The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1862-11-27
Prayer for Peace.

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Your columns, and those of various other
influential journals, suggestion to the
Women Of the Confederate States.
1t is that day be appointed, on which
at . certain hour, they, with one consent,
shall unitedly beg for PEACE from Him in
whose hands are the hearts Of men and tle
destinies Of nations. Prayer is being made
continually for the success of our arms in
battle, and these prayers have been an
swered-in many instances beyond our
hopes. Every prayer doubtless breathes
an earnest petition for Peace; but it is
suggested now that our faithful women shall
unite TO pray in an especial manner for it.
That God would forgive Our enemies and
turn their hearts, and that BE would for
give us or debts, aud would speedily deJiU-
er as from the hands of bloody men.
Lei Monday the lst day Of December be
appointed and Shat day at ID M lathe
heart Of every wife, mother, sister and
daughter in every State in the Confedsra-
cy 60 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 are not
usual, or are considered uuadyisable, or
are impracticable, let every woman in her
own house stop all work at the hour named
suspend all cardiug, and spinning, and
knitting, and weaving, aud sewing, and
teaching, if for only one half hour, and let
every woman's heart be lifted to God in
prayer for her country. Let the sick wo-
man on her bed remember the day and
hour,-let the busy forego her business
aud, was going to say, let the gay sus-
pend her gayety, but [ trust there are not
many gay women in the South now - butts
lot the young, aud beautiful, and hopeful,
equally with those who lay no claim to such
titles, think of. the broken-hearted, the des
titute, the homeless,-think of the dead,
and the dying, and the maSgled-thiDk Of
the widows, the tatherless, and the childless
of this awful war-and let every wOman's
soul be stirred to pray as with one voice on
that day to God for help, and for Place.
an honorable PEACE.
All papers friendly TO this suggestion
are requested to copy, that it may be as
widely dlGused as possible BY the day above
named.
4 correspondent thus appropriately calls
attention to the above article, and so rem
ders any comment from ourselves unneces-
sary.
1t reminds one of the message of Morde-
cal, sent through her chamberlain to Esther,
on occasion of the decree by which his ma
ton had been sold to the will of Hannah,
"to destroy, to kill and to cause to perish,
both young and old in one day, ana to take
the spoil Of them for prey" "Mordecai
told him Of all that had happened 10 hin.
Also he gave aim copy of the decree that
was given at Shushan to destroy them, to
sheu It unto Esther, and to charge her that
she should 60 in unto the king, to make
supplcation unto him, and to make request
before him for her people"
Tins should the wives and mothers, the
sisters and daughters Of our land, PROSTATE
themselves at the appointed time before the
King Of kings, to make request before him
for their people, and to send up one united
cry for peace Let every one who wears
the form Of woman, aud knows tAe way to
the throne Of grace, unite in the concert.
Amen and amen.
And when we have prayed for peace
shall we not add one petition for salvation 2
that God would vouchsafe to continue the
gracious outpouring Of bis Spirit with
mighty power in al our armies, and not there
alone, but throughout our entire country,
so that we may be, not only Christian ma
tion, but a nation Of Christians, real Chris
dans, holy, happy people whose God is the
Lord. EyANGELINE.
VALLEY Of V1., Nor. 17th, 1852.