St Paul's Church, Bedford Chapel in St Paul’s was used by the BBC as the studio for broadcasting the Daily Service and "The Epilogue" not only nationally but throughout Europe. This extraordinary period in the church’s history is fittingly commemorated by an inscription on the floor at the entrance of the chapel: THE BBC BROADCAST THE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE FROM THIS CHAPEL 1941-1945 IN THE DARKNESS OF WAR: NATION SHALL SPEAK PEACE UNTO NATION THEY SHALL BEAT THEIR SWORDS INTO PLOUGHSHARES HOPE THROUGH RECONCILIATION FORGIVENESS THROUGH UNDERSTANDING PEACE Secondly, at the southern end of the high altar rail, an inscription on a wooden panel records
Nation Nation A nation is a stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity, or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture. A nation is distinct from a people, and is more abstract, and more overtly political, than an ethnic group. It is a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity, and particular interests. "Black's Law Dictionary" defines a nation as follows: nation, "n." (14c) 1. A large group of people having a common origin, language, and tradition and usu. constituting a political entity. • When a nation is coincident