Show r I It t H I I 4 1 tt-i tt 4 t 4 4 4 4 t 4 f 4 t I Kipling's Prayer When When Ill I I f 4 4 44 4 f H 4 44 1 I 44 l 4 t Bishop Brewster of the Episcopal diocese of a recent talk to Yale students on Religious Faith cited r f fIr r them the I W f case of Rudyard Kipling when he was critically ill In New Yok He said I C f I suppose you young men are more or less readers of ot Ip ard Kip Kip- Kipf f ff f ling There is no n name me in English literature that stands more core truly for f ff w f masculinity than Kipling In fact he Is said to be not l la e enough lough e t to suit some of his critics The story that I am to relate bout bout Kipling i ti f and I suppose none of you has heard it comes to me hand and f ff m f shows the strong vigorous faith thich is back of the man writings W n ni f A trained nurse was watching at the bedside of Mr during f I i those moments when the author was in the most critical stage of sickness sick- sick f ff f ness and she noticed that his lips began to move She bent over him f ff h f thinking he wanted to say something to her and she heard him utter utter f ff c lo f these words Now I r lay me down to sleep that old fa lard prayer of off f childhood days The nu nurse se realizing that Kipling didn't her services ser- ser serf services f ff G f vices said In an apologetic whisper I 1 beg your pardon Mr Kipling 4 f I thought you wanted something f f I do faintly observed Kipling want I want my Hea Heanly Heavenly Father He f ff f only c can n care for me now f ff g f It Is this masculine robust religious faith that w we see in Kipling n b f writings added Bishop Brewster and it t is a faith which the young f ff p f men of Yale university may well carry with them in the performance a f of their daily dally work f g tI gf f |