Cord Byrd: “I join the Senator from Indiana in welcoming to the Senate the Reverend Mr. Johnson. We are grateful for his presence…”

“I join the Senator from Indiana in welcoming to the Senate the Reverend Mr. Johnson. We are grateful for his presence and for his prayer. Tennyson said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of. And the Bible tells us that blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord. Thank God for our forefathers who built this Nation on religious principles, who had faith in a higher power. If Providence had designs for this country and its people, may we never get away from the offering of prayer in the opening of the two bodies of the legislative branch of government. There are those in this country who would have us do away with that. May there always be men and women in this body and the other body who will stand for prayer, stand up for the Creator. I haven't seen Him, nor have I seen electricity. But I dare not put my finger in an open socket because I know it is there. I thank the Senator for having his minister in our midst this morning. May God add his blessings to the word that has been spoken for us.”