Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-23
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The place r. n which prayers ~.ccnt
cannot have any effect upon the time OF
their reaching their destination. The
good man who puts up lis petition fEcU!
tie silence of his CLOSET is quite ~ quick
ly heard as he who prays aloud from the
hou.etop- He who rrays III s..Dssi fos
the souls of people need net, therefore.
to go before those people 20 make pub
lie prayer. He can raise his snppiica-
tions in secret, trusting that E.s Father
who see.h in secret, himself will reward
him openly. Some days ego an uneodiy
California Legislature moved to hlIe a
clergyman to pray tor the House Of As
seubly at two dollars and a half Ada.
Economy. both in finance and religion,
zeal prevailed. and the suggested pit
tance was voted down. The refusal 10
make the money expenditure vas vel
laid. The whole Assembly /, no: worth
wo-doll.:-anda -half-praysf- It's
honestest Democrat is the Nariposa
Blacksmith. Tie goes about, SIX feet
three in his long worn SOCKS, beating
small offending newspaper biac.gUards
over the scouce-b0I with = biliGeon.
He illustrates that tie body to which he
belongs are not worth expanding any
pzayer money for. Yet W believe it to
be the duty Of the Cody and prayer'ul
to pray for that depravcd body. free.
To take money to do tina: office would
10 like taking pay for praying for any
other set OF heather Indicators IL IS
evident tina: there should be some mis-
sionary work done fox the California
Legislators. Send no more preachers
to the Hottentots and Feejee Islanders
while the Sacramento Capitol il filled as
it IS. As TO the question Of opening
prize fights with prayer. We have always
questioned its proprie;y. Also bear
gardens Also California Democratic
We believe that ths. raw
Of prayer may os wasted We
believe that SO much Of It as gets poured
out in the presence OF the Hariposa
Blacksmith and his fellow rioters and
club .maulers, is as much thrown away
a. it would be if offered up in . twenty
ring under the auspices of
ra:.ey Nulhisgin and Broier-nose
Pete Such bodies should be prayed
'or a, long range. Up out Of such an
as they make, the praye. Of
The righteous man finds difficulty i'll
struggling. In utter and inviolate Sec
ret, then, they should bs prayed for.
Freely and without money and without
price As to the Methodist Church south. !
Of which Parson Fitzgerald is a repre-
sentative. and one OF whose Spokesman |
addressed tho New York S,.a the other |
dav to say that he and his fellow rebels !
had no sympathy with Grants De.
Moines speech, it should be lef. TO do its |
own praying. Presi" Mt Lincoln in his !
pathetic speech at q, ysburg said that |
both sections praye,. % the same God ; /
also that the ? srs Of both could Eot |
be answered. John Brown. as he lay in !
his cell at Charlestown, being iE.Tuded !
Oh by parson whose time was more or
less occupied in finding Biblical man
dates for the holdin; OF men in bondage, |
declined to be prayed for by such q
clergyman. Also he wanted none such
to pray for him while lie stood on the
scaffeld -
' John Brown ~ o.sawattoIaie siak. c. his
dyia. day.
Will not have to shriv- my SOU! prizes in
sisverys pay:
Bat lot some poor slave mother. whom | have !
sttivsl e. free,
With her children. from the sAllow : stair, put
Urs prayer for nac.
oh. for the hear. and courage and
Of purpose and unfaiterins
Iced Of more John Browns, Oh, Tor
he heart of oak and the brain of fire TO |
loId this Republic true TO its high mis-
lion of humanity, and bear its purposes
Up out Of the .ordii levels Of eIpediency.
hove the killing consequences of a weak !
md dishouorsbIe surrender of the Union |
md its institutions. its flag and its pen
icusrs into the hands Of its assailants /
md would-be destroyers. oh, for the
and heroism and high chiyalry
o pursue a firm, undertaking course,
)ii. for the coming Of the free and
siiant spirit 20
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