Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-06-16
Religious Intelligence.

PRAYER.-Thc Pittsburg .4drocate has an
interesting leader upon long prayers. ii
concludes thus:
"To avoid becoming entangled in the
length of our prayers, we must let prayer be
! rrGyer. We must not preach, nor exhort
nor rcprovc, nor admonisll, nor counsel, nnl
above all, scold in our address to God All
these elements may he well enough at anoth-
er time; but why weigh down your prayer
with tliom until it lies dead upon the alter?
We have heard preachers furnish an abstract
Of the sermon they were about 70 give tie
! people, mixed up with their morning prayer.
Others have commented on the lessons
read from the Billie, or expanded the hyms
to be sung in various and beautiful flights Of
fancy. Others bring a great amount of
news-tcll God many things Of (which their
prayer supposes him TO be ignorant. But
| remember, reader, that this fault is not con-
fined to the pulpit. BE on guard against it
in the prayer meeting; and whatever else
/ You do, do not indulge in tong prayers.
sEtS An exchange soys ;hat the last words
of Bishop Doaue were, Il die in the faith Of
the Son Of God, and the colr+idence of His
One Catholic Church. | have no mcrts-no
man has; but my trust is in the mercy Of
Jesus"
DR., Joins words were, YES, dear Jesus,
! come"
TcMAT CAtIIuIic.--A MIssIoSARv.--A
Roman Catholic Missionary has been hold
ing protracted meeting IN Victoria. The
Tcxian Advocate says he is Of opinion that
this will finally become a Catholic country.
"IIe is confirmed in this belief from the fact
as the states, that upon three different occa-
siuna, when he has erected the Missionary
cross-which he does wherever he breaches
a CROSS. well-dctincd and palaplc, has APP
pcarcl III the heavens y
UAprr LAHD.-A correspondent Of the
tells the following:
"R. a. c., little six years old, died at
IlaverhilI, early in the present month. He
loved the sabbath school, and his verses and
hymns were always ready. A few weeks be-
fore his death. his mother noticed that be Of
ten sang the hymn commencing;
"Ther9 is a happy land"
The good Spirit of God seemed TO be ft-
ting him for that blessed world. He was
soon after seized with Group in its worst form.
When in great agony lie would say, "Sing
HAIRY LAHp." When no one could sing
from grief, he sang with his little faint voice:
There is happy land,
Far, far away"
SO hc passed up to the heavenly choir"
Rev. Mr.. Wise, son Of Gov. Wise, young
Epscopalian clergyman at Richmond, Va,
is taking liberties with the established rou-
tine. He breaches without notes and as if
,o wore in ca rpeSt lisrar,ls tLp prIpstIv ba h.
Ilimcnts and appears in his ordinary dress
not even wearing white cravat to dstin-
guish him from laymen. He also talks very
boldly to the Shareholders about their rclig-
ious duties to their servants, and is doi, g
much good among all classes of people.
DOES THE BIBLE Grow OLr?-"What
shall you do, when you have read your BIZ
Die through" asked little girl, as sire look
ed curiously at Tile marks in her mothers BIZ
bic. what will you do when goa have
come to the cnd?" Why begin to read it
again, replied the mother. =" But will you
not kdoto it all? When you have read other
books, you put them away and read some
thing else Why do you read the Bible So
many times Because" answered The moth
er, "the Bibleis always new; If we study il
al cur lives we shall not exhaust it 1t is
like rich mine of gold; you may dig, and
die in it, but still the gold is not gone. Hun
| dreds of years ago, men began to dig in this
Bible mine. but there is enough left for Tie,
and for all that shall come after us No, the
Bible never grows old So long as the world
lasts. its books will bo still new and living,
|tel:sve III them