Show nearly five million boy scouts to observe day of prayer octa the utah national parks council boy scouts of america with headquarters at provo is urging its members to observe october I 1 as a day of prayer for the nation and for mankind in accordance with president eisenhower Elsen hower s proclamation dr arthur A chief scout executive of the boy scouts of america in a message to scout executive floyd loveridge Loverl dge of the utah national parks council said bald each of us I 1 know covets every opportunity to make the twelfth point of the scout law effective also each of us in scouting recognizes the power and importance of I 1 prayer the twelfth point of the scout law reads A scout Is reverent ile he is reverent toward god cod lie ile is faithful in hla his religious duties and re the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion dr informed president eisenhower Elsen hower that the organization has taken steps for the fullest cooperation to this noble purpose and that the members totaling boys and men have been requested to fully support the proclamation president eisenhower Elsen hower a member of the doy boy scouts national executive board hince 1948 wrote dr I 1 I 1 am heartened by your note telling me of the support port to be given to the national day i i of prayer to be observed on october first not only am I 1 delighted that the boy scouts themselves will parti cipale but I 1 know that they will carry back to their homes home an interest in this sign significant and I 1 hope from now on yearly event dr wrote the local council that he was very much moved by the thought of 0 an entire notion nation on a given day and in accordance with forms and tenets of our respective spec tive religions praying to god for the moral and spirit ual strengthening of our no na tion for peace among all peo pie and for freedom for mart man kind lie ile urged that where possible leaders and scouts join with others in any meeting or attend services that may be arranged of people of the same faith to participate with them in prayer in ne ac corrance cor dance with tire the tenets of their religion and in cooperation with their respective religious leaders or that at unit meetings held during the in which october I 1 occurs where boys ore are of like faith proy prayers cirs be made again in accordance witla the faith of the members of the unit dr Sc litick also suggested that during that week scouts be encouraged to attend the church ot of their faith and engage in prayer aai |