Show NATIONAL PRAYER DAY 4 4 FOR PEACE SUNDAY OCTOBER R 4 1914 President V Woodrow Wilson by proclamation has appointed Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day Oct 4 a a. national day of prayer for peace in Europe and called called call call- ed upon all God fearing persons to gather gather in in- church on that da day and petition Almighty God to heal again and restore once more concord among men and nations The proclamation follows Whereas Great nations of the world have taken up arms against one une another and war now draws millions of men into battle the counsel of statesmen n have not been able to save sav from the terrible sacrifice t and Wh Whereas reas In this as in all things it is our privilege and duty to seek I counsel and succor of Almighty God humbling ourselves before befort him confessing confessing con con- g our weakness and our lack of any wisdom equal to these thes things and Whereas It is it the especial wish and longing of the people of the United St States tes in prayer and counsel and all friendliness to serve the cause of peace Therefore I Woodrow Wilson president of the e 1 United Up States America America Amer Amer- ica lea do designate Sunday the fourth day of October next a day of prayer supplication and and do request reque-at all God Gorl fearing persons person to repair on that day dayto dayo to o their places of worship there to unite their petitions to Almighty God that that overruling the c counsel of men s setting straight the things they cannot govern or alter t-aki t taking l p pity ty on the I nations ati now in the throes of of conflict in His mercy and goodness showing a way where men can see n one none He vouch vouchsafe safe His children to heal again and restore once more that concord among men and nations without which th there re can be neither happiness nor true friendship nor any wholesome fruit of toil or or thought in the world praying also to this fend end nd that He forgive us our sins our ignorance of His holy lY will our willfulness and many errors and lead us in the paths the paths of obedience to places of vision and to thoughts and counsels that purge and make mak wise |