The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-20

least those who thought they knew her
best would have been astonished If
they had seen it.
She went into her room and kneeled
at little desk upon which lay an open
prayer book. II was opened at the Lit
any, and with whispering lips she re-
peated the familiar prayers beginning
with the words:
From all evil and mischief: from sin;
from the crafts and assaults OF the devil:
from thy wrath. and everlasting damna-
ton.
Good Lord. deliver US.
From all blindness OF heart; from pride.
vain-glory. and hypocrisy; from envy.
hatred. and malice. and all uncharitable-
ness.
Good Lord. deliver us.
From all inordinate and sinful afrec-
/ tons: and from all the deceits of the
| world. the riesh. and the devil. -
Coco Lord. deliver us.
From lightning and tempest: from
| plague. pestilence and famine: from bat
| tie and murder. and from sudden death.
Good Lord. deliver U.S.
From all sedition. privy conspiracy. and
| rebellion: from all false doctrine. heIesy.
| and schism. from hardness of heart and
| contempt OF thy Word and Command
ment.
Il GOO0 LOrO. ueilNer US.
By the mystery of thy holy hIcarna-
ton: by thy holy Nativity and Circum-
cision: by thy Baptism. Fasting. anG
Temptation.
Good Lord. deliver us.
BY thine Agony and Bloody Swext; b,
thy Cross and Passion. by thy precious
Death and Burial: by thy glorious Resur
rection and Ascension: and by the coming
| of the Holy Ghost.
L Gaod ord dalfyer
In all time of our tribulation; in ali
| time OF our prosperity; in the hour Of
death. and in the day Of judgment.
/ Good Lord. deliver US.
Then turning the page she went on
| with the words:
| We beseech thee to hear US. good Lord.
That II may please thee to succor. help.
and comfort all who are in danger. neces-
sity and tribulation:
/ We beseech thee to hear us. good Lord.
That IL may please thee to preserve all
/ who travel by land or by water. all wom-
/ en- in the perils of childbirth. all sick per-
sons and young children; and to show thy
pity upon all prisoners and captives;
| We beseech thee to hear US. good Lord.
That IL may please thee to defend and
provide for the fatherless children. and
| widows. and all who are desolate and op-
pressed:
We beseech thee to hear us. good Lord.
l mat IL may please tnee 10 nave mercy
upon all men:
/ We heseech thee to hear US. good Lord.
That IL may please thee to forgive our
| enemies. prosecutors. and slanderers. and
to turn their hearts:
We beseech thee to hear us. good Lord.
That II may please thee to give and
preserve to our use the kindly fruits OF
the earth. so that in due time we may
| enjoy them:
We beseech thee to hear u.s. good Lord.
That II may please thee to give US true
, repentance. to forgive us all our sins,
negligences. and ignorances. and to endue
US with the grace of thy Holy Spirit to
amend our lives according to thy holy
] Word:
We beseech thee to hear us. good Lord.
Son OF God. We beseech thee to hear US
Son of God We beseech thee to hear us
o Lamb of God. who takest away the
sins of the world:
Grant us thy peace.
o Lamb of God. who takest away the
sins of the world:
Have mercy upon us
She whispered the words over In q
sort OF sobbing chant that found her al
the close saying. Have mercy upon