Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
From tho Richmond
PRAYER fnr E5eaPS


Prayer Peace.
To the Editor of the Whig:
Will you lend space in one of your columns to
make few suggestions to tie women of the South.
1t is, that day be appointed, on which, at certain
hour they, with consent, shall unitedly beg for
PEACE from Him whose hands are the hearts of men,
aid the destinies of nations Prayer is being mace
continually for the success of arms in battle, and
these prayers have been answered in many instances De-
yond our hopes Every prayer doubtless breathes an
petition for Peace but is suggested now that
our faithful shall unite to pray in an especial
manner for it-that God would forgive enemies and
turn their hearts, that He would forgive debS and
speedily deliver from the hands of bloody Let
the fir: day of December be appointed and that
day, at II M, let the heart of every wife, mother,
daughter and sister, in every State III the Conederacy,
go out in solemn, fervent prayer to God for PEACE
In places where female prayer meetings are usual, let
the women themselves order the matter. Where such
meetings not usual considered inadvisabe
mpractcabe let every woman, IN her own house, stop
all work at the hour namedsuspend the cardng, and
spinning, and knitting, and weaving, and sewing, and
teaching, if for only Oneh half hour, and let every
mans heart be lifted 20 God for her country Let the
sick on her bed remember the day and hour, let
the busy forget her business and, going to say
let the gay suspend her gaities but trust there
not many gay women in the South now. But let the
young and beautiful, and hopeful, equally with those
who can lay claim to such titles think of the broken
hearted the Destitute the homeless think of the dead
and the dying, and the mingled, think of the widows
the chdless and the fatherless of this awful waranC
LEI every womans soul be stirred to pray with
voice, to God en- that day for PEACE-an honoroM
PEACE
All papers friendly to this suggestion requested
to copy that it may be widely dused as possible
by the day above named S. q. B:
In connection with the foregoing, we insert the fol
lowing
e friend of General Stonewal Jackson told u.s., say
the Richmond Christian AdU0cdte few days ago. tha
the General remarked he hoped people would not for
get that God gveh the victory His friend replied tina
he believed the churches deeply pTayerful all owe
as he remarked Then we shall continue to prosper
The Raleigh Register in publishing similar call
= the above, says:
The idea good one, and trust that it may NEE
with hearty second and be generally acted by ii
ladies throughout the South In this connection We car
help referring to the excellent sermon delivered by th
Rev. Joseph NJ Atkinson, the Presbyterian Church
this city last Sunday. The text OF the sermon
follows:
And the Lord turned the captivity of ! n, when b
II prayed fer his friends; also the Lord gave JOB twice
much he had before -Job, AID chapter and 10Th
The speaker enforced the idea that it was not until Jo
had prayed for those WIG had despefuly used him TIL
his own captivity was turned drawing the deductiC
thererom that might be the purpose OF God to
humble ourselves and carry out the injunction,
for your enemies he would fit to deliver fro
n the troubles which overwhem 1t will be tn
correspondent suggests that in their prayer for
the ladies also pray that God would forgive enemi
and turn their hearts"