The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-05
YESTERDAY
At THE LOCAL
CHURCHES
PRAYERS FOR PEACE WERE Of
FERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
PRESIDENT WILSON'S PROCLA-
MATbN. TEMPLAR SERVICE.

In accordance with the president S
at the local churches with special ser
vices and paryers for universal peace
At all the churches some especial pro-
gram had been arranged, but at St
Philips Episcopal church there was
service for the Knights Templar, in
which a special prayer was offered for
universal peace by the Rector, Rev. F
P. Keicher.
Twenty Sir Knights in their regalia
attended in a body, and the church
was filled long before the hour for the
service arrived. The music was es-
pecially good and appropriate, and the
rector stated that he was pleased with
the entire program.
The sermon was preached from the
text, Timothy HIP, and was appro-
pirate to the occasion.
Following is the prayer of peace
composed for the occasion by the rec
tor, Rev. Keicher:
Most Holy and glorious Lord God,
the great architect of the universe, the
father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our
only Saviour and Prince of Peace,
whom we as Knights Templar worship
and adore, thou hast commanded us
in thy holy word to seek peace and
ensue it. Grant that the course of this
world may be so peaceably ordered
by thy governance, that thy people
may joyfully serve thee in godly quiet
ness. Deliver the nations, we beseech
thee, from the great and terrible evils
of war. Appease the tumults of the
present strife. Restore and establish
thy peace on the earth. Take away all
hatred, prejudice and greed, and what
soever else may disturb the concord
of Christian people. Bless all who
hold authority, and grant unto them,
by thy holy inspiration the spirit to
rule in righteousness and godly fear.
Take under thy almighty protection
and loving care, all the soldiers and
sailors who serve their country in the
hour of need. Bless all wholabor in
the hospitals and camps. Visit and re-
lieve the suffering, comfort the Of
fiicted. bless and receive the dead.
Look with pity, we beseech thee, upon
all widows and orphans, comfort all
those on whom sorrow and suffering
shall fall, heal the wunded and sustain
them with thy presence.
Have pity upon all, o Lord, who
are suffering from the cruelties of this
war, and hear our cry for peace. Have
mercy upon our land and so guide
The hearts and minds of thy servants,
the president of the United States, and
all others in authority; that they may
be enabled to preserve this nation in
peace and prosperity, and also, that
they may become the agents of Thy
will, in making wars to cease, that
peace may reign in all the world. Pre-
serve our land and people inviolate,
and may our country do in righteous
ness the things that make for peace,
that our swords may be beaten into
plow shares, and our spears into prun-
ing hooks. Teach us by thy Holy Spir-
it. that hatred and violence are not
strength, but weakness, and that the
true safeguarding of a nation is not
found in weapons, but in the blessed,
principles of our Order, which teach
righteousness and truth, brotherhood
and peace. We pray thee, that the
wrath of man may be turned into thy
praise, and that thy house shall be
established in the top of the noun
tains. Keep, we beseech thee, ever
before us the emblem of our faith, and
the powerful lessons taught by it, and
we pray thee to hasten the time when
our blessed Emanuel shall reign, and
the powers of darkness cease. These
and all other mercies we beg in the
name of the Prince of Peace, the Cap
tain of our Salvation, Jesus, Christ, our
Blessed Saviour and Redeemer." =
Amen"