Show PRESIDENT ASKS CITIZENS TO PRAY BULLETIN WASHINGTON Sept 8 President S-President Wilson Vilson today signed a proclamation calling on the people of tho the United States to pray for peace In Europe The presidents president's proclamation sets aside Sunday October 4 as a day of oC prayer WASHINGTON Sept S. S S PresIdent President proclamation v was aa as follows follows- By the president of the United d Sl States Slates tes of oC America A proclamation proclamation- Whereas great nations of ot tho world have 0 taken up arms u against one another nn and war now draws millions of or mon Into battle whom the tho counsel of ot statesmen havo bavo not been able to save from trum the terrIble sacrifice And In Jn all nil things It Is our privilege and duty to seek counsel and succor of Almighty God humbling ourselves our our- selves before him confessing our weak weak- ness fleas and our lack of ot an any wl wisdom dom equal to these things And And whereas It ft Is IR the especial wish and anil longing of or the tho people of or the United State States In pra prayer er and counsel and all friendliness to serve the cause of peace Therefore I. I Woodrow Wilson president dent of or the United StU States Stales 8 of or America do designate nate Sunday the fourth day of or October Oc Oc- Oc to tober r. r n next a da day of oC prayer and lion tion and do o request nil all God fearing JH persons per ler- r- r sons eons to repair on that day I. I to their places of ot worship th there re to unite their petitions to Almighty God that overruling the thc cou counsel el of or men muon setting straight tho the things they govern sovern or alter taking pity on the tte nations now In the throes of gi conflict cont In Jn his mere mercy and goodness showing snowIng show snow Ing a rL way ay 3 where men can see seo none he vouchsafe ouch atc his children healing peace again I and restore once mor more that concord among men and nations without t which there can be he neither happiness nor true friendship nor nn any thole wholesome om fruit of or toil or thought In iii the tho t orId pra praying also to this end that he lie for forgive our sins Ins our oUr- oUrI I Ig lg- lg norance of his holy will our willfulness and arid man many errors and lead us In the tho paths of ot obedience to places of ot vision and to tho l thoughts und counsels that purge p and make male wise In Iii witness heror I have hereunto set get m my hand and anel cau caused d the seal feal of ot the United Lulled States to ho bo affixed Done at the tho city cily of or Y Washington this cl eighth day a of or September In tho the year of ur our omit Lord on one thou thousand nine hundred and amid fourteen and of ot tho the Independence of ot the I SIn Stains IMi of ot America the thc one bundred hun bun dred and anel thirty Signed WOODROW WILSON VILSON By liy the PT President WILLIAM I JI JENNINGS BRYAN DRYAN Sec See i iBy of or State Slate |