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THE ENSIGN MESSAGE

A DAUGHTER OF KINGS

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A CORRESPONDENT has asked me to explain the descent of Queen Elizabeth II and to outline her lineage, “as a matter of public interest.” Another correspondent, much earlier, requested me to clarify a column of some weeks ago in which I referred to King George VI as deriving from King David of Israel. These two…

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“HAIL, DENMARK!”

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THE Northern European Kingdom of Denmark comprises the peninsula of Jutland; an archipelago which includes Zealand and various islands; the outlying islands of Bornholm and the Faroes and the dependency of Greenland. Denmark was separated from Sweden in 1523 and from Norway in 1815. Danmark, as it is known to its own people, appears to…

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THERE WILL ALWAYS BE GOD

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They cannot shell His temple, nor dynamite His throne; They cannot bomb His city, nor rob Him of His own. They cannot take Him captive, nor strike Him deaf and blind, Nor starve Him to surrender, nor make Him change His mind. They cannot cause Him panic, nor cut off His supplies; Though all the…

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AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL FLAG – FLYING PROUDLY SINCE 1901

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The Australian flag reflects the history of our nation   A FLAG is a symbol- it speaks for the Nation’s history and soul. The pattern which emerges when the flag is unfurled tells of the birth, the growth, the trials, the glories and the hopes of the people who fly it. What does the Australian…

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WORLD AFFAIRS

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A CONFUSED WORLD: Now as I write, it is the end of August. We live at such a fast acceleration of time, that much can still happen before this year ends. But seeing that this will be my last Newsletter for this year, I want to give you an overview of world conditions as I…

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