Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-01-14
The Worlds Prayer.

so! Almighty Dollar our acknowledge
ed governor prescrvcr and beneiactor,
we desire to approach thee. on this and
every other occasion, with that rev.
erence which Is due to superior excel
lence, and that regard which should ever
be cherished for exalted greatness. AL
mighty Dollar! without thee In the world
we can do nothing, but with thee we can
do all things. When sickness lays its
palsying hand upon us thou canst provide
for us the tcnderest of nurses, the most
skilful physicians, and when tho last
struggle of mortality is over, aud we are
being borne to the resting place Of the
dead, thou cOnst provide band Of music
and military escort to accompany us
thither; and last but not least, erect Il
magnificent monument over our graves,
with lying eptaph to perpetuate our
memo riCs.
And while here, in the midst olmls-
fortunes and temptations Of this life, we
perhaps are accused of crime, and brought
belore3 magistrates 4 thou Almighty Dol
lar, canst secure us feed lawyer, brlbed
Judge, a packed jury, and we 20 ont scot
free.
BE with us, we pray thee, in all thy
decimal paris, for we feel that thou art
the one altogether lovely, and the chiefcst
among ten thousand.
We feel there is 10 true condition in
life where thy potent and all-powerful
charm are not felt In thy absence how
gloomy is the household, and how DESC
late the hcarthstone; but when thou, o
Almighty Dollar, art with US how gleelully
the beelSteak sings on the grldiron; how
genial the warmth that Anthracite Coal
or Maple wood diG'uses throughout the
apartments, and what an eXuberancc of
Joy continues to swell in every bosom.
Thou art the joy of our youth, and the
solace of old age Thou canst adorn the
gentleman and thou feedeSt the JackasS.
Thou art the favortc Of the Philosopher,
and the idol of the Lunkhead. Where IN
election is to be carried, O.! Almighty
Dollar, thou art the most potent argu-
ment Of Politicians and Demagogues, and
the umpire that decides The contest
Almighty Dollar thou art worshipped
the world over. Thou hast no Hypocrtes
in thy Temples or false hearts at thy
affairs. Kings and Courters bow before
thee, and all nations adore. Thou art
loved by the civilized and the savage
alike, with unleigned and unfalterlng af-
fectioDs.
0! Almighty Dollar, in the aquirement
and defence of Human Liberty thou hast
placed Armies in the field and Nayies on
the Ocean. At the uplifting of thy power
full hand their thunders would break and
their lightnings fash. Thou hast bound
continents together by the Telegraph
Gables, and made the varied products of
our Country available to all by perfect
net of Railroads. The Forest has been
Frustrated and the Desert made to blossom
! as the Rose.
We continue to regard thee as the Hand
maid Of Religion, and the twin sister of
Charity. When the light OF thy shining
countenance breaks through the gloom Of
ADMINISTRATOR Ireland, the Shamrock
wears u grecner hue, and the Harp re,
sounds in loftier strains, while weeping
mothers, and starving children, rise above
Their walls Of woe, as their hearts and
their heels resoInd to the thrilling strains
of "St. Patr;ck'S Day in the Morning"
When our Brothers and Sisters Of the
sunny south are smitten chip and thigh"
by the climate scourge Of yellow fever,
and restitution prevails iii consequence
of the cessation of industries, and suffer-
ing is increased from lack OF nurses, aud
medical attendants, and they call for the
Almighty Dollar of the North, thou goest
on the wiags Of love to their Iescue;-
while the air that was 1iscordant with
groans and ShrlekS, becomes rcdolent
with the celebrating melodies of Yankee
Doodle.
o, Almighty Dollar, be with us We be-
scech thee, attended by an ineXpressible
number of thy minstcring angels, made
IN thine own image, even though they be
but Silver Quarters, whose gladdeniog
light shall illuminc the vale OF penGry
and want with Heavenly Radence, which
shall cause the awakened soul TO break
forth in acclamations of joy.
Almighty Dollar, thou art the awaken
CT Of our energies, the guide of our foot
steps, and the goal of our being. Guided
by thy silvery light we hope to reach the
Golden Gate" tiirmphantly; enter while
angel hands tremendously sweep their
golden IIarps, and we, on the golden
streets, in the highest exhileration of feel
ing, and with jubant emotions, strike
the "Highland Fling"
Almighty Dollar, thy shining face,
Bespeaks Thy wonderous power;
In my pocket make thy resting place,
Ineed thee every hour.
And now, Almighty Dollar, in closing
this invocation we realize and acknowl-
edge that thou vert the God of our grand
fathers, the two-fold God of their chill
dren, and the three-fold God Of their
grandchildren. Permit US to possess thee
in abundance, and of all thy varied excel
lences, Is our constant and unwavering
Prayer. Amen"
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