The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-10
THRONES HEAR
ARENA PRAYER
Rev. Ambrose NJ. Bailey
Calls for Guidance

Thousands who thronged tic Are.
na Friday afternoon FOR the memoir.
lai reFviee seT f'ress,ies.s aarsilng sat
with bowed heads during tho lnvo.
cation delivered By ROY. Ambrose
NJ. Bailey. in which no paid tribute
to tho president who was gone.
while asking guidance for tho pfcsl.
den, who has succeeded him.
The prayer follows
Almighty God. Thou art our Ia.
Their Today in grief over tho death
81 our president. unnunbcred mil.
lions how 10 mourning. Tut a fow
short days ago he WIS with us. aud
Today our hearts are deaolated. We
need Thce today to teach US Thy
sovereign Will We need 10 learn
that time and space are but small
things with Thee.
Help us to hear Thee say. What
I do thou knoweat not now. but
thou shalt know thereafter. Help
us TO know that THE steps Of a
good man are ordered OF the Lord.
ard He delighteth in his way
Help us 10 cheer our hearts IN
the certainty that all things work
together for good TO them that love
God. and that nothing can sopar
ate us from tho love OF God. which
is IN Christ Jesus. our Lord
Teach us 10 rest in tho hope OF
Immortality. Il am tho resurrcc.
ton and the life. lie that belioveth
In Me. tho he were dead. set shall
he i've. aud he that liveth and DO.
llevsth In Mo shall never die. Our
dead arr not lost. by Thy grace we
shall SEQ them and meet them
again
"Acccp, our gratitude for the
greatness OF the one who Is gone.
Thy geutlencss hath made him
great We believe that under Thee
nc had como TO che qualities we ad.
mlre Of manllness. straight deal.
Ing, courage and high statcsman.
ship.
I'VE hescech Thee. In behalf OF
The woman who but a moment ago
was the first lady Of our land. and
who today would be but the embodI.
ment Of broken heart except for
Thy sovereign grace and her faith
in God. she was raised from q seri.
GUS Illness by Thy grace Be pleased
now to be near her In pity and com,
fort. Grant that she may know her.
self TO be sustained by Thine ever.
lasting arms.
I'VE intercede with Thee also In
behalf OF the aged father, the broth.
or and tho sisters. and all tho near
relatives and friends May sorrow
not blast them. but have n blessed
effect. May we all today be led to
the place where we share the prom.
lse. Blessed are they that mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Help us TO realize that tho our
dearest helpers fall. Thou dost not
fall. Thou art tho King OF Kings
and Lord OF Lords. the one who set.
teth all governments and powers,
BE pleased. therefore, 70 bless Thy
servant, tho president Of the United
States, Calvin Coolidge. TO tho end
THAT with reverence and godly fear
he may execute our laws and be for
us n faithful and wise and righteous
ruler. preserved in strength and Civ.
en- far.seelng vision md wisdom TO
lead us out from hate and strife and
turbulence and selfIshness into paths
Of peace and service. and brother.
hood TO all men.
Grant that we ourselves, mado
thoughtful by this event and mind
full of our own mortality, may order
our lives with reference 10 eternity,
obeying the admonitlon, Watch. for
20 know not tho day nor the hour
when your Lord comcth.' Make US
all faithful unto death. that We may
have the crown OF life Hear us, In
this. our prayer, and answer us In
Thine own fatherly way. for Thy
mercies' sake Amen"