Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14
From the Quincy fIll.) Herald.
An Abolition PRAYER.

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| Within the past week, we have had an aboli-
ton preacher in town from abroad-one Rev.
lchabod Codding, who trampled the American
flag under his feet, and, on Sunday last, he de-
livered an abolition sermon in one of the churches
Of this city When he finished his sermon, he
offered up prayer, which, we told, was very
nearly as follows, and which, at its conclusion,
was heartily responded 70 by an enthusiastic
"Amen!' from every abotionist present:
80, Lord, whatever is, is wrong. Thou hast
established permitted Slavery earth, yea,
even the Bible sanctions distinctions among men.
Thou hast permitted the strong to rule the weak,
the intelligent to govern the ignorant. Thou
hast created big fishes, and allowed them to eat
up the smaller ones Thou dost allow the lion
| and the tiger to feed on smaller animals, and the
eagles and the hawks to devour little nnoceM
birds. Also, thou hast sent death into the world,
and suffereth little babes and the innocent young
to die, and permitteth the old and sinful to live
to old age. o, Lord, Thou art a Master; Thou
has created fire, water, the whirlwind, and thun-
der and lightning, that destroyeth the great and
the small. There is nothing good, nothing per-
feet on earth, (save us Abolitionists. All is
wrong-all imperfection all evil-all confusion
o. Lord, wilt Thou by special providence,
create all things over again, that all things may
be made aright-that may be pleased-that
uniformity may be the and genius of the
world, that all may be equal, all be free; for
none can be blessed until all are equal none can
be happy until all are happy.
go, Lord, aid us by thy power to agilatc the
abolition question, which is the great question Of
the day. Aid us to establish abolition presses
and underground railroads without number, that
the minds of men may, by such means, become
excited to action-without action nothing can be
accomplished. Aid us then, O Lord, in accom-
plishing the great and good work, although it
may lead to revolution andthe trampling under
foot the flag of the country and the laws and
Constitution of the land Let sudden and inn
mediate emancipation take place, let the results
be what they maybe it treason and the shedding
of BLOOD let it be done for the of slavery is
the cause of all the sin and evil in the world.
go, Lord, we do not desire Thee to remember
the sins that are against us, but we desire to draw
thy special attention to the sins of the Slave
holders we desire the sins of ourselves and
Others of like faith, put off until the final day
when all will be fully judged and awarded accord
ing to their merits; but O Lord, for sake do
not put off the punishment due to the Slave
holders-if their sins not punished promptly
they might escape thy remembrance altogether.
In conclusion, wilt Thou hear prayers, and
as we opposed to all distinctions, and to all
rulers and Kings and Thou art the greatest of
all Kings, and far above us, wilt Thou-for the
sake of there being no distnction-make equal
to Thyself, in wisdom, in power, and in glory.
These things we modestly ask for ourselves that
may have cause to praise Thee and honor
Thy name-Amen!"