
AS THEY DID FOR MARSHAL FOCH
MAN OF VICTORY. General Gamelin (left) is seen with British General Gort.
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