The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-02-14
Parson DrosvnioW,s Prayer.
The Knoxville (Tenn.) Wing, Parson
Brownlow's pape-, has the following:

The Knoxville (Fenn.) Wing, Parson
Brownlow's pape-, has the following:
PRAYER DURING THIS WINTER.
Seeing that the Episcopol Bishops OF the
Carolinans have composed prayers to be
used BY their clorgy during the sessions Of
the Legislature, We have deemed it proper,
sustaining the relation to the Methodist
Church We do, in East Tennessee, to CON-
pose the following prayer, and order that it
shall be used by all local preachers, in all
their public ministrations:
ALMIGHTY Cop, our Heavenly Father, in
whose hands are the hearts Of men, and the
issues of events, not mixed Up with Locofo-
coism, or rendered offensive in Thy sight by
being identified with men of corrupt minds,
evil designs, and damnable purposes, such
~ seeking 70 upsurn the best form Of govern
ment on earth Thou hast graciously prom
ised to hear the prhyers Of those who in an
humble spirit, and with true faith-suoh %
no SEQ sssionist can bring into exercise--call
upon Thee. be pleased, Ne beseech Thee,
favorably to look upon and bless the Union
men OF this Commonwealth. and sustain
them 10 their praise ~orthy efforts to perpet.
uate this government, and under it the insti
tutions OF our holy religion. Possess their
minds with the spirit of true patriotism, en-
liRhteped wisdom, and Of perssvsring hostil
ity towards those traitors, political gamblers
and selfish demagocucs, who are seeking to
build up miserable Southern Confederacy,
and under it to inauguratc new reading OF
the Ten COmmandm ents, 90 ~ to teach that
the chiefend Of Man Is higgsrl 10 these
days OF trouble and perpexity, give the com.
mon people grace to perceive the right path,
which Thou knowest, leads from the camps
| of Southern mad o. ps and Northern fanat.
los, and enable them steadfsstly to walk
therein
| SO strengthen the common masses. @
Lord, and 90 direct them, that they, being
hindsrcd neither BY the fear OF Gre. eaters
nor by tho love OF the corrupt men 10 power
nor BY bribery, nor by an overcharge Of mean
whisky, nor by any other Democratic pas.
sion, but being mindful OF Thy constant gu
perintendelAe, OF the awful majesty of Thy
righteousness, of Thy hatred Of oorrup,
Democracy, and ito profigate lesders, and Of
the strict account they must hereafter give
to Thee, they may 10 counsel. word and deed,
aim supremely at the ful6lment OF thei,
duty, which il to talk, vote, and pray againsi
che wicked leaders OF Abolitionsm, and th.
equally ungodiy advocates OF Seces sionism
Grant that those Of Thy professed Minister,
who are mixed up With modern Democracy
and have become 30 hardened 10 Sin 40 open
y TO advocate the vile delusion, may speodi
y abandon their unninisterial habits, or q
over 90 the csuse OF tho Devil, that their
positions may AZ least be uncquivocal, AMI
that they may thereby advance the wslfsr,
OF tho country! And grant that these FIRE
eaters may soon run their race, that th.
course Of this world may be % perceabl,
ordered, By Thy superinsendence, that Th,
Church, and Thy VII lie people, irrespective
OF scots, may joyfulls serve Thee, in ali God
y quietnsss, through Jesus ChrIst Our Lof,
Amen.
1 CorroN AND CoRN. The Nashville Demo