PRAYER AT CABINET MEETINGS

White Ribbon, Volume 26, Issue 3, 1 June 1954, Page 4

PRAYER AT CABINET MEETINGS

The following extract was given at a recent meeting of the OAMARU Union:—

“President Eisenhower is, in many ways, a different man from the popular commander of wartime. His character and convictions seem to have deepened. He advised religious leaders in Washington, that he does not approve of liquor at the White House. An order has been issued banning drinking by members of the White House executive staff during business hours, or at any time, while at their offices. He opens all Cabinet meetings with prayer. When the Heads of the Government departments have assembled in the Cabinet Room of the White House, the President rises and asks them to bow their heads in a moment of silent prayer. Only after the prayer, does the business of State begin. It is said that the President himself suggested the practice at his tirst Cabinet meeting and it is now regular procedure. “This is remarkable. Certainly, President Eisenhower, alone of the leading statesmen, has shown such conviction in so unusual a manner.”