Praying soldier postcard

Title

Praying soldier postcard

Description

The front of the postcard has a coloured painting of a soldier in uniform kneeling in prayer. Christ is leaning over the soldier and reaching out his hand. The reverse of the card is printed with 'with you alway' in the top left corner and 'I pray that this painting by Joseph Hoy will lead many to prayer, and to that humility of spirit which prepares the way for a realization of the presence of Christ' in the bottom right corner.

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One coloured postcard

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Identifier

MSewerinS704459-240916-090001, MSewerinS704459-240916-090002

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Citation

“Praying soldier postcard,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 13, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/52235.