Washington telegraph., 1853-09-14
The Evening Prayer.
ny I : ARTHUR.

Wofus were borne upward, II was the nnu.
cenee Of revercnt childhood that gave them
utternce.
Who art in the heavens repeated the
/ children ono "iih her eyes hcnt mnotis
aasn, aud the other locking upward, as If
she would penetrate the heavens into which
her heart aspirel.
"llallowrd be Thy name
lower fell the voices ol the little anos-
In geutle mnrmur they said-"llallowcd
be lhy name
Thy Kingdom come"
/ Aud the burden Of the prayer was still
taken up BY the children-"Tby Kingdom
came.
Thy will be done on earth as it is done
in Heaven"
Like low sweet echo frum the land Of
angols-"fhy will be done ON earth as il Is
done in Heaven filled the chamber
And the mother continucd-"Gise Us this
day our daily bread
eour daily bread" fingered a moment
Oh the ait a, the mother, voice was hu,hed
nto silence.
Aud furgive Us our debts a. We also for.
give our debtors
The etes Of tie children had dropped for
a moment iui they were uplilied again
a. they Inycd-"Anl forgive Us our debts
a. we alsi forgive ouf debtors
Aud lead Us not into temptation. but de.
liver II. from evil, lot thine Is the power and
the glory. fonyef Amen
Al lhsse holy word, were sid riously
aul fcHeully, by the little ones, n they
knell with eli.pad hands beside their mother
Then. a their thoughts, upii0cd on the
wing, Of prayer 10 their Heavenly Father.
ranr Lack again aud rested On their earthly
parents, a walmer love came gushing lrOm
their hearts
Pare ki..cs-iondef emhraees-the inid
goodnight Whai a sweet agitation per.
vailed all thcir irclins, Then two dear
head, were placed ,ide Is ,ide on the .noWy
pillow the mothers hsi kiss gwen, aud the
shadow curtains dawn,
What a pul,elc.s ,iillncs. rcigus through.
oul lhc chamber lnglrlly the parents
listening ear, aic hcut They have given
lhcsc innocent ones into ilir keeping of
Gods angels. aud they can almo,: hear the
rustic Of their garments as they gathcr
around housekeeping babc. \ sigh, deep
aud lrcmuluus. brcak. un the uir. Quickly
the mother turns lp ,hg father Of the clil.
drcn. with a lg,ok of earnest inquiry On
hrr cuun,guaucc. Aud hc answer, thus her
silent question.
Far tack through many wears, have my
Thought, lpeu wandering Ai ny mothers
knee thu, ail | nig'uly. in childhooi my
evening prayer Il Wa that best aud hali.
est Of all prayers, Our Father. lhat she
taught me. fhlihnod aud my mother
passed away | went firth as q man in the
world strong confident aud self seeking -
Once came into great temptation. Had
fallen in that temptation, ! would have
fallen, sadly fear, never To have risen
nanin. wa. ahunt yielding Al the bar
:ier.'l could Oppu-c 10 the in.m,hiug flood
seemed just ready TO give way, when, q. !
al in my room one evening. there came
irum an adjoining chamber. NOW first occu.
pied for many weeks. the murmcr of low
voices listened At first ~ ariicula,c
sound was heard, aud yet something in the
tones stirred my heart with new aud strange
emotions. At length there came I" my
ears. in the carnc., loving voice Of wo.
man. the word. Deliver II. from evil -
For an instant. il seemed In mc as il the
voice were that of my mother Back, with
sudden bound through all the intervening
YEAR,, went my thoughts. aud a child in
heart again was kBceing At my moilcr's
knee llumbly ana roycrrntly | said over
the words of tie holy prayer she had taught
me. heart and eyes upliNcd 10 Heaven
The hour aud the power Of darkucs, had
passed away ! was no longer standing in
.lippcry places. with Aood Of waters ready
to sweep me to destruction but my feet
were On rock. My mothers pious care had
saved her sou In the holy words shc taught
me in childhoud, was a living power to re.
si,t evil through all my a1er life. All :
that unknown mother as she taught her
child 10 repeat his evening prayer how lit
tie dreamed She that her holy words were to
reach strangers cars aud save him thro'
memories Of his own childhood, and his own
mother And yet It was so. What pow.
CT there is in Gods Word, ns It flows into
and rests in the minds Of innocent children.
Tears were in the eyes Of the wife and
mother. a. she lihcd her face aud gazed
with subducd tenderness upon the counte'
nance Of her husband Her heart was too
full for utieance. A little while she thus
enzcd, and with trembling joy, laid her
hand upon his bosom Angels we're in the
chamber whore their dear ones slept, aud
they felt their holy presence.
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