The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27

The following prayer WIS handed
to us with the request that we pub
lish it, 1t is taken from the Cbris-
tian Witness, a paper published In
Columbus, in the interest Of the new
Copperhead Church;
| Ol Lord, we beseech OF thee, IN
thou art not an abolitionist to says
our country, If thou canst do 1t Con-
stitutionally, and without freeing the
niggers. or giving unto old Abe.
Liucoln any OF the glory. But OIL
Lord If thou art an abolitionist, aud
had any hand in the freeing of Egyp-
tian slaves and drowning their OPP.
pressors in the Red Sea, thou art not
our god /; for be it known unto thee,
Oh Lord, that we have established
new Church, and will also set up
new Lord, rather than submit to tho
dictates Of one who set all the Egyp-
tian niggers free and Killed their
masters just because thoy were Dem.
ocrats or ButternnLs as the Abol.
tionists call them, and Oh Lord IL
thou art an Abolitionist and in favor
OF freeing the niggers, please make it
known unto us, that we may at our
next church meeting ir Columbus,
appoint a new Lord, and take imme-
diate action IN regard TO a new Heav.
en-, for we have resolved not to servo
an Abolition God, neither will We
occupy the same Heaven with the Alb.
olitionist and niggers. We pray
tthae- Oh Lord to inform us il Thou
art in favor OF free speech, free
press, free whisky, flee action, free
everything but free niggers; and il
Thou will admit niggers into Thy
Heaven, that we may consider the
matter at our next meeting, and then
and there determine wether it would
not be prudent to cast Thee aside
and appoint in Thy room and stead,
our worthy Bro. +. b. Olds, Esq, as
Thy successor, for we wish Thee to
understand most distinctly and en-
phatically, Oh! Lord, that we will have
no God rule over us, who is not in
favor of freedom in everything cx-
cept niggers; Oh Lord il Thou art
not an Abolitiouist, we will continue
our supplications unto Thee; but il
Thou art AN Abolitionist, and say it
is wrong to keep the eniggers in bond
age, and admit him into Thy heaven
we utterly repudiate Thee and Thy
Church, new Religion and Heav-
en-, Oh! Lord we desire pure Church
and a holy people, apeople who havo
no more regard for the nigger than
than for dumb brute, we don't be-
lieve they have any Souls and if they
have nigger's Soul is not worth
saving. On! God protect and de-
rend slavery; God of justice do not
let the war destroy slavery in mer-
cy Oh Lord restore the Democratic
party to power, and every Internal
nigger to his master; Lord
don't let the nigger come north lest
they become our equals and in much
mercy don't abolish slavery, lest
they become our superiors; OH
Lord If there is Lord TO restore to
MS our much beloved Vallandingham,
but don't cripple slavery, let George
r. Pugh have entire liberty of speech
but don't give the niggers their free.
dom. God of mercy prevent all the
Southern States from coming back to
the Uuion without slavery and
whether in accordance with Thy dl-
vine will or not, do Thou speedily re.
, store slavery in the district of Colum.
bia. Lord protect, uphold and de.
fend the institution Of slavery every
where, and the more especially so US
many Of the Southerners have of late
been giving it the cold shoulder. Oh
God if there is God, seLd all the
Abolitionists 10 -; and finally, oh
Lord. save our new church from eve.
ry thing like niggers and Abolition
lists, but give us plenty OF whisky.
plenty OF niggers to steal for slaves,
and plenty of traitors who are foolish
enough and wicked enough to preach
to Us. These blessings we demand
at Thy hands for the veal of the
Democratic, Butternut, Copperhead
church and party. AMEN.