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

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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 LMB/K T. S. DENISON & COMPANY Book Publishers 309-321 FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH ESTABLISHED 1876 MINNEAPOLIS 15, MINNESOTA JXQ~ 27 CN -RDP89B046 Approved For Relea App cFad ssis 2db2 dt2af:l=aR@R 0f6ik d & 1 4Q48-3 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, President, Amer Aippro ecfiFor~'lease'002/02/27 :CIA-RDP$BD~f'~~'6oiOUV'a3 I flINGS AIRE AWoxed3Frdt erase 2Q$g/02/27 : CIPI=fal DP8OBO1Er7(SR6'?rZ$O004g0f42Q Joseph C. Grew we Plumb ER IS AT WORK, by Judge Luther W. Youngdahl S District Court for the District of Columbia 1?,? ,ACLE OF PRAYER, by Dr. Frank H. Caldwell i1n PEAY, by Faith Baldwin or and Novelist sviile, Ky. i,ient, Presbyterian Theological Seminary, H COMMUNION WITH GOD, by Admiral ::ry of Agriculture DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH GOD, by MAKES TILE MAN, by Rev. Carroll L. I' l ~i.e .:;' I)irectnr, Young People's Luther League Chief of II. S. Naval Operations Burke I t tiI MONIOUS TOUCH WITH GOD, by Judge lioore District Court for West Virginia i WONDERFUL, by Dr. Charles B. Foelsch /`r, ?,ident, Pacific Lutheran Theol. Seminary 11' HAPPEN, by N. H. Nelson -,.!surer, The Evangelical Lutheran Church i'ROAIO'rEs PROSPERITY, by Dr. R. H. 11.i -ding 'r.: 4, The United Lutheran Church of America WILL MAKE A BETTER WORLD, by Goodwin ?~rutive Secretary, Board of American Mis. i 1,- ,night rd: rr-nor, State of California ES OF FAITH AND PRAYER, by Brooks Hays Congressman from Arkansas I.W.AYS THE POWER OF PRAYER, by Emmet for and Playwright ,IVES A SENSE OF SECURITY, by Henry Smith r ncrly, Associate General Secretary, 1$' -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- i.lent, Fir~q gr t a 'W2b01f16-W27 : CIA-RDP(I' 1'67404 00040042-3 PRAYER IS POWER, ]NpWl ov'gttjr ' RefiMtSO2602/02/27: CI P80Bb1M76MWM O4@042W Dr. Thomas S. 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 "'IIN:ISTRY OF P4 iP, lFp gl g. /02/27 : ClPj4RW-?0RP1IVAW q O lQg 3 W. Sherwood 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.