Was used as campaign ads later. From houstons hotel, senator jon kennedy is about to address a special meeting about the greater houston area to which he has been invited. During this telecast, he will participate in an informal question and answer period. The telecast is sponsored by the Texas Campaign committee and is being seen throughout texas on a special 22 station at work. The audience you are seeing is composed of clergyman from the houston area who has been invited by the association, Robert Herbert will introduce the democratic candidate, the meeting is about to be called to order by the president , reverend george brick. May i call the special meeting of the association of ministers of greater houston to order. Let us stand for prayer. Gotta be merciful unto us, and cause his face to shine upon us, that our way by saving health among all nations. God show bless us and all the ends of the earth show praise you. With these words of the solemn, we stand before you god, as our only sovereign lord. Show us that mercy, good lord. Let buy grace rest on our nation. And do not take the gospel light from us. In cline our ears. And show us always the truth that makes and keeps men free. In the name of our lord, cheeses christ. We pray, amen. We are very happy that so many of you ministers are present at this meeting. The treasurer of our association, has wonder to me if some of you would like to pay your dues for this time, this year which begins with september. I am sure that he will be in the lobby after this session ready to shake your hand. We are very happy to see so many of you ministers present. And we want this to be a true meaning of the association. Under the policy of your committee, we wish to have as guests more regular and special meetings, as many personalities of note and reputation as possible. The purpose of course is to grow, and to give indictment to the spiritual leaders of our community. Thus a similar avocation was extended by this ocean to nixon. Please understand this is not a political rally, this is a meeting of this ocean of ministers. And we rely upon your sense for good order, proper respect to the nominee of the highest office of our land and good christian behavior genuinely. Our little den has grown into a line of significance. This is not been original intention, but things happen these ways. Nevertheless, may the atmosphere be informal here. And informal gathering, and maybe at this fear be maintained, let me say welcome to all of you. I am the reverend, Vice President of the association, and i will be chairing the meeting. This program this evening, it does not constitute an endorsement to the speaker or the party which he represents, the program has been motivated by religious issues in this campaign, issues that are not modern, there are some who insist that nothing has changed within the Roman Catholic church. And there are others who insist that nothing should change, the problem is not to deny the religious issue or two brand as intolerant those who raise it. The problem is complacent in perspective and to determine whether the candidate stands in relationship to ours perspective. The extremists on both sides have candidates that dominate the debate. Contrary to common propaganda, this is not a hotbed of religious or racial intolerance. There are many honest minds that are raising honest questions, many catholics differ with us, and many questions that a lot of us are worried about our welfare and country. The fact that the senators with us tonight is to conceit a religious issue that exists. It is because there are many serious minds, decently raising questions that we have invited the speaker this evening, it is for that same reason that we have allowed this meeting. To that end, i would like at this time to welcome the senator of massachusetts and the democratic candidate of the united states, senator john f. Kennedy. [applause]