ONE THOUSAND FAMOUS THINGS 327
We were treading unfamiliar and broken ground, for there had
en far-reaching changes, especially in economic conditions. Every-
where a feeling of uncertainty and lack of confidence hung like a
shadow over human endeavour.
But we have made headway by the earnest goodwill, prudence,
and stability of my people, and the country has attained to a measure
of industrial success which gives it confidence in the future.
I am very conscious that these years have brought hardship and
often disappointment, and I have been moved with profound admira-
tion for the greatheartedness of my people and for the steadfast
fortitude and unbending will to overcome which they have ever
shown in their anxieties.
I sympathise deeply with those who have endured the sadness
and besŤ4en of unemployment. It is a source of comfort to me to
feel that from these times of trial there has grown up throughout our
community a stronger feeling of fellowship one with another,
I give thanks to Almighty God, who has thus far sustained me and
my people, and I pray that we may continue to pursue the cause of free-
dom and progress in a spirit of peace, tolerance, and understanding.
The Passing of the King
THE King's life is moving peacefully towards its close,
The message broadcast while
George the Fifth lay dying
I AM rather glad to think that the King has taken Ms trumpeter
with him to the other side.
A lady on hearing that Kipling, Poet of the
Empire, passed away just before King George
A Little Talk Heard by the World
This is the little talk of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Duke
and Duchess of Kent at their wedding, heard all over the world
iy YEVEB in history, we may dare to say, has a marriage been attended
J\J by so vast a company of witnesses. For by a new and marvel-
lous invention of science countless multitudes in every variety of
place and home are joining in this service.
The whole nation (nay, the whole Empire) are the wedding guests :
and more than guests, members of the family. For this great assembly
in the Abbey, the crowds waiting outside its walls, and the multitude
of listening people regard the family of our beloved King and Queen
as in a true sense their own.
It must be most moving to you, dear Bride and Bridegroom, to
know that this wealth of good wishes and goodwill is being offered
to you as their wedding gift. Yet in the midst of all the voices wbich
have acclaimed you in your coming here, and will again acclaim you