[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 31, 2001)]
[Senate]
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                                 Senate

  The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was called to order by the Honorable 
George Allen, a Senator from the State of Virginia.
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                                 Prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  God, our help in ages past and our hope for years to come, we thank 
You for our Constitution and the stability and strength it has provided 
for our beloved Nation. Today, we gratefully remember the life and 
leadership of Gouverneur Morris, born on this day in 1752. We 
prayerfully recall that he was the writer of the final draft of the 
Constitution, the head of the Committee on Style, and the originator of 
the phrase, ``We the people of the United States.''
  Thank You for the impact of Mr. Morris, who at the age of thirty-five 
became a member of the Continental Congress and spoke 173 times during 
the Constitutional debates, more than any other delegate. We honor his 
memory, not just for the quantity of his words but for their quality. 
In particular, we are moved by his conviction about You. ``There is one 
Comforter,'' he said ``who weighs our Minutes and Numbers out our 
Days.'' About the importance of a strong faith in You he said, 
``Religion is the only solid basis of good morals; therefore education 
should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man toward 
God.'' May we never forget that ``morality is truth in full bloom.'' 
Father, keep America rooted in Your moral absolutes. You are our Judge 
and Redeemer. Amen.

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