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WHEN on June 10, 1734, the Public Exceutioner burnt the great French satirist Voltaire's ''Philosophical Letters" on the steps of the Palais de Justice in Paris, he kindled a fire in the heart of 21 -years-old law student, Denis Diderot, who, like Voltaire, was to be imprisoned for attacking the social evils of his time. Philosopher, novelist, dramatist, poet, scientist, and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →LONDON, Friday. -- A third world war was not imminent, (because America had such a "vast superiority" with its atomic bomb stockpile, Opposition Leader Mr. Churchill told the House of Commons last night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →WHEN on June 10, 1734, the Public Executioner burnt the great French satirist Voltaire's "Philosophical Letters" oil the steps of the Palais de Justice in Paris, he kindled a fire in the heart of 21 --years-old law student, Denis Diderot, who, like Voltaire, was to be imprisoned for attacking the social evils of his time. Philosopher, novelist, dramatist, poet, scientist, and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →WHEN on June 10, 1734, the Public Executioner burnt the great French satirist Voltaire's "Philosophical Letters" on the steps of the Palais die justice in Paris, he kindled a fire in the heart of 21-years-old law student, Denis Diderot, who, like Voltaire, was to be imprisoned for attacking the social evils of his time. Philosopher, novelist, dramatist, poet, scientist, and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →WHEN on June 10, 1734, the Public Executioner burnt the great French satirist Voltaire's "Philosophical Letters" on the steps of the Paris de Justice in Paris, he kindled a fire in the heart of 21-years-old law student, Denis Diderot, who, like Voltaire, was to be imprisoned for attacking the social evils of his time. Philosopher, novelist, dramatist, poet, scientist, and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →LONDON, July 27 (A.A.P.).— The Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Winston Churchill, said to-day in the Commons debate on defence that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Interested friends are reminded that the Farewell Service to the outgoing missionary students from the George Brown Missionary College will be held in the Wesley Chapel, 139 Castlereagh…
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →The whole Church in New South Wales will rejoice at the honour that has come to Mr. R. G. Staines, M.A., B.Ed., in his appointment as Chief, Educational liaison Services of United Nations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suva, the capital of Fiji, stands at the crossroads of the Pacific. The last census gives an idea of the racial mixture which makes up its population—900 Chinese, 2,000 Europeans, 2,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—In writing this letter I am assuming that our Methodist ministers (metropolitan, at any rate) read The Methodist, for what I desire to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Youth Departments of the Methods, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches have combined in an experiment in Christian education. They have formed a United…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—Dr. Rumble says that it is not true, as I suggest, that Stateaided denominationa schools will be receiving preferential treat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Naval authorities are not in complete agreement over the decision to send H.M.A.S. Australia to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MORE than 200 women attended the inaugural meeting of the Wybalena Hostel Appeal held at Bible House…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →LONDON, July 29 (A.A.P.). —The two leaders of the Church of England yesterday urged the people to refuse to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Around the parish church of St. John's at Welling, Kent, this week went a barbed-wire entanglement…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Two churchmen this week condemned a new low-cut, off-the shoulder bridal gown, but said that a ballerina-style dress with a plunging neckline probably would be acceptable in church. A Sunday Telegraph…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SEDLAC., a sleepy little town about sixty miles from Prague, Czechoslovakia, holds one of the strangest and eeriest relics in the world -- a church with the interior…
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