Excerpt from Samuel D. McEnery (Late a Senator From Louisiana): Memorial Addresses, Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, Sixty-First Congress, Third Session<br><br>Almighty God, our heavenly Father, in whose presence we now stand, look with favor, we pray Thee, upon Thy waiting servants now before Thee, and graciously hear the common supplication which with one heart and with one mind we make unto Thee.<br><br>The absent faces remind us anew that it is not in us who walk to direct our steps, and that we are ever de pendent upon Thee, without whom not a sparrow falleth. We remember before Thee, our Father, those of our body whom Thou hast called from these earthly courts to Thine higher service, and pray that there as here they may be compassed about by Thine everlasting arms.<br><br>And for us, as we gird ourselves for the work to which Thou hast called us, we pray that we may be guided by Thy wisdom and upheld by Thy strength; that this ses sion, begun in Thy name, may be continued by Thy grace and ended to Thy glory.<br><br>And unto the name which is above every name will we render praise, now and forevermore. Amen.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.