The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-09-17
DAY OF PRAYER;
PEACE OF WORLD
President ProcIaims Sunday,
Oct. 4, For Supplication
SEEKS END OF WARFARE
Church Federation Acts - Councii
Representing Thirty Denominations
to Prepare Program-Form Of
Prayer Written by President.

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Washington.-Pres Wilson pro
claimed Sunday, October/4, a day d
prayer for peace in Europe by the
people of the United States. View
ing the great European war, in its
broadcast aspects, as something be
yond the power Of mere man to alter
or control, the President asks the
people to pray to Almighty God "that
He forgive us our sins, our Ignorance
of His holy will, our wilfulness and
many errors, and lead us in the paths
| of obedience to places Of vision and
| to thoughts and counsel that purge
and make WISE"
The proclamation, in full, follows:
"By the President of the United
States of America, a proclamation:
Whereas, great nations of the
world have taken up arms against
| one another and war now draws mill
ions Of men into battle\ whom the
counsel of statesmen have not been
able to save from the terrible sacri-
flee;
"And whereas, in this as in all
things, it is our privilege and duty
to seek counsel and succor of AL
mighty God, humbling ourselves be-
fore Him, confessing our weakness
and our lack of any wisdom equal to
these things;
And whereas, it is the especial
wish and longing of the people of
the United States, in prayer and
counsel and all friendliness. to serve
the cause Of peace;
Therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States of
America, do designate Sunday, the
fourth day of October next, a day of
prayer and supplication, and do re-
quest all God-fearing persons to re-
pair on that day to their places of
worship, there to unite their petitions
to Almighty God, that overruling the
counsel of men, setting straight the
things they cannot govern or alter,
taking pity on the nations now in
the throes of conflict, in His mercy
and goodness showing a way where
men can see none, He vouchsafe
His children healing peace again and
restore once more that concord
among men, and nations without
which there can be neither happi-
ness nor true friendship nor any
wholesome fruit of toll or thought in
the world; praying also to this end
that He forgive us our sins, our ig-
norance of His holy will, our wilful-
ness and many errors, and lead us in
the paths of obedience to places of
vision on6 f0 1oh& c
that purge and make wise.
In witness whereof I have here.
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be- affixed.
Done at the city of Washington
this eighth day of September, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and fourteen, and of the
independence of the United States
Of America the one hundred and
thirty-ninth.
(Signed.) WOODROW WILSON.
By the President: William Jen-
nlngs Bryan, Secretary of State"
The proclamation issued by the
President is an answer to. the many
pleas received by him during the past
month that he mediate in Europe in
the interest OF peace. In emphasizing
the heartfelt desire of the American
people for the restoration of peace,
the President has, in the opinion of
o1nclal Washington, taken the best
method to apprise the belligerent
Powers of Europe of the desire of
the United States for early peace by
invoking the country's prayer to that |
END. The fact that the day of pray
er mas been set forward almost a
month on the calendar is taken to |
that at least for that long |
a period the President has little hone |
of mediation
Federal Church Council Acts.
New York. Following President
Wilson'S proclamation designating
Sunday, October 4, as a day of prayer
for peace in Europe, the Federal
Council of the Church of Christ in
America issued a call to the Protest
ant Evangelical churches urging
full observance Of the day. The
Council, which represents 30 de-
nominations and 10000 churches.
Is preparing a special program
which will be sent out to all the
churches.
The Presidents proclamation. the
Federal Council announced. was 10.
sued In response to resolution
which the council submitted to him.
august 20, This resolution was sup
ported by letter on behalf of the
jewish congregations, signed by Rabbi
4. sPeriera Mendes.