LETTER TO AN INVITATION ADDRESSED TO WORLD LEADERS FROM L. M. BRINGS

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• Publication Date: May 16, 1958
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May 16, 1958
An Invitation Addressed to World Leaders:
Some time ago I invited you to write a statement about
the value of prayer to be included in my book, WE BELIEVE IN
PRAYER, to be published next September,
To date I have received 275 articles written by leaders
in all walks of life, ranging in length from 400 to 800 words.
However, I have not received a statement from you and I
am anxious to have you included in the book.
We are approaching a deadline for copy to reach me. If
you are willing to express your views on the value of prayer, I
hope that you will be able to find time to write the article soon
and mail it to me before the deadline on June 15.
As I stated in my previous letter, I have nothing to
offer you except the satisfaction of having contributed something
to this worthwhile project. I shall see that you receive a
copy of the book when it comes from the press.
I am enclosing a partial list of contributions already
received. All religious faiths are represented and this fact
will enhance the value of the book in revealing to readers that
prayer is an essential activity for almost every human being.
Very truly yours,
T. SDENISON/COMPANY
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T. S. DENISON & COMPANY Book Publishers
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contribute statements about the value and efficacy of prayer in the new book,
WE BELIEVE IN PRAYER, to be published in September, 1958.
Here is a list of contributions already received. A similar number are
preparing their statements. It is planned to include 500 statements in the
book. I hope that you will decide to be included.
LAWRENCE M. BRINGS,
T. S. Denison & Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota
AN ANSWER TO PRAYER, by Dr. William R. Cannon
Dean, Chandler School of Theology
I BELIEVE IN PRAYER, by Dr. G. Bromley Oxnam
Bishop of the Methodist Church in the
Washington Area
THY WILL BE DONE, by Dr. William Jansen
Superintendent of Schools, New York City
PRAYER MEANS EVERYTHING, by Roscoe Turner
Aviator and President, Turner Aeronautical
Corp.
PRAYER HELPS TO CLARIFY NEEDS, by Melvin H.
Baker
Chairman of the Board, National Gypsum Co.
COMPLETE FAITH THROUGH PRAYER, by Jacqueline
Cochran
The World's Leading Aviatrix
IN TUNE WITH THE INFINITE, by Cleveland E. Dodge
Financier and Vice President of Phelps Dodge
Corp.
I BELIEVE IN PRAYER, by Roger W. Babson
Founder, Babson Statistical Organization
PRAYER THROUGH FAITH, by Edward F. Flynn
Former Director of Public Relations, Great
Northern Railroad
GUIDANCE THROUGH PRAYER, by Frank E. Burkhalter
Former Professor of Journalism, Baylor U.
THIS I BELIEVE, by Oral Roberts
Evangelist
AMERICA ON ITS KNEES, by Conrad N. Hilton
President of Hilton Hotels
PRAYER IS A SPIRITUAL COMMUNICATION WITH
by Angelo Patri
Educator and Author
PRAYER WITHOUT ACTION
A. Ahlgren
GOD,
IS FUTILE, by Mrs. Oscar
Past President, General Federation of Women's
Clubs
PRAY WITHOUT CEASING, by Dr. Edwin H. Rian
President, Jamestown College
PRAYER IS CONVERSATION WITH GOD, by Dr. Paul H.
Heisey
Formerly Professor of Religious Education,
Newberry College
GOD'S PERFECT PATTERN, by Arthur G. Linkletter
Radio and Television Star
I BELIEVE, by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Philanthropist
OUR POTENTIALITIES ACHIEVED BY PRAYER, by
Arthur E. Summerfield
Postmaster General of the United States
WHERE IS THE POWER?, by Dr. Donald Grey
Barnhouse
Editor-in-Chief, Eternity Magazine
INTERCESSORY PRAYERS BRING RESULTS, by Dr.
Oliver J. Hart
Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania
TIIE GREATEST SOURCE OF MORAL POWER, by
General Thomas S. Power
Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Air Command
GOD ANSWERS PRAYER, by Dr. Robert J. McCracken
Minister, The Riverside Church, New York City
PRAYER IS PRICELESS, by Walter J. Kohler, Jr.
Governor of Wisconsin
SOLVING PROBLEMS THROUGH PRAYER, by Harry
Buflis
Chairman of the Board, General Mills, Inc.
FINALLY HE BEGAN TO THINK, by Dr. Alvin N.
Rogness
President, Luther Theological Seminary
TIIE TRANSFORMING POWER OF PRAYER, by Wilber
M. Brucker
Secretary of the Army
I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PRAYER, by Dr. D.
Stanley Coors
Bishop of the Methodist Church in Minnesota
PRAYER FOR THOSE IN PUBLIC LIFE, by Hubert H.
"SPOT PRAYERS," by William H. Barnhardt Humphrey ff ~I,
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ER IS AT WORK, by Judge Luther W. Youngdahl
S District Court for the District of Columbia
1?,? ,ACLE OF PRAYER, by Dr. Frank H. Caldwell
i1n PEAY, by Faith Baldwin
or and Novelist
sviile, Ky.
i,ient, Presbyterian Theological Seminary,
H COMMUNION WITH GOD, by Admiral
::ry of Agriculture
DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH GOD, by
MAKES TILE MAN, by Rev. Carroll L.
I' l ~i.e
.:;' I)irectnr, Young People's Luther League
Chief of II. S. Naval Operations
Burke
I t tiI MONIOUS TOUCH WITH GOD, by Judge
lioore
District Court for West Virginia
i WONDERFUL, by Dr. Charles B. Foelsch
/`r, ?,ident, Pacific Lutheran Theol. Seminary
11' HAPPEN, by N. H. Nelson
-,.!surer, The Evangelical Lutheran Church
i'ROAIO'rEs PROSPERITY, by Dr. R. H.
11.i -ding
'r.: 4, The United Lutheran Church of America
WILL MAKE A BETTER WORLD, by Goodwin
?~rutive Secretary, Board of American Mis.
i 1,- ,night
rd: rr-nor, State of California
ES OF FAITH AND PRAYER, by Brooks Hays
Congressman from Arkansas
I.W.AYS THE POWER OF PRAYER, by Emmet
for and Playwright
,IVES A SENSE OF SECURITY, by Henry Smith
r ncrly, Associate General Secretary,
1$' -arid Council of Churches
1-I ELPS IN A CRISIS, by Gene Tunney
wer Boxing Champion of the World
VE PRAYER, by Robert G. LeTourneau
;ident. R. G. LeTourneau, Inc.
DipLonit and Former United States Ambesador
C EATItiE, P:':AYER, by Alex F. Osborn
Co-fou der of Batten, Barton, Durstine &
Osborr Inc.
i're,+id ';t, Creative Education Foundation
TIE HEART OF PRAYER, by Dr. D. Campbell Wyckoff
Pro ses. tr of Christian Education, Princeton
1 he_?lc :cal Seminary
RECOVERY IOM SPIRITi AL FAT'IGiU[:, 1)y Dr. Luther
A. W'eigl
F-r,ne Dean of Yale Divinity School
I KNOW TH' POWER OF PRAYER, by Lyndon B.
J ohnson
Ma,i:)r,i Leader, United States Senate
`I' HE CO:lr F( t?r OF PRAYER, by Irving M. Ives
t .Wi, ec ,sates Senator from New York
[HE PATTE N OF PRAYER, by James E. Van Zandt
Repre. 'atative from Pennsylvania in the
/ ..:: , ..rtgress
JOY OF PRAYER, by Helen Traiible
Opera and Concert Singer
CONSTANT , 'R'ARENESS NEEDED IN PRAYER, by
Dr. Fran Kingdon
Col cm /st and News Analyst
THE PERSO' AL ENCOUNTER WITH GOD, by Dr. Milton
S. I:i eni ,twer
Preid- yet of The Johns Hopkins University
IN REMEVII ANCE OF ME, by Dr. Fredrik A. Schiotz
Presid nt, The Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lf AIn ;ica
A PATTFRI FOR BECOMING, by Dr. Evelyn :Millis
Duval I
A. wito and Family Life Educator
SINCERE Di SIRE, by Palmer D. Edmunds
Attorn v and Author
PRAY AS 1'I. E SOLDIERS FIGHT, by General Nathan
F. Tw;ni
Chair, on of the U-5. Joint Chiefs of Staff
ON (h a Ki rEs IN PRAYER, by Frank G. Clement
Goe er or of Tennessee
IERSONAL ^ SIMUNICATION THROUCII PRAYER, by
Earl Cot .e, Jr.
V 'r, I --R~sident of Delta Airlines and Past Na-
tional ommander of the American Legion
PRAYER tl3R \GS SERENITY, by Estes Kefauver
U. .i. . 'nator from Tennessee
FRAY"Ea es t 'OMATIC WITH MEN, b' John Temple
aNi;tTS OF FAITH, by Strom "Thurmond
Senator from South Carolina
OT OF PRAYER, by Philip H. Nason Grave-
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Riddle, D. D. Kepler
Dean of the American Cathedral in Paris, France The Graduate School of Theology, Oberlin
THE BIBLE AND PRAYER ARE INSEPARABLE, by Victor College
E. Anderson PRAYER SHOWS GOD'S WILL, by Dr. T. Otto Nall
Governor of Nebraska Editor, The New Christian Advocate
GREAT PEACE OF MIND, by Bill Stern I MUST BELIEVE IN PRAYER, by Dr. Costen J. Harrell
Sports Director, National Broadcasting Company Bishop in the Methodist Church
PRAY FOR ME, by The Rev. Frank L. Eversull, Ph.D., By PRAYER I FIND STRENGTH, by Dr. Leonard D.
D.D., LL.D. Heaton* and Dr. George D. Heaton**
Pastor Emeritus, First Presbyterian Church, *Major General, USA, Commanding Walter
Belleville, Ill. Reed Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
BENEDICTION, by Judge Paul W. Alexander **Clergyman, Charlotte, North Carolina
Court of Common Pleas, Family Court Center, OPENING ONE'S HEART, by Geoffrey O'Hara
Toledo, Ohio. Music Composer and Lecturer
GOD IS IN CHARGE, by Dr. Nels F. S. Ferre WHY PRAYER IS OUR BEST MEDICINE, by Dr. George
Andover Theological Seminary W. Crane
PRAYER CAN BE CONSTANT, by Hubert Eaton Psychologist and Lecturer
Founder and Chairman of the Board, Forest THIS I PRAY FOR, by Dr. Amandus Johnson
Lawn Memorial Park Historian and Founder of the American-Swedish
Historical Museum, Philadelphia
"The Spoken Word" heard over the Columbia UNLESS I AM WORTHY, by Margaret Chase Smith
Broadcasting System United States Senator from Maine
CULTIVATING THE HABIT OF PRAYER, by Dr. Preston YOUR PRAYERS WILL BE ANSWERED, by John Charles
Bradley Thomas
Pastor, The Peoples Church of Chicago Opera and Radio Singer
THE WIDENING CIRCLE OF PRAYER, by Wilfred
PRAYER IS THE LONELINESS OF RESPONSIBILITY, by Kitching
Dr. Richard L. Kozelka General of The Salvation Army, London
Dean, School of Business Administration, Headquarters
University of Minnesota
MY FAVORITE PRAYER, by Adlai E. Stevenson
FAITH CAN CARRY YOU ON, by Henry J. Kaiser Former Governor of Illinois
Industrialist
PRAYER IS A PARTNERSHIP, by Dr. Felix Morley
WHY WE NEED TO PRAY, by Dr. John Heuss Writer and Former Editor of The Washington
Rector, Trinity Church, New York City Post
YOU AND PRAYER, by George H Olmsted PRAYER IS A BRIDGE UNITING MANKIND TO GOD, by J.
Major General, USAR, and Insurance Executive Edgar Hoover
THE THERAPY OF PRAYER, by John Sparkman Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Senator from Alabama PRAYER IS MY DAILY VISIT WITH GOD, by Eddie
Dowling
OBEDIENCE TO THE UNATTAINABLE, by Dr. Joseph Actor, Producer, and Director
Simonson
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia SIMPLE FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS, by Earl Warren
WHAT PRAYER MEANS TO ME, by Dr. Gilson Colby Chief Justice of the United States
Engel WHAT CAN A MAN BELIEVE, by Bruce Barton
Physician and Surgeon Chairman of the Board, Batten, Barton, Durstine
& Osborn
PRAYER AS NECESSARY AS BREATHING, by Albert B.
Chandler WHEN THE TENSION IS ON, by Frank Gifford
Governor of Kentucky All-American Football Player
TRUE PRAYER, by Dr. Alfred P. Haake PRAYER CHANGES THINGS, by Dr. L. L. Carpenter
Economist, ConAW~ FbOt6ffase 2002/02/27: CIA-RD0itf'0* iQ6b ? 042-3
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L,P.avyer, and Former President, Baptist
irotherhood Convention of Texas
iRAYER, by Dr. Bob Jones, Jr.
resident, Bob Jones University
ni FIELPS US "TO SEE THE RIGHT", by Francis
Senator from South Dakota
1'., POWER OF PRAYER, by Dr. Louis 1. Newman
bbi of Congregation Rodeph. Sholom, New
rk City
Y PRAYING, by Dr. Edgar M. Carlson
?~r'sident, Gustavus Adolphus College
i,, t: P FECTS of PRAYER, by Dr. Gerald Kennedy
64,shop of the Methodist Church in the Los
rageles Area
a:ARCH FOR GOD, by Edward Martin
Senator from Pennsylvania
1ND ACTION, by True D. Morse
.'nailer Secretary of Agriculture and President,
aion. Theological Seminary
rnodity Credit Corporation
aS COMMUNION, by Dr. Paul Scherer
It:i...:c PRAYERS, by Sophie Kerr
l uthor and Former Editor o t Woman's Home
mpanion
ti MUST PRECEDE PRAYER, by Charles Malik
;sister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of
i-banon
9S ONLY A PRAYER AWAY". by Fred Pierce
W'Snn
bishop of the Methodist Church
lF l L':AL OBJECT OF PRAYER, by Dr. James A. Pike
),.,an, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New
'rk City
.a,,d A.Lt rY BEFORE GOD, by Dr. Howard E. Kershner
IS A TWO-WAY CONVERSATION, by Dr. Paul F.
Wlass
Iawyer and Advisor to Foreign Governments
MORE TO LIFE THAN LIVING, by Keith
geman
erican Olympic Ski Jumper
i FOLLOWS PRAYERS, by Dr. Jim Dan Hill
esident, Christian Freedom Foundation, Inc.
,esident, Wisconsin State College and Major
a oneral, USA, Retired
,.W IDOLATRY, by David Lawrence
i-. fluor, The United States News
Presid fit of Sherwood Associates, Publ*?
Relati, vs Counsellors
PRAYF,R IS . '+ LWAYS AVAILABLE, by George Grim
Cnl,am i.st and Radio Commentator
PRAN'ER _ A l~7AY OF LIFE, by Royal Dixon
,ni1ao Naturalist, Lecturer
PRAYER IS NTENSELY INDIVIDUAL, by Richard
Eberhart
Poet
HE MOST kIAGNIFICENT PROOF, by Prince
Rainier, G II
Pr inci: ality of Monaco
A VISION o PERFECT JUSTICE, by Harold E.
Hegstron
11-'i..-eb federal Correctional Institution.,
I)anbu 'v, Conn.
PRAYER BR \GS PEACE OF MIND, by Joe Foss
Cos. er.: r of South Dakota
LET [.S PR, by Major General Charles I. Carpenter
Chi, ?f P Chaplains, United States Air Force
THE I',TERI'M %I. MIND, by Dr. Frank Hanft
School 0j Law, University of North Carolina
PRAYF.n IN IAILY LIFE, by M. W. Clement
Retire President, Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
THE PRAC'J k :E OF PRAYER, by Dr. Ralph S. Cushman
fishol of the Methodist Church
PRAYER IS "tY GYROSCOPE, by Mildred Buchanan
Flagg
Autho , Editor, and Lecturer
COMMUNIOi WITH OUR CREATOR, by Lily Pons
Corice, and Opera Singer
DDAIL) PRA- ['ICE IN PRAYER, by .'lniy Vanderbilt
l who o f e'Amy Vanderbilt's Complete Book
o l ftie.