made a regular practice of coming to his office on Sundays and holidays. CHARLES J. COLDEN sacrificed his health and his life in the service of his district and his country.

Our departed colleague was a liberal Democrat in the truest meaning of that term and sincerely believed in the social and economic principles of the New Deal. He had faith in the leadership and patriotism of President Roosevelt and was loyal and steadfast in his devotion to the chosen leader of his party and his country. He would have been the last Member to desert and betray his leader, his party, and his country, and he would never have joined their enemies. He was also a God-fearing man and always endeavored to be on the floor promptly at noon when the House convened and prayer was offered by the Chaplain.

Mr. Speaker, when we contemplate the active, busy career of such a man as our departed colleague and others like him in public and private life whom it has been our privilege to know, we are comforted by the words of one of America's greatest thinkers, William James:

I confess that I do not see why the very existence of an invisible world may not in part depend on the personal response which any of us may make to the religious appeal. God himself, in short, may draw vital strength and increase of very being from our fidelity. For my own part, I do not know what the sweat and blood and tragedy of this life may mean, if they mean anything short of this. If this life is not a real fight, in which something is eternally gained for the universe by success, it is no better than a game of private theatricals from which one may withdraw at will. But it feels like a real fight as if there were something really wild in the universe which we, with all our idealities and faithlessness, are needed to redeem; and first of all to redeem our own hearts from atheisms and fears.

Mr. Speaker, we who remain shall continue to carry on the battle for social justice and righteousness in government in which our colleague fell stricken until we, too, shall be summoned away to join him and that numerous uncounted throng of the servers and lovers of mankind.

Jesus said unto her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth on Me, though he die, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth on Me shall never die."

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House of Representatives

Proceedings in the House

MONDAY, April 18, 1938.

The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Montgomery, D. D., offered the following prayer:

Almighty God, the Father of our Lord and Saviour, we praise Thee for the glory of the Resurrection; its message is the supremacy of the spiritual. In its glow all things vital stand unimpaired and all essential values unmolested. We pray that we may never lose ourselves in caring for the things we must lay down and leave behind at the gate of death. We rejoice that at this shrine we may realize every dream of our immortal souls; in its light there is no defeat and no loss. Blessed Lord, over against the desolations of human experiences, do Thou calm all confusion and silence all fears. Let the spirit of the glorified Master guide us each day into strong and beneficent living. We wait: Once more, our Father, an alarm bids us bow our hearts in sorrow. A zealous and a faithful Member has left us. Wherever he served he met all problems with courage and intelligence. Be very near all who mourn him and comfort them in the blessed promises of Easter Day. Through Christ. Amen.

Mr. LEA. Mr. Speaker, it becomes my unhappy duty to announce to the House the death of Hon. CHARLES J. COLDEN in this city on the 15th of April. Mr. COLDEN was a Representative for 6 years of the Seventeenth District of California. He established himself in this House as a man of modesty, sincerity, ability, and loyalty to his duty. He will leave with the House a happy memory in the affection and respect of all its membership. I send to the desk the following resolution for present consideration.

The Clerk read (H. Res. 464) as follows:

Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of Hon. CHARLES J. COLDEN, a Representative from the State of California.

Resolved, That a committee of four 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.

Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. The SPEAKER. The question is on agreeing to the resolution.

The resolution was agreed to.

The Chair appointed the following funeral committee: Mr. Dockweiler, Mr. Costello, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Welch.

The Clerk read as follows:

Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the House do now adjourn.

The resolution was agreed to.

Accordingly (at 12 o'clock and 55 minutes p. m.) the House adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, April 19, 1938, at 12 o'clock noon.

TUESDAY, April 19, 1938.

Mr. BLAND. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to spread upon the record at this point resolutions adopted this morning by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries on the life and services of Hon. CHARLES J. COLDEN, expressing sympathy for his death.