It was because they were men of faith that they had faith in freedom of worship. They knew with Emerson that The faith that stands on authority is not faith. Aye, call it holy ground. The soil where first they trod: They have left unstained what there they found- -Herman. For faith, those who settled this country broke the ties of home and fireside, broke the ties of centuries. For faith, they braved the oceans and faced the perils of the wilderness. For faith, they built their homes, their churches, and their communities. In this dangerous, materialistic age, in this age of confusion and doubt, God give us a new birth of faith. Faith is the answer to the cynic's horrible vacuum of death. Faith is the substance of things hoped for; the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrew XI, 1.) Faith moveth mountains And yet There are no tricks in plain and simple faith. (Shakespeare.) Our colleagues live on: they were men of faith. Sgt. George Myers, United States Army, sounded taps, the echo being sounded by Sgt. Victor Christensen, United States Army. The CHAPLAIN pronounced the following benediction: The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift upon you the light of His countenance and give you peace. Amen. The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 199, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, the Chair declares the House adjourned until 12 o'clock noon tomorrow. Thereupon (at 12 o'clock and 56 minutes p. m.) the House adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, May 7, 1953, at 12 o'clock noon. Memorial Tributes Remarks by Representative Patterson Of Connecticut Mr. PATTERSON. Mr. Speaker, I wish to pay proper tribute to the late BRIEN MCMAHON, Senator from the State of Connecticut until his death last year. BRIEN, the author of the Atomic Energy Act which assures civilian control over the development of atomic energy and atomic weapons, served on the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy since its inception. He was chairman of that group, excepting only the 2-year period when his party relinquished control of the Congress. No one person in the legislative branch of government contributed so greatly to the advancement of atomic developments, nor to the public acknowledgment of atomic research as a partial, yet potent, means of national security. BRIEN MCMAHON knew and stated that atomic weapon production was no cure-all for halting aggression in the world. He recognized the greater problem of human frailty in the thirst for world power and domination. That BRIEN MCMAHON'S Contributions to our atomic-energy program shall be indelibly impressed upon our memories in a material as well as intellectual sense, I today introduced a joint resolution providing that the Savannah River project in Georgia shall, when completed, be designated the Brien McMahon Atomic Energy Plant. I am fully aware of the antipathy of Congress to personalize Government installations by naming them after individuals. In this case, the exception should serve to strengthen the rule, as the outstanding merit of so naming this instal |