valuable member of the House and of the Public Works Committee, for especially in this way he had helped to build America, to improve its roads, its rivers and harbors, and protect it against the ravages of floods that come within the jurisdiction of that great committee.

It was my privilege to serve with him on that committee and work closely with him on many important projects. Our districts are contiguous and we shared many problems, and cooperated closely to solve them for our people.

JOHN BALDWIN's life will forever stand as a memorial to his own actions and his character as a man, and a tribute to the greatness of our country. He performed distinguished service for our country in war and peace.

In both wartime service and in this Congress, he was successful by virtue of the force of his own great character, his diligence and ability and his devotion to his country. The people of his district held him in high esteem by reason of these qualities as did everyone of us here in the House.

His wife, Mary, and his three daughters have lost him but they can console themselves with the knowledge that his district, our State, and our country is greater and the world itself is better because he lived. All of us must leave this world and we can only hope that we can leave it with some honor as did JOHN BALDWIN.

My wife jons me in extending our deepest sympathy to his wife, Mary, and his three daughters.

Mr. ANDERSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I had not come to this Chamber today prepared to speak on the life of our late departed colleague JOHN BALDWIN. But as I have sat here today and listened to this spontaneous flow of tribute to the memory, the life, and the character of our departed colleague, I, too, cannot refrain from rising to join in paying tribute to a man who was, I believe, a truly great legislator.

It was a most painful experience for those of us who knew him to witness his slow decline as the ravages of that awful disease that finally took his life continued to take its toll these past few months. And yet as we saw him walk among us with courage and with calm conviction, we recognized in him the same steadfast character that we had always known in him for the years that we were privileged to serve together in this House.

JOHN BALDWIN was an active and faithful member of his church and here on Capitol Hill he was an active member of the House prayer breakfast group. However, even more importantly he daily lived his Christian faith. I can never recall hearing him speak ill of any man. His life was a magnificent testimonial of what a living faith in Christ can mean to a man constantly exposed to the pressures of public life. His honesty, kindness and essential decency and goodness in all his actions will continue to remind us in the years to come of the true nobility of his Christian character.

I think reference has already been made to the fact that whenever JOHN took the floor of this House and spoke on a subject, it was generally on a bill which had come out of his committee, the Committee on Public Works. He was listened to because he was at all times an eminently reasonable man with reasonable convictions. Therefore he did enjoy the esteem, the confidence, and the respect of Members on both sides of the aisle. So I certainly wish to join today in extending very deepest sympathy to the wife and to the surviving daughters of our late beloved friend, JOHN Baldwin.

Mr. FINDLEY. Mr. Speaker, the death of JOHN F. BALDWIN was a great personal loss to me. We worked together on the Republican committee on NATO from the first day it was established 3 years ago. He was a diligent, effective, conscientious, creative member. I remember many projects, on which we worked together closely, and the association was always a pleasant and profitable one. When I became chairman, I frequently looked to JOHN for guidance, advice, and assistance. He was never failing. I shall miss him as a colleague and even more so as a friend. His fine qualities of character will live on as an inspiration to us all.

Mr. YOUNGER. Mr. Speaker, it is not easy to rise in this Chamber to pay tribute to the memory of our departed colleague, JOHN BALDWIN, for in memory I can still see him sitting just back of the committee table, listening most attentively to every debate. Each day as the session opened, he could be found there worshiping with the opening prayer by the Chaplain.

For over 11 years JOHN never missed a rollcall. He did not often participate in the debate unless the bill came from his Public Works Committee, but when he did speak the Members listened with dig

nified respect and grateful admiration. Truly, I can say that no more dedicated Member of Congress ever entered this Chamber.

JOHN carried the same earnest devotion into his family life, and into the life of his church. For 11 years he was a most constant attendant at the Thursday breakfast of the House prayer group. It was the year when JOHN was president of the group that the weekly attendance reached its peak. Again, it was his humble devotion to an assumed duty that made the difference.

We shall miss this kindly, good Christian colleague, but we are comforted in the knowledge that he has gone home to his Father's mansion. Our deepest sympathy goes to his wife, Mary, and their children.

Mr. Speaker, by unanimous consent, I include a transcript of the services for Congressman JOHN F. BALDWIN, conducted on March 14, 1966, by the Reverend Orville L. Shick, at the Community Presbyterian Church of Danville, Calif.:

I have been asked to be modest and sparing in reference to the deceased and I wish to honor that request.

I am sure, however, that you would desire me to express on this occasion the real deep loss which we feel in the passing of our friend and neighbor, JOHN BALDWIN.

Congressman BALDWIN distinguished himself as an able legislator for almost 12 years-faithfully serving his people, all people, until the end. This was his life and to this he gave untiring service and selfless dedication.

We knew him as a man identified with other men in a relationship that was warm, open, and genuine. He exemplified the most noble traits of sincerity, moral courage, understanding, and tenacity-voting not for that which was expedient, but for that which was right as he saw it. He brought dignity and honor to the title of public servant.

JOHN BALDWIN was a man of simple faith. Ordained as an elder in his church at the age of 19, Christian principles and insights made him a loving husband and father, a faithful friend, and a trusted confidant. Without ostentation he practiced a practical piety in a culture not characterized by moderation.

We loved him; we respected him; this world is better for his being with us. But he is not gone, he is just away. "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him" (2 Thessalonians 4: 14).

Though we cannot understand fully the meaning of death, we may rest our faith in the words of Holy Scripture: "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints" (Psalm 116: 15).

PASTORAL PRAYER BY THE REVEREND MR. SHICK

God of all grace, who didst send Thy Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to bring life and immortality to light; most humbly and heartily we give Thee thanks that by His death He destroyed the power of death; and by His glorious resurrection opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. Grant us assuredly to know that because He lives we shall live also, and that neither death nor life, nor things present nor things to come, shall be able to separate us from Thy love, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. We bless Thee for our knowledge, in Christ, that death is not the destruction but the expansion of our life; that it opens the way into new opportunities of service and worship; new disciplines, new joys. Help us to realize the faith of Christ, and the peace of Christ, that the bereavements that darken our homes may not break our trust in Thee.

We offer our thanksgiving for this Thy servant suddenly called from our side and from his abundant ministry. We bless Thee for the heritage of faith to which he was born, for the influences of home and church which molded his early years, for the charm which drew friends to him and the integrity of spirit which made them trust and admire him, for his dedication of himself to the ministry of public service, for the causes of civic justice and social advance into which he threw himself.

We thank Thee for Thy loving kindness to him: For the many desires of his heart which were fulfilled, for his constant happiness in his work, for the rich comradeship Thou gavest him in her who was so one with him in thought and labor and life: And for the daughters in whom he rejoiced: And for all he has meant to every one of us. Having fought the good fight and finished the course, grant unto him the crown of life that fadeth not away.

Now grant us, we beseech Thee, the comfort of Thy presence, and the ministry of Thy holy spirit. Renew within us the gifts of faith, patience, and enduring love. With an urgency born of hope may we apply ourselves to present tasks as we strive for a better world—not despairing in the face of disappointment and defeat-ever steadfast in the hope of the final triumph of our God. May we find direction in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ who struggled against temptation, who had compassion for the needy and poor, who was angered by all hypocrisy and deceit, and who was willing to suffer for others—even into death.

We sorrow with and for this family-yet we rejoice in the love and pride which they feel in him whom they love; and beseech Thee to bestow Thy peculiar blessing upon them, comforting their hearts as only Thou canst, giving them the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may find light in darkness, and the peace of God that passeth all understanding. All this we ask, O Lord, for Thy mercy's sake. Amen.

Mr. SMITH of California. Mr. Speaker, I join with my colleagues today in paying tribute to the distinguished gentleman from California, Congressman JOHN F. BALDWIN, who passed away on March 9 after a very courageous fight against cancer.

We are all saddened by his death which takes from our ranks a man of strong convictions, a man of determined purpose, a man who held an unswerving devotion to his country, a man richly endowed with the qualities of raw courage, and a man whose commitment to the rule of law as the hearthstone of American democracy was total.

JOHN was a tireless worker, ever present on the floor of the House when legislation was considered, and one who was completely devoted to serving his district in the best possible manner at all times. He was an expert on public works and his district, the State of California, and the United States will long be indebted to him for the many projects he helped to make possible.

Mrs. Smith joins me in expressing our deepest sympathy to his loving wife, Mary, and their three daughters.

Mr. COHELAN. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today as we pay tribute to a departed colleague with whom I have worked since I first came to Congress.

JOHN BALDWIN was one of the most dedicated, hard-working Representatives that this Congress has ever known. We worked together during the past 7 years on many projects and legislative matters of great importance to all of the State of California. I want to say that when the good of the State of California was at stake JOHN BALDWIN let nothing deter him in his fight for what he thought was right. JOHN was a battler who would not in any way compromise his convictions.

As a Member of the House of Representatives he was outstanding in a quality we respect-he did his homework, he was informed, he was knowledgeable, and he stated his case with excellence.

The mark of his dedication I believe is his voting record. I do not believe that in his service to his country during the 11 years he was in Congress, he ever missed a rollcall until about a year ago when he was hospitalized for an operation. You will recall during his last illness he rose from his hospital bed and came to cast his vote on two issues of great importance to the people he represented. This act, and the fall which he suffered while he was here, probably hastened his death so that we can truly say that JOHN BALDWIN gave his life to his first and only responsibility since coming to Congress, that of representing the people he served.