The Washington times., 1932-02-06
The Desire Of Washington
For Divine Aid in His Crises
BY ALBERT JOSEPH MCCARTNEY -
Pastor of the Covenant-First Presbyterian Churt

Pastor of the Covenant-First Presbyterian Churcn
Once in country church where number of Presbyterian
ministers gathered together, at luncheon heard all
octogenarian minister make this pungent remark Iod re-
His heroes for such times One cannot reao
thoughfuy the history of America from its smallest begin
nng without feeling how trenchant the trsm that ever
the hour and the God brings together Certainly one
feels that in the two outstanding of national his
tory blessed Providence placed first Washington and then
Lincoln at the helm of the Ship of State
have just been reading account of the incidents lead
ing mp to the first inauguration together with the addresses
made by Washington the Senate by the Senate to the
President and in turn the reply of the President to the sch
aorial address These followed by similar addresses on
The part of the House Of Representatives to the President anu
the Presidents reply the Members of the House. have
been profoundly impressed by the of space devoted
IN each one OF these addresses to the regous sde OF e
great and adventure in political history. After para
graph in which he reces his sincnaOn to the
sponsbiItes of leadership and humby recouns his
dsquafica0ns he then devOte long paragraph IN which
he his devotion Almighty God and beseeches His
benecOn to the end that it mav conSecrate to the liberties
and happiness of people United States govern
ment instituted by themselves for these essential purposes
He the confidence that not only the elected
sentaves there assembled but all my fellow citizens at
large share these sentiments NO people be bound to
knowledge and adore the Invisible Hand which conducts the
affairs of than those of the United States Every
step by which they have advanced to the character of
individual nation seems to have been distinguished by some
token of PrOvdcna Agency After he has addressed him
self to the needs of the country he concludes his
inaugural another tribute to the benign Parent
Human Race in humble supplieaOn His divine bless
ing be equally conspicuous in the enlarged views the
temperate consultations and wise which the
cess OF this Government must depend"
To reigousy minded it refreshing to note in the
reply of the Senate to the Presidents inaugural their
acknowledgement of the Great Arber of the universe by
whom empires rise and fall The address of the House of
Representatives the President concludes thus A
that remains is that join in fervent suppicaon for
the blessings of Heaven country and that add
for the choicest of these blessings the most beloved
Of her citzens
''That Almighty Being who rules the universe; the
Hand which conducts the affairs Of Providental.
Agency the benign Parent Of the Human Race His divine
blessings the Arber of the universe the protection of
Almighty God suppcatiOns for the blessings of Heaven
our country constitute the phrases in the historical
articles that the origin of the unctiOnng of Amer
can government What has become of this of recogni-
on of the leadership of Heaven and reliance upon
tha Wisdom that cometh down from above and is proa
BILE Direct in the affairs of state in the affairs of
nd dualc citizen? 9--