The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-17

A Dntchman's PRAYER ia Behalf
of the Dear Ladies" COnnec-
ted with the Reform ga Move
meuf.
Almighty God. Thou who hast crea.
ted The heavens and this little earth. and
in Thine own the image created man
and given him the power Ia rule all else
Thou has even granted him further priv
ileges. inasmuch a. Thou hast ordained
HAT the dear cattle shall eat grass snc
drink water. and man something better
Thou hast taught Thy servant Noah q
prepare the wine. and as be rot drunk
Thou hast not even ccnsuied him. ! hal
meek aud loWly Jesus. al tie marriage
iea~f Of Cana. "a tie wine wa exhausted
even transformed water into vine. :,
that tie enjoyment thus afforded NIGH
not Vet end: and vea. even 60 this day
we sanciify Him with bread aud win,
ai the communion table. The great and
noted Martin Luther says: =" lie who
loves not wine. women aud song. re-
mains foot an his life lOng:T aud :,
have al great men. that have ever fvcs
on Thy fcot-stool. drank wine vhirf
Thou Heavenly Father. hast given ihs
lchiidren To make them merry. and they
have thanked Ihee. Now grant me ils
PRIVILEGE. desr Lord. to ask: How dare
these -dcar ladies' 20 about and nlsk.
light of. aud ask thc destruction OF
: that which Thou hast 20 gratefully ere
liei Ihry request OF Thee. y Lord. n
place Nan on level with the brute: he
Shalt. iise the OK, drink nothing but wa
ter. Hii'e THEY carry pride and dress 4,
>uch an cNiremr. 'ilt many OF their
poor iu-.isads are compelled 10 90 into
bankruptcy. or roo their employers. a.
eycn "a, cJEpel.rd TO desert q EN- tsg-
ing. ~ many instances. even breI uiii1-
cd a. deprive heia>esvcs OF the uecc--
saries ii.e- dess. months yr-. evcn ini
,rals. lCs. dear Lord. look Thou down
upon iAcse poor delndrd creatures. and
observe whether they still have tht
same natural complexion on their beau
iimils formed features, or whether ii,-.
have sIneare,l something over that iin,.
llv fexiuFei kin that gives them more
Tie appearance OF corpse. with tiieii
cheeks painted with a poisonous red
'awl when 1hon lonkest behind them
lhnE viii observe that they 10 not rc.
tain tie form ti,ou hai-i originally givcu
them. bu resemble the omely camel oI
|drumcdarv. Lo0kest ThOn upon their
lievafpd heai.. ffnn Wiii also observe
not that beautiful natural hair which
fThon guv~~i them. bui the hair Of some
woman-n"s over virinous perhaps v'fiH
went iu,a .barbrr-shan. sit -oii II fct
icn fr-inr.. rr perhaps. % Lord. buuca
lo, iow: ani ihrir ie,.ii wru Thor
~oe~' wl'at they are whenever they open
'iheIr swer' iiIi.e rinnfh- 10 sing what
liley ca'l Thy praises. Heavenly Ia
Ishr~. Fhfe nt dn-ir. hu-fan4- hut nAn,
irr fnn iszs. and their little tinIeis are
tbn iiirr in abide lN ihe result increase
aud multiply ihpy DESIRE not. a. il re-
qnire> roo nuch labor 10 .-s-ii~e family
NJ children Thou art l-wisr, ana
there suewesi wiia; they 90, and wiif
err lnnE. cNiingHi,h Them. which ~
Thine esc-. &c cuHrSe. will hc tic better
for yily ~ili bc done. These "popi
thin.r-" ~ Thy great and good creation
We knnw nre Tor purpose bui nut Z.
reverse 1liv order. oh. Lord. have ihof
mercy npnm them and their SONS. Take
Thou sie foolish ideas out OF their heads
and create iR them a little good common
sense and -rii-re~ pcfi. That they may sea
the errnrs at their wavs. ~ my hum
ibie opinion ,hry are. O God. abu-in-
the holiness OF Thy rayer aud eyel
Thy greatness. Amen,