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Congressional Record-Senate Senate 12234 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE SEPTEMBER 18 As tor man, his days are as grass; as a flower in the field, so My dear friend and beloved brother, how I loved you. In the he flourisheth. other hour when he breathed his last the heavens opened For the wind pas seth over it, and it is gone; and the place above his couch and the soul of WILLIAM B. BANKHEAD became thereof shall know it no more. immortal. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting The quartette sang I've Done My Work, by Carrie Jacobs­ upon them that tear Him, and his righteousness unto chil­ Bond. dren's children; Rev. WilliamS. Abernethy, D. D., minister of Calvary Bap­ To such as keep His covenant, and to those that remember tist Church, Washington, D. C., pronounced the following his commandments to do them. benediction: The Lord hath prepared His throne in the heavens; and His May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and love of God and· kingdom ruleth over all. fellowship of the Holy Spirit abide with us all, now and Bless ye the Lord, all ye His hosts, ye ministers of His, that forever more. Amen. do His commandments, hearkening unto the voice of His The President of the United States, escorted by the joint word. committee of the House and senate, the President's Cabinet, Bless ye the Lord, all ye His hosts, yet ministers ot His, that the Diplomatic Corps, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices do His pleasure. of the Supreme Court, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Bless the Lord, all His works in all places of His dominion; Chief of Naval Operations of the Navy, the Commandant of bless the Lord, 0 my soul. the Marine Corps and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. the President pro tempore and Members of the Senate, and the He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth family and relatives of the late Speaker retired. me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of right­ AFTER RECESS ousness tor His name's sake. The House was called to order at 1:06 p. m., pursuant to the Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of recess. Death, I will fear no evil: For Thou art with me; Thy rod The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from and Thy staff they comfort me. Alabama to make an announcement. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine Mr. STEAGALL. Mr. Speaker, the special train for Jasper, enemies: Thou annointest my head with oil; my cup runneth Ala., will leave Union Station at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon over. and arrive at Jasper at 11 o'clock tomorrow. Services will Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of be held at the Methodist Church in Jasper at 2: 30.. The my life; and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever. special train will leave Jasper for Washington at 6 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Let not your heart be troubled: Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were LEAVE OF ABSENCE not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place tor By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to you. And if I go and prepare a place tor you, I come again, Mr. REED of New York <at the request of Mr. CROWTHER), and will receive you unto myself; that wheTe I am, there ye indefinitely, on account of a death in his family. may be also. ADJOURNMENT Consider the lilies ot the field how they grow. They toil Mr. CANNON of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, as a further mark not, neither do they spin. But yet I say unto you that even of respect for the memory of our deceased Speaker, I move Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. that the House do now adjourn to Thursday, September 19, Wherefore if God so clothed the grass of the field which 1940, at 12 o'clock noon. today is but tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not The motion was agreed to; accordingly <at 1 o'clock and much more clothe you, 0 ye of little faith. 7 minutes p. m.) the House, pursuant to its previous order, And he showed me a pure river ot water of life, clear as adjourned until Thursday, September 19, 19_40, at 12 o'clock crystal, flowing out of the Throne of God; and in the midSt noon. of the river and on either side ot it was there a Tree of Lite. There shall be no night there and they need no candle there; neither light of the sun; tor the Lord God giveth them SENATE light, and they shall reign forever and forever. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1940 0, yet we trust that somehow good, Will be the final goal of 111, Very Reverend Noble C. Powell, D. D., dean of the Cathedral To pangs of nature, sins of will, of SS. Peter and Paul, Washington, D. C., offered the Defects of doubt and taints of blood. following prayer: That nothing walks with aimless feet, That not one life shall be destroyed 0 God, who through the ages hast inspired the hearts and Or cast as rubbish to the void minds of faithful men with the breath of Thy Holy Spirit, When God hath made the pile complete. giving to them insight into Thy truth: Do Thou so inspire That not a worm is cloven in vain, That not a moth with vain desire these Thy servants, granting to them grace and strength to Is shriveled in the fruitless fire conceive and to do that which is in accord with Thy righteous Or but subserves another's gain. will for this people. In this hour of many voices and coun­ So runs my dream; but what am I? sels, be Thou their guide in all things committed to their An infant crying in the night, charge, that, under their leadership, this Nation. may An infant crying for the light; patiently and peacefully seek Thy kingdom and its righteous­ And with no language, but a cry. ness, where alone may be found sure foundations and fullness I falter where I firmly trod, And fall with my weight of cares of life. Grant that we, serving and obeying Thee, and Thee Upon the great world's altar-stairs, alone, as our Lord and God, may be worthy of the place which That slope through darkness up to God. Thou hast given us, and do Thy will, that we may serve Thee I stretch lame hands and grope amongst the nations of the earth. And to Thee shall be the And gather dust and chaff and call To what I feel is Lord of all, honor and praise from generation to generation. Through And faintly trust the larger hope. Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 1940 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 12235 NAMING A PRESIDING OFFICER ~atred , to the battle-torn people of Europe. Let us show compas­ Sion, not revenge. Let us play the part of the Good Samaritan. The Chief Clerk read the following communication: The spirit of Christianity, peace, and sanity must be preserved here UNITED STATES SENATE, in the .United States. On Good Friday, about to break, you are PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, proceedmg to add to the agony of a world already crucified by war." Washington, D. C., September 18, 1940. Many people who severely criticized him at the time feel he has To the Senate: been vindicated in this stand. He was not carried off by the Being temporarily absent from the Senate, I appoint Han. hystE!ria of war. WILLIAM H. KING, a Senator from the State of Utah, to perform the Senator LUNDEEN was a great friend, and he had hosts of friends. duties of the Chair during my absence. The thousands of letters, telegrams, and floral tributes that have KEY PITTMAN, arrived in Minneapolis the last 2 days from every State in the Union President pro tempore. tell the story of the regard in which he was held by millions. Mes­ sages have been received from the President of the United States, Mr. KING thereupon took the chair as Acting President down to a colored bootblack in Minneapolis. His political op­ pro tempore. ponents are as generous in tribute as his coworkers. THE JOURNAL The sorrow of the State of Minnesota and the Nation. is deep On request of Mr. HARRISON, and by unanimous consent, and genuine. The masses have lost a friend and an advocate. I ~aw a letter he wrote recently philosophizing the duties of a the reading of the Journal of the proceedings of the calendar public servant today. I have picked a few sentences from this day of Monday, September 16, 1940, was dispensed with, and letter, and they read as follows: "After all, we are only the hired the Journal was approved. men of the people. Support all programs for security in old age. Remember the veterans of our wars. Remember the youth of FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE LATE SENATOR LUNDEEN America, who are entitled to an education and a permanent job. Remember the farmer. Defend the small merchant. Be a fight­ Mr. SHIPSTEAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent ing, liberal progressive. Fight for a government such as was to have printed in the RECORD the sermon by Rev.
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