Show I I PRAYER FOR PRESIDENT The presence of President William H Taft in Salt Lake was alluded to last evening at the Jewish services for fori ym Tom m i Kippur the Hebraic Day of Ato Atonement at the Temple Israel by Rabbi Charles J Freund who in an elo eloh eloquent eloquent quent prayer besought the welfare of th the h The Thi Yom Tom Kippur service servi e began last I t night llight lit at 8 S The great auditorium of f the temple was Wat filled te to the doors dooN with v ith worshippers The service opened with a beautiful musical r program In Ini iu i is discourse dl cour e Rabbi Freund referred to tot t the ic Presidents visit and later prayed for 1 s welfare He said in part in his dia dis di discourse course urse We Ve have specific duties to our fellow 9 int 1 and especially to those of our faith As V generally taken for granted it is as assumed assumed that this duty is performed when v WI tl i extend sv sympathy and support to the S ed among our coreligionists This Is commendable but it comprises what should be exceptional especially as we 1 lohe c lie for a time when this and all op 1 t si stall all cease as men deal righteous U 1 with all of Gods creatures We Ve owe ant an in especial e duty to our religion by being staunch h supporters of its grand teach tags ings which more than excel And one of those teachings is 18 that in every manner we merit our eo our nations ap air approval approval as its affairs are ours along with those not belonging to our faith Each one of Us in the retrospective glance over his hie life must consider whet whether er t r In all things he has been a party in the life and the work of the nation that when weighed in the scale as to duty dut of or exemplary citizenship it be not said Weighed weighed and found want wanting wantIng wanting ing ingIn IngIn ingIn In concluding his discourse Rabbi Freund made this prayer About to mingle min mingle mingle gle in the life liCe of the world outside we pray Thee T Oh God of our fathers to be with us in our rest re t Strengthen each one of us In good and worthy worth efforts Make ake us firm in our devotion to our re religion religion religion ligion that better we may serve s ne our country Fervently we invoke Thy bless blessing blessIng blessing ing for this our country and our na tion Guard them oh God from calam calamity calamity ity and injury May lla their adversaries neer triumph over them But may the glories of a just righteous and ing people In Increase Tease rease from age a to age Enlighten and sustain sU with Thy Th power those whom the people have hae set In au authority authority thorit the President his Ills counselors and advisers the judges the lawgivers and andall andall andall all those who are entrusted with the guardianship of our rights and liberties And especially f do we ask Thy Th blessing bless blessing bl ss ing upon the President of the United States who honors our community with his presence this day da Guard his steps In safety and may we all be better for forthe forthe forthe the noble example of his unselfish life and ma may It leave benediction in its wake May peace and good will obtain among amongal al all the citizens of our land May Mav religion spread its blessings among us and exalt Thou our nation in righteousness Amen men |