The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-03-19
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PUBLIC PRAYERS

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est. \ could desire 10 bring before my fsl.
low citizens. i. is that yfublie dsvOsions
70 the Father of Mepses. Several causes
have been workiassO The end which ss
see sccomplishs, and public. united. g.
neral prayers tnO inireaaenl In >
christian, fsns, among christian people.
should /. mt be the eustam every day 10
publicly acknowledge our dependence on
God, and call upon him FOR necessary
blessings, The Mahometan does not
faa in This duty Of prayer; no business.
no difficulty. nor pleasure viii he permit
TO interfere with his duty. The return
of the hours Is not more regular Than is
his open and public acknowledgement Of
dependence on God. The Pagan has
his temple for daily public offerings,
though id.latrous. Many are The cases
wherein this religious devotion 10 - al
GODS" idols Of wood AM stone. leads The
worshippers into such constancy and a.
senlion, that they merit the sppellalion
literally Of desoiees. II false religion
hath such homage. what should The true
haze. lfsuch actions spring forth from
nature alone. where is even our regard 10
natures dictates! II unilluminsled souls
have Ibis fersor, what should be the case
Of the well and truly enlightened!
whstsrer be The darkneas Of pagan.
ism. whatever The blind tyranny Of The
) discipline Of Mahomet, the followers Of
both are right, act naturally, ID in their
offerings daily ., The shrine oflwhomso-
ever they worship, fal6l, 10 ttsir man
ner. . great law Of duty. Conscience
and reason are obeyed BY fllem. Where
den, let each answer Cor himself, where
are conscience and reason with uss These
principles. laws. . they are in The heart
Or man. prohibit our public neglect
The inatienlion 70 united general prster,
you'd not pass uncensured, by even pa
son and nainre.
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As 4 new edition ofthe OH law or nnasdffes;;
it's new obligation, u The same pine
eafotcing the former, the ancient cbGga.
,ien, in its full strength.
Prayer in public, therefore, should be
adis,incs religious service. having its SEn
seasons and order. II should be set RIO
minently forth, by itself. II should be
regulated, and the regulation should Ne
he dictate of our faith, and be by hal
Incorporated in the round of our ordinat
uties. Let the public performance |
This great duty be ASSOCIATED from Al
ihings else; having its own hour, its owl
blacs, its own rule. At present it
with US generally too much mingled wit
other thoughts and duties; and in III
number Of things crowded together, pray
ar is sometimes very indistinclly regard
al, and often nearly overlooked.
Certainly it should not have this SC
condary place. Our ordinary meeting
should be Cor prayer; and preachln
should be occasional. Let our publ
prayer have its hour on the return
each day; while preaching, as to It's ~
quency, ough. % be left to circumstance
and discretion. This would be giyin
operation TO our sense Of duty; it woul
be setting RICH, value upon things; an
i'll am no, deceived, the religious cond
ton of society would be much improved
we should do that from habit, and b
Law without persuasion, which the VI
ryurgency Of constsn, en'reaty now leat
us 10 neglect. And this habit Of hasin
holy duty daily. seasonably. openl
4 done, would give such an estimate Of q
4 ligion in life as has not hitherto prevail
ed. Yes, let christians make u their I'll
o enter tile temple Of their God eae
day, with The sacrifice Of prayer al
crsise; let ], be the law OF their own d.
IS. originating in their faith, and pers
vered in by their faith; it would be mo
4 FOR the solid establishment of true rel
gion among US. than all other meal
could be. II would produce great sr
! good effect. The opposing world woul
receive their tone Of feeling from "
practice; they would follow II too; an
christians, while getting blessings (
themselves, would draw them down Q
,thers.
II will often be practicable. Lei NJ
tried. then. The Lord Is In has hoy zen
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