Word: prays
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...young members, songs, a sermonette -perhaps also "personal testimony." And the pledge is repeated: Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ for strength, I promise Him that I will strive to do whatever He would like to have me do; that I will pray to Him and read the Bible every day; and that, just so far as I know how, throughout my whole life, I will endeavor to lead a Christian life. As an Active Member, I promise to be true to all my duties, to be present at and take some part, aside from singing, in every meeting, unless...
...days of Abraham and Solomon, none dreamed that the motive was not pious procreation, though a crony of the Prophet's was a "professor of midwifery," and Smith, a handsome six-footer, had been heard to say: "When- ever I see a pretty woman, I have to pray for grace...
...name of my countrymen pray you, Mr. President, your Government and the great people whose Chief Executive you are, to believe and confide in our goodwill and in the sincerity of our intentions to strictly live up to our assumed obligations and to merit the highly valued friendship of the citizens of this great Union...
...this hour of his greatest need the student turns hopefully, imploringly to Dame Science who is never loath to promise whatever one pray ask. With culinary laboratories where he can eat on the run, with strychnine and other things not to be mentioned to stimulate exhausted brains, she thinks to wait him over the great divide. In vain the student cries that they are not enough! Could be but do without sleep for three weeks, perhaps held make the grade Dame Science empties her pockets all to no avail, for she has not yet compounded tablets or synthetic sleep...
...Wheeler was also indicted by a Grand Jury in the District of Columbia.* The present Attorney General had the alternative of proceeding with the trial or asking the Court to quash the indictment and pray the public to forget it. He could not refund the price of admission...