The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-05
BishOp a1O0re's Prayer IN Msmory

OF President Monroe.
From file Of the Richmond Compiler, Of 1881
we copy the following
PRAYER OF BISHOP MOORE.
The following Prayer was put up by Bishop
Moore, on Monday last on the occasion of pavips
funeral honors to the memory of COL Monroe IN
this city.
Almighty and eternal God. before whose glory the
heaven OF heavens cannot entain before whom
angels At archangels bow in alteration and whose
delight is am,hg the children of men We tssire IA
come before thee in humility of heart ackn wledg
We have ahmed oh God AZ ainst ea et, and in m
sixht. TO us, oh Lord. beloBgeth confusion o
,ace, 70 our rulers and to our nsiion. because W.,
surrounded with blessings such as 10 other peone
on earth have snioy Cd have been an,i
The Lord our God belong merces and forsine 20
though we have rebelled against him" Sinful a.
we are. thou hast encouraged us to couae into thy
presence 70 ssppicate thy forgiveness and hast as
sured us, thou art more ready to hear than we are
to pray. th wash us from our pollution, thou Goc
o IN rcy, in the blood Ut Jeeus, that only fountain
opened for sin ana uncleanness Cleanse our hrsT,
from eye.y defi'emeni. and grant that all our
thoughts words and ac.ions, may be in unison wfi,
We supplicate thy blessing, Heavenly Father. nm.
on our beloved coantry-keel all our citzs under
thy holy protection inspire their minds with love
them ~ all their lawful pursuits-makr them seusi
se OF their civil and religious BLESSINGS and cont.
nue. nue. tnose blessings TO them. and their posteiity to
Bless Thy servant. the President Of the United
states-endue him with thy holy spirit, and enrich
nm In all his doings Bless, We beseech thee all
who are in authority over Us, and extend to m, m
the teachings Of thy grace. that they may wisely
gvern. and faithfully protect the people committed
o their rcs1e. Bess The religious institutions of our
country, thou God of love; and whle We are ue mi,
ted TO worship thee agreeably the dict.tes of on
consclences, may il be our delight cultivate sp,
rit of peace and good will with each other that H.
dod OF love a. peace may be with us.
Inspire our minds, we beseech thee, With graft
ude for all those political bes ssings with which W.
nave been and still favored; for those inlviu.
AIS who have been raised up by thy Providence IL.
succour us in the hour nf danger: and wis SC Efforts
IN behalf of onr nation have been crowned with
success We thank thee in particu ar most gracious
CD for the services of that individual whose re-
moval from this vale of ars, has brought us to
geth r at this time 1t was i'll hour of great na.
ttonal distress thai he assisted in the councils of
country and it from that assistance rendered
Us in that hour OF tribulation that the gratitude of
the Nation was excited and that he was elevated TO
the hrst seat in onr Empire. We have seen him,
bless d God in his oh age struggling with dis.
tress. and We thank thee for thy sustaining care
over him, in the season of his trials. We thank
thee that it was thy g.cd pleasure to bring bis life
20 close on tho day OF his cOuntrys nativity and
that he departed this life surrounded by those who
soitened his pillow by their tenderness and who re-.
spected and b" ored him in his death. To those
ed to exte thy fatherly compassion Throw
around them the arms thy love aud NAV thy
bosom. biessedJesus afford them asylum in their
sorrows
Take us all Gracious God, into thy holy keeping
preserve us from evil temporal and spiritual
m Ike ns grateful to thee for all thy mercies-bripe
us all nome to saving knowledge Of the truth, a.
1t Is in Christ Jesus. And when we have finish. d
our earthly course, bless us with that which
maneth for the p ople of God. We ask these bies
sings. Heavenly Father. for Jesus Christ sake t.
whom with thee and the Holy Spirit be present anG
everlasting Draises-AMEN