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National Day of Prayer, 1974 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Ours is a Nation built upon a belief in a Creator who has endowed all men with inalienable rights, and faith in that Creator permeates every aspect of our way of life. With characteristically quiet eloquence, President Dwight D. Eisen hower once described the central role of religion in American life: "Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life. Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first the most basic-expression of Americanism. Thus the founding fathers of America saw it, and thus with God's help, it will continue to be." Let us pray, each in our own way, for the strength and the will to meet the challenges that face us today with the same profound faith in God that inspired the Founders of this Nation. Let us pray, as our Fathers prayed, for the wisdom to know God's way and the determination to follow it. Let us pray that God will continue to bless this great and good land as abundantly in the future as he has in the past. In 1952 the Congress directed the President to set aside a suitable day other than a Sunday each year as a National Day of Prayer, in recognition of the profound religious faith on which America is built. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, December 18, as National Day of Prayer, 1974. I call upon all Americans to pray that day, each after his or her own manner and convictions, for Deity's blessing on our land and for peace on earth, goodwill among all men. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of December, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-ninth. National Day of Prayer, 1974 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Ours is a Nation built upon a belief in a Creator who has endowed all men with inalienable rights, and faith in that Creator permeates every aspect of our way of life. With characteristically quiet eloquence, President Dwight D. Eisen hower once described the central role of religion in American life: "Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life. Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first the most basic-expression of Americanism. Thus the founding fathers of America saw it, and thus with God's help, it will continue to be." Let us pray, each in our own way, for the strength and the will to meet the challenges that face us today with the same profound faith in God that inspired the Founders of this Nation. Let us pray, as our Fathers prayed, for the wisdom to know God's way and the determination to follow it. Let us pray that God will continue to bless this great and good land as abundantly in the future as he has in the past. In 1952 the Congress directed the President to set aside a suitable day other than a Sunday each year as a National Day of Prayer, in recognition of the profound religious faith on which America is built. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, December 18, as National Day of Prayer, 1974. I call upon all Americans to pray that day, each after his or her own manner and convictions, for Deity's blessing on our land and for peace on earth, goodwill among all men. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of December, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-ninth. National Day of Prayer, 1975

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As we begin the celebration of our Bicentennial, it is fitting to recall that it was a profound faith in God which inspired the Founders of our Nation. Two hundred years ago, on June 12, 1775, the Second Conti nental Congress called upon the inhabitants of all the Colonies to unite, on a designated Thursday in July, in "humiliation, fasting, and prayer." This was our first national day of prayer. Americans on that day were asked to address their prayers to the "Great Governor of the World" to preserve their new Union and secure civil and religious liberties. Those first prayers were answered in full measure. The Union survives. The liberties for which our forefathers prayed were never so secure as they are today. But material progress and human achievement often beckon mankind away from the spiritual virtues. As we prepare to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of our Nation, it is my fervent hope that Americans will not forget that it was prayer that helped to forge our freedoms and foster our liberties. Let us now pray- as we have done throughout our history, and as the Congress has requested ( 66 Stat. 64 )- for the wisdom to continue the American pilgrimage, striving toward a nobler existence for all humanity. Let us ask for the strength to meet the challenges that face our Nation. Let us give thanks to God for the many blessings granted to America throughout these two centuries. And let us express the hope that our lives may continue to be enriched by the grace of our Maker. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Thursday, July 24, 1975, as National Day of Prayer, 1975. I call upon all Americans to pray that day, each after his or her own manner and convictions, for unity and the blessings of Freedom through out our land and for peace on earth. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-ninth. National Day of Prayer, 1975

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation As we begin the celebration of our Bicentennial, it is fitting to recall that it was a profound faith in God which inspired the Founders of our Nation. Two hundred years ago, on June 12, 1775, the Second Conti nental Congress called upon the inhabitants of all the Colonies to unite, on a designated Thursday in July, in "humiliation, fasting, and prayer." This was our first national day of prayer. Americans on that day were asked to address their prayers to the "Great Governor of the World" to preserve their new Union and secure civil and religious liberties. Those first prayers were answered in full measure. The Union survives. The liberties for which our forefathers prayed were never so secure as they are today. But material progress and human achievement often beckon mankind away from the spiritual virtues. As we prepare to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of our Nation, it is my fervent hope that Americans will not forget that it was prayer that helped to forge our freedoms and foster our liberties. Let us now pray-as we have done throughout our history, and as the Congress has requested ( 66 Stat. 64 )- for the wisdom to continue the American pilgrimage, striving toward a nobler existence for all humanity. Let us ask for the strength to meet the challenges that face our Nation. Let us give thanks to God for the many blessings granted to America throughout these two centuries. And let us express the hope that our lives may continue to be enriched by the grace of our Maker. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Thursday, July 24, 1975, as National Day of Prayer, 1975. I call upon all Americans to pray that day, each after his or her own manner and convictions, for unity and the blessings of Freedom through out our land and for peace on earth. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-ninth. National Day of Prayer, 1976

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

In this Bicentennial year, we will often reflect on the events of 200 years ago. As we recall the crises of those early days, let us also reflect on the profound faith in God which inspired the founding fathers. As the events of 1776 unfolded, our forebears knew they were on an uncertain course. On March 16 of that year, the Continental Congress, recognizing the "impending calamity and distress," asked each colony "publickly to acknowledge the over-ruling Providence of God," and urged the Colonists to observe a designated Friday in May as a day of "humiliation, fasting, and prayer." When later that year, the signers of the Declaration of Independence pledged to each other their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor, the pledge was made "with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence." In conformity with a Congressional request ( 66 Stat. 64), it is especially appro priate this year that a day be set aside to reaffirm the commitment of our first citizens and draw on the "solemn sense of God's superintending Providence" that sustained them during those troubled times. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, May 14, 1976, as National Day of Prayer, 1976. I call upon all Americans to pray that day, each in his or her own way, for the strength to meet the challenges of the future with the same courage and dedication Americans showed the world two centuries ago. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundredth. National Day of Prayer, 1976

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION

Ours is a Nation built upon a belief in a Creator who has endowed all men with inalienable rights, and faith in that Creator permeates every aspect of our way Of life. With characteristically quiet eloquence, President Dwight D. Eisenhower once described the central role of religion in American life: 11 Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life. Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first --- the most basic -~· expression of Americanism. Thus the founding fathers of America saw it, and thus with God's help, it will continue to be." Let us pray, each in our own way, for the strength and the will to meet the challenges that face us today with the same profound faith in God that inspired the Founders of this Nation. Let us pray, as our Fathers prayed, for the wisdom to know God's way and the determination to follow it. Let us pray that God will continue to bless this great and good land as abundantly in the future as he has in the past. In 1952 the Congress directed the President to set aside a suitable day other than a Sunday each year as a National Day of Prayer, in recognition of the profound religious faith on which America is built.

NOW, THEREFORE~ I, Gerald R. Ford, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, December 18, as National Day of Prayer, 1974. I call upon all Americans to pray that day, each after his or her own manner and convictions, for Deity's blessing on our land and for peace on earth, goodwill among all men. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this filth day of December, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-ninth.

GERALD R. FORD

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WASHINGTON

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September 4, 1974

Dear Mr. Goldateinc

The Preeident haa asked me to reapond to your recent corl'espondence regarding the need for a national prayer ob erva.nce.

In addition to the Congressional action of December 20, 1973 which you cited in your letter, th 8Znd Congress passed Public Law 3Z4, uthorizing the Pre•ident to set aside a. suitable day each year aa a National Da.y of Prayer. Thia has been done by Preeidential Proclamation' during each year sub- sequent to the pa••8.ie of that law. W expect the Proclam.a.tion for 1974 to be iaaued at some point during the next couple of months.

It was good of you to take the time to express your sentiments with respect to thia matter. We appreciate hearing from lfjfU, a.nd share your belie! in the importance of a firm, spiritual foundation to the well-being of our COWltry ..

With best wishes,

Sincerely.

Willi ~l..roody, Jr, Special Co:tui:~t to the President

Mr .. Jacob B. Gold•tein 634 Palisade Avenue Jersey City, N w Jersey 07307

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September 4. 1974

I \ De•r Mr, Mayor:

The President ha• asked me to reapond to your recent correspondence regarding the need for a national period of prayer.

A• you know. the United States does not obaerv a National Week of Prayer at the pre• nt time. Ho ever. Public Law 324, which was passed by the 82nd Congre••, authorize• the Preeident to set aside a •uitable d y each year ae a National Day of Praye:r. This has been done by Preaidential Procta ... rn.e.tion during eaeh year sub1 quent to the pas• e of that 1 gt lation. We expect the Proclamation for 1974 to be i•aued at sorn.e point within the next couple montha.

It waa good of you to tak the Um to expreas your sentiments with reapect to this m tter. We appreciate hearing from you, and •bar your belief in the importance ot a firm, spiritual foundation to the well.being of our country.

With beat wishes ,

Sincerely.

Will~ 'roody, Jr. Special Coneultant to the President

Honorabl Hubert L. B rrier Mayor of I~ pendence Poat Office Box 133 Independence, Virginia 24348

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WASHING T ON

August 28, 1974

Mr. Elliott:

Public Law 3 24 passed by the 82nd Congress authorizes the President to each year set aside a suitable day (other than a Sunday) as a National Day of Prayer. This will be done a gain this y ear, probably in Octobe r.

Please let me know if you want me to reply to these letters.

Margue rite M c Auliff~ • •

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THE WHITE HOUSE

WA S HINGTON

August 27

Mr. Elliott -

What to do with these letters asking that the President proclaim a National Day or Prayer.

Thanks.

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I BELIEVE YOUR EXCELLENCY TO BE AN HONEST MAN

AND YOU WILL NOT IGNORE A MESSAGE FROM GOD. :F'OR FI:l!'TY YEARS I HAVE SENT THOUSANDS OF LETTERS

TO ALL U.S. SE~ATORS. TO PROCLAIM A DAY OF PRAYER AS GOD COMMANDED FINALLY ON DEC. 20ta 1973 THE ENTIR$ CONGRESS

PROCLAIMED APRIL 30tA A DAY OF FASTING AND PRAYER BUT IT WAS NOT PUBLICISED AND THE PEOPLE DID iWT KNOW ABOU'r IT. MR. PRESIDENT IN THE NAME OF OUR HOLY FATHER

IN HEAV Ei~- I ASK THAT YOUR EXCELLEnCY PlWCLA.IM ~-....--- THIS DAI__QF PiiA.YER NOW A.N D AGAI N ON APRIL .?Ota MAY GOD BLESS YOUR :8.X.GELLEJ.-~ C Y WITli 1l1 HJi~ WISDOM 1'0 R~LIZE THA'I' WI'l'H GOD ALL THINGS SUCCBD

WI'l1HOLJ'J1 GOD A.LL '11 HI.1.~GS l+'AIL .

I .h'..dvlAIN YOfJH HlJlVu3.LE SJi;H. vArfT ELIJAH THE P~OPHE~ THE WAi~DERING JEW p S IF POSSIBLE I WulJLD LIKE A SHORT INTERVEIW.

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I aaw at Pier 2, Eut 'Advertising Program moderu buslneu man. It waa enoulb BJver, a battleship-and on the dock I The Miracle • ti> arouse anJbodJ'• curtoaltJ. •• about 1,000 wooden cottlna con• or the Voice for Ending Wars The man had not J>egced. He had t&lnlng 7oun1 men who were killed ln 81Ce1Ted no monaJ. All he had done tllat war. 'While walking ln the street pondu. ..,.. to stve awa:r pamphlet.a. beggtn1 "My aenaftf Justice awakened ln me, Inc on the aame old question,. where Br Paul F. Buserl onlJ that thOM who received them and I began tO think. I alked myeeU or to whom can the nations go to mould not throw them awa7. The theae questions: Is this Juatlce? Bert aettle thelr dlllputea, I beard a To!ce !'EW daya ago, abortlJ after noon. p&mpbet said "I am THE WANDD lie about 1,000 7oun1 men 1laln In uylng in the Ylddlf.h tongue: 'Pear a tall, &lender, 1mooth-allaven. JNO. JEW, Ood'a Meuencer." The .,_ttl~: what for? SupJ>OH one of them not, I am wlth thee.•· The Tolee re A well • dreaaed man. w.iited andwtch boarda aid tile aa.me. Jacob wu al&ln by bla own brothn, wu th• peated three tlmea: 'Fear not. I am tblough City Ball Parle On hi.I uppei GoldstelD,. when queatloned u to bJI cauae worthy of the price? With thee.' lip waa a 1mall, brlaU;r, mlllt&rJ m\llo ldent.ltJ, aald tile aame. "Here I stopped and I aald ln mJ "There I wu, run-down tro:n Oftl'• "I must 10 back to work now," he lul&rt: "nlere must be a better wa7 to 9tud7, twenty pounds underwetgbt. tache ot tho British type. The mu llld. ''MJ 'lunch' hour la over. Oome •ttle Internatlon&l dlaputea. I wlll and not a friend In the world to con wu Jacob II. Ooldatcin, a mod.-orn Jew. tD see me tater this afternoon... ln m7 ~ time, .tud7 until· I find fide In. The next day I returned at illh·Amerlcan. Not a peraon other than The addrua be gave waa: The Wan· a YaJ oLaettUnc International dlllpute1 sunrt.e. It waa on Nov. 14. 1923, the tile writer knew It, but five mlnutu dering Jew, No. 310 BroadwaJ, Now W1thout bl00d1hed.' greateat day of days, for while w~ki.DC Wore he bad been Ahaauerua, the ~-orlt Clt7. "I got to the point where I fev~ to I heard the same voice aay: Wandertnc Jow, two thouaand )'ears dUcusa m7 Ideal for fear of being ''Pear not, I heard tby prayer and O)d. 'l'he Jnsplratloa judged Insane. For twenty 7ear11 I kept this la the remedJ for war. Set aatde Under one arm he carried a bua1neu• Of a MMeaace" OI\ earning m7 dally bread; ten )'earl ' day or universal prayer, each one J:ae looJtln1 object that mlcht hav1 Iii an employee and ten )'eara u a to go to hla own church or synagogue, -...n a brletcue. It was not a. brtef· Dlaconred later In the afternoon at merchant. Alwa)'e ln m)' spare time and l will abolleh wu from the .,nh. .... howeTer. U wu a contraption' Gle given addrou. he wu at leisure I would atudf the aame nld problem. I. the Lord Ood, Creator of H_eaven and fdrmed of two larae piecea of pa.ate- &ad talked treelJ. A.I to the bare facta Where or to whom can the natlon.t !!arth. hava a:>oken It. l form the ~ put t:>:tethe: tl> torm tho psrn•. GI h1a dtJlJ exlatance, he expltJned fO to settle tbelr dl.aputea? light, I create dartne1111; I make peace, l*eJ'Jl&ll• of the 11ndwtch-man. And tbat he worked four hours a day ln a and create evil: I the Lord do all theae tlacob Ooldateln had wom It, oTer hla Jlroadwa7 dru1 atore. For an hour -rile end of the World War found tblnp. Nation shall not lift up aword •ouldera, for exactly one hour u he each-day he paraded the atdewalka Of me a succeuful merchant wltb a capt· against nation: neither shall theJ lesrD pe.r&ded the etdewalka ot (litJ B&U ••• York. The reat .o1 the time he tal of t20,000. I studied ln secret. war any more. Fear not, l heard thJ ~ Be doea ao dally. 9P8nt ln contemplation of hi• "Divlne and manJ a time I waa looked upon pra1er and tbll S. the remed:r tor ...,.•• TM writer watched him Whllt k IDIAlon" u he calle lt. Bll ht&el• u queer beoaUM 1 did not partake ~! I The New York Telegram THE NEW YORK 'fELEGRA~t. ?rlONDAY, APRIL 16, 1928. wear, God's Messenpr explatna how, t.bgusand y•ars. men and angels have tears, prayln1 to Ood to forgive hlJ& &ner t.'ut S'panlsh-Amerlcan War, he cried out "Peace on Earth. Good WlD for ht.s sins. TITELL happened to pass l»ier Two, East River, Toward Men" aa we Chriltiaas kep' on On November 14th, 1923, Mr. Gold• on an erran~ for his employer. OD bumping each other off. stein walked up to the altar to say th• VVHATOFIT? the doek were a thousand or more But when, ln Mr. Bodee'a Cut Price blwinc of the Torah. "Dear H~ wooden coffinl. Each wooden coffiD H&berdashery, you tallc with a direct. Fat}ler 1n heaven," he prayed, .,show Gotl'1 MesstDgtr~ Collar But· cont&ln~ the body of a young man. soft spoken, likable young Brook• me the remedy for war." And behold lotil antl Peace on Ear1Tr; Gootl And each youns man had been a .sol• lynite who has given up a •ucceu!ul the supernatural voice again spoke te d1er who had cone out and died busll},ss. a wife, a family .and a home Mr. Ooldatein... Fear not,u the voice Will Toward Mm. for- to r'o out in City Hall Park and as said, ..I heard thy prayer and this ii t ROBERT GARLAND • Wbat had he died for, anyway? .sure ht.s fellow citl.z.ens that the voice the remedy for war. Set aside a dai Then and there, Mr. Goldstein'• ".sens& o! universal prayer, each one to go te curioua come face to fact of God has spoken to him. Jn Yid• JT! to of justice awakened" within Jilin. He his own church or synagogue a'ncl I · with God's Musenger amid the dish, urging him to do his part tn tha beganjo think. Thinking, he askecl banl.shment of war, lt ls, as Mr. Bodee wW aboliah war from the earth." IOllar buttons, the neckties and the himself 1f the alaylng of young men underwear of Mr. Dodee'a cut Price says, something else agalD. • • • was the best and only way to &etU• JT was, as. surrounded by the conu Baberdaahery. Mr. Bodee'a Cut Pr1cl lnternatlon&l disputes. Surely, he aa.14 • • • Haberdashery 15 at 315 Broadway, waa while walldnr the streets buttons, the neckties and the WlC:9C'C 1n his heart, there are other and bet p or wear o! Mr. Bodee'a Cut Price Babe Then, the Mr. Jacob B. Ooldst.eila Los Angeles that Mr. Goldstein'• ter means of· atraJghtenlng out sue?& erdashcry. Mr. Goldstein will assud who calla himself Ood's Messeneer dlfference.s aa arise between one coun• miracle occurred. In California, wheN when he 1sn't cantnr himself Thi you, the voice of the Lord God, Creator try and another. miracles of one kind or another are of heaven and earth. And, from that. Wandering Jew keeps hll prosel:vtlz• Every once in a while Mr. OoldsteiD prevalent. a voice spoke to Mr. Gold4 ins sandwich-boards -when he isn't, u miraculous moment. Mr. Goldstein. would discuss his idealS-I am usinr, stein. ..Fear not. t am with thee," 11 the successful but worried cloak-and• JOU mtaht say, working. as o!ten as I ean, his own worda said. The words were, as I've said, in You who've aeen Mr. Ooldateln ha suit man, became God's Messenger; with friends and strangers. Con• Yiddish, and 1n the same tongue, Mr. The Wandering Jew, the only llvtnlf Olty Hall Park wlll r6call that hia stantJy they met with opposition. Goldstein asked, .. Who 1.s it thatl proeelytlztng aandwich-boards tell tht Brooklynite to whom Jehovah h&I You're seeking the impossible, he waa apeak.s?'' For the time beinr. Mr. spoken audibly. world that Mr:. Goldstein la God'• told. There always was and alwa:fl Goldstein received no answer. Meuenger and The Wandering Jew u And, almost any day, you find htJa will be war. But, deep down withlil Fear el'}tered into Mr. Goldstein'• well. They go on to sunest that, Jn in City Hall Park, Manhattan. wee• him, Mr. Goldstein knew better. troubled heart. Perhaps the voice the face of considerable Christian ope lng the sand,.icb-boards on which h1a posltlon, he belteves in peace on -earth. • • • that spoke was the voice of som• message-old, but ever new-ls print this sounds familiar. And. ol supernatural being! Or, on the other good will toward men. And he .does. ALL ed. There's wistfulness in his •Y• too, quite simply and sincerely, as a course, it ls. Any night you cam hand, perhaps a mental illness wu and dignity in his ~rson. He, like child believes in its mother. drop by Union Square and hear the coming upon him. Walking as fut &I another Jew whose bellefs went COD• • • • same sort or thing. Where the world he could, he purchased a talith ancl trary to the majority of his contem• in general-and Amerlc& in part.lcular tviilim. Then, enterlnr a Sfll&KOIU!e porarles, has won for himself the StJRROUNDEIY by Mi. Bodee'.s col -la concerned. the pa.ctficatory urge he fell, weak and fright"ened, before peace tbUi i>wes uudatalldb.1g. lar buttoll8, neckties and under• ls nothina, new. !'or 111moit *'1VO the alta1·, cryln1 aloud with bitt. en PROCLAMATION BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Ill w ...J ...J MARCH, 1863 .. ca ...J LL en 0 I- 0 > v> > 0 > =r: ::::> <( 0 > I- w 3: w w . . . 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Cl) a: w :iE a: Cl) z ::::> 0 0 z 0 0 ...J z > LL a: e,, <( ...J La.I > a: w <( 0 w > () 0 <( > w 0 <( 0 It behooves us, then to humble ourselves before the I- ...J z <( Ill z () <( > ...J w (.) w <( ::::> e,, Cl) w ~ > <( ...J a: > > 0 <( w :iE 0 Q. z z ...J :c Cl) :iE offended Power, to confess our national sins, and z w ...J w (.) 3: w :iE z w 0 <( w z 1-· 0 w e,, <( w > w w Cl) ...J I- > <( w a: ...J > e,, w :c 0 :c 0 ...J ...J <( z <( to pray for clemency and forgiveness. All this z 0 I- a: ...J z w :c ca Q. >...J a: w ...J ...,.00 z 0 LL a: 0 0 I- :iE ...J w 0 I- w 3: :iE :c being done in sincerity and truth, let us then rest e,, . Q. I- :iE ..., w Cl) a: :c ca I- D. w 0 z w 0 (.) ...J :c 0 (.) 0 w (.) > w <( ~ w I- I- :iE humbly in the hope authorized by the divine teach- Cl) <( a: • ::::> ...J I- a: Cl) x x ~ ::::> w =r: x Cl) z 0 > w 0 LL a: ings, that the united cry of the nation will be heard w 0 w Cl) w 0 Q. ...J 0 :c :iE <( :c I- Ill a: w I- z Cl) w Cl) <( on high, and answered with .blessings no less than Q. a: (.) a: a: <( (.) w I- (.) <( :c Cl) 0 ~· w \.) 0 iJ.J =:,, ::::> 0 ::::> w Cl) :c w w I- w > ca the pardon of our national sins and the restoration :z: a: 0 0 <( 0 a: 0 0 w a: z 0 :iE <( a: :c :c Cl) of our now divided and suffering (world) to (a) :iE > > (.) w :c (!) > > ca 0 I- <( z :c I- :iE cc .. happy condition of unity and peace. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD S 23479 DEC. 20, 1973

God's standa1·d of justice and righteousness for this society; and Whereas, it therefore behooves us to humble ourselves before Almighty God, to confess our national sins, and to pray for clemency and forgiveness: Now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled, that the Congress hereby proclaims that April 30, 1974 be a National Day of Hurni litation, Fasting and Prayer; and calls upon the people of our nation to humble ourselves as we see fit, before our Creator to acknowledge our final dependence upon Him and to repent of our nati ona I sins.

In the name of our Holy Father in heaven The Lord God Creator of heaven and earth Whose messenger I am, I ask al I nations to join in this day of prayer. And God will abolish war from the earth.

Please acknowledge this message

God bless you with a wise and understanding heart.

Elijah The Prophet The Wandering Jew Jacob B. Goldstein 634 Palisade Ave. Jersey City, N.J. 07307

This prayer and creed is for all mankind. I pray dear Holy Father in heaven have mercy on me forgive me for my sins and help me. Amen.

I believe our Holy Father in heaven is I believe He is devine I believe His decisions are truth and devine justice. •

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GERALD R. FORD AUG 23 1974 ErQces.sea by; PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATE THE WHITE I:IOUSE WASHINGTON D.C. NO. q3..rJ't RETURN RECEIPT 1118111 • I / /:J ~v- / -yl\ lJ ~o/' ~ ,i"v.~~Q~;/ O~ · A .A~ ""' A_ TOWN OF INDEPENDENCE j.j Y' i P. 0 . BOX 133 PHONE 773-3703 INDEPENDENCE, VIRGINIA 24348

HUBERT L. BARRIER COUNCILMEN MAYOR August 17, 1974 J HERBERT LEE ANDERSON J . COLIN CAMPBELL JACK L. RUDOLPH TOWN ATTORNEY ACTIOiJ·-;:] FRED HILL WELLBORN FRED HILL WELLBORN T/D _ ___ CARL RICHARDSON CLERK SCHEDULE BD. , CHARLES SMITH CASSELL DATE RECE!V!!D ROSS QUESENBERRY Honorable Gerald R. Ford President of the United States AUG 2n 1974 Washington, D. C. RMN MESS:',GE ___~- SPEAKERS BUREAU___ _ I OTHER Dear President Ford; I I APPOINTMENT OFFICE On two occasions during the past year, I wrote to former president Richard M. Nixon asking that a National Week of Prayer be declared and that, during that week, special religious services be held both in the White House and in churches throughout our nation. I felt this suggestion necessary and vital in order to renew the faith of all of our people and to bring us closer together and to help us to become stronger Christians and better Americans. At the time I submitted my suggestion and my plea for reconsideration of this sug gestion, the President and/or his staff did not feel that it could be carried out.

Now more than ever, I feel that a National Week of Prayer would be a great moral boost for all Americans as we need to reunite and work for the future.

While I realize that it would be next to impossible for you to visit our community with your busy schedule, I wish to extend an open invitation for you to visit us at any time.

I offer you my sincere prayers and support as you undertake the task ahead of you as we begin to rebuild the faith in America and Americans. Kind personal regards.

~~~~\_Hubert L. Barrier Mayor •

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Honorable Gerald R. Ford President of the United States Washington, n. c. MEMORANDUM. THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

June 11, 1975

MEMORANDUM FOR: MARGUERITE McAULIFFE

The President has signed a Proclamation entitled:

"National Day of Prayer, 1975"

(Thursday, July24, 1975)

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