The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-22
The D. M. Read Company.
PraverS Are Issued
 For Peace Sunday''

New York, Sept 2o.-The Federal Council of the Church of Christ In America. which embraces in it's men7 bership the churches of thirty denorn- nations, supporting 130.00O churches. has sent to all of these churches copies of five prayers which are SUE gested for use on October 4, the day set aside by President Wilson for prayer that peace may be restored among the nations now at war. The. author of one of the prayers is Bishop Greer of New York. Rev. W. 2. Man ming, rector Of Trinity. is the author of another, while Q third is an excerpt from the Christian World Pulpit. It is pointed out that President Wilson's s proclamation was in response to a re- quest of the Federal Council
 With the prayers which were sent out yesterday also went a. letter urg- ing alle pastors to read in their churches on October the Presidents proclamation itself and that the whole day be given to intercession for the purposes named .py me p1esloen 1.s.. The letter is signed by Rev Dr. Smaller Mathews. Rev. Dr. Charles s. Mcfarland, Rev. pr. Charles E. Jeff ferson. and Rev. pr. Frederick Lynch.
 The prayer first on the list Is the one prepared by Bishop Greer, and It is as follows:
 @ God who hast made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face Of the earth. and who in thy Holy ] word hast taught us that One is our Father, even God, and that all we are brethren: We pray thee in this darK hour of international strife that thou wilt open the eyes of the people ana l those who in thy Name are intrusted with the authority of governances to see and understand their right and l true relation to thee, and through
 thee to one another. Teach them 5py thy spirit that hatred and violence l are not strength but Weaknesss that l +T,e +r,1a safeguar ding of nation is not to be found in weapons or war Ii,t in those eternal principles which I noate for riefteousness and truth and brotherhood. and peace. Give 10 those I who shall suffer in the war Whlch ls l e{np now the consolation or thy 1 e,~sce Heal the sick;s comfort the | vvounded; minister to the dying, ane I hind I'D the broken heart. Bring, we | prav thee. to a speedy end this inter l national strife; and hasten the uIns I when peace shall flourish out or the I earth. and all shall dwell together IT E,,,,i+1y s,s and love. and war shall be nc 1 more We ask it in the Name oi Ollr Savior, Jesus Christ. Ament
 The prayer written by pr. Mannint l is. in part, as follows:
 Almighty God. we pray that 1t may 1 n1ease Thee to give to all nations, es |
 fare. unity, peace, and concord. Al mighty God, we pray that it ma!
 please Thee to deliver us from all evi I and mischief, from plague, pestilenc
 and famine, from battle and murde and sudden death. May Emperors
 Kings and Presidents serve the Kim of Kings We remember our repre-
 sentatives in state and civic affairs an | pray that in all parlianentss councils
 and Assemblies of men this day tn
 divine ideas of justice, truth. peace
 temperance, and purity be had in hon or: through Jesus Christ, our Lord Fl inc prayer submitted by the Christia
 World Pulpit:
 N We beseech Thee in Thine ininit
 mercy to shorten the agony of the na : tions in deadly strife. Soon may tn : sword be sheathed, and may the hand 7 that are lifted against each other l 3 war soon clasp each other in last1n
 k&riendship. Out of the enciraa1ng glool