Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14
HELPED THEM OUT.
When Asked to Pray the Judge Read
lily Complied Prayer Was in Good
Legal Form, but Failed to Edify Con-
gregation. l.


1t is about an Old judge-well, say
old Judge Prolicks-for it would not do
to give his name away before oh his
Brooklyn friends. He joined the Meth
odist Church of the Regeneration up
town, some time ago, with the express
understanding that he was not to be
expected to actively participate any
of their festivals of prayer.
In making this provision. the judge
said that even in his chosen profession
he had rarely been called upon to do
anything in the way Of pleading or pub
lie declaration, his labors being almost
entirely in the line Of legal researches,
preparation of briefs. forms and the
like. His preference was courteously
deferred to by the judges brethren in
the fold, and for some time he was not
called On to do anything more than
pass the plate and punctuate the inter-
walls of duplication with warm and
tremulous ''amens."
But one evening, not long ago. a di-
vine was leading the service. and he
worked the participants up to such a
degree of fervor that even the staid
old judge acted as If it was all he could
do to mold in" This was noticed with
pleasure by one Of the deacons. who
called out: viii brother Prolicks
please lead us in prayer"
The judge was winged by this SUE
den discharge. He fiuttered to the
limit of the anxious seat, and for a
moment seemed to wilt from sight
Then his fervor. smothered for mo-
ment, famed into life again. The judge
sprang to his feet and plunged into
prayer. With much incoherence. aid
ed. nevertheless, by the resources Of
his calling. he petitioned as follows:
This evening We beg mercy and
forgiveness for all people situate, ly-
ing and being within this tenemen. ed
ifice. erection or structure devoted to
worship. We are all miserable sin
ners of. in, during and through the ex-
istence. duration and counteaance of
our life or lives-that is o say-the life
or lives of each, and either or all of
us, collectively, Jointly or severally.
We have previously. persistently. fell
oniously and with malice aforethought
offended against the law in such case
made and provided We have, each
and every one of us, at divers and sun
Uly LILIES, CCCdSiOAS, Iutri Naio ain
places as will be more particularly and
clared, enumerated and elaborated in
tho indictment hereunto ANNEXED,
committed, performed, perpetuated and
caused to be done such acts. deeds.
transactions and offenses as have rem
dercd US unworthy the leniency of this
our law-giver to give. grant, devise,
transfer, convey, set over, lease and be-
queath unto each and every servant,
their assigns, and to the survivor or
survivors of them, such mercy sus-
tanning, commisseration and relief as
the need may indicate, and to this
court may seem meet, just, worthy ana
commended in the premises we
know that the relief sought by us petit
TONERS and all parties serving under
them or either of them, is such as pas
seth the measure of human under
standing. but we know, fourthermore,
and by these presents declare, affirm,
insist and maintain that mercy Is as
boundless as the heavenly dominlons'
Infinite power extendeth over all those
certain lots, pieces or parcels OF lanu
and water situate, lying and being IN
the solar system, and bounded and de-
scrbed as follows, to wit
beginning at point
But the judge was interrupted, and
he hasn't been asked to pray since
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