Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-09
THE NATIONAL PRAYER.

eDce, and that regard which should
always be cherished for exalted
greatness. Almighty Dollar with
out thee in the world we eau do
nothing; but with thee we can do
all things. When sickness lay 8 Its
palsying hand upon us thou caLst
provide for us the tenderesC OF
nurses, the most skillful PHYSICIANS,
and when the last struggle OF NOR
tality is over, and we are being
borne to the resting places Of the
dead, thou canst provide q band Of
music and an escort to accompany
US thither and last bat not least,
erect magnificent monument over
our graves, with a lying epitaph
to perpetuate our memories.
And while here in the midst of
the misfortunes and temptations OF
this life, We perhaps are accused
of crime, and brought before mag
lstrates; thou, Almighty Dollar,
canst secure to US teed lawyer, a
bribed judge, packed jury, and
we 60 out scot free.
Be with us, we pray thee, in all
thy decimal parts, for we feel that
thou art the one "altogether lovely,
and the chiefest among ten thous.
and"
We feel that there is no trne
condition of life where thy potent
and all.powertuI charms are not
felt. In thy absence how gloomy
is the household, and how desolate
the hearthstone ; but when thou,
Oh, Almighty Dollar, art with US
how gleetully the beefsteak sings
on the gridiron, how genial the
warmth that anthracite coal and
hickory wood dlffuses throughout
the apartments, and what an ex.
uberaLce OF JOY continues to swell
in every bosom.
Thou art the joy of our youth,
and the solace of old age. Thou
art the favorite of the philosopher,
and the idol of the lunkhead.
Where an election ia to be carried,
Oh, Almighty Dollar, thou art the
most potent argument of politicians
and demagogues, aud the umpire
that decides the contest.
Almighty Dollar, thou art wor.
shipped the world over. Thou
hast no hypocrites in thy temples,
or false hearts at thy aItars.
Kings and courtiers bow before
thee, and all nations adore. Thou
art loved by the civilized aud the
savage alike, with unfeIgned and
unflattering devotion.
Oh, Almighty Dollar, IN the ac'
quirement and defense of human
liberty, thou hast placed armies in
the field aud navies on the ocean.
At the uplifting of thy powerful
hand their thUnders would break
and their lightnings fash. Thou
hast bound continents together by
the teleraphic cables, and made
thh varied products OF cur country
available to all by a perfect net
work of railroads. The forest has
been prostrated and the desert
made to blossom as the rose.
We continue to regard thee as
the bandmaid of religion and the
twin sister OF charity.
Oh, Almighty Dollar, be with us
we beseech thee, attended by an
inexpressible number of thy minia-
tering angels, made in thine own
image, even though they be but
silver quarters, whose gladdening
light shall illumine the vale of pen.
ury and want with heavenly radi.
ance, which shall cause the
awakened soHl to break forth in
acclamations of joy.
Almighty Dollar, thou art the
awakener of our energies, the
guide of out footsteps, and the
goal of our being. Guided by thy
silvery light we hope to reach the
"Golden Gate" triumphsntly; en-.
ter while angel hands harmonious
ly sweep their golden harps, and
we, on the golden streets, in the
highest exhllsration of feeling and
with jubilant emotions, strike the
"Highland Fling"
And now, Almighty Dollar, in
closing this invocation, we realize
and acknowledge that thou vert
the god of our grandfathers, the
two.fold god of their children, aud
the tbree.fold god of their grand
children. Permit US to possess
thee in abundance, and in all thy
varied excelIencieS, is our constant
and unwavering prayer. Amen.
Almighty Dollar, thy shining face,
Bespeak thy wonderOus power;
My pocket make thy resting place,
Ineed thee every hour.
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