| Show 1 I Burrit Lre of prayer z has pass passiel d a resolution calling for biily prayer in behalf of the nation its it fighting sons its cause it ii is proposed that men and women everywhere and of akry ry faith fajth pause nt rit the hour of noon to pray there will be those who will speak scornfully of this proposal let them keep to themselves their unbelief millions of americans will welcome elcome the idea because it ints national expression to the tile truth that spiritual values ire are the tile supreme concern in this war and and I 1 kl L th tint it spiritual forces must hae hac ther p art in winning it in a little folder issued by some loop business men who have liae been meeting daily for prayer in inci incident is told of the early days of the war when the telegram tele uram announce ine the french victory berthe over the t german hordes horde s at it the battle of f th the marne in september 1911 1914 a was delivered at the english war department lord roberts who was in lord kitchener s office said only god almighty could have done this and lord kitchener said quietly somebody must have been pray ing 1 the same folder quotes gener al A foch as saying concerning prayer we shall be saved by it and it will not be the first time in this deadly struggle the brave sold r is rarely an in wv lv ale onus in such it I 1 alose liose contact with the stark realities ua ul life and death that he lie feels the need of god if these men who ho plan their battles in terms of man pon power er of guns ns and shell and Pro r planes find place for a 1 righteous cause what nhat chilian Nilian ci dare oppose his little threefoot self of intellectual doubt some emphasize the objective alue of prayer some make more of its subjective value alue I 1 he particular 1 theory is of small moment the vital ital tiling thing is recognition of the spiritual significance of this tills great conflict with will few exceptions all of us whatever ha teer be our ed can tind find common ground bere nere chicago E evening ening post |
