The Parker post., 1916-01-15
THE SALOON MANS PRAYER.

| During the prohibition campaign
| in Arizona about a year ago, num-
her of women crusaders in Yuma
visited the several saloons and pray
ed thai the iron-clad dry amendment
10 he state constitution would carry
at the election. At one place after
the usual prayer the proprietor invit-
eG the ladies to seats and he him
SELF offered the following prayer:
Lord Almighty Creator, who art
N Heaven; Thou who has made the
heaven and the earth and created
man in Thine own image as ruler of
the earth. Whilst animals are living
On grass and water, Thou didst teach
Thy servant Noah to make wine;
and Thou didst punish him for MAX
ing Incorporate use of it, At the
wedding of Cana, Thine own son,
Jesus Christ, transformed water into
vine when the juice Of the grape
Vas exhausted, that the guests might
no. be disturbed. A great reformer,
| Martin Luther, said: He who does
rot love wine, woman and song re-
mains a fool all his life long, and
one of the divine commands of the
Bible, the book Thou hast given us,
lis that man shall drink no longer
water, but shall use a little wine for
/ lis stomach's sake and other infirm-
ties. And all great men of this
earth have been drinking of the wine
Thou hast given Thy children upon
the earth. O, Lord, we pray Thee,
have pity on the women here who
are not grateful for thy gifts, who
want to make Thy children like the
reasts Of the field and compel them
10 drink water like an OK, while they
Dress extravagantly and lead their
husbands by their other extravagan-
ces not tending to their well being,
10 bankruptcy, depriving them of the
PLEASURES .of this world; yes, driving
them to suicide.
90, Lord, have mercy upon these
poor, ignorant aides. Look down up
On them; they wear not even the
color of the face Thou hast given
them, but they are SHINING against
Thee and not content with nature,
paint their faces o, Lord, Thou
canst also perceive that their figure
is Tot as Thou hast made it, but
they wear humps on their backs like
ca1nels; Thou seest, o, Lord, that
their heads consist of false hair and
wien they open their mouths Thou
sAest their false teeth. And oh Lord,
lu-t make note of the spiral spring
and cotton batting contrivances they
wear in their bosoms, for no other
purpose than to make themselves yo-
'uptuous and to excite in man a much
worse passion than the use of a lit
tie wine; and for the same reason
they have number six foot pinched
into number three shoe and a num-
ber forty waist squeezed into a num-
Der seventeen corset Oh, Lord,
lh>se women want men to patiently
accept all this without using the pow
er Thou hast given to man that all
u omen shall be subject to man.
T1ey will not bear the burdens of
married life and obey Thy commands
to multiply and replenish the earth,
but they are too lazy to raise chill
dren; and, oh, Lord, Thou knowest
th4 crimes they commit. Oh, Lord,
nave mercy upon them and take them
ilnto Thy bosom, take folly out of
tneir hearts, teach them common
Sense that they may be truthful and
tha they may see their own foolish
ness and that they may be good and |
worthy citizens of our beloved city.
"Oh, Lord, we thank Thee for all
the blessings Thou hast bestowed up
OH us and ask Thee to deliver us
from all evil, especially hypocritical
iy;rg women, and Thine shall be the
praise forever and forever Amen
Are to be Pitied.