Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-01-07
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Wednesday Morning Jan 7rh 1852,
The Week Of Prayer

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Just nov il great need o. .ho nrsvars o.
sucb, those who think j, i- no, past pray,
ing FOR, should lose no time in unitirc in
tLa good work.
Brt they l,us. not lose sight or thtsa
conditions II prayer wiAou! which their
much speaking IS b-. ems,y batt,.ag.
T.ss must not only J5serch God to grant
that e ..ch is .@-eiy right, and strictly IN
accordance with lis divine attributes, tu.
hey rrls, torbeaf asking, not only fir
those things that ste wrong, but for those
things -'so that are not needful. God is
nel !gncrnut Of our wants: you. Father
knowc,h VIVA. things ye have need Of,
pefore ye ask him =" and Rair,t -, eor.,>
astlyoonne.9 tracr,rts or op- nr,ras.i7,
Christian friends la ,ais behalf we wevId
respectfully ask their careful observance
ofi4ose indispensable c2ndil;o-, 10 m,
9ed answering PRAYER.
We have the assurance Of m. D:y;ro
word. ,hal our 7rsvers will no srsy,s,.l
Il We ask for what We oyptt and in IN.
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divine. ";i We o-a moro ,o-oo-ro,l r,-.,..,
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than for the o,srnsI ,volfsro ,,r 90, -.,..,,
and make .gch ,h;nr, q. ,b,.o - -.
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must pray with perfec. humility sYbnis-
ZION. and conformity TO the viii Of God .
and in order. then. 10 prav n ,bo ,,,,-Do,a
aud with hope and expectation that our
prayers will Le answered we mus, bp,o>
BE ourselves before God with a liyeIv
sense Of his boundless noway. ooodpass
and mercy, and with a deyout eonv,c,ior
that His promises can neyer fail
These are the essential condition, Of
GOd-answering PRAYER: and now looking
at tho forlorn condition Of our once banpv
land, filled as it is with all the wicked
passions Of our perverse nature-w;,b az.
arice, eovetousness and vainclory-and
sncompassed round about with all the
perils that 6 wicked people may r:gbtfully
fear when this IS our condition. how
how necessary, yea. how in
dlspensible is il that a: leas: one week out
OF the ffsy-two should be spec.qily ds6j.
Gated TO the supPl!catiug Of divine mercy.
All those, therefore, who feel that we. as
a nation, still occupy praying ground"
and are still upon pleading term. with
Jehovah, should avail themselves Of this
to ask in such manner that
they may not receive aniss."
Let all our praying friends. then i'm.
plore GOG that the rulers Of our nation
may be blessed with wisdom tha. thew
may be right; AMI that this denorsI.z;ng
proftless and e1haus,ipg war This borri.
5ie irair.c.Jsl strife-may cease nj once
ami f-z9a-. Let them ask thar our bear,s
ard on: minds may be filed ri.l a-o;b.
arly affection. and tha, ell uncasru.bl,.
re mag be driven from Us: ;aa. resc,.
ara concord, and cA.is,iua rrs;erni,y may
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