Memorial Services Held in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States: Together with Remarks Presented in Eulogy of David McKee Hall, Late a Representative from North Carolina

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1960 - 109 pages

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Page 28 - O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Page 48 - President to Join the committee appointed on the part of the House of Representatives to attend the funeral of the deceased. Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That...
Page 19 - There is no death ! What seems so is transition : This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elysian, Whose portals we call death.
Page 47 - Members of the House, with such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to attend the funeral. Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions, and that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. rt] Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the...
Page 48 - Res. 197) were read, considered by unanimous consent, and unanimously agreed to, as follows : Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow the announcement of the death of Hon.
Page 47 - Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect this House do now adjourn.
Page 41 - I'll rise and fight again. Fight on, my men," Sir Andrew says, " And never flinch before the foe ; And stand fast by St. Andrew's cross Until you hear my whistle blow.
Page 57 - Refuge to be used for military purposes : and be it further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be made a part of the...
Page 17 - ... the University of North Carolina. He received his law degree from the University of North Carolina...
Page 72 - With a strange, secretive grain of harsh poetry Hidden so deep in the stony sides of his heart That it shines by flashes only and then is gone. It glitters in his last...

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