The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-14
ITS Got Our. Penny"
PRAYER ASKS F0R. PEACE
AMID CHAOS OF WAR

COLISEUM, ST. LOUIS, June IA
The prayer delivered by Rev James
w. Lee at the opening of the Demo
cratic national convention today was
as follows:
I'VE rejoice, Oh, Lord, in the belief
cherished by us all, that we are re-
lated to Thee through the deepest and
best in our lives, and that we are
drawn to Thee because we are akin to
Thee The lives we live, under the
limitations of time and sense, are not
complete until they are met and
matched by the Divine half of our
selves we find in the life OF our
Creator and our Father.
Reveal Heighth Of Arms.
Show us this day, we beseech, Oh,
Lord, how low our life is in aim, and
how low it is also in execution, until
we learn to live persistently in that
part of our nature which is of Thee.
Help us to see the splendor and mag
nifieence of the life at peace with
God, in contrast with that which is of
the earthen.
I'VE thank Thee for all the blood
relationships which bind us together
as a people. May we recognize our
government and the laws under which
we live as so many loans ordained of
| God and approved and re-enacted into
the statutes and institutions by the
citizens for the building of the Ameri
can people in one great social whole
so that the vast national, body fifty
joined together and compacted by that
which every member supplieth, accord
ing to the effectual working in the
! measure of every part may make in
crease Of the body unto the upbuild
ing of itself in good will and power
I'VE thank Thee for all that Thou
hast vouchsafed to US through the or
der and stability of society about us
| We thank Thee for all the tokens oil
favors Thou hast shown US and fol
all the prosperity that has come to us
since our fathers set themselves ur
to national housekeeping in the new
| world.
l. Asks for Guidance.
Thou hast guided this nation A!
we look abroad over the land we SEE
1.-THE signs of Thy coming on every side
into higher and humaner and better
form of government than ever stool
on this earth before. Thou are lead
ing Thy people, though often through
groans and tears, still the plowins
and narrowing, the threshing and tn,
over-turning are all preparatory to tn,
coming of more and more perfec
days, whence everything finally shall
be radiant, and all the trees : shall
clap their hands for joy as the Who'll,
earth beholds Thy salvation expressed
, through the peace, freedom and hap
piness of the greatest people on thi
! earth.
; Prays for President.
I'VE thank Thee, Oh Lord, beyont
and above all other things at thi
time, for the wisdom, conservatism
and patience shown by Thy servant
the President of the United States
and by those associated with him il
authority. which have enabled then
to keep the people of this countr,
: out OF the horrible and insane wa
which is destroying the life ant
!, threatening with bankruptcy and ruiz
the civilization of mankind. From tn,
4 very bottom Of our hearts. Oh Lord
Il do we thank Thee that the leader,
!, called to guide our ship of stat,
through the awful storm of fire ant
:. blood that has been raging for tn,
past two years, have not lost theil
heads. We thank Thee that we cal
i use. more enthusiastically and fitting
~ than ever before. the words Of one