The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-03-23 00:00:00

ch 23,1847•

3 ENERAL FAST•

, March 12.)
)ur most serious ton;
which Almighty God
is land, by a grievous
es of sustenance Oa
he mercy of Almigll
e punishment wine?,
r people, He will,
I penitence of heart,
therefore, resolved,
our Privy Council,
t and humiliation be
our United Kingdom
nesday, the•24th dal
mr people may hum-
,
in order to obtain
most devout and so..
and supplications to
of those heavy jag-
provocations have
Al we at this present
iarge and command►
ly and devoutly ob-
ngland and Ireland,
hty God, and would
d upon pain of such
d on all such as con-
so religious and ne-
ar and more orderly
ren directions to the
the Right Reverend
to compose a Form
1, to be used in all
blic worship, and to
ied through their re-

mse, Isle of Wight,
it of our Lord 1847,
it reign.

for Scotland.]

winted to be used in
and Ireland' on the

Corning Prayer,
5e used.
T, who art terrihis
iners, and abundant
stance and true faith
pie, desire to humble
urselves and of our
Jnited Kingdom are
. We confess, with
ide and hardness of
unthankful for Thy
maginations instead
desire Thy fatherly
of Thy grace, that,
acknowledging out
from Thee, and de-
Awaken in us, We
nany transgressions,
ncere and lasting as
deasure, that we be
)f Thy heavy hand ;
ruits of repentance
And give us that
;hinge, that if it be
,bmit ourselves with
I that if it be Thl
)w mercy, so far es
e especially to those
mind by hunger and
them. Grant 'this►
is Christ our Lord.

1 comfort, our only
ee, look down from.
; behold, visit, and
to bind up their
ings of plenty, and
ikfulness in the usa
Divine Majesty by
last appointed, nor
-se who look to Thee
merciful unto Thy
s calamity be over-
marts by the inspira-
nctified in body and,
n Thy mercy ; and
Lith, in hope, and 10
sting life, through

" Almighty God,
instead of the col-
,weth be used.
1, which sustaineth
arts of these island
ied abundance into
tee, the judgment
the poor perish not
Lord, that by our
Thy gifts, and for'
is, we have just/9
ed, we have grie.,°'
wing that thou 04;
to pardon the °`‘.
,00r and the nees
we, and preserve
their season.
yerning us, gi'veetzt
tether of jeagui r.
hy will en deavoxl.
Lance,. will,
showing
faithfully keeping
ve are unable either
able in Thy sight.
r hearts. to the in'
bowing compassion
r, and bearing the
n of Thy favour the
is knit together 11
,unties in peace and
aise of Thy name'
gin.

)NAL HUMILIA'

::OMMITTEE OF TIC!
E OBSERVANCE Or
r REVEREND Tli°
Gy OF TEE UNIT
D.
in His inscrutable,
ne certain parts 0'
Ford in our hands;
Visitations are sent
Sins, it surely be'
lich have thus Pro,:
doth not willing'ly
F to national hutra-

, acting
lueSocietnce oyf the infor-
ing out the obiects
declaring it to be
desecration of the
; one cause, amongst
g us as a Nation
3 closely connecced
'id, when God ei
: i thethen 1
es to
wildeross,

ide-spread desetrs-
- undeniable. 00
ion and delivery of
ives a National chit'
sin, and is the souree
(dation of. the hob'
lore.' Our Railway
tend this evil, by the
es, in the formation
tuates it by means
nd goods trains
the greater part of
source of Sabbath
anday Markets, tbe
in canals, and naci-
is not necessary to

the fact that the vO4
hemselves from the
Holy Day, spending
ways, finding their
wn words," U4ttisii
If the Committee,
Idgment ; becausc-'
ral violations of that
iember the Sabbath
rence to which ore.
d would incline oef

üblic means of grs„l
e employed in or'',
s inducing an igtl°,lj
F that " faith will.'
preventing the
nind where they
m where they do. ,e
consciences : becal.l-j
rious Test is apPlihe.,
Irments, and coniffr.,
edition as a qua— 410
that of breaking "

bodily health of tho

hat travelling ,or re„;
the Lord's Day! l'of
re consideratious „• •
of immortal sou"
under the denowil'y
eby the highest coil'

reference to the 119•
the Lord's-day 'o
o'3
this is one ainl-
which are now Pt
¢•
therefore most 1;
the Clergy, that thit',
sin from their Pir
for national Inuel,fli
1 their congregate eie
prevalence of ¢ 10
and involving ill ill'
ces to man, beiegsl
the conscience, 50,
brgetfulness and or
; redeeming love!se3
and of the prolill of
led of the mean
"
pes glory'.
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