The sun., 1916-12-31
SOME YEAR END PRAYERS FOR THE
LIVING.
In Rspturous ltteranee Nr. Humakcr Frames a Iitany Of Hypothetical
Appeals.

rust will color wv soul into , dine,
red. Let is pray Tor the Preside,
that he will not pcrlni; Woodrow f..
counsel Wilson. Let US pray for IN,
living that they may bc luuscJ ir,r
their politics and sec life steadily .nd
whole.
Let us pray that we may no, take :,
on ourselves to feel hollcr than our
neighbor. Let us pray that We ho No,
cursed with the itching u,sirc 10 70.
form u ncighborhood, for the way a,
the reformcr IL hard. ara h. alwav,
gets what .hc deserves. If not n ,sli
then the contempt of his fellow mo,
He Is usually u liypucritc. L.. II, ,r..
that we are not struck 10y religion.
zeal: religious people are no, ahu,,s
good people: good people are not ,nri.
oiis, jealous, pcnurious. ccnsorious or
busybodics. or too much bound yin IN
the prospect Of tho mote t 81,
brothers eye and unininIful OF ~.
beam In their own. Iurthcrn,urr. go.I
people do not unvoil with uncaari'a5ls
joy The faults Of HAY, raI,l
lave hope and remember that .nnrl,-
Is as great a virtue as chastity. tResd
NV ANcW i'StOlIt'llt as W 1ll~l
Let us pray for tho misguidcd folk
who. forgctful OF Mother Church. her
wisdom. her consultations. ilocli 10 Tho
tents Of lewd itlncrart mumoo.jumbo
howlers. that hinsphemr ia" ssrrcl
name a. They cpilrpiicIllv l",p. Shout
ing glory Kingdom conn. duJ Iloa.
settle at the captain. Jiii,,
Though they u ON all tout. and
bark AS hyenas, they shall NO. enter
the city OF the saints, being money
changers In tho Temple. and tripc
sellers or souls. Better Toplet auI
It's burning pitch than a wilderness
of such apes of God. Some men auG
women of culture ana social position
indorse such sorry bufroons, IN.
apology for their paradoNical conduc,
being any port In IA storm: any de-
grading circus. so 1t he followed By
n mock salvation. But salvation fo.
whom? What deity cares for such
foaming at the mouth, such fustiare
Conversion Is silent and comes from
within. and not to the din 81 brass
bands and screaming ha~lleiuJah.. /,
takes all sorts Of gods to make tho
cosmos. but why return to the antics
and fetlshes of our primatc ancestor.
tie cave dwellcrs? This spIirmius
and painting and brief reform "irue
religion? on the contrary " = a
t~hrowbact TO bestiality, 10 tho West
instincts. y "soul' that has 10 be
saved by such means IS n soul not
worth the saving. To the discard
with II. where. flaming in purgator!a,
fires, it may he refashioned for some
future reincarnation on SOME other
planet. Abuse OF drink is to he de
plored: but Prohibition is more en-
shaving than alcohol. paganism IN
its most exotic forms is preferable 90
this prize ring Christianity. one ma,
be- jealous wIthou: wallowing in de
basing superstition. Again. lrt IL
pray for these imoeciles and for tho
charlatans who are binding them.
Neither arts and sciences nor polite.
and PHILOSOPHERS will save the sou
The azure route lies beyond the gate.
OF ivory and the gates OF horn.
Let us pray for our sisters. to
suffraGettcs, who are still suler.nr
from the injustice OF man. now som.
million OF years. Let US pray tht'
they he given tho ballot 10 prove ~
them its utter futiiity as a euro az
With IL they shall be neither happier
o different. once a woman, always
n martyr. Let them not be deceived
by Elusive phrases. II they had rur
been oppressed they would to-day u-
free! Alas. free from their scNr
Free from the burden of family? Fro,
Ike men to carry on the rude l,bo.;
Of this ruder earth: To what pa.
pose? To become second rate IN,
when nature has endowed them with
qualities that men raiuly emulate
Nainly seek TO evoke their sp.r.' F."
tho arts and literature! \cos -
woman should have attained tad' m
possible goal, oppression or no. ~
fact. adversely has made man What
lie sand III too. Pray that ehC
may not DO tempted by the mlraee int.
the desert, there 10 perish uf thirst a.;
the promised land. Nearly a century
49, George Sand was preaching the
equality of the sexes. and righ,l>
enough. What has com" OF q al"
The vote Political Office" l'rcr,
sions, business op%portunitic,? YES 81.
these things, but not universal app.
ness. Woman'S sphcrc-stll" phrase
is any one she bankers after. bu'
let her not deceive herso.t. Her III
ture Will strangely resemble her past
William Dean Iiowells was not
wrong when he wrote: Woman G..
only her choice IN ~self-sacrincc. .\ny
sometimes not wen tho '.ooslAe
Why? Why are eclipses" WHY ar
some men prohibitlonists? Why do
hens cluck after laying eggs? Le'
us pray for warning womeu that 'lcI"
politically ambitious leaders mlg SO
dupo them witl fiila,iuuS
promises surely "A 'pIt'', IT, ta.l1c.
Bu then some females rash in Wee
fools fear To tread.
And lastly, beloved sister. aud
brothers, let us heartily pra, that
our imperial democracy tur IS q
democratic empire -. our plutorr,tic
republic cor should We say republican
plutocracy?) may be- kept from var
avoid THE drums and tItmp,.ngs or
three conquests" liut 10y TIE Etor-
nal Jehovah, God at hIt'oS, ii " ara
forced 10 fight, tu,u .,t Us nght Tx
patriotic Amcric. ~, and not gently
u like pacitisl- and other s.itl.
south Winds. \ dillon for 'proNlrcu-
Hess but no 81 penny for 'po'"
Say we. M"rc power &" the li'-'
dents pen When %" Veto t'e nation
wid" prohibition hi,l.
Ana 10y the sam" tuNou '' e. '''
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