The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-31
BILLY SUNDAY PRAyS.
AND WINS APPLAUSE.
Ae ING AS CHAPLAIN IN CON.
GRESS HE ASkS GODS HELP
TO SMITE THE HUNS.

oh thursday morning, January 10,
Billy Sunday acted as chaplain to the
mouse OF representatives. This is the
congressional records verbatim re-
port of his prayer:
Almighty God, our Heavenly Fa-
Their. we thank Thee and rejoice that
through faith in Thee and Thy word
this government was built upon that
foundation. We thank Thee that the
compact signed in the cabin of the
Mayflower by our ancestors was for
democracy, liberty, freedom and the
right to worship Thee according to
the dictates of our own conscience.
We thank Thee that as nation we
have the courage to proclaim to the
world our continued belief in Thee by
stamping on our coins the inscription
In God We Trust" We thank Thee
that we are Americans and live be-
meath the protecting folds of the Stars
and Stripes. sWe thank Thee that
Thou canst look over the battlements
"a S'oAy oi Jul iciiio diIu StG lIdl
there is not one stain on any star or
stripe in Old Glory. We thank Thee
for our happy homes. We thank Thee
for our wives and little ones. We
thank Thee that as a nation we have
never gone to bed hungry or scraped
the bottom of our flour barrel, and we
pray Thy continued mercy and bles-
sing upon us. We pray Thee that
Thou wilt forgive our transgerssions
md blot out all our iniquities
Thou knowest o Lord, that we are
n life death struggle with one
u the most Infamous, vile, greedy,
lvaricious, bloodthirsty, sensual, and
'icious nations that has ever disgrace
ID the pages of history. Thou know
st that Germany has drawn from
he eyes of mankind enough tears to |
make another sea; that she has drawn
Hood enough to redden every wave
por that sea; that she has drawn
nough groans and shrieks from the |
carts of men, women and children to
1ake another mountain. We pray |
'hee that Thou wilt make bare Thy
nightly arm and beat back that great |
ack of hungry wolfish Huns, whose
angs drip with blood and gore. We
ray Thee that the stars in their
curse and the winds and waves may |
ght against them.
I'VE pray Thee that Thou wilt bless
ur beloved president and give him
trength of mind and body and cour-
ge of heart for his arduous duties |
l these sorrow laden, staggering |
avs. We pray Thee to bless the sec
etary of state the secretary of war |
nd the secretary of the navy; and |
less, We pray Thee, the naval strategy
GARD. Bless, we pray Thee, Lord,
he generals at the head of our army.
'less the boys across the sea, some
there in France, and bless those pro-
getting our transports loaded to the
yater's edge with men and provisions |
less our boys at home who are in
he environments. Bless, we pray
hee, the senate and house of rep
and give them wisdom
nd strength, for they seem to have |
ONE into the kingdom for such a |
me as this. And Lord, may every |
ian, woman and child, from Maine |
} California and from Minnesota to
stand up to the last ditch |
nd be glad and willing to suffer and
ndure until final victory shall come. |
less our allies, and may victory be
urs. And in Thy own time and in
'hy own way we pray Thee that
'hou wilt release the white winged
owe of peace until Thou shalt dispel
he storm clouds that hang lowering
yer this sin cursed, blood soaked, and
orrowing world; and when it is all
yer we will uncover our heads and
lift our faces to the heavens and sing
With a new meaning
"'My country, it's of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
OF thee | sing
"And the praise shall be to Thee
orever, through Jesus Christ. Amen