, 1863-08-08


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conae:ccud 10 consent. They may storm ths
batteries even; may dig al' the trenches; and
hare S2-00 a month and 10 bounty and nc
commissions: less than their white masters
God forgive us if we have been TOO indu1yent
IN heaven God keeps an accounts of human
! enced, the truth will be published. :.
F11aiiJ; ..sstas pray: l. That God will d.
and cause to 6e done all bia will concerning
LIS. Because no other will is 30 good Us His
horC other call be, Let us desire no other.
2. That be will sufficiently enlighten deyunt
men concerning his will, that they !nay more
tdfectual!y, because more intellfgeatly, coop
crate with It. Especially let a. many Of u:
as Fray, pra3 for the nlau who asks our pray.
ers to-day, the upright, God fearing Chic1
Magistrate Of the land. The example Of just
and rtTerent recognition Of tho Di
vine rule which he has set :he rulers Of the
void Is precious above price. But neareE
and Of more interest to ns,, the auaTer God
viii make to The dcyout entEeatJ-it his pray.
CT will be the salvation of our people For
our own eakes and fer his, let us: daily ina-
plore for him an abundance Of Gods wisdom
and Gods grace. 8. Let us pray daily fol
our soldiers in the field, aud our sailors o.,
slipboard: That they may not suffer IN
soul or In body unnecessarily; and especially
that n.cy may be enabled to maintain such
putty Of heart and Of life as shall 1T them to
enter With joy 1T any moment the heavenly
state; or, If they he spared to return to
Us, will make: them patterns .of
goodness not less than heroes for history.
contest, and held upon the wrong side
agutnst their viii; suffering In mind and
estate only to strengthen the cause they
loathc., Let us asa for them peace OF heart
amid their dreadful! trials, and ali that rich
profit IN the end with which. God Is able to
Ia $aff f71r nj <f1n t$arI
For good men abroad; who are cntangled In
imperfect and ERRONEOUS, apprchens1 of
the Issue that is Joined here-let us ask bst-
Ter knowledge, that they lnay not longar op.
pose the tight and defend the wrong. &.
For the stontly and persIstently rebelEious,
the cause thty fight. 7. Let us pray that the
war may last until It's work OF puridcatiou Is
thoroughly accomplished that peace, when It
comes, shall be the peace which follows pu-
rity and abides. S. Having first thus prayed,
Ee u!nJ with confidence and rropriety ask
earlier. prayers are offered and answered.
a natioHal future OF glorious Prosperity, such
as our fnndest hopes have not vet pictured.
8. Let us anticipate for the natioa In this
coming prosperity an honorable and u,emor.
able part 10 the grand work Of the Rcgenera-
greater glory than the prosperity itself.
And having prayed, let us not ba fa,th1ess.
God is not he who shall triumph; God is ho
who docs triumph. He never Jet failed; WAS
never once defeated. all the while ha sits
above the shocks Of arms and contentions Of
factions, supreme and calu,. :HisWiu is being
done now as absolutely and literally as it ever
will be done. What seem to Us tnumphs of
tvl arc not triu phs. only mlsfead phases Of
deleat. What seem to us uncertainties are
only uncertainties to US because Of our igno:
rance. There arc no uncertainties With God.
They who believe In God may be at peace. At
peace as soon ns they believe. May share His
can reach its sr1face to rnughea 1t. God VIII
triumph. He. cannot fail. And every soul
that fights for: Him low will reign with Ht:n
hereafter.