Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-06-01
( Published by special request.
A Sal0Ol-KGGDGP'S Prayer.
From the Buneannon Record !

From the BuncannOn Record
At Detroit, Mich, the "WOmen's
Temperance Union," or the women
crusaders and Salvation Army,
visited liquor saloon and tried by
hard praying to induce the pro.
prietor to close the place. The
proprietor invited the ladies to
seats and asked them to pray, and
he himself offered the following
prayer:
"AImighty Creator, Thou who
hast made the heaven and the
earth and created men after Thine
own image as rulers of the earth,
while animals are living on grass
and water, Thou didst teach thy
servant Noah to make wine, and
Thou didst punish him for making
Incorporate use of it. At the
wedding of Cana Thine own son,
Jesus Christ, transformed water
into wine when the jnice of the
grape was exhausted that the en-.
joyment of the guests might not be
disturbed. The great refOrmer,
Martin Luther, said: 'He who does
not love wine, woman, and song,
remains a fool all his life long, and
one of the divine commands of the
Book Thou hast given us, That
man shall drink no longer water,
but shall use a little vine for the
stomach's sake and his often in.
frmities.' All great men of this
earth have been drinking of the
VINE Thou hast given Thy children
upon the earth. o, Lord, we pray
Thee, have pity on the women
here, who are even like the beasts
of the field and drink water like an
OK, while tn ey dress extravagantly
and lead their husbands by other
eXtrayagances, not tending to our
well beng, to be bankrupt, de-
priving them of the pleasures of
this world; yes, driving them to
suicide. o, Lord have mercy on
these ladies'; look upon them
They wear not even the color Of the
face which Thou hast given them,
but they are SHINING against Thee,
and not content with nature, they
paint their faces. o Lord Thou
canst also perceive that their figure
IS not as Thou hast made it, but
they wear humps on their backs
like camels. Thou seest, o Lord,
that their headdress consists of
false hair, and when they open
their mouths thou seest their false
teeth; and o Lord, just make a
note of the spiral spring and
cotton batting cOntrlvances they
wear in their bosOms, for no other
purpose than to make themselves
voluptu0us and to excite in man a
much worse passion than the use
of wine; and tor the same reason
they have a number six foot pinch
ed into number three shoe and a
number forty waist squeezed into a
number seventeen corset. D Lord,
these women want men who pa.
tiently accept this without using
the power Thou hast given to man,
that all women shall be subject to
man. They will not bear the
burden of married life and obey
Thy commands to multiply and re-
plenish the earth, but they are too
lazy to raise their children, and, o
Lord, Thou knowest the crimes
they commit. o Lord, have mercy
on them, and take them back into
Thy bosom take folly out OF their
hearts; give them common sense
that they may see their own fool.
ishness, and grant that they may
be good, worthy citizens of our be-
loved city of Detroit. 0 Lord, We
thank Thee for all the blessings
Thou hast bestowed upon us, and
ask Thee to deliver us from all
evil, especially hypocritlcal, lying
women, and Thine shall be the
praise for eyer and ever. Amen.'