Show FINISH PRAYER Offers I by Request Tenton Trenton N J Cor New Y York rk World When the formal fonal meeting of oC th Jersey legislature was f caled at n toda today in accordance nOn with the tion which requires that a joint of the bOdy be called every da day thE the contest is on lot for the United or o a States senator only two torn tors were present it Was necessary to comply with aU all th i forms of convening the joint and As A Bark Burk of thIs city a Captain John kE Lovet Lovett the arms of the senate if he would o offer prayer to Properly open the session r Mr Burk made the request in a jo ing manner but Captain Lovett a jk Captin t to k the Ule request seriously ad and asked with al all reverence that those prent present In the house join with him in reciting th Lords Prayer Then amid deep s lence the voice or the captain was heard Now I lay me down to sleep he began and paused The assembly chamber at th time was filled with students th state veterinary examination They tittered when Captain paused in the prayer but their lasted only a moment Then ot them in a deep voice took up the Cup and all finished it itI I pray the Lord my to keep And should I die before I wak wakI I pray the Lord my to take At the conclusion of the prayer tap thin Lovett asked the speaker pr tom if he would be allowed the usual fee given to making the prayer No was the reply You know your prayer The state pays only completed prayers |