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	The War Prayer
		It was indeed a glad and gracious time, and the half dozen rash spirits that ventured to disapprove of the war and cast a doubt upon its righteousness straightway got such a stern and angry warning that for their personal safety's sake they quickly shrank out of sight and offended no more in that way.
		With the volunteers sat their dear ones, proud, happy, and envied by the neighbors and friends who had no sons and brothers to send forth to the field of honor, there to win for the flag, or, failing, die the noblest of noble deaths.
		The service proceeded; a war chapter from the Old Testament was read; the first prayer was said; it was followed by an organ burst that shook the building, and with one impulse the house rose, with glowing eyes and beating hearts, and poured out that tremendous invocation
	www.atheistfoundation.org.au /warprayer.htm (0 words)

	Mark Twain's "War Prayer" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The actual prayer is also sometimes seen in poem form.) The War Prayer It was a time of great and exalting excitement.
		The service proceeded; a war chapter from the Old Testament was read; the first prayer was said; it was followed by an organ burst that shook the building, and with one impulse the house rose, with glowing eyes and beating hearts, and poured out that tremendous invocation *God the all-terrible!
		For it is like unto many of the prayers of men, in that it asks for more than he who utters it is aware of--except he pause and think.
	www.geocities.com /evelynleeper/war-prayer.htm (0 words)

	The War Prayer - Mark Twain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As the prayer closes, an "aged stranger" enters the church and walks up the aisle to the front of the church where the minister is standing.
		He has heard the prayer of His servant, your shepherd, and will grant it if such shall be your desire after I His messenger shall have explained to you its import -- that is to say its full import.
		Because it was not published until 1923, the remainder of "The War Prayer" is still covered by copyright and can not be reprinted without permission from the original publisher.
	www.boondocksnet.com /ai/twain/war_prayer.html (0 words)

	The War Prayer, by Mark Twain
		The service proceeded; a war chapter from the Old Testament was read; the first prayer was said; it was followed by an organ burst that shook the building, and with one impulse the house rose, with glowing eyes and beating hearts, and poured out that tremendous invocation - God the all-terrible!
		During some moments he surveyed the spellbound audience with solemn eyes in which burned an uncanny light; then in a deep voice he said: "I come from the throne of Almighty God!" The words smote the house with a shock; if the stranger perceived it he gave no attention.
		The whole of the uttered prayer is compact into those pregnant words.
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		It was indeed a glad and gracious time, and the half-dozen rash spirits that ventured to disapprove of the war and cast a doubt upon its righteousness straighway got such a stern and angry warning that for their personal safety's sake they quickly shrank out of sight and offended no mor in that way.
		The service proceeded, a war chapter from the Old Testament was read; the first prayer was said: it was followed by an organ burst that shook the building, and with one impulse the house rose, with glowing eyes and beating hears and pured out that tremendous invocation -
		If you pray for the plessing of rain upon your crop which needs it, by that act you are possibly praying for a curse upon some neighbor's crop which may not need rain and can be injured by it.
	www.lessonplans.com /war_prayer.htm (0 words)

	Mark Twain's The War Prayer
		The service proceeded; a war chapter from the Old Testament was read; the first prayer was said; it was followed by an organ burst that shook the building, and with one impulse the house rose, with glowing eyes and beating hearts, and poured out that tremendous invocation -- "God the all-terrible!
		"He has heard the prayer of His servant your shepherd and grant it if such shall be your desire after I, His messenger, shall have explained to you its import-that is to say, its full import.
		For it is like unto many of the prayers of men, in that it asks for more than he who utters it is aware of-except he pause and think.
	www.lone-star.net /mall/literature/warpray.htm (0 words)

	"The War Prayer"
		For it is like unto many of the prayers of men, in that it asks for more than he who utters it is aware of -- except he pause and think.
		Upon the listening spirit of God fell also the unspoken part of the prayer.
		The story is in response to a particular war, namely the Philippine-American War of 1899-1902, which Twain opposed.
	www.midwinter.com /lurk/making/warprayer.html (790 words)

	The War Prayer
		"He has heard the prayer of His servant your shepherd, and will grant it if such be your desire after I, His messenger, shall have explained to you its import — that is to say, its full import.
		For it is like unto many of the prayers of men, in that it asks for more than he who utters it is aware of — excpet he pause and think.
		If you pray for the blessing of rain on your crop which needs it, by that act you are possibly praying for a curse on some neighbor's crop which may not need rain and can be injured by it.
	www.ielusc.br /~borges/base2003/mod_doc.php?id=0185 (0 words)

	The War Prayer by Mark Twain
		The service proceeded; a war chapter from the Old Testament was read; the first prayer was said; it was followed by an organ burst that shook the building, and with one impulse the house rose, with glowing eyes and beating hearts, and poured out that tremendous invocation – "God the all-terrible!
		"He has heard the prayer of His servant your shepherd and grant it if such shall be your desire after I, His messenger, shall have explained to you its import – that is to say, its full import.
		Note: Twain wrote The War Prayer during the Spanish-American War.
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	The War Prayer--Mark Twain
		During the Spanish-American War, for the sake of native support, we promised them that we would upon victory leave, and thereby permit them to form their own government.
		However we stayed and waged an exceptionally gruesome war from 1899-1902, which succeeded in destroying their resistance--and much more.
		I am commissioned of God to put into words the other part of it -- that part which the pastor -- and also you in your hearts -- fervently prayed silently.
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	The War Prayer (story) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"The War Prayer," a short story or prose poem by Mark Twain, is a scathing indictment of war, and particularly of blind patriotic and religious fervor as motivations for war.
		The structure of the work is simple, but effective: United States patriots support the Spanish American War and in a church service call upon their God to grant them victory and protect their troops.
		He explains to them that he is there to speak aloud the second part of their prayer for victory, the part which they have implicitly wished for but have not spoken aloud themselves: the prayer for the suffering and destruction of their enemies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_War_Prayer_(story) (0 words)

	The War Prayer, by Mark Twain.
		Sunday morning came—next day the battalions would leave for the front; the church was filled; the volunteers were there, their young faces alight with martial dreams—visions of the stern advance, the gathering momentum, the rushing charge, the flashing sabers, the flight of the foe, the tumult, the enveloping smoke, the fierce pursuit, the surrender!
		“He has heard the prayer of His servant your shepherd, and will grant it if such shall be your desire after I, His messenger, shall have explained to you its import—that is to say, its full import.
		For it is like unto many of the prayers of men, in that it asks for more than he who utters it is aware of—except he pause and think.
	www.spinelessbooks.com /warprayer (0 words)

	The War Prayer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		An explicit authorization of acts of war by Congress is a declaration of war as required by the Constitution.
		Congress then had the opportunity to end the war and was so freaked-so afraid of the power they had so long gladly given up that they -- after denying the President authorization for the Kosovo war-gave the President the funds to carry out the same war they voted him to stop.
		As for prayer, it is sufficient to pray only that God's will be done in the battles ahead, be they diplomatic or military, and then do your best as a soldier or leader, trusting Him to deliver.
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	The War Prayer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mark Twain wrote The War Prayer in 1905 in response to the war in the Phillipines.
		We've made the War Prayer available for download and distribution here.
		Support this kind of work and Buy a copy of The War Prayer, if you're feeling generous.
	www.radiosoundstage.com /shows/WarPrayer.html (0 words)

	The War Prayer by Mark Twain
		Anyone who believes that the mission and purpose of any nation's military is noble and valiant, or at least benign, would do well to ponder The War Prayer.
		The pictures below are from the war between the states (Library of Congress collection), but they may as well be from any military engagement.
		It was indeed a glad and gracious time, and the half dozen rash spirits that ventured to disapprove of the war and cast doubt upon its righteousness straight way got such a stern and angry warning that for their personal safety's sake they quickly shrank out of sight and offended no more in that way.
	www.ratical.org /ratville/CAH/WarPrayer.html (0 words)

	eclecticism: The War Prayer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		We ask it in the spirit of love, of Him Who is the source of all Love.
		National Day of Prayer: So apparently today was the National Day of Prayer.
		A prayer for America: A Prayer for America, by US Rep Dennis Kucinich.
	www.michaelhanscom.com /eclecticism/2005/04/the_war_prayer.html (0 words)

	The War Prayer
		Children are always the ultimate victims of war.
		When Mark Twain wrote "The War Prayer" and showed it to a friend, the friend said that it was a most important writing and that it should be published immediately as far and wide as possible.
		Thank God that it was published, it is one of the most important pieces of literature ever written and one that we all should take to heart.
	esspc-ebooks.com /WarPrayer.htm (0 words)

	The War Prayer \| End the War on Freedom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The United States, as the world's last superpower, is a prize that attracts men and women willing to do absolutely anything to win that power, and hence are also willing to do absolutely anything with that power once they have it.
		No citizen of a modern industrialized nation will send their children off to die in a war to grab another nation's resources and assets, yet resources and assets are what all wars are fought over.
		The nation that wishes to initiate a war of conquest must create the illusion of an attack or a threat to start a war, and must always give their population of cowards an excuse never to question that carefully crafted illusion.
	billstclair.com /blog/011112.html (0 words)

	THE WAR PRAYER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		War is to deal with the enemy in such a way that hopefully I win and you lose.
		"He has heard the prayer of His servant your shepherd and grant it if such shall be your desire after I, His messenger, shall have explained to you its import - that is to say, its full import.
		I confess that my unspoken prayer for years was that if we couldn't avoid war altogether, at least let it not come until my son was too old to be drafted.
	www.spcworks.org /msg7-3-00.html (0 words)

	Mark Twain's 'The War Prayer'
		I did not like to hear our race called sheep, and said I did not think they were.
		A few fair men on the other side will argue and reason against the war with speech and pen, and at first will have a hearing and be applauded; but it will not last long; those others will outshout them, and presently the anti-war audiences will thin out and lose popularity.
		Before long you will see this curious thing: the speakers stoned from the platform, and free speech strangled by hordes of furious men who in their secret hearts are still at one with those stoned speakers -- as earlier -- but do not dare to say so.
	www.whatreallyhappened.com /warPrayer.html (0 words)

	The War Prayer, by Mark Twain
		"He has heard the prayer of His servant your shepherd, and will grant it if such be your desire after I, His messenger, shall have explained to you its import -- that is to say, its full import.
		For it is like unto many of the prayers of men, in that it asks for more than he who utters it is aware of -- excpet he pause and think.
		When you have prayed for victory you have prayed for many unmentioned results which follow victory -- must follow it, cannot help but follow it.
	www.warprayer.org (0 words)

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		- then home from the war, bronzed heroes, welcomed, adored, submerged in golden proud, happy, and envied by the neighbors and friends who had no sons and brothers to send forth to the field of honor, there to win for the flag or, failing, die the noblest of noble deaths.
		The service proceeded; a war prayer was said; it was followed by an organ burst that with glowing eyes and beating hearts, and poured out that tremendous invocation -
		I am commissioned of God to put into words the other part of it - that part which the pastor, and also you in your hearts, fervently prayed silently.
	signs-of-the-times.org /signs/editorials/signs20060329_TheWarPrayer.php (0 words)

	War Prayer of Mark Twain
		Mark Twain submitted this piece to Harper's Bazaar during the Philippine War
		"He has heard the prayer of His servant your shepherd, and will grant it if such shall be your desire after I, His messenger, shall have explained to you its import - that is to say, its full import.
		It was believed afterward that the man was a lunatic, because there was no sense in what he said.
	www.religiousconsultation.org /War_Prayer.htm (0 words)

	The War Prayer
		The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols popping, the bunched firecrackers hissing and spluttering;
		The church was filled; the volunteers were there, their young faces alight with martial dreams - visions of the stern advance, the gathering momentum, the rushing charge, the flashing sabers, the flight of the foe, the tumult, the enveloping smoke, the fierce pursuit, the surrender!
		An illustrated edition of "The War Prayer," by Mark Twain, is available from HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
	www.commondreams.org /views02/1110-04.htm (0 words)

	Twain: The War Prayer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		So in these days when frenzied flag-waving is equated with patriotic virtue, we here at the Infinite Jest look to that Tree of Bitter Fruit in the garden of American letters: Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain.
		Clemens wrote this piece in response to the Philippine-American War of 1899-1902.
		It was rejected by his publisher and, despite recent characterization of the telegraph as the "Victorian Internet," Clemens was unable to publish it on his personal website.
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	LP: The War Prayer
		Especially with the more recent snarls by the conserva-nutzie crowd about how an illegal war being waged means to shut up already about the crome of starting and waging it.
		Bush is a traitor to the United States, and he should be procecuted in an international court for his crimes.
		With Bush war is not only not the last resort of defense,t is one of the first tools of neocolonialism.
	www.libertypost.org /cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=87698 (0 words)

	Amazon.com: The War Prayer (Harper Colophon Books): Books: Mark Twain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Written by Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first decade of the twentieth century, The War Prayer tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off to war.
		He tells the patriotic crowd that their prayers for victory are double-edged-by praying for victory they are also praying for the destruction of the enemy...
		The back cover of the book notes that "The War Prayer" was written during the Philippine-American war in the first decade of the twentieth century, was rejected for publication in 1905, and remained unpublished until 1923.
	www.amazon.com /War-Prayer-Harper-Colophon-Books/dp/0060911131 (0 words)

	The One True b!X's WAR PRAYER: The Introductory Second Post (Or, Why 'The War Prayer') (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The One True b!X's WAR PRAYER: The Introductory Second Post (Or, Why 'The War Prayer')
		Years ago, before opting to focus on local Portland politics and related topics, I published a more general-interest weblog.
		As you can see from the top-level of this site, the original intention of this domain simply was to publish a clean, crisp copy of the classic Mark Twain story, The War Prayer.
	www.warprayer.org /weblog/2004/08/the_introductor.html (0 words)

	SurferMag Message Boards: The War Prayer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		the half dozen rash spirits that ventured to disapprove of the war and cast a doubt upon its righteousness straightway got such a stern and angry warning that for their personal safety's sake they quickly shrank out of sight and offended no more in that way.
		With the volunteers sat their dear ones, proud, happy, and envied by the neighbors and friends who had no sons and brothers to send forth to the field of honor,
		continued with his moving prayer, and at last finished it with the words, uttered in fervent appeal, "Bless our arms, grant us the victory, O Lord our God, Father and Protector of our land and flag!"
	forum.surfermag.com /forum/showflat.php?Number=1051943 (0 words)

	Guide page: "The War Prayer"
		The images on Kosh's levitating viewer were zoom-ins on pictorial records from Earth history throughout the span of its civilization.
		Correct; the title of "The War Prayer" is a nod to Twain's piece of the same name, which should be read by everyone.
		By the way...on the Kosh poisoning thread, which was originally to be discussed in "Parliament"...we ended up about 3 minutes long on "Parliament," and three minutes short on D.C. Fontana's "War Prayer." So we lifted that scene and inserted it into her episode, doing a small bit of ADR to facilitate the move.
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