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This is not a textual record. This is used as an
administrative marker by the George Bush Presidential
Library Staff.
Record Group/Collection:
George H.W. Bush Presidential Records
Collection/Office of Origin:
Speechwriting, White House Office of
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Speech File Draft Files
Subseries:
Chron File, 1989-1993
OA/ID Number:
13495
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13495-011
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Church Service - Paris 7/16/89
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FICE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 15, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
CHRISS WINSTON
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SUBJECT:
CHURCH SERVICE REMARKS
I. SUMMARY
Attached please find the remarks which you will make during
the regular service at the American Cathedral in Paris on
Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. There will be French and
American citizens in attendance.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks are based on the "inherent right of all men and
women to live in peace and freedom." Several scripture
readings from the Bible have been selected to reflect this
theme.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CHURCH SERVICE
PARIS, FRANCE
SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1989
Thank you, Dean Leo, ladies and gentlemen, my French and
American friends. The past few days have been days of
celebration and days of history in the making. But underlying
all the ceremony and the summitry is a belief in the inherent
right of all men and women to live in peace and freedom.
The Bible had much to say about freedom and we see God's
hand in the words of Corinthians, Chapter 3, Verse 17:
"Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the
Lord is, there is liberty."
And in the words from James, Chapter 2 Verse 25:
"But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty and
continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer
of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed."
And let us' never forget Matthew, Chapter 5, Verse 9:
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"Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be the children
of God. "
)
But on this day when the leaders of the free world join
together, perhaps the Old Testament verses of Isaiah can best
guide us, Chapter 4, Verses 1 through five:
But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the
mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top
of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and
people shall flow unto it.
And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up
to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of
Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his
paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion and the world of the
Lord from Jerusalem.
And he shall judge among many people and rebuke strong
nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into
plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not
lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any
more.
But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his
fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the
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Lord of hosts hath spoken it.
For all people will walk every one in the name of his god,
and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and
ever.
Here ends the reading.
FILE
REMARKS: CHURCH SERVICE
PARIS, FRANCE
SUNDAY, JULY 16, L989
THANK YOU, DEAN LEO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY
FRENCH AND AMERICAN FRIENDS. THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE
BEEN DAYS OF CELEBRATION AND DAYS OF HISTORY IN THE
MAKING. BUT UNDERLYING ALL THE CEREMONY AND THE
SUMMITRY IS A BELIEF IN THE INHERENT RIGHT OF ALL MEN
AND WOMEN TO LIVE IN PEACE AND FREEDOM.
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THE BIBLE HAD MUCH TO SAY ABOUT FREEDOM AND WE SEE
GOD'S HAND IN THE WORDS OF SECOND CORINTHIANS,
CHAPTER 3, VERSE 17:
"Now THE LORD IS THAT SPIRIT: AND WHERE THE SPIRIT
OF THE LORD IS, THERE IS LIBERTY."
AND IN THE WORDS FROM JAMES, CHAPTER 2 VERSE 25:
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"BUT WHOSO LOOKETH INTO THE PERFECT LAW OF LIBERTY
AND CONTINUETH THEREIN, HE BEING NOT A FORGETFUL
HEARER, BUT A DOER OF THE WORK, THIS MAN SHALL BE
BLESSED IN HIS DEED."
AND LET US NEVER FORGET MATTHEW, CHAPTER 5,
VERSE 9:
"BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS FOR THEY SHALL BE THE
CHILDREN OF GoD."
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BUT ON THIS DAY WHEN THE LEADERS OF THE FREE WORLD
JOIN TOGETHER, PERHAPS THE OLD TESTAMENT VERSES OF
ISAIAH CAN BEST GUIDE US, CHAPTER 4, VERSES 1 THROUGH
FIVE:
BUT IN THE LAST DAYS IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT
THE MOUNTAIN OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD SHALL BE
ESTABLISHED IN THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS, AND IT SHALL
BE EXALTED ABOVE THE HILLS; AND PEOPLE SHALL FLOW UNTO
IT.
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AND MANY NATIONS SHALL COME, AND SAY, COME, AND LET
US GO UP TO THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD, AND TO THE HOUSE
OF THE GOD OF JACOB; AND HE WILL TEACH US OF HIS WAYS,
AND WE WILL WALK IN HIS PATHS: FOR THE LAW SHALL GO
FORTH OF ZION AND THE WORLD OF THE LORD FROM JERUSALEM.
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AND HE SHALL JUDGE AMONG MANY PEOPLE AND REBUKE
STRONG NATIONS AFAR OFF; AND THEY SHALL BEAT THEIR
SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES, AND THEIR SPEARS INTO
PRUNINGHOOKS: NATION SHALL NOT LIFT UP A SWORD AGAINST
NATION, NEITHER SHALL THEY LEARN WAR ANY MORE.
BUT THEY SHALL SIT EVERY MAN UNDER HIS VINE AND
UNDER HIS FIG TREE; AND NONE SHALL MAKE THEM AFRAID:
FOR THE MOUTH OF THE LORD OF HOSTS HATH SPOKEN IT.
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FOR ALL PEOPLE WILL WALK EVERY ONE IN THE NAME OF
HIS GOD, AND WE WILL WALK IN THE NAME OF THE LORD OUR
GOD FOR EVER AND EVER.
HERE ENDS THE READING.
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