Excerpt from Charles Martin (Late a Representative From Illinois): Memorial Addresses Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, Sixty-Fifth Congress; Proceedings in the House, February 2, 1919; Proceedings in the Senate, December 4, 1917 The Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. D offered the following prayer: Eternal God, Author of the Universe, Father of all souls, in the midst of the impenetrable mysteries which sur round us, we come with profound faith, eternal hope, that in Thy wisdom, power, and goodness we shall be exalted, ennobled, glorified, in Thine own good time. Let Thy richest blessings descend upon us now as we gather here to give expression to the worth of the men who were dignified by the people and made Members of the Congress of the United States. What they did to glorify a Nation of freemen will live and be a blessing to future generations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.