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Even when pop bottles and rocks were being thrown at his men, Pritchett and his forces were able to keep matters in hand without the use of clubs or guns. One night last week, when 16 Negroes gathered before the city hall to pray and sing hymns, Pritchett angrily rushed to the scene. He was irritated, he explained, because he had been told that the Negroes would forgo a demonstration that evening so that he could observe his twelfth wedding anniversary at home in peace. The Negroes obligingly dispersed, and Pritchett went home to continue his family celebration...
Clocks cannot tell our time of day For what event to pray Because we have no time, because We have no time until We know what time we fill...
...thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret ; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly...
...wonder how many of those who have been screaming about the Supreme Court ruling have bothered to PRAY about the situation. And I wonder if they realize that it might not have been so simple for an irreligious minority group to sway The Six, if more Americans had been exercising the privilege of prayer a little more frequently...
...avoided direct comment on the merits of the decision (Eisenhower employed much the same technique in his reaction to the 1954 desegregation decision and was loudly criticized for his hesitancy). For those who disagree with the decision, said Kennedy, there is "a very easy remedy, and that is to pray ourselves, and I would think it would be a welcome reminder to every American family that we can pray a good deal more at home and attend our churches with a good deal more fidelity." Melancholy Lessons. Much of last week's controversy arose from confusion about what...