Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-01
HE OUIPHAYED THEN.
The Offering Of q SalOOnkacpcr
Before Some Female Visitors.
Publi,hei by Request
siom the Duncannun Record.


: tiom the Duucannun Record.
| At D,.roit, M,ch, Tie "'YD,aan's
Temperance Onion" or the wnnen
crusaders and Salvation Army, visited
r liquor saloon and tlied by hard
praying to induce The proprietor to
close the place. TIE proprietor i'll
vitcd the ladies to seats and asked
them to pray, and he himself offered
the following prayer:
Almighty Crentor, Thou who hast
made the heaven ald created man
after Thine OWE image as rulers Of
tie earth, Willie animals are living or
grass and water, Thou 6idst teach
ihy servant Noah to make wine, and
Thou d:@ist punish him for making
Incorporate use of it. At the we'd
dins OF Cana Thine own son, Jesus
CHRIST, transformed water into wine
when the juice of the grape was
exhausted that the enjoyment 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 has
given us is, That man shall drink no
longer water, but shall use a little
wine for the stomach's sake and his
often infirmities.' All great men of
this earth have been drinking of the
wine, Thou has 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
they dress extravigantly and lead
their husbands by other extravi-
gances, not tending to o|.r we'll being
to be bankrupt, depriviag them of
the pleasures of this world; yes
driving them to suicide. o, Lord,
have mercy on these ladies'; look
uron them. They wear not even
the color of the face which thou has
given them, but they are SHINING
against Thee, and not content with
nature, they paint their faces. Q,
Lord! Thou canst also perceive that
their figure is not as Thou hast made
It but they wear hump on their backs
like camels. Thou seest, o, Lord. |
that their headdress consists of false
hair, and when they open their |
mouth Thou seest their false teeth;
and 0, Lord, just make a note of the
spiral spring and cotton contrivances
hey wear in their bosoms, for no
other purpose than to make them
selves voluptuous and to excite in
nan much worse passion than the
use OF wine; and for the samo reason
hay have a number six foot pintche1
INTO number three shoe and q
lumber forty waist squeased into a
lumber seventeen corset. o, Lord,
hese women want men who patiently
!,ccept this without using the power
hou hast given man, that all women
hall be subject to man. They will
lot bear the burden of married life
md obey Thy commands to multiply
nd replenish the earth, but they are
90 lazy to raise their chilren, aud o,
lord thou, knowest the crimes they
ommit. O, Lord, have mercy on
hem and take them back into Thy i
osom; take folly out of their hearts;
I've them common sense that thew
hay see their own weakness and c
rant that they may be good loyal S
ltizens of Detroit. And we thank /
'hee for all the blessings Thou hast
estowed upon Us, and ask Thee to
I'VE us from all evil, especially hypo- c
tltical women, and Thine shall be +
10 praise forever. Amen"