Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-08 00:00:00

THE FORM OF PRAYER

The following was the form of prayer read in those
churches iu the town that were open to public worship :

FOR T FIR MORNING SEIM CI.

The first lesson was from Daniel ix, verse 1 to 19,
the second lesson from Acts ail, verse 1 to 17.
The collect of the day was as follows :-
0 Lord, raise up, we pray Thee, Thy power, and
come amongst us, and with great might succour us ; that
we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be
mercifully delivered by Thy goodness, for the glory of
Thy name, through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth
and reigneth with Thee and the Hoy Ghost, ever one
Gad, world without end. Amen.

Instead of the usual prayers read at tho time of war,
Bcl., the following were substituted :

O Lord God Almighty, who orderest all things both
in heaven and earth, look down, we beseech Thee, on us
Thy unworthy servants, who turn to Thee in this our
time of trouble, when evil and misguided men have risen
up against the government which they were bound to
defend, and have brought wasting and destruction upon
our Eastern dominions. We confess, 0 Lord, that in
many things we have deserved Thy chastening, and have
failed to :make that return which Thou mightest have
justly required at our hauls when Thou hadst granted
success to our arms. and increased our wealth and power.
But 0 Thou who hast revealed Thyself as a God or-
giving iniquity, transgressioa, arid sin, we pray Thee
enter not into judgment with Thy servant s who now
humble themselves- before Thee. Let us fall into Thy
hands, and not into the hands of men. Defend, we
beseech Thee, our countrymen from the malice and
treachery of the sons of -violence who have risen up
against them : rebuke the madness of the people, and
stay the hand of the destroyer. Cast Thy shield, 0 Lord,
over any of our brethern who may even now be in peril
of death, and let their live 3 be precious in Thy sight.
Direct the counsels of those who rule in this honr of
danger. Teach the natives of British India to prize the
benefits which Thy good providence has given them
through the t upromacy of this Christian land ; and enable
us to show mere and more, both by word and good
example, the blessings of Thy holy religion. May those
who are now the slaves of a hateful and cruel supersti-
tion be brought to lay aside their vain traditions, and
turn to Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom
Thou hast sent. And so, if it be Thy good pleasure,
establish our empire in that distant land on a surer
foundation: than heretofore, that we Thy people, and
sheep of Thy pasture, may give.; the thanks for ever and
show forth Thy praise from generation to generation.
These and all other mercies, we humbly beg, not for our
own worthiness, but for Thy love, and through the merits
and mediation of Thy blessed Son our Lord, to whom
with Thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory
for ever and eve:. Amen.

O God, our refuge and strength in every time of
trouble, mercifully receive these our prayers and inter-
cessions for our armies now engaged in defence of their
Sovereign's rights, and of the lives of their brethern, who
are in peril through violence and treachery. Be with
them, we beseech Thee, in all their trials and privations.
Let them enter into battle with hearts full of repentance
towards Thee, and of fath in the Lord Jesus Christ ; and
crown with success their courage i❑ their country's cause
Preserve them alike from the pestilence that walketh in
darkness, and from the arrow that flieth by daT. Relieve
the aLk and wounded with the consolations of Thy
Blesse I Spirit, and support the fatherless and widows in
their affliction. Grant that all the sorrows and trials
which are endured may work together for the everlasting
welfare of those who suffer them Hear us, 0 Heavenly
Father, for the sake of Thy dear Son, Jesus Christ.
Amen.

After the Communion Service, instead of the Prayer for
the whole state of Christ's Church, the following was
used :

O Almighty God, we beseech Thee of Thy great good-
ness to receive these our prayers which we offer unto Thy
Divine Majesty in this day of necessity and peril.
Mercifully forgive the sins whereby we have provoked
Thy chastisements, and grant, that the judgments which
Thou hast sent may work in our hearts a more lively
faith, a more entire obedience, a more constant endeavour
to conform to thy goodness in maintaining tranquility at
home, in preserving us from intestine commotions, and in
granting a plentiful return to the labours of our husband-
men. Look with an eye of pity And compassion upon
those who have been suddenly thrown into affliction by
the calamities of their friends and relatives. Visit the
fatherless and widows with the consolations of Thy Holy
Spirit, and enable them, under the burdens which they
have been called to bear, to lift up their hearts towards
that heavenly kingdom where pain and sorrow, and war
and hatred, shall be no more. And as Thou bast com-
manded us to love our enemies, and to pray for them that
despitefully use us, have mercy, we beseech Thee, even on
those who have shown no mercy, and whose malice and
cruelty have turned to sorrow and mourning the homes of
many families in this land. Deliver them from the blind.
ness of that idolatry and superstition which have,encou-
raged their murderous rebellion. Tur❑ them from the
gross darkness which now covers them, to the light of the
everlasting Gospel, that so our present calamities may be
overruled to the promotion of Thy glory and the ad-
vancement of Thy kingdom. Hear us, 0 Lord our God,
for Thy goodness is great ; and according to the multitude
of Thy mercies receive these our petitions, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

Tho following was chosen for the Epistle and the
Gospel :

FOR THE EPISTLE.

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there
this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of
Judah that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord.
Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, Amend
your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell
in this place. Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The
temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of
the Lord, are these, for if ye thoroughly amend your ways
and your doings ; if ye thoroughly execute judgment
between a man and his neighbour; if ye oppress not the
stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not
innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other
gods to your hurt; then will I cause you to dwell in this
place, in the land that I gave to your lathers, for ever and
ever.