[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 170 (Tuesday, October 31, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S16345]
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  The Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and was called to order by the President 
pro tempore [Mr. Thurmond].
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Today's prayer will be offered by our 
guest Chaplain, Rev. Lane Davenport, the Church of the Ascension and 
St. Agnes, Washington, DC.
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                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Rev. Lane Davenport, the Church of the Ascension 
and St. Agnes, Washington, DC, offered the following prayer:
  O God, the fountain of all wisdom and graciousness, whose statutes 
are good and whose law is truth; we humbly beseech Thee, as for the 
people of the United States in general, so especially for their Senate; 
that Thou wouldest be pleased to direct and prosper all their 
consultations, to the advancement of Thy glory, the peace of the world, 
the safety, honor, and welfare of Thy people; that all things may be 
ordered and settled by their endeavors, upon the best and surest 
foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and courage, mercy and 
justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all 
generations. These and all other necessaries, for them, and for all 
mankind, we beg in Thy name. Amen.

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