The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-05
CHILDHOOD PRAYER.

a
know 1t, recently held convention
or society for scandal. and the follow"
ing is the telegraphed report of the
proceedings;
Chicago, Feb. 24.-The West End
mothers council has declared out or
date the Now lay me prayer OF
childhood. and offers in Its stead 9TH
ers that sound more euphonious and
poetic.
zone of the members said: II we
take away Santa Claus from child
hood and now remove the Now l lay
me- prayer. what win be left as land
marks for the young"
Mrs. Edgar A. Hall, president OF the
council, led the crusade against the
PRAYER. She took particular exception
to the lines, And IL lie before
wake, pray the Lord by soul to take
THE idea of death during the night
lis horrible, and never use It, sac
said.
Her remark apparently was APP
proved by most Of those present Mrs
Hail had a substitute TO offer. II was
listened to with many mods of approx
al Here 1t is:
I"Fathsr, we thank thee for the night,
And for the pleasant morning light,
And for the rest and food and loving
, care,
And all that makes the world so fair"
Beautiful, some one murmured.
n so tranqualizing.'
Others agreed with her and so the
q little. old prayer OF our childhood goes
= on the shelf. II the truth were known
, there was not true Christian woman
\ lin the entire convention. There wa'
not a true mother there, and It Is In
:, dicative that they were mothers oni!
m by proxy. They were certainly not tn
N mothers whose memory we love an
ts adore. They were not the good oil
mothers Of days gone by, but they ar
no the mothers of the swell 400" OF chi
ia cago society, many of whom do nc
- know the father of their offspring. I
as eliminate that infants prayer that IA
as been taught since the beginning
M time. that has been taught by fon
mothers to the child scarcely able I
ey talk, as she kneeled at the crib Q
nd the trundle bed and after repeatin
of the prayer tenderly killed the little on
H. TO sleep. and silently asked God
I'D blessing on the darling one, Is to ei
ns face from memory all thoughts Of hon
,ss and mother.
ne According to the prayer adopted
these quasi-mothers, they simp
,as thanked the Lord the next mornir
wn after breakfast, for what they have r.
all ceived during the night. They are III
IA the miser who loans money and WI
,or wants two for one. They have
10y thanks TO offer for blessings until aft
ins thew have been received. This may
IN lChristianity. but In teh opinion OF
in. layman. hell will be full OF such Chri
md tians with their legs sticking out OF u
its windows. They do not ask the Hea'
enly Father to watch over them du
ing the night They do not ask nj
to receive their souls should they d
ul; before morning, but they want to elin
is mate all the most sacred association
do of childhood by striking from the cat
ON. gory Of beautiful child-like prayers.
ess "Now lay me down to sleep
m / ask the Lord my soul to keep.
toI If l should die before l wake,
mes pray the Lord my soul to take. ;"
oil The old mothers prayer asks
emf tho watchful care Of the Heavenly F
M Their during the night, and In the eve
ate of death, that He will receive the spi
SKIS il to mis- own II prayers are answer
re- the dying infant will dwell forever
tn, paradise. All the other old pray
ned adopted b. the alleged mothers
ody Chicago is to thank Him for the mig
Bon for morning light, rest and 1000 d
,een all that makes the world so fair
those who have money. 1t is not
in prayer Of the mother, but the pra!
lone Of the migrate. 1t is Ike death !
rded repentance and conversion on the g
tch- lows. When the prayer OF our chi
n all hood is taken away it also takes aV
the that dear, good, kind old mother
in watched over US in childhood
tiled whosse sweet voice hushed us to ST.
sked with a loving kiss upon our brow
en- she laid us in the bed beside hers
:. It who administered to our wants dur
made the height. They may cut out
'ern- Bible, destroy the church, but they
ap- never efface the beautiful chi
arate prayer associated with home
dis mother.
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